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4 days ago · Trump win puts Georgia squarely back in red column. by Dave Williams | Nov 8, 2024. ATLANTA - Georgia voters have reasserted the Peach State's bona fides as a Republican stronghold. Four years after losing to Democrat Joe Biden by fewer than 12,000 votes in Georgia, former President Donald Trump captured the state's 16 electoral votes Nov. 5 by...
Trump win puts Georgia squarely back in red column
3 days ago · Trump won by running up his victory margins in Republican-friendly rural Georgia and cutting into his losses in urban and suburban areas. The GOP also retained its majorities in the General Assembly. “We’ve shown the country that Georgia remains a red state, with big wins up and down the ticket,” said state House Speaker Pro Tempore Jan ...
Republicans maintain majorities in General Assembly
5 days ago · ATLANTA – Georgia Democrats were unable to put a dent in the General Assembly’s Republican majorities in Tuesday’s legislative elections. After the dust settled from Election Night, Republicans remained in control of the Georgia Senate with the same 33-23 majority the GOP enjoyed going into this week. The only seat Republicans lost in the ...
Status quo prevails in Georgia congressional elections
6 days ago · ATLANTA – The makeup of Georgia’s congressional delegation likely will remain unchanged, as voters were poised Tuesday night to reelect 13 of the 14 U.S. House lawmakers and choose Republican Brian Jack to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Drew Ferguson. The result would leave Republicans with the same 9-5 majority the GOP won two years ago.
Harris draws sharp contrasts with Trump at Atlanta rally
Nov 2, 2024 · On Saturday, Harris focused on a combination of themes she has used throughout the campaign, warning that Trump poses a threat to American democracy while countering with what she wants to do if elected president. “Unlike Donald Trump, I don’t believe the people who disagree with me are the enemy,” she said. “He wants to put them in jail.
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Georgia voters to decide tax-related ballot questions
Sep 27, 2024 · The second property tax-related item on the ballot is a statewide referendum that would increase the exemption on personal property taxes from $7,500 to $20,000. While the exemption would benefit all Georgians, supporters are pitching it as mainly aimed at small business owners. “Small businesses already pay sales taxes on equipment, desks ...
Georgia unemployment increases for fourth straight month
Sep 19, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s jobless rate of 3.6% last month was up two-tenths from July’s 3.4% but still six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate. However, Georgia continued to set workforce records in August.
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Nov 1, 2024 · ATLANTA – A record-smashing 4 million Georgians voted before Election Day this year, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office reported during the weekend. The 3.76 million who cast their ballots in person and the 242,620 who voted absentee by mail combined to account for 55.3% of the electorate, leaving fewer than half of Georgia ...
Good problem for General Assembly – what to do with surplus
Jan 5, 2024 · ATLANTA – The 2024 session of the General Assembly starting Monday is expected to feature renewed debate over issues lawmakers have wrestled with for years, including private school vouchers, legalized gambling, and tort reform.