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Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 4:01 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick is Georgia's first political official to endorse the Florida governor ahead of his White House announcement.
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Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 12:22 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
DeSantis will announce his candidacy during a live appearance on Twitter on Wednesday with Elon Musk.
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Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Forsyth County in January 2022 removed eight books, including Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye,” but allowed seven to return after further consideration.
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Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press and MEG KINNARD and WILL WEISSERT
Scott, the Senate’s only Black Repubican, made the announcement in his hometown of North Charleston at Charleston Southern University.
Updated: May. 21, 2023 at 2:10 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery
After being placed on a list of 500 Americans who were banned from entering Russia, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger responded on Saturday by saying he is “honored.”
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 3:06 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The checks will examine election management systems, ballot marking devices and scanners, as well as software checks.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 11:49 AM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
Negotiations between the President & top GOP leaders have progressed but have not yet produced a deal.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:52 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The prosecutor investigating whether Trump and others broke the law while trying to overturn his 2020 Georgia election loss may be suggesting any indictments would come in August.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis sent a letter Thursday to county Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville indicating that she plans to have much of her staff work remotely for most days during the first three weeks of August and asking that judges not schedule trials and in-person hearings during part of that time.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By Rebekka Schramm
Georgia’s newest city is already in jeopardy of being dissolved. Five plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against the city of Mableton, saying the way the city was created violated the state constitution.
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Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
In a new poll, DeSantis trails former president Donald Trump in Georgia by a 40%-32% margin.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell and Doug Reardon
While Georgia’s politically powerful governor is boycotting next month's Georgia Republican convention, his party’s most influential figure isn’t.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Jatavia O'Neal
Former President Donald Trump is making a visit to the Fountain City next month.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 9:25 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell and Doug Reardon
The politically strong Georgia governor has not formally entered the race, nor given any public indications he will launch a 2024 White House bid.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
Senator Markey, Rep. Cori Bush call for expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court to 13 justices.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 8:53 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Fani Willis responded Monday to a motion from Trump’s legal team that also seeks to quash the release of her final special grand jury report.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 5:24 PM EDT
|By Abby Kousouris
Title 42 will be replaced with Title 8. Under that, migrants who cross the border without authorization must prove they are eligible asylum seekers.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 5:08 AM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Karli Barnett
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to return to Atlanta on Friday, May 12.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
Trump claimed his call with Raffensperger was “perfect.”
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 1:38 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The Fulton County district attorney has been investigating alleged 2020 election interference from Donald Trump for more than a year.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 9:00 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The board is mostly composed of Democrats from California and the Midwest.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 3:12 PM EDT
|By Patrick Quinn
Four state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Brian Kemp for action following the latest spate of mass shootings.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Georgia will pay full college tuition for all HOPE Scholarship recipients.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 9:05 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell and Rachel Polansky
Mariam’s Law was passed by the Georgia General Assembly earlier this year after a series of Atlanta News First investigations.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 9:39 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
Georgia Democrats want stricter gun laws and a second look at the state’s healthcare system.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 8:34 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
One person was killed and four others injured in Midtown Atlanta as suspect Deion Patterson is in custody
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 8:03 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Georgia’s Raphael Warnock takes to the Senate floor 'with deep sense of anger;' Joe Biden, Kamala Harris briefed on the shooting.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 8:29 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The Atlanta Public Training Center has been the center of controversy for many months.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
Governor Brian Kemp signed SB223 into law Tuesday.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The DA has been investigating Donald Trump's campaign for almost a year into alleged interference in Georgia's 2020 presidential election.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 5:09 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
City officials want state lawmakers to require body cameras for all state law enforcement officers.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 5:55 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
The Atlanta metro area saw wait times of up to 10 hours in some cases during the 2020 election.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
The bill’s passing follows a wider, nationwide trend of local lawmakers blocking privatized donations for the purpose of running elections.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 8:20 PM EDT
|By Jamie Bittner
The bill would also expand access to Pre-K and Head Start programs in addition to increasing worker wages.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Fulton County Sherriff Pat Labat has spoken to District Attorney Fani Willis ahead of any possible criminal indictments this summer from her Donald Trump investigation.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 12:04 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
- DeKalb County leaders struck an optimistic tone on Wednesday during the 2023 State of DeKalb County address.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 9:09 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Besides Georgia, the ad will run in Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Georgia was featured in Biden’s reelection video but from completely opposite political spectrums.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 1:32 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery, Tim Darnell and Chelsea Beimfohr
Last year, Willis opened a criminal investigation into alleged attempts from the nation's 45th president to influence Georgia's 2020 election.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 5:43 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
Every year, thousands of people are charged with low-level marijuana offenses in the city of Atlanta. But unlike a parking or speeding ticket, you can’t pay the typically $75 fine online – you have to appear before a judge.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
The former New Jersey governor also praised Brian Kemp’s 2022 reelection bid as ‘masterful.’
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:17 PM EDT
|By Jamarlo Phillips
Fulton County Commissioners and Sheriff Labat are expected to approve “significant investments to help the sheriff in his efforts to provide safe conditions in the jail”.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 2:30 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
There’s a new sheriff in town in Clayton County, and it’s Levon Allen.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 10:02 AM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
A motion has been filed to disqualify an attorney because she allegedly failed to bring offers of immunity to her clients.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:20 PM EDT
|By Tim Darnell
Voters went to the polls again on Tuesday for a special runoff election.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 9:28 PM EDT
|By Doug Reardon
Mableton held historic runoff elections on Tuesday that will decide the makeup of their first ever city council and first mayor.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Abby Kousouris
A Gallup Poll found a record number of Americans say they’re politically independent.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 4:42 PM EDT
|By The Associated Press
Dominion had asked for $1.6 billion in arguing that Fox had damaged its reputation. Fox said the amount greatly overstated the value of the Colorado-based company.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 12:57 PM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey and Rebekka Schramm
Voters in Clayton County are heading to the polls Tuesday to decide who will be their next sheriff in the post-Victor Hill era.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 10:59 AM EDT
|By Jennifer Lifsey
An Atlanta city council member is fighting to protect first responders who get hurt while choosing to respond to emergencies while off-duty.