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Former Georgia officials say they're teaming up to defend the legitimacy of elections
Read full article: Former Georgia officials say they're teaming up to defend the legitimacy of electionsFour prominent former officials in Georgia are joining a group that says it will try to counteract efforts to make people distrust elections.
Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate
Read full article: Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminateGeorgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments.
Georgia's Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022
Read full article: Georgia's Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022Georgia's well-known voting rights advocate, Stacey Abrams, is taking a carefully balanced approach in response to new laws many people have said are an attempt by Republicans to suppress votes by people of color.
Georgia voting fight sets the stage for Kemp's 2022 run
Read full article: Georgia voting fight sets the stage for Kemp's 2022 runA controversial new election law may help Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp rebuild his relationship with a broad swath of Republicans as he prepares to run for a second term next year.
Despite rhetoric, GOP has supported packing state courts
Read full article: Despite rhetoric, GOP has supported packing state courtsIn 2016, Ducey signed into law measures expanding the number of seats on the Arizona state Supreme Court. It's a tactic the GOP already has employed in recent years with state supreme courts when they have controlled all levers of state political power. Yet Ducey signed a bill that did just that at the state level in 2016, expanding the Arizona Supreme Court from five seats to seven. No state supreme court justice has ever lost a retention election. Nathan Deal signed similar legislation expanding that state's supreme court from seven to nine seats.
Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senators
Read full article: Trump drilling reversal could boost coastal GOP senatorsCOLUMBIA, S.C. With one stroke, President Donald Trumps abrupt reversal on offshore drilling this week has loosened a political vise that was tightening around three Republicans senators running for reelection in coastal states where drilling is widely opposed. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue of Georgia, all Democratic targets. Brian Kemp, another Trump ally, and his Republican predecessor, Nathan Deal, have opposed drilling off the state's 100-mile (160 km) coast. The decision by President Trump to include South Carolina meets the desires of our coastal communities and states leadership, Graham said. I very much appreciate President Trump for listening to our state and delivering for our people.___Ben Nadler in Atlanta contributed to this report.
Atlanta is home to 2 potential contenders for Biden's VP
Read full article: Atlanta is home to 2 potential contenders for Biden's VPNeither public rivals nor personal friends, Bottoms and Stacey Abrams spent years climbing parallel ladders from nearby outposts at Atlanta City Hall and the Georgia Capitol. Now the Atlanta mayor and the former Georgia governor candidate find themselves at the same political intersection on Joe Biden's list of potential running mates. Bottoms, the 50-year-old Atlanta mayor, is a top surrogate for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. Now, the pair occupy the same political intersection: Bidens list of potential running mates. Bottoms, conversely, had the backing of outgoing Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, himself once viewed as a potential governor.