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Fulton County’s elections chief is resigning

Embittered Fulton County Elections Director Rick Barron is resigning at the end of the year as an investigation by a statewide panel continues to probe the county’s election process.  Barron submitted a letter Wednesday outlining plans to step down from the heavily scrutinized job after tumultuous years that will be remembered for hours-long lines during […]

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Here’s the proposed Georgia state senate district map

It looks like a new state Senate map will be the first order of business for the General Assembly special redistricting session that convened Wednesday. The Georgia Senate Reapportionment and Redistricting Committee will hear testimony Thursday on a proposed map Senate Republican leaders released late Tuesday. The committee could vote on new Senate district boundaries […]

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Braves parade announced for Friday

Get ready to celebrate your Atlanta Braves! The World Champion Atlanta Braves announced a parade will be held in Atlanta on Friday to celebrate the team’s World Series victory. The team made the announcement on Twitter and said they would provide more details later today. Once the parade details are released we will post them […]

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Republicans Release Proposed State House Redistricting Map

Georgia House Republican leaders released a proposed map of state House districts late Tuesday less than 12 hours before the General Assembly kicks off its once-a-decade redrawing of legislative and congressional districts. The map meets many of the criteria set down in guidelines adopted by the state House and Senate committees in charge of redistricting. […]

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Was Georgia undercounted in the 2020 Census?

The 2020 U.S. Census undercounted Georgia’s population by an estimated 124,438, the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit think tank Urban Institute reported Tuesday. Only four more populous states – Texas, California, New York and Florida – experienced higher undercounts than Georgia. While census figures compiled every 10 years are never completely accurate, the Urban Institute found the […]

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DeKalb County employee sentenced for bribing former supervisor

Lesbia Lily Gonzalez Moreno has been sentenced for paying bribes to Gerald D. Harris — a former Supervisor in the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner’s Office — in exchange for Harris unlawfully registering vehicles. “For months, Moreno paid bribes to illegally register vehicles without the necessary documentation,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine. “This corruption […]