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5 days ago · ATLANTA - Most new laws the General Assembly enacted this year took effect in July. But some significant legislation or portions of legislation lawmakers passed pertaining to elections, taxes, and health care don't become operative until New Year's Day.
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6 days ago · Brunswick tech startup spreading its wings. by Dave Williams | Dec 26, 2024 | Capitol Beat News Service. ATLANTA – A tech startup business launched in Coastal Georgia is about to expand to Atlanta and Dallas.
New laws will affect elections, taxes, health care
4 days ago · ATLANTA – Most new laws the General Assembly enacted this year took effect in July. But some significant legislation or portions of legislation lawmakers passed pertaining to elections, taxes, and health care don’t become operative until New Year’s Day. The list includes Senate Bill 189, a ...
2024: Trump turns the tables on Georgia Democrats
Dec 20, 2024 · ATLANTA – Politics dominated 2024 in Georgia, a presidential election year that saw former President Donald Trump turn the tables on Democrats in the Peach State. But Republican Trump’s victory four years after President Joe Biden became the first Democrat to capture Georgia’s 16 electoral ...
Audit confirms Trump carried Georgia - capitol-beat.org
Nov 21, 2024 · Recent Posts. 2024: Trump turns the tables on Georgia Democrats; Appellate court disqualifies Willis from Trump election interference case; Georgia unemployment rate up slightly in November
Trump rallies his troops at Georgia Tech
Oct 28, 2024 · ATLANTA – Former President Donald Trump brought his 2024 presidential campaign to the campus of Georgia Tech in Midtown Atlanta Monday night.
Georgia Republican electors formally certify Trump’s victory
Dec 17, 2024 · ATLANTA – Georgia’s Republican presidential electors formally cast their votes for former President Donald Trump Tuesday in a ceremony at the state Capitol. The 16 electors, consistently largely of local GOP leaders, met on the same day electors in every state cast their votes either for Trump ...
Presidential race in Georgia heading to finish line too close to call
Nov 1, 2024 · ATLANTA – As the 2024 presidential election heads into its final days, all signs in Georgia continue to point to a tight race between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris.
Georgia voters show strong confidence in 2024 elections
Dec 11, 2024 · ATLANTA – A poll of Georgia voters conducted after last month’s elections showed a high level of confidence in the voting process. According to the survey of 1,541 Georgians who voted in the presidential election, 98% said they didn’t experience any problems casting a ballot. In addition, 98.5 ...