Georgia Recorder

The U.S. Department of Justice will send Election Day monitors to six Georgia counties, all of which are considered Democratic strongholds. But election officials so far say they do not see the move as unusual. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

Edwin Brant Frost IV, the founder of a conservative lending firm in Georgia, was sentenced on Monday to 15 years in prison for his role in running a Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors out of millions of dollars.

The U.S. Department of Justice will send Election Day monitors to six Georgia counties, all of which are considered Democratic strongholds. But election officials so far say they do not see the move as unusual. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

ICYMI: Several big names are hitting the campaign trail in Georgia in hopes of driving up turnout on their side as voters choose their next governor and decide whether to send Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff back to Washington.

Georgia draws high-profile boosters to the campaign trail as candidates enter the homestretch #gapol

Jackson changes course after initially saying he would skip second Trump rally this month #gapol

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has filed a formal complaint against a Georgia House candidate accused of voting in two states, arguing that he does not meet the residency requirements to serve in the state House of Representatives.

Episode 51 is live! Our States Newsroom reporters will help break down what is happening in their gubernatorial elections and whether the political makeup of their statehouses might flip. www.newsfromthestates.com/episode/repo...

Bottoms is vowing to expand Medicaid. But has the longtime Democratic priority lost its zip? New from freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart. #gapol

Fewer Georgians are planning to vote by mail, with one day left to request an absentee ballot #gapol

The price health insurance companies charge for employer-sponsored plans increased again this year, as did the deductible many people must pay before those plans begin covering most healthcare costs, according to a survey released Thursday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.

Two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission are on the ballot in this year’s election, and the outcome could see Democrats controlling the powerful commission for the first time in decades. This story is available through @wabe.org and @grist.org.

Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson will skip President Donald Trump’s upcoming rally in middle Georgia this weekend, opting instead to campaign in suburban Atlanta as as the race, which polling averages indicate is a virtual tie, enters its final stretch.

Georgia state Sen. Brian Strickland, a McDonough Republican running for state attorney general, held a personal financial stake in a proposed data center as recently as the summer of 2025. But the proposal has since been shelved, according to public records and interviews.

New from @alander.bsky.social: Growth of data centers becomes a defining issue of the midterms, entangling some Georgia candidates. #gapol

Trump urges supporters to ‘pretend’ he’s on the ballot as he campaigns with Georgia Republicans #gapol

Lieutenant governor’s race heats up as candidates spar over public safety, healthcare, Trump #gapol New from @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Will Trump’s Georgia rally be a lifeline or an anchor for the GOP candidates he seeks to boost? #gapol

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s campaign reported raising $33 million from July through September, entering the final stretch of his re-election campaign against Republican Congressman Mike Collins with $26 million on hand. #gapol

Need help navigating your ballot? Check out our new voter guide, which focuses on statewide races and those head-scratching constitutional amendments. #gapol georgiarecorder.com/voter-guides...

New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman (@jaybookman.bsky.social): Ossoff’s presidential ambitions are undeniable #gapol

The Social Security Administration announced on Wednesday that recipients will receive a 3.6% increase in benefits in 2027.

Nearly 189,000 people cast their ballots during the first day of early voting, surpassing the first day voter turnout during the 2022 midterms by over 50,000 votes. Tuesday’s turnout also set a new record for the first day of midterm election early voting. #gapol

Democratic U.S. Sen Jon Ossoff and Republican Congressman Mike Collins met face to face on the debate stage Tuesday for their second and likely final confrontation before the Nov. 3 midterm elections. #gapol

Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic nominee for governor, debated against an empty podium Monday night after GOP nominee Rick Jackson declined to participate in the Atlanta Press Club’s debates. #gapol

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are both planning to visit Georgia this week.

New from @mayahoman.bsky.social: Election workers prepare for early voting as talk of DOJ ‘intervention’ leaves advocates unsettled #gapol

Collins, Ossoff trade personal insults during Georgia’s first U.S. Senate debate #gapol

The video plugs are part of an uptick in the former Democratic president’s political activity ahead of the November midterms.

Woof! Animal welfare advocates want Georgians to know their state lawmaker’s record on pet issues #gapol New from @journalistross.bsky.social.

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson clashed Tuesday night over healthcare, crime, data centers and election security in what will likely be the only opportunity for voters to see the two candidates for governor side by side. Story by @alander.bsky.social. #gapol

Kemp suspends penalties for on-road dyed diesel after USDA secretary urges states to act

Democrats are more motivated to vote in November’s midterm elections than Republicans, potentially giving the party an advantage to flip at least one chamber of Congress, according to a poll released Tuesday by the nonpartisan health organization KFF.

“I’m not saying that it ain’t going to happen in the future, but I am saying that when it does happen — if it does happen — it’s complicated," one GOP state lawmaker in Georgia said about redistricting. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

“What’s going to happen to all our children in foster care?” said one provider. “I mean they all have Amerigroup. Foster kids have so little control over their lives already. It seems like a corporation is putting profits above everything else.”

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has released new guidance for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers as the federal scholarship tax credit program prepares to take effect in January.

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Anxiety is growing Trump may try to disrupt the midterm elections. States are prepping.

A last-minute proposal that would have required poll workers to manually “shuffle” ballots before scanning them in an effort to prevent bad actors from identifying how Georgia residents voted failed to advance Thursday at a special-called meeting of the State Election Board.

US Senate Dems block bill curbing congressional stock trading, calling it too weak

For the second time, a federal judge in Georgia has dismissed a lawsuit from U.S. Department of Justice officials seeking access to sensitive voter data. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

New commentary from opinion writer Jay Bookman (@jaybookman.bsky.social): Whatever came of that urgent FBI probe into the 2020 election in Fulton County? #gapol

As Georgia becomes a national leader in new data center construction, debate over how to regulate the booming industry has become a hot issue in the race for governor. New from @alander.bsky.social. #gapol

New: Georgia election panel asks Trump administration to help push for election system updates Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

Georgia drivers may soon see a little temporary relief at the pump after Gov. Brian Kemp suspended the state’s motor fuel tax as gas prices continued to surge.

The Trump administration has, once again, infuriated lawmakers from both political parties by using a controversial maneuver to cancel funding previously approved by Congress.

Mail-in voting is still an option for this year’s midterms. Here’s what voters should know. New from @mayahoman.bsky.social. #gapol

Top U.S. Senate Republican stumps with Collins in Georgia as seat appears to slip out of reach #gapol New from @journalistross.bsky.social.