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FBI raids Fulton County elections center seeking 2020 ballots • Georgia Recorder A court order signed by Magistrate Judge Catherine Salinas authorized FBI agents to seize all 2020 ballots and voter rolls from the 2020 election.

New from me: The FBI raided the Fulton County elections warehouse Wednesday.

A court order authorized agents to seize all physical ballots from the 2020 election in Fulton County, all ballot images and Fulton County’s 2020 voter rolls. #gapol

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CDC vaccine committee overturns decades-old hepatitis B recommendation for newborns • Georgia Recorder A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to do away with a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place sinc...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since 1991 to protect Americans against an incurable liver disease.

Judge rules Georgia can restrict absentee ballot applications • Georgia Recorder A federal judge has rejected a challenge to absentee ballot restrictions implemented under SB 202, delivering a blow to one of the last ongoing lawsuits against the sweeping election law.

A federal judge has rejected a challenge to absentee ballot restrictions implemented under a controversial measure passed in 2021, delivering a blow to one of the last ongoing lawsuits against the sweeping election law. Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Live results for Georgia's special state Senate election • Georgia Recorder Voters in the northern suburbs of Atlanta are choosing a new state senator today – or at least narrowing it down to two options. The race to replace former Alpharetta Republican state Sen. Brandon Bea...

Follow along as the results come in for today's special Georgia state Senate election. @mayahoman.bsky.social will have a full story on the results later.

House, Senate campaign filings offer insights into 2026 election • Georgia Recorder How Sen. Jon Ossoff, Rep. Buddy Carter, Insurance Commissioner John King and other candidates compare in the latest round of campaign finance disclosures.

The 2026 election is still over a year away, but candidates across the Peach State are already hard at work, seeking to win over Georgia voters early and raise funds for their campaign. Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Critics warn of GOP megabill’s threat to rural hospitals in Georgia as it clears the US Senate The Republicans' “big, beautiful bill," has passed the Senate, but provisions slashing Medicaid spending could devastate health care access in Georgia, critics warn.

Critics of the GOP megabill warn that provisions cutting Medicaid spending could devastate Georgians’ access to health care, particularly in rural parts of the state, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Panel of vaccine skeptics to vote on CDC immunization guidelines • Georgia Recorder The committee is meeting for the first since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. abruptly dismissed all 17 members and replaced them with a slate of hand-picked appointees.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting in Atlanta this week.

It's the first meeting since RFK Jr. dismissed all 17 ACIP members and replaced them with 8 hand-picked appointees, many of whom are seen as vaccine skeptics.

#gapol #CDC

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Three years after Dobbs, Georgia's abortion law is far from settled • Georgia Recorder Tuesday marks three years since Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling, was overturned. In Georgia, the battle over abortion access is still being waged.

New from @mayahoman.bsky.social: Three years later, debate over abortion limits in Georgia is far from settled

Three years after Dobbs, Georgia's abortion law is far from settled • Georgia Recorder Tuesday marks three years since Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court ruling, was overturned. In Georgia, the battle over abortion access is still being waged.

Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago today.

Now, reproductive health advocates gearing up for a fight that will play out — at least in part — at the ballot box in 2026. #gapol

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Governor gets wish for 2025 Legislature as bill to limit lawsuit damage awards awaits his signature • Georgia Recorder It’s official: Legislation to intended limit damages Georgia juries can award is heading to the governor’s desk.

Governor gets wish for 2025 Legislature as bill to limit lawsuit damage awards awaits his signature

Kemp’s big lawsuit award limit bill on the move as 2025 Georgia Legislature winds down • Georgia Recorder Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority in the 2025 Legislature got a little closer to the finish line Tuesday after a state House panel signed off on a bill intended to limit lawsuit damage awards. Th...

Kemp’s big lawsuit award limit bill on the move as 2025 Georgia Legislature winds down, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits • Georgia Recorder Ask Susan Cobb and she’ll tell you: She never had plans to become an activist.  A registered nurse, she led a relatively normal life, raising her two children in Hartwell, Georgia with her husband Way...

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits, @mayahoman.bsky.social reports.

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits • Georgia Recorder Ask Susan Cobb and she’ll tell you: She never had plans to become an activist.  A registered nurse, she led a relatively normal life, raising her two children in Hartwell, Georgia with her husband Way...

New from me: As discourse over legislation that would overhaul Georgia’s civil litigation landscape intensifies, a growing number of sexual assault survivors and advocates are sounding the alarm on Gov. Kemp's top legislative priority: Senate Bill 68. #gapol

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On eve of key Georgia Senate vote, hints emerge Kemp’s 2025 priority ‘tort reform' faces headwinds • Georgia Recorder Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off his penultimate year in office in January with the threat of a special session if “meaningful, impactful” limits on lawsuits are not passed by the time lawmakers head back h...

Story with @mayahoman.bsky.social: On eve of key Georgia Senate vote, hints emerge Kemp’s 2025 priority ‘tort reform’ faces headwinds

How will the Georgia Legislature impose lawsuit award limits? • Georgia Recorder Just a few days into Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, proposed new limits on lawsuit awards is a priority trumpeted by business groups, some lawmakers and the governor alike as one of the top issue...

New from me: Just a few days into Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, so-called "tort reform" is top of mind for business groups, lawmakers and the governor alike.

A recent report could point to the direction state leaders will take in pursuing changes. #gapol

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A broken Promise? Georgia school voucher program could have vastly inflated eligibility The pool of students eligible for the Georgia Promise Scholarship may far exceed what legislators anticipated when they passed SB 233 in 2024.

The Georgia Promise Scholarship, which allows families to divert public education funding towards private school tuition, will launch in 2025.

However, the pool of eligible students may far exceed what many legislators anticipated when passing the bill. #gapol

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State Election Board member proposes divulging voters' personal information to EagleAI At a State Election Board meeting Monday, board member Janelle King floated the idea of divulging voters’ private information to EagleAI.

New from me: At a Georgia State Election Board meeting Monday, Board Member Janelle King floated the idea of divulging voters’ private information to the software program EagleAI as a way of boosting voter confidence in the state’s election integrity. #gapol
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