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On the Georgia Senate trail Thursday, Mike Collins cut short a Forsyth health-care presser as Jon Ossoff pressed Medicaid cuts and questions about the congressman’s son-in-law.
Voters in Rockdale County and parts of five metro Atlanta counties will choose who completes the late U.S. Rep. David Scott's term; a runoff is set for Aug. 25 if no candidate wins a majority.
The 11-4 vote authorizes emergency overflow capacity, case management, and medical screening for the city's two shelter sites through the end of the fiscal year. The mayor is expected to sign.
The 4-3 vote clears the way for two new hyperscale facilities in south Fulton. The decision is already facing a legal challenge.
The bond, the largest in the city's history, would fund 8,000 units of affordable housing over the next six years. It goes to a vote in November.
Senate Bill 3EX postpones QR code ban on ballot-marking devices until 2028 and adds hand-recount trigger for close statewide races
The two-term incumbent cruised to the Republican nomination on Tuesday night. Democrat Lydia Powell, a former DeKalb County principal, will challenge him in the general election.
Several key races fell short of the threshold needed to avoid a June 16 runoff election
HB 668 increases penalties for harming service dogs and cracks down on fraudulent service animal representation.
Lawmakers passed a sweeping FY2027 budget, expanded child safety protections, and referred three constitutional amendments to voters before adjourning.
The mayor took the oath of office Monday afternoon at the Georgia State University Convocation Center, joined by all four of his living predecessors. Marci Collier Overstreet was sworn in as the new City Council President.
The incumbent faced two challengers and won outright on Tuesday night, becoming the first Atlanta mayor since Shirley Franklin to be re-elected to a second full term without a runoff.
The proposal would steer $5 billion into affordable housing, transit expansion, and grocery and health care in seven historically underinvested neighborhoods. The catch: it depends on extending the lifespan of all eight of Atlanta's tax-allocation districts.
The Mitchell, a 19-story 304-unit luxury apartment tower, has opened for residents, more than a decade after the original stadium deal and years after the project nearly collapsed. The developer says the next phase breaks ground before spring.