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Politics May 16
Gillibrand says she’d seek to codify abortion rights as presidentDuring a rally at Georgia's state Capitol on Thursday, the New York senator criticized recent abortion bans signed into law in Mississippi, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia and Alabama as "a nationwide assault on women's constitutional rights by ideological extremists."…
Nation May 07
WATCH: Georgia’s Republican Gov. Kemp signs 6-week abortion banThe legislation bans abortions at around six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they're pregnant.
Politics Mar 29
Georgia’s ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban heads to governor’s deskThe ultimate goal for many lawmakers and anti-abortion activists is to get a case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to challenge its 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling.
Politics Dec 03
Voting access takes center stage in Georgia runoff electionGeorgia's voters have one more chance to make their voices heard about the state's election infrastructure.
Politics Nov 20
Democrat requests recount in close Georgia congressional raceGeorgia law allows a recount if the margin between the candidates is 1 percent or less. The margin between Republican U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall and Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux is just under .15 percent.
Politics Nov 07
Abrams, Kemp await more ballots in Georgia governor’s raceWith reported votes approaching 3.8 million, Kemp was just shy of 51 percent, but Abrams and her campaign said there were enough ballots outstanding to bring the Republican below the threshold required for victory.
Politics Nov 06
Some Georgia polling hours extended as voters see long linesVoters in one of the nation's most closely watched governor's races cast ballots Tuesday amid a dispute about one of the candidates' management of Georgia's elections system, leaving open the possibility that supporters on the losing side may not accept…
Politics Nov 04
Legal decisions and a racist robocall in Georgia gov. raceA robocall apparently from a white supremacist group is injecting racism directly into the Georgia race for governor, which has already been fraught with a race-laden debate over ballot access and voter suppression.
Politics Oct 23
WATCH: Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp face off in Georgia gubernatorial debateThe first debate between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in the race for Georgia governor was dominated by charges of voter suppression and counterclaims of encouraging illegal voting.
Politics Jul 25
Georgia governor’s matchup sets a battle for the middleATLANTA — With the Georgia governor's race now set, the contest between Republican Brian Kemp and Democrat Stacey Abrams becomes a question of which candidate can move beyond their partisan bases to capture the electoral middle in this emerging battleground…
