As #Georgia Senate #Republicans foghorn their "accomplishments" in the 2026 session of the General Assembly, I thought it only fair and reasonable to show you a few that they aren't mentioning.
#gapol #midterms

Lawmaker calls it quits, governor's race brings fireworks, calls for gas tax suspension and more • Georgia Recorder The big election news this week came out of northwest Georgia, where voters whittled down the long list of candidates who are hoping to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

icymi: The race for Georgia’s next governor seemed to heat up after candidates officially qualified to run in early March. #gapol

full-time open records boss Carl Appen at @appenmedia.bsky.social is publishing his notes to help you be a Georgia open records boss too

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Bipartisan bill calls for putting funds toward homelessness prevention in Georgia • Georgia Recorder Lawmakers have been looking at ways to respond to rising homelessness in Georgia, with $50 million added to this year’s budget for what are being called homelessness response grants.  But another prop...

“We know that the need is enormous, homelessness is growing. Family homelessness grew at an unprecedented level in the past year," said Georgia housing advocate Elizabeth Appley. #gapol

In Georgia governor’s race, Democrats battle for second spot in likely runoff Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has a commanding lead in the polls, leading other Democratic candidates for Georgia governor battling one another for the runoff.

Their main target isn’t the front-runner, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Instead, they’re increasingly slamming one another. #gapol

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When you ask your state senator a very specific question about a very specific subject, what kind of answer do you want?

I will never do 1 or 2. I will always do either 3 or 4.

Georgians deserve no less.

#Georgia #gapol #midterms #ResultsNotRhetoric

This. Republicans own this #gapol

That's right. Republicans. You own this. You own ALL of this #gapol

📣 #MarchMadness Under the Gold Dome: Post-Crossover Day Recap — 2 of our supported working family paid leave bills — ADVANCED!

HB 1118 increases maternal leave for public employees. A bipartisan step forward for Georgia’s working families. #Gapol (1/2)

Transparency fails again! 24 years of Republican governors and our education sucks, access and cost of healthcare sucks, affordability sucks, utility cost are high, property taxes keep rising, infrastructure deplorable with 3 worst interchanges in US. Vote them out! #gaPol

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Lawmaker calls it quits, governor's race brings fireworks, calls for gas tax suspension and more • Georgia Recorder The big election news this week came out of northwest Georgia, where voters whittled down the long list of candidates who are hoping to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene.

In this week's roundup: Lawmaker calls it quits, governor’s race brings fireworks, calls for gas tax suspension and more #gapol

Written by @journalistross.bsky.social + @mayahoman.bsky.social + @alander.bsky.social

Amazon pays nearly $130 million for Fulton County warehouse - Atlanta Business Chronicle More than 100 acres in South Fulton are now in the hands of Amazon, thanks in part to a planned tax break from Fulton County.

#GApol County Assessors appraise this warehouse at $55M, less than half sale price.
If other new warehouses in S. Fulton are similarly under-valued, it's costing tens of millions in County revenues.
But Mo Ivory says County commercial values are unimprovable.
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Yesterday, Senate GOP passed HB 1199, aligning Georgia tax code with recent federal changes. But it excludes federal expansions for affordable housing tax credits. Senate Republicans have made their priorities clear, and access to affordable housing isn’t one of them. #gapol

It’s official! ✍️ Last week, I stood at the Georgia State Capitol and officially qualified to run for a full 6-year term on the Public Service Commission.

Let’s protect ratepayers, lower energy costs, and bring a clean energy future to Georgia. 🚀

#gapol #PeterHubbardForPSC #GeorgiaPolitics

Just like his defense of price-hiking tariffs, multimillionaire Buddy Carter defends Georgians paying higher gas prices from the Iran war as “just part of it” and “absolutely necessary.” #GASen #GAPol

2,600+ Supporters United!! Call to Action for Federal Oversight and Congressional Hearings. A tremendous thank you to the 2,600+ supporters across Georgia and the United States who have signed the #Justice4DaisyAlford petition and are standing together to demand federal oversight and congres...

Systemic elder protection failures warrant federal oversight & congressional hearings. 2,800+ constituents across Georgia & America agree. Read letter to U.S. Senators: c.org/kQH9zYNyWw

#Justice4DaisyAlford #StopElderAbuse #ElderJustice #gapol #HumanRights #GeorgiaVoters #Midterms2026 #Disability

State Sen. Nabilah Parkes just resigned her Gwinnett-based seat to focus on her Democratic bid for lieutenant governor, triggering a special election for remainder of term. Three Dems have already qualified to run in the separate regular election for the deep-blue seat. #gapol

Shame. Also likely a casualty of DA powers (bailable offenses being decreased) being kneecapped here by new laws since 2021. #gapol

Georgia woman charged with murder after taking abortion pills and giving birth in hospital Action News Jax learned a south Georgia woman was recently arrested and charged with murder after she took abortion pills and gave birth in a local hospital.

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Epic Fury turning into stop shooting at our ships 🤡 #gapol #gagop #iran

House passes bill easing access to medical cannabis • Georgia Recorder A bill aimed at modernizing Georgia’s medical cannabis program passed the Georgia House Wednesday with broad bipartisan support.

“For the patients that this program is designed to serve, it’s not always worked well enough,” said Rep. Mark Newton, an Augusta Republican. “This bill is an effort to make sure that for the patients, this program works better.”

Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social #gapol

Parliament charts of the Georgia state House and senate show that most seats in both chambers will be contested by both parties. However, there are 53 walkovers -- only one candidate running

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Georgia legislative primaries see 537 candidates vying for 236 seats

Both parties are contesting most seats

But 53 winners are already known

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What the numbers say about the race to replace Greene Democrat Shawn Harris faces an uphill battle in next month's runoff for Georgia's deep-red 14th Congressional District.

What the numbers say about the race to replace Greene #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...

There's still work to be done, but sometimes you have to stop and say thank you to those that have gotten you this far.

Most never see the long hours and tough fights that go into standing up for homeowners. When you're in the Minority Party there is very little recognition for trailblazing.
#gapol

Bookman: Has the Kemp model fallen out of fashion in Georgia politics? • Georgia Recorder Brian Kemp, in his eighth and final year as governor, still enjoys significant popularity. In an Emerson poll conducted last weekend, only 24.5% of Georgians said they disapprove of his job performanc...

New commentary from @jaybookman.bsky.social: Has the Kemp model fallen out of fashion in Georgia politics? #gapol

Thoughts on Democrats running for such a large share of the Georgia General Assembly, and how this could reflect the energy in Texas and North Carolina. #gapol #uspol #p2

Observations on a Historic Qualifying Week in Georgia I have lots of thoughts about this past week and its potential impact on November. * State House: 160/180 Dems, 138/180 GOP * State Senate: 46/56 Dems, 47/56 GOP * All statewide executive and congressional seats contested by both parties. Georgia has more legislative districts than there is any capacity for either major party to contest. In 2020, with 141 nominees, Democrats achieved their highest State House popular vote share in decades, 48.66 to Republicans’ 51.31 (while winning only 42.78 of House seats). With 160 nominees, this State House election will serve as more of a combined popular vote measure for the Democrats, given the sheer number of decades-uncontested areas which will see Democrats run for the first time this century. Similarly, in the State Senate with 46 nominees, Democrats could see an increase in the popular vote, with the highest number of nominees since 1992 (which had 48 nominees). Democrats’ largest share of the popular vote may have been in 2018, when 38 nominees won 45.58%. Weirdly, Dems’ vote share in the Senate _decreased_ by 0.16 in 2020, despite running 42 nominees and flipping one seat. In Congress, Democrats have only ran in all 14 districts since 2020, when they achieves 49% of the popular vote. Since then, while running in all districts, they’ve declined to 47% in 2022 and 2024, which may increase in this midterm environment. 1990 was the last time that Democrats ran nearly as many nominees for the General Assembly, with 162 Democrats running for House and 50 running for Senate. 1992 also comes close, with 154 Democrats for House and 48 for Senate. ## Between us and TX/NC/FL Meanwhile, this year, Texas Democrats filed for all federal, state legislative and statewide offices for the first time in decades. The campaign for all of Texas’ 150 state house seats may have an impact upward on the top-of-ticket races for James Talarico’s run for U.S. Senate and Gina Hinojosa’s Governor, with downballot Democrats being motivated to campaign throughout rural Texas and run up the numbers. Democrats led the primary ballot statewide on March, so maybe it’s a sign of things to come. OTOH, its crazy how Florida Democrats ran for all 120 state house seats in 2024 but still lost 7 seats and got bodied in the popular vote. Never want to be in that position in Georgia. Hopefully Texas Democrats don’t end up in the same position with running for all 150 state house seats. North Carolina Democrats have challenged up to 119 state house districts (out of 120) in the last handful of elections, and (unlike Florida) won the popular vote in 2024. That election, while not flipping the NC House, did flip one seat to break the Republican supermajority on paper. The primary, on the same day as Texas’, removed the remaining conservadems who collaborated repeatedly with Republicans to overturn Governor Josh Stein’s vetoes. Texas Democrats can win the State House popular vote and improve upon their then-record 2018 popular vote performance, when they ran in a record 132 districts to gain 46.58% (and winning 44% of the seats), outstripping Lupe Valdez’ performance for governor but behind Beto O’Rourke’s performance for Senate. As is the case with TX, FL, and NC, GA Dems will still run up against the sometimes-permeable wall of Republican gerrymandering. For obvious reasons, this year is one of those permeable times. Maybe not for Florida Democrats (unless they fix what messed them up in 2024 and prior), but definitely for Democrats in Texas, North Carolina and Georgia. After our success for the two PSC seats last year, maybe this is our year to flip Georgia blue. ### Share this: * Share on X (Opens in new window) X * Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook * Like Loading... ### _Related_

Thoughts on Democrats running for such a large share of the Georgia General Assembly, and how this could reflect the energy in Texas and North Carolina. #gapol #uspol #p2

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What does Gov. Brian Kemp do each day? Here's his calendar. - The Current Read the schedules and meetings on Governor Brian Kemp's schedules, obtained through the Georgia Open Records Act.

The Current GA collects Georgia public records so readers understand how elected officials work – and who they meet.

Now updated through February #gapol

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