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State Auditor Les Kondo at a Capitol hearing Thursday defended and amplified his highly critical August audit of the state’s oversight of kauhale spending, which found $13.7 million in state payments for “unauthorized, unsupported or questionable” reimbursements to builder HomeAid Hawai‘i.
The third political party has only seen a handful of its own win county offices. But Pāʻele Kiakona’s victory for a state House seat has members excited about a “green” future.
Key figures from the state’s kauhale initiative faced indignant legislators for the first time since the release of a scathing audit.
Democrats scored a win during Thursday’s Cobb Board of Education meeting when they added an item to the board’s wish list asking state lawmakers to consider legislation promoting parents and
The Republican majority in the Georgia Senate chose two new leaders after Democrats ousted incumbents in the Nov. 3 election.
Democrats will hold the majority of seats in the state House of Representatives for the first time in two decades, and their caucus has now chosen leadership ahead of the legislative session that begins in January.
In six states across the Deep South, a drastic swing to the left this election was driven by high Black voter turnout and compounded by a sharp decline in voting rates across Republican-heavy areas.
Federal judge Ana Reyes grilled the government on Friday about its plans for East Potomac Park, and indicated she could order it to remain open despite President Trump's renovation wishes.
For much of the past year, members have worked with the Election Integrity Network on shared priorities, including a controversial, error-prone software tool used to search voter rolls for purportedly suspicious voters.
The Macon Christmas Light Extravaganza is nominated for USA TODAY’s Best Public Holiday Lights Display. Voting remains open through Nov. 30.
Georgia House Democrats on Thursday nominated state Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus to be the next speaker of the Georgia House. The party captured a majority in the chamber for the first time in more than two decades.
Georgia’s governor-elect is pushing a vote on casinos to help guarantee a pre-K seat for every 4-year-old whose family wants one.