Georgia Politics & News
The Daily Signal provides coverage of Georgia’s political climate, election integrity battles, and policy debates with conservative reporting and opinion on the Peach State’s pivotal role in American politics.
-
- Opinion
Rookie Georgia Police Officer Explains Why He Resigned After Pushback Over Views on Traditional Marriage
What are you willing to give up to stand by your religious convictions? That’s a question Jacob Kersey did not anticipate having to ask himself at the age of 19. Kersey was excited to be a new officer with the police department in Port Wentworth, Georgia, a town of about 12,000 near Savannah. He says everything…Virginia Allen -
- News
EXCLUSIVE: Georgia Police Officer Resigns After Being Put on Leave for Facebook Post on Traditional Marriage
A Georgia police officer has resigned after he was told by superiors that he could not share his personal religious views on social media. “If someone somewhere considers an opinion I have—that isn't a direct quotation from Scripture—to be offensive, then that would be a fireable offense,” Jacob Kersey, the former officer, told The Daily…Virginia Allen -
- News
Coke and MLB Must Apologize to Georgia for Peddling Left’s Lies, Honest Elections Project Says
The Coca-Cola Co. and Major League Baseball both owe Georgia an apology, according to the Honest Elections Project. The voter integrity group has launched a five-figure ad campaign targeting Coke and MLB, which claimed that Georgia’s election reform law—passed in 2021—would lead to “voter suppression.” “Coca-Cola is based in Atlanta, and it bought into the…Fred Lucas -
- News
Democrats’ ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Myth Debunked Again in Georgia Runoff
For James Newton, an African American voter in Atlanta, early voting is a tough sell. “I always vote on Election Day. I like the excitement of it,” Newton told The Daily Signal after voting at a church on Election Day in November. “For me, it’s like showing up to a ballgame. You want all the…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
In Declaring ‘Heartbeat Act’ Unconstitutional, Georgia Judge Gets Law Flatly Wrong
A Fulton County, Georgia, Superior Court judge on Tuesday ruled that key provisions of the state’s six-week abortion ban were “plainly unconstitutional” and blocked the law’s further enforcement. In granting plaintiff abortion groups’ motion for partial judgment on the constitutionality of HB 481, Georgia’s 2019 Living Infants Fairness and Equality Act, Judge Robert McBurney had…Sarah Parshall Perry -
- News
Walker and Warnock Neck and Neck in Georgia Senate Race
ATLANTA—Republican challenger Herschel Walker sought to overtake a thin lead by Sen. Raphael Warnock, the incumbent Democrat, in Georgia's hotly contested race for U.S. Senate. With 98% of the vote counted early Wednesday, Warnock had 49.4% to Walker's 48.5%, with each candidate garnering about 1.9 million votes, the Associated Press reported. In Georgia, if no…Fred Lucas -
- News
Kemp Defeats Abrams in Rematch to Keep Georgia Governor’s Seat
ATLANTA—After a close race four years ago that Democrats claimed was stolen, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, convincingly defeated Democrat rival Stacey Abrams in a rematch Tuesday. Georgia voters gave Kemp a victory of 54% to Abrams’ 45% in unofficial results, with 84% of the vote counted. That’s a significant improvement on Kemp’s narrow…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
White House Sticks to ‘Voter Suppression’ Claim in Georgia, Despite Soaring Early Turnout
Georgia election laws supposedly were so restrictive that, in January, President Joe Biden traveled to Atlanta with a stark warning. “Jim Crow 2.0 is about two insidious things—voter suppression and election subversion,” Biden said. “That’s not hyperbole. That’s a fact.” However, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday that 1.13 million Georgians already had…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
A Tale of 2 States: Georgia, Pennsylvania, and the Case for Election Integrity Laws
Georgia held its primary election Tuesday night while Pennsylvania held its primary election over a week ago. The contrast could not be more clear: Georgia held an efficient election where the results were known just hours after polls closed, while Pennsylvania’s Senate result is still in dispute. Between the two states, this year’s elections are…Jessica Anderson -
- Opinion
Record Voter Turnout in Georgia Primary Elections Debunks ‘Jim Crow 2.0’ Nonsense
What the left calls “voter suppression” apparently leads to record-high voter turnout. According to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, as of May 20, 857,401 Georgians had voted during the state’s three-week early voting period for the Georgia primary elections. This number is up substantially from just a few years ago. It’s the first election…Jarrett Stepman -
- Opinion
Georgia Leads the Way in Protecting Parents’ Rights
I’ve got Georgia on my mind. On April 28, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law House Bill 1178, the “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” This is a big deal. In addition to providing Georgia parents with strong legal protections to ensure that they are able to 1. know what their children are learning in public…William Estrada -
- News
‘This Should Not Be Controversial’: Georgia Governor Signs Bills to Banish Wokeness From Schools
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, signed seven education bills into law Thursday taking aim at wokeness in schools, including legislation that limits discussions about race in classrooms and transgender students’ ability to compete in women’s sports. The bills included Georgia’s Parents’ Bill of Rights, or HB 1178, which “provides greater transparency to parents and legal guardians regarding what…Kendall Tietz -
- Opinion
Georgia Moves to Protect Conservatives, and Others, From Big Tech Censorship
In the face of Big Tech’s overwhelming censorship of conservatives, states are beginning to take matters into their own hands. The Georgia Senate last Tuesday passed SB 393, a bill that would prohibit social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter from deleting posts and banning users who live or work in Georgia based solely…Douglas Blair -
- Opinion
Meet the Georgia State Representative Fighting to Keep CRT Out of Schools
As critical race theory continues to attract national attention, one Georgia lawmaker is trying to pass legislation to ensure it stays out of the Peach State’s schools. On Jan. 14, Georgia state Rep. Brad Thomas introduced a bill to ban concepts like critical race theory and The New York Times’ 1619 Project from being taught in schools. “The legislation…Douglas Blair -
- News
Democrats ‘Want People to Be Dependent on Government,’ Georgia Governor Says
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says his state remains strong economically because he opened it up for business more quickly than most other states. “They are not going to sit in their basement and lose everything that they have worked decades for,” the Republican governor said of Georgia business owners in remarks at a “Save Our…Fred Lucas -
- News
Watchdog: ‘Unknown’ Ballots in Georgia, Pennsylvania Surpass Biden’s Margin of Victory There
Georgia and Pennsylvania, two of the most closely contested states in last year’s presidential election, both logged a high number of unaccounted-for mail-in ballots, according to new reports from an election watchdog group. The Public Interest Legal Foundation determined this week that Pennsylvania had 15,175 undeliverable mail-in ballots and 425,606 “unknown” or unaccounted-for ballots. Another…Fred Lucas -
- Opinion
The Truth About Georgia’s Voting Law
There are a lot of partisan political issues out there, but election integrity shouldn’t be one of them. What could be more basic to the very concept of representative government than having citizens trust that an election—whether it be for president or dog catcher—was fairly won or fairly lost? Yet in the recent past, this…Hans von Spakovsky -
- Opinion
Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against Georgia Is Completely Partisan
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, headed by new, radical Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, filed a lawsuit on June 25 against Georgia. The Justice Department claimed the state’s recently enacted election reform law, SB 202, violates the 1965 Voting Rights Act because it discriminates against black Georgia voters. The complaint reads like a press…Hans von Spakovsky -
- Opinion
Georgia Small Businesses Sue MLB Over Moving All-Star Game
Woke corporations are learning the hard way that their social activism has a price. Monday, Major League Baseball was slapped with a $1.1 billion lawsuit for pulling the 2021 all-star game out of Atlanta. The Job Creators Network, an organization that advocates for small businesses, filed the lawsuit—arguing that the MLB’s decision cost Georgia businesses $100 million…Family Research Council -
- Opinion
What Media Got Wrong on Georgia’s New Election Law
Georgia state Sen. John Albers says the media got a lot wrong in covering Georgia’s election legislation. “The media missed most of it,” Albers told “The Daily Signal Podcast.” “They had written up their talking points before the bill was even passed. In fact, even before the bill was created, they already had a narrative…Rachel del Guidice