Despite calls from Georgia’s two republican senators to resign from his post, Georgia elections chief Brad Raffensperger — also a republican — says that isn’t going to happen. Below is Raffensperger’s statement on the calls for his resignation as well as his defense of the election system and vote count in Georgia. It is presented […]
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Rock legends have a permanent home in Suwanee
A group of rock legends are permanently playing the Suwanee Town Center Stage, thanks to a local artist. Muralist Kim Pitts donated his piece entitled ‘Suwanee Rocks’ to the City of Suwanee’s permanent art collection. The mural – depicting musicians Elton John, Mick Jagger, Jimmy Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Prince, Blondie, Paul McCartney, Elvis, Aretha Franklin, and […]
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Georgia political leaders react to Biden victory
In the hours following the news that Joe Biden is the projected winner of the 2020 presidential election, Georgia’s elected officials and political leaders shared their thoughts on Biden’s victory. Some were congratulatory, others were skeptical of the election results. Here are what the peach state’s political leaders had to say about Biden’s win. Photo […]
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Biden wins presidency
Vice-President Joe Biden has become President-Elect Joe Biden. Biden now has enough electoral votes to secure the presidency after Pennsylvania’s votes put him over the 270 vote threshold to win the White House. The count continues in Georgia, but Biden still holds the lead in the state, which could go blue for the first time […]
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Feds penalize most Georgia hospitals over high readmission rates
More than 80 Georgia hospitals will receive lower reimbursements from Medicare because of their high rates of patient readmissions. Federal statistics compiled by Kaiser Health News show that just 12 eligible hospitals in the state will get no penalty due to readmissions. The readmission penalties are required under the Affordable Care Act. The latest round […]
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Biden’s lead grows in Georgia as vote counting continues
After Fulton County’s provisional ballots were counted, Joe Biden’s lead over Donald Trump in Georgia has increased. Biden now leads the president by 7,248 votes. So far, the state has counted just under 5 million votes. The high voter turnout shatters the record set in the 2016 election when about 4.1 million votes were cast. […]
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News Blog: Officer involved shooting in Gwinnett
The Gwinnett County Police Department reports there has been an officer involved shooting this morning. The shooting occurred on Bent Willow Drive in Lilburn. The suspect’s status is unknown at this time. The Georgia Sun will have more details as the story develops.
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Georgia still has 22,600 outstanding ballots
With counting continuing in numerous counties throughout Georgia, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said that as of 3 p.m. today there were about 8,400 military and overseas ballots and 14,200 provisional ballots outstanding. After facing criticism of Georgia’s election process by President Donald Trump, Raffensperger outlined several security measures the state has taken to secure […]
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Here’s what Georgia’s top three republicans are saying about the election
Georgia’s top three republican elected officials released a joint statement today expressing their confidence in Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s role in ensuring a fair and transparent election in Georgia. The statement came Friday afternoon from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Lieutenant Gov. Geoff Duncan and Speaker of the House David Ralston. “Free and fair […]
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Georgia’s republican elections chief defends vote count against Trump attacks
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger defended the state’s elections system Friday, one day after President Donald Trump and his Republican supporters accused the secretary of state’s office of mishandling absentee ballots. With only 4,169 absentee ballots remaining to be counted as of Friday, morning, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had pulled ahead of Trump […]