Jeff Amy
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Associated Press reporter covering Georgia politics and government.
Baltimore? Charlotte? (Also, there’s a reason that megarich Dallasites spend the summer in San Diego.)
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about 22 hours ago
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, former Trump loyalist, says she is resigning from Congress
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, a once-loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who has become a critic, says she is resigning from Congress in January.
https://apnews.com/article/marjorie-taylor-green-congress-resigns-trump-maga-5f42d4893343babc8e87da1491a0de2b
5 days ago
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Just another sleepy Friday night in Georgia politics: Trump cuts ties with 'Wacky' Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
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Trump cuts ties with 'Wacky' Marjorie Taylor Greene, once among his top MAGA-world defenders
President Donald Trump has publicly ended his support for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, calling her “Wacky Marjorie” and saying he would endorse a challenger against her in the next midterms “if the ri...
https://apnews.com/article/marjorie-taylor-greene-endorsement-trump-attack-epstein-db357b20a1ed419318e9486f55345875?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Trump
12 days ago
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Oh for f#€!’s sake, LSU.
18 days ago
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Whatever else you think of Fox’s college football broadcasts, their use of bumper music is boss.
18 days ago
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In some states tonight, people are headed to the store with a month of food benefits on their SNAP cards. That is not the case in Georgia.
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Trump admin asks Supreme Court to halt order providing full SNAP payments for November
A federal appeals court leaves an order in place that requires President Donald Trump’s administration to provide full SNAP food benefits for November amid a U.S. government shutdown.
https://apnews.com/article/snap-food-government-shutdown-trump-a807e9f0c0a7213e203c074553dc1f9b
19 days ago
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Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide Georgia utility regulator races
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Democrats win big over GOP incumbents in 2 statewide Georgia utility regulator races
Democrats have won blowout victories in two races for the Georgia Public Service Commission. Peter Hubbard and Alicia Johnson defeated Republican incumbents Fitz Johnson and Tim Echols.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-public-service-commission-democrats-republicans-election-13064b8409c924571c4ebb5d356c5e15
21 days ago
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OK, now Yamamoto’s got to come back out for the bottom of the 11th.
25 days ago
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I’m going to guess that road games in Starkville and Lexington were not what Texas was worried about when it joined the SEC.
about 1 month ago
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It’s time to talk to your children about a Vandy-Georgia Tech playoff game.
about 1 month ago
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Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal's not done yet
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Georgia farmers will get $531M in Hurricane Helene aid, but the deal's not done yet
Georgia farmers are still waiting for aid after Hurricane Helene, even as other states finalize agreements. The U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/hurricane-helene-farmers-federal-aid-georgia-usda-f4b258c0375609f5cc13874803f1d572
about 2 months ago
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Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger runs for governor
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Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he’s running for governor in 2026. The Republican made the announcement Wednesday.
https://apnews.com/article/secretary-brad-raffensperger-georgia-republican-governor-2026-7c19e8f80d90d0fb7aad0e30b42a97a1
2 months ago
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Donald Trump says he is removing Milledgeville native Lisa Cook from the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Live updates: Trump fires Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook amid mortgage fraud allegations
President Donald Trump says he’s firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve’s board of governors, amid mortgage fraud allegations.
https://apnews.com/live/donald-trump-news-updates-8-25-2025#00000198-e3c7-d809-a3bb-e7f73ba40000
3 months ago
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The best part about this week’s
@shutdownfullcast.bsky.social
are the persistent attempts by
@celebrityhottub.bsky.social
to hijack the game, because he is the true saw puppet game master.
4 months ago
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The fallout from an alleged Georgia Ponzi scheme doesn't just include small investors but goes right to the top of Republican politics in Georgia and Alabama
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#alpolitics
#mepolitics
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How an alleged Ponzi scheme targeting Republicans left investors and politicians reeling
The fallout from a failed Georgia lender doesn't just include small investors but goes right to the top of Republican politics in Georgia and Alabama. The U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-republican-ponzi-brant-frost-first-liberty-9bf6f9992d5a5d9cdedb8ffb61572467
4 months ago
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Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King drops out of 2026 Republican race for US Senate
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Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King drops out of 2026 Republican race for US Senate
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King has dropped out of the 2026 Republican race for the U.S. Senate.
https://apnews.com/article/insurance-commissioner-john-king-georgia-senate-06101b88b7903ab53bcefbeb0c0deb0a?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Georgia
4 months ago
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Republican Chris Carr raises $1.25M more for 2026 Georgia governor bid.
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Republican Chris Carr raises $1.25M more for 2026 Georgia governor bid
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says he raised $1.25 million for his 2026 gubernatorial campaign from February 1 to June 30.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-2026-governor-republican-chris-carr-fundraising-9833663c4229380a8946540c28cc2957?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=share <br>Republican
5 months ago
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Jeff Amy
Keri Blakinger
7 months ago
NEW: Sources says several federal prosecutors have resigned after Trump's new U.S. Atty in Los Angeles offered a misdemeanor plea deal to a sheriff's deputy -- after a jury had already convicted him of a felony:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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L.A. federal prosecutors resign over plea deal for convicted sheriff's deputy, sources say
Multiple federal prosecutors in Los Angeles submitted resignations after U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli offered a plea agreement to an L.A. County sheriff's deputy who had already been convicted of using ...
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-03/los-angeles-federal-prosecutors-resign-deputy-plea
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Nice work here by Meg Coker looking into the troubles of Brian Kemp's Pathways Medicaid program.
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thecurrentga.org/2025/02/19/g...
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Georgia publicly touts its Medicaid experiment as a success. Numbers tell a different story. - The Current
In January, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp boasted that his experiment in Medicaid reform was a success, despite low enrollment numbers. Yet a report commissioned by the state and not yet publicly released s...
https://thecurrentga.org/2025/02/19/georgia-publicly-touts-its-medicaid-experiment-as-a-success-numbers-tell-a-different-story/
9 months ago
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Georgia school voucher list makes more than 400,000 students eligible
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Georgia school voucher list makes more than 400,000 students eligible
Two months of recalculating has made little difference in a list of Georgia’s lowest performing schools.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-private-school-vouchers-promise-scholarships-7588e93cccc1979206b41dd036caa2c5?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=share
9 months ago
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Georgians voted to limit property taxes on homes, but many school districts are opting out of the assessment caps.
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Georgians voted to limit property taxes on homes. Many school districts are opting out
Georgians voted in November to limit how much of a home’s increasing value can be taxed, but many school districts across the state are opting out of the cap.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-education-schools-property-tax-homeowners-value-f4eb31ec222bd5f62fed8716dca63c5e
10 months ago
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It’s slick out there in north DeKalb County
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10 months ago
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Snowing in downtown Atlanta.
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10 months ago
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Notre Dame going full Army on ‘em. 10-minute drive? Sure.
10 months ago
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BREAKING: Pro-Stacey Abrams groups fined $300,000 after admitting they broke Georgia campaign finance law.
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Pro-Stacey Abrams groups fined $300,000 after admitting they broke Georgia campaign finance law
Two Georgia voter advocacy groups founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams and led by Raphael Warnock before he was elected to the U.S.
https://apnews.com/article/ethics-campaign-finance-georgia-stacey-abrams-warnock-8f243dc14fe40108ae937507719a776b
11 months ago
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp proposes a one-time $50 million boost for school security after Apalachee shooting.
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Georgia's governor proposes a one-time $50 million boost for school security
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp wants to give public schools a one-time boost of $50 million for school safety and security.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-apalachee-school-shooting-brian-kemp-lawmakers-ff4173fe1d4ead705d704c18d7120992
11 months ago
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Jon Burns elected for another term as speaker, 153-21. Most Democrats voted for Burns.
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11 months ago
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Georgia House sworn in for 2025-2026 term
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11 months ago
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After Apalachee school shooting, Georgia lawmakers may seek to share more information on students
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After Apalachee school shooting, Georgia lawmakers may seek to share more information on students
Georgia lawmakers could order agencies to broadly share education, child welfare and juvenile court records after four people were shot and killed at Apalachee High School in September.
https://apnews.com/article/apalachee-school-shooting-georgia-lawmakers-9f3659d0187a5c6152d57b54aa8bd7a3
11 months ago
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A thing I am told is likely to happen.
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11 months ago
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Jimmy Carter's interment has been completed at his residence in Plains.
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11 months ago
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is having dinner with Donald Trump tonight at Mar-a-Lago along with other Republican governors.
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11 months ago
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Watch
@apnews.com
coverage of Jimmy Carter's state funeral with Carter expert
@billbarrow.bsky.social
here:
youtube.com/watch?v=V4mI...
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=V4mI9eGBgY8
11 months ago
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Currently trying to flurry snow, or maybe the mysterious graupel, at I-285 and Lavista in Tucker. Also, the Target there has put out its women’s swimsuits.
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11 months ago
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Jimmy Carter at the Georgia Capitol.
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11 months ago
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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died. He was 100 years old and had spent more than a year in hospice care.
https://apnews.com/article/jimmy-carter-dies-18c198c20352c835bca3eec276020dd7
11 months ago
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After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells
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After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells
For more than a decade, farmers in parts of southwest Georgia haven’t been able to drill new irrigation wells to the Floridian aquifer.
https://apnews.com/article/flint-river-georgia-florida-water-war-wells-8cb8ec3478491e1358a2720fc17d988f
11 months ago
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BREAKING: Georgia’s 16 presidential electors cast their votes for Donald J. Trump for president and JD Vance for vice president.
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11 months ago
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Georgia makes many more students than expected eligible for school vouchers
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Georgia makes many more students than expected eligible for school vouchers
Hundreds of thousands of students in Georgia will be eligible for $6,500 vouchers to pay for private school tuition or home-schooling expenses.
https://apnews.com/article/georgia-education-promise-scholarship-private-school-vouchers-0aebc707ea31f2a4ba2734e6f6e7b312
12 months ago
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Hey, DeKalb County, it’s runoff Election Day for county commission for a lot of us. Don’t forget to vote!
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12 months ago
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Play your damn rivals. Do you hate ‘em? Do you insult them in your fight song? Play ‘em.
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12 months ago
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Jeff Amy
Steven Godfrey
12 months ago
Three fights stemming from flag/prop plantings from winning road teams today and none were the Egg Bowl, I am very proud of you Mississippi
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Liking Brent Key’s chances here.
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12 months ago
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Looking forward to legislation rewriting college overtime rules in the coming General Assembly.
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12 months ago
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This….
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12 months ago
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson dies.
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Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson dies after announcing he had cancer
Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson has died, eight months after he announced he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Lt. Gov.
https://apnews.com/article/e4a9e1336213d85e77440c4f38f489c7
about 1 year ago
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And now for the 1946 flashback. Notre Dame and Army at Yankee Stadium.
about 1 year ago
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announces 2026 Republican bid for governor
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Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr launches Republican bid in 2026 governor’s race
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr says he’s running for governor in 2026. The Republican's announcement Thursday makes him the first major candidate from either party in the race.
https://apnews.com/article/c81bf517005a5b8351c1c5269eb4a1f1
about 1 year ago
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ABC announces Bobo vows to run the damn ball. Georgia throws deep on two of first three plays.
about 1 year ago
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A federal judge declines to issue injunction while lawsuit pends to block Georgia's shortened 4-week runoff election period
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almost 2 years ago
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