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    Chaos & Corruption

Georgia Politics

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Gov. Brian Kemp gives the audience a thumbs up at his final State of the State address Thursday at the Georgia State Capitol. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives Livestream.
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Politics

Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan

Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan Republicans and Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to veto House Bill 369, a bill that would make some elections nonpartisan in some metro Atlanta counties. If made law, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties would see a shift to nonpartisan races for district attorneys, county commissioners, tax commissioners and other local offices. The changes would […]

todayApril 20, 2026 3

A man carries a solar panel on a roof.
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Environment

A cheaper path to solar is here. Here’s why Georgia hasn’t joined in.

A cheaper path to solar is here. Here’s why Georgia hasn’t joined in. A new way for individuals to harness solar energy is becoming popular in parts of the U.S. while Georgia lags behind adopting certain policies to encourage self-generated power. Plug-in solar, or balcony solar, could make solar energy more accessible for homeowners and renters to shrink their energy costs. Systems range from $500 to more than $4,000 making […]

todayApril 15, 2026 4

a long row of solar panels
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Georgia clean energy jobs surge, but policy shifts slow growth

Georgia clean energy jobs surge, but policy shifts slow growth Despite national and state policy, the clean energy sector in Georgia still shows some promise. Zach Amittay, the Southeast advocate for E2, said their latest data from 2024 shows that Georgia has more than 83,000 clean energy jobs across the state and ranks 15th nationwide. “So Georgia is by most accounts a leader in clean energy jobs nationally, and in […]

todayApril 14, 2026 10

Aerial view of a Georgia power plant in Cartersville
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‘Money in politics.’ Why is clean energy in Georgia so hard to come by?

'Money in politics.' Why is clean energy in Georgia so hard to come by? The clean energy space has changed greatly over the past year, and with the onslaught of data centers coming to Georgia, many concerns have been raised about utility costs and pollution. During the Biden administration, the Inflation Reduction Act provided the largest investment in clean energy solutions in American history, but when President Donald Trump took […]

todayApril 13, 2026 13

a long row of solar panels
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Georgia approves first-of-its-kind ‘bring your own clean energy’ program

Georgia approves first-of-its-kind ‘bring your own clean energy’ program The Georgia Public Service Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to back a clean energy program that is the first of its kind. The commission approved the Customer Identified Resource (CIR) Program, which will allow major energy customers to generate clean energy for the grid, according to the Corporate Energy Buyers Association. The concept is known as “bring your own clean energy,” […]

todayApril 10, 2026 5

healthy pregnancy. Side view pregnant woman with big belly advanced pregnancy in hands. Banner copyspace for text. Elegant mother waiting baby
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Health

Midwives sue Georgia over restrictive laws limiting maternity care access

Midwives sue Georgia over restrictive laws limiting maternity care access Georgia and some of the most restrictive midwifery laws in the nation, and so a coalition of midwives has filed a lawsuit to challenge them. The lawsuit was filed in Fulton County Superior Court on April 2 and alleges that Georgia’s law contributes to gaps in access to maternity care, according to WABE. Tamara Taitt, the director of the Atlanta […]

todayApril 9, 2026 10

Democrat Shawn Harris will face off against Republican Clay Fuller in a runoff scheduled for April 7. Credit: Respective Campaign Pages.
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Trump-backed Fuller wins GA-14 special election with 56% of vote

Trump-backed Fuller wins GA-14 special election with 56% of vote Nearly 130,000 people came out to vote for the 14th Congressional District special election to choose who will replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene until 2027. Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller won the race against Democrat Shawn Harris with nearly 56% of the vote.  That is a somewhat narrower margin than Greene won the district in 2024. Greene also faced Harris […]

todayApril 9, 2026 17

Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks onstage during the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation 2025 Good Trouble Gala at Flourish Atlanta on May 29, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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GOP super PAC drops $44M to unseat Ossoff in Georgia Senate race

GOP super PAC drops $44M to unseat Ossoff in Georgia Senate race The top super PAC supporting Senate Republicans announced Monday that it plans to spend an initial $44 million to defeat U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in Georgia. The announcement from the Senate Leadership Fund came as the PAC committed an unprecedented $342 million to campaigns nationwide in key battleground states. “Jon Ossoff, Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris exposed Georgia […]

todayApril 8, 2026 6

A wide photo of the Georgia Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia
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Georgia lawmakers send final slate of bills to Kemp’s desk

Georgia lawmakers send final slate of bills to Kemp’s desk Lawmakers worked late last Thursday to pass several bills before time ran out. Now, the bills that made it head to the governor’s desk.  Gov. Brian Kemp will have 40 days to sign, veto or allow the bills to become law. As it is his last term, this is his last opportunity to decide what goes and what fails. House […]

todayApril 6, 2026 8