Saturday, November 16, 2024

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia's new GOP election law do?

ATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump's repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia's new GOP election law do?

ATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump's repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia's new GOP election law do?

ATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump's repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

EXPLAINER: What does Georgia's new GOP election law do?

ATLANTA (AP) — The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump's repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia's new GOP election law draws criticism, lawsuits

ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's new Republican-backed election law issued fresh calls Monday to boycott some of the state’s largest businesses for not speaking out more forcefully against the law, a day after advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia's new GOP election law draws criticism, lawsuits

ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's new Republican-backed election law issued fresh calls Monday to boycott some of the state’s largest businesses for not speaking out more forcefully against the law, a day after advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia's new GOP election law draws criticism, lawsuits

ATLANTA (AP) — Critics of Georgia's new Republican-backed election law issued fresh calls Monday to boycott some of the state’s largest businesses for not speaking out more forcefully against the law, a day after advocacy organizations filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging it.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Gov. Kemp signs GOP election bill amid an outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests Thursday as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia lawmakers pass GOP election reform bill amid outcry

ATLANTA (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia gave final passage Thursday to GOP-sponsored legislation that seeks a sweeping overhaul of state election law, including provisions adding new restrictions on voting by mail and giving the legislature greater control over how elections are run.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Georgia House passes GOP election bill despite criticism

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia state House on Thursday passed legislation brought by Republicans that could lead to a sweeping overhaul of state election law, including provisions adding new requirements and restrictions on absentee voting and giving the GOP-led legislature greater control over the administration of elections.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spa killings prompt new proposals from Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats have introduced a slate of legislation in response to the massage business shootings that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent — though it's unlikely the bills will see movement in the Republican-controlled legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Spa killings prompt new proposals from Georgia Democrats

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Democrats have introduced a slate of legislation in response to the massage business shootings that killed eight people, including six women of Asian descent — though it's unlikely the bills will see movement in the Republican-controlled legislature.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 7 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton County

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to look at a different county, saying the investigator would “find things that are gonna be unbelievable.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton County

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to look at a different county, saying the investigator would “find things that are gonna be unbelievable.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressed Georgia investigator to look at Fulton County

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to look at a different county, saying the investigator would “find things that are gonna be unbelievable.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

As GOP makes it harder to vote, few Republicans dissent

ATLANTA (AP) — In Arizona, a Republican state senator worried aloud that his party's proposed voter identification requirements might be too “cumbersome.” But he voted for the bill anyway.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP leaders who stood up to Trump back voting bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting then-President Donald Trump’s
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP leaders who stood up to Trump back voting bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting then-President Donald Trump’s
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP leaders who stood up to Trump back voting bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting then-President Donald Trump’s
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP leaders who stood up to Trump back voting bills

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won wide praise last fall for firmly rejecting then-President Donald Trump’s false claims of voter fraud. But now that those claims have spawned an effort to tighten voting laws — one that could affect their political fortunes …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Georgia House passes GOP bill rolling back voting access

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Georgia muscled legislation through the state House on Monday that would roll back voting access, over the objection of Democrats and civil rights groups gathered at the Capitol to protest.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Critics: GOP measures target Black voter turnout in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Fueled by Black turnout, Democrats scored stunning wins in Georgia in the presidential and U.S. Senate races. Now, Republicans are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 8 MONTHS AGO

Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home

ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home

ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Punished by Democrats, Greene consolidates support at home

ATLANTA (AP) — Stripped of her congressional committee assignments and causing heartburn for traditional conservatives ahead of next year's elections, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene may actually emerge stronger back home in her deep-red northwest Georgia district.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia election officials investigate Trump call

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state's office on Monday opened an investigation into a phone call between Donald Trump and the state's top elections official in which the then-president said he wanted to “find” enough votes to overturn his loss in the state, an official said.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Senate GOP introduce bills to limit mail voting

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are moving quickly to limit who can vote and how after Democrats won the presidential election and two U.S. Senate runoffs in the once reliably red state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall

ATLANTA (AP) — Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has come under heavy criticism for supporting social media posts that advocated violence against Democratic officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall

ATLANTA (AP) — Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has come under heavy criticism for supporting social media posts that advocated violence against Democratic officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall

ATLANTA (AP) — Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has come under heavy criticism for supporting social media posts that advocated violence against Democratic officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Journalists booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene town hall

ATLANTA (AP) — Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who has come under heavy criticism for supporting social media posts that advocated violence against Democratic officials.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 9 MONTHS AGO

Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff's Senate wins

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections Tuesday, paving the way for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff's Senate wins

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections Tuesday, paving the way for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff's Senate wins

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's secretary of state certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections Tuesday, paving the way for
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Governor says Georgia 'battered, is not broken' by pandemic

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made a lengthy defense of his record fighting the COVID-19 pandemic while highlighting a strong economy and promising $1,000 bonuses for teachers and more money for education Thursday in his State of State address.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia GOP gov reflects on COVID-19 battle, touts economy

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his annual State of the State address Thursday, a speech that began sketching out reelection hopes on a strong economy, shadowed by Georgia's soaring COVID-19 death toll and historic Democratic wins in the state for president and two Senate seats that shifted the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Amid Democratic wins, virus, Georgia GOP gov to talk economy

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is expected in his annual State of the State address Thursday to begin sketching out reelection hopes on a strong economy, shadowed by Georgia's soaring COVID-19 death toll and historic Democratic wins in the state for president and two Senate seats that shifted the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Amid Democratic wins, virus, Georgia GOP gov to talk economy

ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is expected in his annual State of the State address Thursday to begin sketching out reelection hopes on a strong economy, shadowed by Georgia's soaring COVID-19 death toll and historic Democratic wins in the state for president and two Senate seats that shifted the …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Proposal would replace statue of Confederate with John Lewis

ATLANTA (AP) — A statue of the late congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis could soon replace the likeness of Alexander Stephens, a slave owner and vice president of the Confederacy, in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol, under a bipartisan resolution introduced Wednesday in the Georgia …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

2 foes of Georgia Senate GOP leaders lose committee posts

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican leaders in the Georgia state Senate sent two of their internal opponents to timeout Tuesday, stripping them of committee chair posts.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP leader in Georgia Senate tests positive for COVID-19

ATLANTA (AP) — The Republican majority leader of Georgia's state Senate announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19 during mandatory testing at the state Capitol.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia lawmakers meet in riot's wake, and amid COVID-19

ATLANTA (AP) — A state police SWAT team patrolled Georgia's Capitol on Monday as lawmakers gathered for the first time since rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington and threatened to take their grievances to statehouses around the country.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressured Georgia to 'find the fraud' in earlier call

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to “find the fraud” and said it would make the investigator a national hero.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Trump pressured Georgia to 'find the fraud' in earlier call

ATLANTA (AP) — While election officials in Georgia were verifying signatures on absentee ballot envelopes in one metro-Atlanta county, President Donald Trump pressed a lead investigator to “find the fraud” and said it would make the investigator a national hero.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia legislature braces for a battle over voting laws

ATLANTA (AP) — After record-breaking turnout that helped propel Democrats to victory in Georgia's presidential contest and two U.S. Senate runoffs, Republicans in the state legislature are proposing limits and additional requirements on voting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia legislature braces for a battle over voting laws

ATLANTA (AP) — After record-breaking turnout that helped propel Democrats to victory in Georgia's presidential contest and two U.S. Senate runoffs, Republicans in the state legislature are proposing limits and additional requirements on voting.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP's David Perdue concedes to Jon Ossoff in Georgia runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic control of the U.S. Senate came one step closer to fruition Friday after Georgia Republican David Perdue conceded his runoff loss to Democrat Jon Ossoff.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP's Loeffler concedes to Warnock in Georgia runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler on Thursday conceded to Democrat Raphael Warnock in one of two Georgia Senate runoffs that will give control of the U.S. Senate to Democrats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

GOP's Loeffler concedes to Warnock in Georgia runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler on Thursday conceded to Democrat Raphael Warnock in one of two Georgia Senate runoffs that will give control of the U.S. Senate to Democrats.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia leaders denounce US Capitol riot, say state secure

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and two other leading Republican officials called reporters to a heavily guarded state Capitol Wednesday to denounce the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by a mob incited by President Donald Trump, but didn't call for an end to congressional challenges to the electoral votes …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia leaders denounce US Capitol riot, say state secure

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's governor and two other leading Republican officials called reporters to a heavily guarded state Capitol Wednesday to denounce the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by a mob incited by President Donald Trump, but didn't call for an end to congressional challenges to the electoral votes …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Protesters swarm Statehouses across US; some evacuated

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime

ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime

ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Turnout among young voters key to Georgia Senate runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching the polarization that has occurred during President Donald Trump's administration changed that.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime

ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Georgia US Senate race: Ossoff again campaigning in overtime

ATLANTA (AP) — Though still chasing his first victory, Jon Ossoff is no stranger to the pressure of campaigning in overtime — this time for one of two crucial U.S. Senate seats that will determine control of the chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 10 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoff

MILTON, Ga. (AP) — Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who will advance President-elect Joe Biden's agenda. Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, warned that failing to reelect the two Republican incumbents in next month's crucial runoff could erode her father's …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Harris, Ivanka Trump stump in Georgia ahead of Senate runoff

MILTON, Ga. (AP) — Campaigning in Georgia on Monday, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris stressed a need to elect Democratic U.S. Senate candidates who will advance President-elect Joe Biden's agenda. Ivanka Trump, meanwhile, warned that failing to reelect the two Republican incumbents in next month's crucial runoff could erode her father's …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

GOP places focus anywhere but Atlanta in Georgia runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence is seemingly holding rallies everywhere in Georgia lately — except Atlanta and its inner suburbs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

GOP places focus anywhere but Atlanta in Georgia runoffs

ATLANTA (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence has seemingly been holding rallies everywhere in Georgia lately. Everywhere, that is, except Atlanta and its inner suburbs.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump's claims

ATLANTA (AP) — Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry. They're convinced that widespread voter fraud — claims that are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election to Democrat Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

GOP voters ready for Georgia runoffs despite Trump's claims

ATLANTA (AP) — Many Republican voters in Georgia are angry. They're convinced that widespread voter fraud — claims that are baseless — cost President Donald Trump the election to Democrat Joe Biden.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Senate GOP push for end to no-excuse absentee voting

Atlanta (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes, after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to a narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Georgia Senate GOP push for end to no-excuse absentee voting

Atlanta (AP) — Republicans in Georgia’s state Senate are calling for an end to absentee voting without cause and want to ban ballot drop boxes, after an increase in mail voting helped propel Democrat Joe Biden to a narrow victory over President Donald Trump in the state.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump challenges vote results while urging turnout in Ga.

VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) — President Donald Trump is pressing his grievances over losing the presidential election, using a weekend rally to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond even as he pushed supporters to turn out for a pair of Republican Senate candidates in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump assails vote integrity while urging turnout in Ga.

VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his grievances over losing the presidential election Saturday, using a rally to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond even as he pushed supporters to turn out for a pair of Republican Senate candidates in a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump challenges vote results while urging turnout in Ga.

VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) — President Donald Trump is pressing his grievances over losing the presidential election, using a weekend rally to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond even as he pushed supporters to turn out for a pair of Republican Senate candidates in …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump assails vote integrity while urging turnout in Ga.

VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his grievances over losing the presidential election Saturday, using a rally to spread baseless allegations of misconduct in last month’s voting in Georgia and beyond even as he pushed supporters to turn out for a pair of Republican Senate candidates in a …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump presses own grievances at rally for Georgia senators

VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his own grievances over losing the presidential election at a rally Saturday in Georgia, more so than trying to help two Republican Senate candidates whose fate will decide the balance of power in Washington once President-elect Joe Biden takes office next month.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 3 YEARS, 11 MONTHS AGO

Trump presses Georgia governor to help subvert election

ATLANTA (AP) — President Donald Trump fruitlessly pressed Georgia's governor on Saturday to call a special legislative session aimed at subverting the presidential election results in that state as Trump’s fixation with his defeat overshadowed his party's campaign to save its majority in the Senate.
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Pence comes to Georgia as calm before potential Trump storm

ATLANTA (AP) — Ahead of President Donald Trump wading into two high-profile Georgia Senate runoffs this weekend, Vice President Mike Pence on Friday urged Republicans to form a united front in the contests that will determine which party controls the Senate in January.
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Georgia GOP seeks mail-in ballot changes after Biden's win

ATLANTA (AP) — After weathering
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Faith takes the forefront as Georgia Senate runoffs heat up

ATLANTA (AP) — Bishop Reginald Jackson stepped to the microphone at a drive-in rally outside a church in southwest Atlanta as his voice carried over a loudspeaker and the radio to people gathered in, around and on top of cars that filled the parking lot.
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Loeffler, Warnock set for head-to-head debate in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock will face off in a televised debate on Dec. 6, the Atlanta Press Club announced Tuesday.
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Perdue declines runoff debates against Ossoff in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue is declining to participate in debates against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff ahead of their Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Dems, GOP take different approaches on Georgia Senate blitz

ATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff took the stage in Columbus and looked out over a parking lot filled with cars, with supporters blaring their horns in approval as he declared that “change has come to Georgia.”
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Dems, GOP take different approaches on Georgia Senate blitz

ATLANTA (AP) — Jon Ossoff took the stage in Columbus and looked out over a parking lot filled with cars, with supporters blaring their horns in approval as he declared that “change has come to Georgia.”
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Perdue, Ossoff head to Georgia US Senate runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue and Democrat Jon Ossoff will face off in a Jan. 5 runoff in Georgia for Perdue’s Senate seat, one of two high-profile contests in the state that could determine which party controls the upper chamber.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Perdue near runoff territory against Ossoff in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — As votes were still being counted Thursday in Georgia, results for Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue hovered near the threshold where a runoff against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff would be required.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Georgia's Loeffler, Warnock set for Senate runoff in January

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Democrat Raphael Warnock are headed to a Jan. 5 runoff in the special election for Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Georgia Republican who supports QAnon wins US House seat

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene, who expressed racist views and support for QAnon conspiracy theories in a series of online videos, has won a U.S. House seat representing northwest Georgia.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

In Georgia, a double shot at Senate victory

ATLANTA (AP) — In an election where control of the U.S. Senate could be on the line, Georgia is the only state with both seats on the ballot — two opportunities for Republicans to hold their ground; two opportunities for Democrats to make gains.
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In Georgia, a double shot at Senate victory

ATLANTA (AP) — In an election where control of the U.S. Senate could be on the line, Georgia is the only state with both Senate seats on the ballot — two opportunities for Republicans to hold their ground; two opportunities for Democrats to make gains.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Obama, Trump stop by Georgia in closing days of the campaign

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama campaigned for Joe Biden in Atlanta on Monday, arriving the day after President Donald Trump's second Georgia rally in the home stretch of a presidential race in which the once reliably Republican state has become a battleground.
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2 GOP senators run divergent races in battleground Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Both of Georgia’s Republican senators are on the 2020 ballot, but they’re running campaigns that seem poles apart.
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Perdue declines to participate in final debate with Ossoff

ATLANTA (AP) — A final debate between Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has been canceled after Perdue dropped out, saying he would attend a campaign rally with President Donald Trump instead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tested negative for COVID-19 after having had “direct exposure” to someone who tested positive, but he is quarantining as a precaution, according to a statement posted to his official Twitter account Friday.
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Georgia governor tests negative for COVID-19 after exposure

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tested negative for COVID-19 after having had “direct exposure” to someone who tested positive, but he is quarantining as a precaution, according to a statement posted to his official Twitter account Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Perdue declines to participate in final debate with Ossoff

ATLANTA (AP) — A final debate between Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has been canceled after Perdue dropped out, saying he would attend a campaign rally with President Donald Trump instead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Georgia governor quarantining; US rep. COVID-19 positive

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife are quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesman announced Friday.
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Georgia governor quarantining; exposed to infected person

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and his wife have gone into quarantine after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19, his spokesman announced Friday.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Final Georgia Senate debate canceled after Perdue drops out

ATLANTA (AP) — A final debate between Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff has been canceled after Perdue dropped out, saying he would attend a campaign rally with President Donald Trump instead.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Familiar refrain by Perdue, Ossoff in Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff battered each other Wednesday night with what has become the familiar refrains of their bitter race: Perdue repeatedly accused Ossoff of backing radical, socialist policies while Ossoff slammed Perdue's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Republican efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Familiar refrain by Perdue, Ossoff in Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff battered each other Wednesday night with what has become the familiar refrains of their bitter race: Perdue repeatedly accused Ossoff of backing radical, socialist policies while Ossoff slammed Perdue's handling of the coronavirus pandemic and Republican efforts to …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Perdue, Ossoff meet in 2nd Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff met in Savannah for their second debate Wednesday night in a bitter race in which both sides have flooded the airwaves with attack ads.
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Perdue, Ossoff set to meet in 2nd Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff are set to meet in Savannah for their second debate Wednesday night in a bitter race in which both sides have flooded the airwaves with attack ads.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler charts path to the right in Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler stepped out of a Humvee on a foggy morning in northwest Georgia wearing an American flag trucker hat to accept the endorsement of a congressional candidate who has expressed support for baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and made disparaging comments about Black people, Muslims …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

'Kamala' becomes a rally call against GOP senator in Georgia

ATLANTA (AP) — Democrats are seizing on Republican Sen. David Perdue’s comments at a recent rally in which he made a spectacle of struggling to pronounce the name of Sen. Kamala Harris, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, with critics accusing Georgia’s senior senator of mocking her and being out of …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler, Warnock, Collins spar in 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rep. Doug Collins both accused the other of lying and touted their own conservative credentials in their first debate, while Democrat Raphael Warnock assailed Loeffler for associating herself with a congressional candidate who has embraced baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and made racist …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler, Warnock, Collins spar in 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Rep. Doug Collins both accused the other of lying and touted their own conservative credentials in their first debate, while Democrat Raphael Warnock assailed Loeffler for associating herself with a congressional candidate who has embraced baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and made racist …
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler, Warnock, Collins have 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler squared off in their first debate Monday afternoon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler, Warnock, Collins to have 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler are set to square off in their first debate Monday afternoon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Loeffler, Warnock, Collins to have 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Candidates in the special election for the U.S. Senate seat held by Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler are set to square off in their first debate Monday afternoon.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Democrats raise big money in pursuit of Georgia Republicans

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic candidates in Georgia's top races walloped their Republican counterparts in fundraising for the period covering July, August and September.
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Candidate who embraces QAnon endorses Loeffler for Senate

DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia enthusiastically accepted an endorsement Thursday from Marjorie Taylor Greene, a congressional candidate who has embraced baseless QAnon conspiracy theories and espoused racist views in a series of online videos.
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Ossoff slams Perdue over virus; Republican cries socialism

ATLANTA (AP) — During their first debate, Democrat Jon Ossoff hammered Sen. David Perdue on his response to the coronavirus pandemic, while the Georgia Republican accused Ossoff of backing a “radical socialist agenda” — an assertion he sometimes backed with false claims.
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Ossoff slams Perdue over virus; Republican cries socialism

ATLANTA (AP) — During their first debate, Democrat Jon Ossoff hammered Sen. David Perdue on his response to the coronavirus pandemic, while the Georgia Republican accused Ossoff of backing a “radical socialist agenda” — an assertion he sometimes backed with false claims.
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Perdue, Ossoff face off in 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is facing off against Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race.
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Perdue, Ossoff set for 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is set to face Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race Monday afternoon.
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Perdue, Ossoff set for 1st Georgia Senate debate

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Sen. David Perdue of Georgia is set to face Democrat Jon Ossoff in the first debate of their U.S. Senate race Monday afternoon.
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Ads, sometimes nasty, play key role in Georgia Senate race

ATLANTA (AP) — On TV and online, a seemingly endless stream of ads accuse Republican Sen. David Perdue of being “corrupt" and “out for himself." The senator isn't pulling any counterpunches, casting his Democratic rival as “too radical” and backing a “socialist agenda.”
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Support flips after police added to Georgia hate crimes bill

Opposition to hate crimes legislation in Georgia is building from people previously in favor of it after Republicans in the state Senate added police as a protected class
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Southwest Georgia hard-hit as virus cases and deaths rise

ATLANTA (AP) — Cases of the new coronavirus in Georgia jumped higher Friday as the state's death toll rose to 14 and at least two communities ordered residents to lock down for all but essential trips.
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Georgia governor closes all public schools, colleges

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Monday ordered public schools and colleges closed from Wednesday until at least March 31, after lawmakers ratified his weekend emergency declaration to fight the new coronavirus.
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Georgia 2nd state to postpone pres. primaries over virus

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's March 24 presidential primaries have been postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced Saturday, a day after Louisiana also pushed back its primaries.
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Georgia 2nd state to postpone pres. primaries over virus

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's March 24 presidential primaries have been postponed until May because of fears over the new coronavirus, state election officials announced Saturday, a day after Louisiana also pushed back its primaries.
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Racist robocall hits Ga. election

ATLANTA (AP) — Last-minute legal decisions, a racist robocall and a protester wearing a giant chicken suit holding a sign that reads “too chicken to debate.”
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