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GA voting rights groups sue over new Congressional maps

by Dave Williams January 12, 2022April 10, 2022

by Dave Williams Bureau Chief Capitol Beat News Service Voting rights organizations and a group of Georgia voters filed a federal lawsuit in Atlanta Friday challenging new Congressional district lines the Republican-controlled […]

News

Clayton County map changes

by Robin Kemp November 8, 2021April 10, 2022

How Georgia legislators are carving up political power for the next 10 years by Robin Kemp Proposed maps that would change how Clayton County voters are represented got just three […]

Alert, Census 2020, Civil Rights, Data, Gold Dome

Mapping Georgia’s balance of power

by claytoncrescent October 29, 2021October 29, 2021

Decision affects next 10 years at Gold Dome by Tim Darnell Staff Writer Capitol Beat News Service Democrats and Republicans will converge at the state Capitol Nov. 3 to begin redrawing Georgia’s […]

Alert, Breaking, Budget, Civil Rights, Congress, Elections, Georgia

Voting rights, infrastructure bills move in House

by claytoncrescent August 26, 2021August 26, 2021

by Robin Kemp The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to pass a resolution approving the $3.5 trillion budget bill–including a $1 trillion bipartisan bill for infrastructure upgrades–as well as […]

Clayton County Census 2020 flyer for College Park, Forest Park, Jonesboro, Lake City, Lovejoy, Morrow, and Riverdale, hashtag Clayton Counts

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BREAKING: 2020 Census data for Clayton County

by claytoncrescent August 12, 2021August 12, 2021

by Robin Kemp The U.S. Census Bureau has released the data for the 2020 Census. These numbers will affect everything from how Congressional districts are drawn to how much federal […]

Alert, Breaking, Congress, Elections, Georgia, Reapportionment, Redistricting

WATCH LIVE: Gold Dome reapportionment hearings

by claytoncrescent June 28, 2021June 28, 2021

by Robin Kemp The second in a series of reapportionment hearings is taking place downtown at the Georgia Capitol. Watch here: Members of the public are invited to speak in […]

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BREAKING: Reapportionment town hall locations update

by claytoncrescent June 18, 2021June 18, 2021

by Robin Kemp The Georgia Assembly’s House Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Committee and Senate Reapportionment Redistricting Committee have released the locations of the next three public hearings on redistricting. Monday, […]

Breaking

Forest Park budget hearing not livestreamed

by claytoncrescent June 17, 2021June 17, 2021

City quietly dropped Zoom info, gave no reason for change by Robin Kemp UPDATE 3:12 p.m.: ADDS city link to homepage slider messages UPDATE 10::25 a.m. June 17: ADDS screen […]

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First GA reapportionment hearing falls short on public participation

by claytoncrescent June 15, 2021June 17, 2021

by Robin Kemp The first public hearing of a joint Georgia House and Senate committee on redrawing voting districts saw only about one-third of those who had signed up to […]

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Reapportionment public hearing 5 pm at Gold Dome

by claytoncrescent June 15, 2021June 15, 2021

by Robin Kemp Members of the public are set to testify today (Tuesday, June 15, 2021) at a special joint hearing at the Georgia Capitol on the way Congressional and […]

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