GOP Congressional hopefuls square up for runoff in southwest Georgia
Early voting in Georgia’s Second Congressional District. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder ELLAVILLE – David Theiss, a former mayor of Ellaville, has watched his town’s population – and the hope for another generation of Ellaville residents – dwindle over the years. “We’ve got empty buildings sitting here that we could be using. We’ve got one of the…
VP Harris stops by Atlanta 100 Black Men event to shore up Georgia base ahead of election
Vice President Kamala Harris is interviewed by comedian Steve Harvey at 100 Black Men event in Atlanta June 14, 2024. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Vice President Kamala Harris’ visit to Atlanta for the national conference of 100 Black Men of America allowed her to promote the Biden-Harris administration’s historic investments in economic development ahead of the…
Georgia voters in eight legislative districts head to the polls to choose their state lawmakers
Several winners of the June 18 Georgia Legislative primary runoffs will spend the early months of 2025 working long hours inside the state Capitol’s Gold Dome. File Georgia Recorder Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two…
Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes
The State Election Board rejected a state takeover of Fulton County elections following a lengthy performance review after a tumultuous 2020 presidential election brought some unwanted national attention to Georgia’s most populous county. After the 2020 general election, Fulton County poll workers sorted absentee ballots during a pilot audit. File/GPB The Fulton County and Cherokee…
SW Georgia congressional candidate convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot case walks out on debate
Chuck Hand, a GOP candidate for the 2nd congressional district, abruptly left during Sunday’s Atlanta Press Club debate. J. Glenn Photography Tensions in Georgia’s GOP primary for the 2nd congressional district came to a head Sunday at the Atlanta Press Club’s debate, with one candidate abruptly leaving after reading a prepared statement. Wayne Johnson, a…
Prodded by fed up parents, some in Congress try to curb kids’ use of social media
Members of Congress are seeking to set a minimum age to access social media and put more of the onus on social media companies and their algorithms, while also giving parents more controls in trying to protect their kids online. Peter Cade/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Attempts to get kids off of their phones are ramping…