5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (873+ words) September 8, 2026 4:34 PM Peter Biello: Welcome to the Georgia Today podcast. Here we bring you the latest reports from the GPB newsroom. On today's episode, it was a big day for campaign stops at small businesses today, Georgia records more measles…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (658+ words) Since Republicans swept every constitutional office in 2010, Georgia politics has followed a remarkably consistent rule: when both parties have competitive primaries, the party that generates the larger primary turnout usually wins the general election. Primary turnout is the strongest indicator…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (138+ words) What would Keisha Lance Bottoms do to lower grocery costs in Georgia? In this clip from the AJC's "Politically Georgia" podcast, the Democratic candidate for Georgia governor tells AJC chief political... Keisha Lance Bottoms proposes grocery tax relief for Georgia…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (486+ words) Months after the campaigns of Republican Rick Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms first issued challenges to the other over when, where and how to debate ahead of the November elections, there’s still little agreement on how voters will hear…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (829+ words) Friday, Aug. 28 — Amid rising trade tensions, President Donald Trump ordered Lake Ontario renamed “Lake America,” calling Canadian officials “nasty people.” Prime Minister Mark Carney said the name was more than four centuries old, predating both countries. ☁️ Cloudy with a high…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (108+ words) In this episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast, we present a debate for Georgia’s 7th Congressional District, held in Dawson County. Democratic candidate Tony Kozycki was on hand to answer questions about the issues facing Georgia and the country and to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (474+ words) That increase has sharpened attention on a permit category that many residents previously had little reason to follow. For Georgia data centers, the permitting debate turns on whether backup power equipment should be treated as a limited operational safeguard or…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (1175+ words) ATLANTA — Data centers are a financial boon to communities, according to the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, which is pushing back on concerns about their impact on the environment, on utility bills and on their neighbors. The pro-business organization is launching…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (133+ words) Welcome to The Georgia Politics Podcast! Atlanta was considered a strong contender to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, but the DNC ultimately decided to go elsewhere. So what happened? In this episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast, Atlanta City Councilman…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (443+ words) Georgia child welfare officials and juvenile court judges testified before state lawmakers Thursday in the first of several planned public hearings led by a committee evaluating the “escalating costs of foster care.” The hearing follows the creation of a new,…...