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Voters have handed Democrats control of the Georgia Public Service Commission, a little known but important regulatory board that influences how much Georgians pay for energy. Democrats Peter Hubbard, who is already on the commission, and Shelia Edwards, who was competing for an ...
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In 1894, President Grover Cleveland, a Democrat, had become wildly unpopular with the American people during his second term. He was the first President elected to serve non-consecutive terms (22nd and 24th) and the first Democrat elected as President since the Civil War. He woul...
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Six more years. That’s what Georgia voters gave Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff on Tuesday, handing him a win over Republican Congressman Mike Collins and sending him back to Washington for a second term. The race was called by the Associated Press less than an hour after polls c...
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Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, will be the first Democrat to occupy Georgia’s top office in more than two decades and the first Black woman governor anywhere in the country. Democratic candidate for governor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, s...
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A Georgia man previously pardoned by President Donald Trump for threatening to shoot former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is back in federal custody, accused of making a series of violent threats online, including surrounding Georgia’s midterm elections. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News ...
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Election Day is here and Georgia’s voter polls have closed. It was a big night for Georgia’s Democrats, sweeping the state leaderships roles. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is now the governor-elect and will be joined by a new slate of Democratic state leaders, includi...
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More than four million Georgians went to the polls and made their voices heard on the state’s next governor and other statewide races. Also on the ballot were three new amendments to Georgia’s Constitution. According to the unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — If anyone doubted whether Georgia remains the epicenter of American politics, Tuesday night officially settled the debate. Powered by more than 4 million ballots cast statewide, Georgia voters delivered a seismic midterm verdict that echoed fro...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — On a historic night for Georgia Democrats, Democratic state Sen. Josh McLaurin won the lieutenant governor’s race. McLaurin will become the first Democrat elected Georgia lieutenant governor since Mark Taylor, who held the office for one term u...
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Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A Cedartown police officer was legally justified in fatally shooting a pet donkey during a late-night search for a missing child in August, according to prosecutors. Officer Trenton Garn...
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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a shooting involving an officer Tuesday evening in Stockbridge. An officer was involved in a shooting around 6:30 p.m. near Daniel Drive and Walter Way, according to police. Authorities said t...
