Emma Hurt
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Atlanta, GA, United States
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Who's Running For Mayor Of Atlanta?
After Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ surprise announcement she will not seek a second term in office after all, the field of candidates has broadened quickly for the Nov. 2 election. Here’s a roundup of who is running, and those who have said they are considering a run. City Council President Felicia Moore: → Read More
Proposed Changes To Stone Mountain Park Released Amid Financial, Societal Pressure
Under financial and societal pressure, Stone Mountain Park, home to the world’s largest Confederate monument, is considering making some changes. Stone Mountain Memorial Association Chief Executive Bill Stephens gave an unprecedented presentation Monday, proposing new ideas to begin to grapple with some of the park’s → Read More
As Georgia Republicans Take Unified Stance, Trump Criticizes ‘Weak And Soft' Voting Law
Nearly two weeks after Georgia Republicans united to pass a controversial new election law, former President Donald Trump is calling it “watered-down" and "far too weak and soft to ensure real ballot integrity." Trump called the law “better than before” but decried that other “safety measures … were sadly left out." → Read More
‘A Really Good Bill’: Gov. Kemp Defends Georgia's Voting Law
Less than a week after Gov. Brian Kemp signed Georgia's new Republican-led voting bill into law, the scrutiny has persisted. Three federal lawsuits have already been filed to challenge its constitutionality, and calls of boycotts of some of Atlanta’s largest companies have persisted in the wake of frustration those → Read More
The Political Implications Of Georgia's New Voting Law
Days after Republicans in the Georgia General Assembly passed a controversial new voting law, its concrete impact on voting access remains up for partisan debate. But what’s immediately clear about the law, are its political implications for 2022. “It gives something they probably are going to weave into their → Read More
Georgia General Assembly Approves Sweeping, Republican-Led Voting Bill
The Georgia General Assembly has passed a Republican-led measure to make sweeping changes to the state’s election code, with a focus on absentee and early voting regulations. Republican state lawmakers have defended the bill as a necessary cleanup of the state’s election code after a crisis in confidence in the → Read More
Georgia State House Unanimously Approves Citizen's Arrest Repeal
The Georgia House unanimously passed a bill Monday that would repeal the state’s citizen’s arrest law, following the shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery in Brunswick last year. The law was applied to help the men now in jail for Arbery’s killing avoid prosecution for months. It allows any Georgian to “arrest” another if → Read More
Deadline Day Arrives For Georgia Legislation Still In Doubt
Updated at 7:58 p.m. Tuesday Georgia lawmakers reached a key deadline on Monday, which was crossover day in the General Assembly. That's when bills and other measures must pass the House or Senate and move on to the other chamber. Some key proposals had already moved forward, like restrictive voting and elections → Read More
'A Hostage Situation Every Day': Strategists Blame Trump For Georgia Senate Losses
Sources close to the campaigns say people in and around the White House put near-constant pressure on Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler to shape their runoff campaigns around Trump's demands. → Read More
Gov. Kemp Ready For 2022 Run, Despite Trump’s Vow To Campaign Against Him
Gov. Brian Kemp said he feels “great” about his upcoming 2022 reelection campaign, even amid reports that former President Donald Trump remains determined to campaign against Kemp, who was once among his strongest allies. “I'm looking forward to running on my record,” Kemp said in an interview with WABE. Trump has → Read More
Trump Calls For Former Ally Kemp To Resign. Kemp Calls It A 'Distraction'
President Donald Trump called for Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to resign on Wednesday, calling him an “obstructionist.” The two Republicans were once close allies, but since the election, Kemp and other Georgia Republicans have drawn the president’s ire for refusing to overturn the state’s election, which three tallies → Read More
Kemp Fires Back At Misinformation, 'Ready For Any Kind Of Fight' In 2022
Gov. Brian Kemp is firing back at the mountains of misinformation about Georgia’s election system, some of which has been directed at his family. “Quite honestly, it has gotten ridiculous,” he said. “From death threats to bribes from China, the social media posts that my children are getting. And look, we have the → Read More
As Georgia's Election Audit Winds Down, Here's What's Next
Georgia’s elections officials have been undergoing an unprecedented hand tallying of the state’s 5 million presidential ballots. It’s happening as part of the state’s scheduled risk-limiting audit, in an effort to instill confidence in the 2020 results. Their deadline for completion is midnight on Wednesday night, → Read More
Biden Takes The Lead In Georgia As Vote Counting Continues
In the early hours of Thursday morning, former Vice President Joe Biden’s total vote count surpassed President Donald Trump’s in the race for president, as a batch of mail-in ballots from Clayton County were uploaded. Georgia hasn’t elected a Democratic presidential candidate since 1992. → Read More
Loeffler Beats Collins For Spot In Senate Special Election Runoff
Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is headed to a Jan. 5 runoff against Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock. Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman and political newcomer, was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp in December to fill the seat held by Sen. Johnny Isakson and has fought a bruising campaign this year mostly focused on Rep. → Read More
In Harris’ 1st Visit To Georgia, Donald Trump Jr.’s 2nd In 2 Weeks, Campaigns Pitch Hard To Georgia Voters
Updated at 5:19 p.m. Friday The polling for the presidential race in Georgia shows the outcome as too close to call, and that’s clear, based on the high profile campaign visits the state has been receiving. On Friday, U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris traveled to Georgia for the first time since joining the ticket, and Donald → Read More
John Lewis, Congressman And Civil Rights Icon, Has Died
John Robert Lewis, a leader of the civil rights movement and longtime U.S. congressman from Atlanta, has died at the age of 80, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He is survived by his son, John Miles Lewis, with his wife of more than 40 years, the late Lillian Lewis, who died in 2012. Lewis grew up as the son of → Read More
Atlanta Now Requires Masks In Public Spaces In The City
Updated Thursday at 6:06 p.m. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed an executive order Wednesday mandating the use of face masks in public spaces, becoming one of the latest cities to test an order from Gov. Brian Kemp that bars local governments from setting their own public health rules. "We've given a lot of → Read More
Atlanta Mayor Lifts Curfew After A Night Of Protests With No Arrests
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is lifting the 8 p.m. curfew for the city of Atlanta after a night of protests without incident. → Read More
Congressman Doug Collins On Hall County As A Coronavirus Hot Spot
Hall County has the highest per-capita rate of coronavirus infections in North Georgia. Congressman Doug Collins represents Hall County and northeast Georgia. He said the rise in infections began a few weeks ago and has progressed faster over the past 10 days. “With our agricultural industries with others, we just → Read More