Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson says he will terminate his companies’ contracts with the state if he is elected in November, but he did not rule out extending contracts before the election and then pulling out if he wins. Jackson is set to face Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former mayor of Atlanta, in […]
In much of “The Iliad” – the ancient Greek “prequel” to “The Odyssey” now dominating the summer movie box office – the hero Achilles can be found sulking in his tent outside the walls of Troy. He is bitterly angry at his fellow Greeks, feeling that he has been cheated and disrespected, and thus refuses […]
With less than three months until the November election, Republican candidates are outraising Democrats in most of Georgia’s statewide races, according to the latest round of campaign filings. However, the most recent data comes with a silver lining for Democrats. Candidates outraised Republicans in three statewide races: attorney general, secretary of state and one of […]
ATHENS, Ga. – Data centers and Medicaid expansion were on the menu as Georgia’s candidates for governor made their pitches to the state’s business leaders Wednesday at an annual luncheon hosted by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson took the stage at an Athens event center to pitch […]
This story has been republished through a partnership with The Current, an independent, in-depth and investigative journalism website for Coastal Georgia. More than 1,000 Georgia Democrats gathered in Savannah Saturday for a pep rally and strategy session, brandishing their determination to put a Democrat, Keisha Lance Bottoms, into the governor’s seat for the first time […]
When President Donald Trump departed Georgia after his Cobb County rally Wednesday, he left something behind: fresh endorsements for governor nominee Rick Jackson and other aspiring GOP leaders who will be on the ballot in November. The president invited Jackson to join him on the stage, calling the Republican healthcare executive “a true champion for […]
