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Howard Wins Georgia Senate Special Election Runoff To Represent Atlanta District
During this year’s campaign, he said, he has worked to gain voters’ trust in his commitment to LGBTQ and women’s rights.

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During this year’s campaign, he said, he has worked to gain voters’ trust in his commitment to LGBTQ and women’s rights.

“What that is doing is providing a fatal blow to Black representation in the South,” Fair Fight Action CEO Lauren Groh-Wargo said.
Georgia’s Medicaid program covers about 2.2 million people in the state at a price of $16 billion, according to KFF data.
The judge gave full custody to a relative and ordered Edwards to have no contact with her daughter.
David Sacks, the chair of a White House board on technology, said there were more than 1,000 pending AI bills in state legislatures.
“There’s no question that affordability is increasingly an issue," Commission Chair Philip Bartlett told Stateline.
Barnes argues that the committee, led by Se. Bill Cowsert, does not have the power to issue subpoenas under state law.
The commission is set to discuss a request from Georgia Power to increase the state’s energy capacity by nearly 10,000 megawatts.
“We had the right message in this time,” Democrat Eric Gisler said, adding that his opponent “ran on tired MAGA talking points.”
Georgia Power and environmental groups have clashed over who should bear the risk associated with the unprecedented energy demand forecast.
A federal judge has struck down Georgia’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender inmates in state custody.
Rep. Sharon Henderson was charged with two counts of theft of government funds and 10 counts of making false statements.
The long-sought program could ease cost and climate risks, especially if it lets tech giants avert a big buildout of gas plants.
Jones made the loan through a financial structure called a leadership committee, which was created by a 2021 state law.
The committee, known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice plans to vote on new recommendations for a wide variety of vaccines.
At 21, Ali is set to become the youngest state legislator currently serving in Georgia.
Georgia lawmakers want to use state resources to keep drones from dropping off contraband drugs and cell phones at detention facilities.
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Since its start in 2017, the program has generated more than $432 million in support for rural hospitals statewide, according to the audit.
A congressional race with no incumbent is also likely to attract sitting politicians looking to run for higher office.