Georgia 2018: Prominent labor group endorses Abrams after ‘fervent’ meeting
Former House minority leader Stacey Abrams. AJC file Democrat Stacey Abrams earned the endorsement Friday of the AFL-CIO, one of the state’s most influential labor groups, giving some additional union...
View ArticleThe Jolt: That day when Stacey Abrams was invited to Zell Miller’s house
A page from a 1991 guest list for the Governor’s Mansion, celebrating that year’s high school valedictorians. AJC/file Last month, during a forum that featured the two Democratic candidates for...
View ArticleStacey Evans to endorse Keisha Lance Bottoms in Atlanta mayoral runoff
Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Evans in this October file photo. Curtis Compton,ccompton@ajc.com You’re about to witness the birth of a partnership that could carry deep into the 2018...
View ArticleAbrams has one eye on gov office, another on White House
Stacey Abrams, a Democratic candidate for governor. (Chad Rhym, Chad.Rhym@ajc.com) Plenty of ambitious politicians dream of running for the White House when they’re pursuing other public office. Few...
View ArticleProminent Dem unloads on party for attacking Norwood
The Democratic Party of Georgia’s decision to plunge headlong into the nonpartisan race for Atlanta mayor has infuriated a prominent Democratic figure. Steve Labovitz sent a scathing note to party...
View ArticleAtlanta’s mayoral runoff as a mirror image of Trumpian politics
Ceasar Mitchell (from left), Mary Norwood, Shirley Franklin, and Peter Aman arrive for a press conference in front of City Hall on Nov. 28. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM The photo, taken the week before...
View ArticleStacey Evans: Casey Cagle couldn’t find a woman lawmaker for a sexual...
Democratic candidate for governor Stacey Evans in an October file photo. Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com Democrat Stacey Evans was the first candidate for governor to exceed room temperature this...
View ArticleThe Jolt’s Roy Moore edition: Trump engages, Obama might, and ‘ritual...
Democratic senatorial candidate Doug Jones (Center, L) arrives with U.S. Rep.Terri Sewell, D-Ala., and U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., (L-R) at a Jones field office on Sunday in Birmingham. Joe...
View ArticleAndrew Young on Atlanta politics: ‘Things are not all white’
Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor and ambassador to the United Nations. AJC/Phil Skinner The 2017 race for mayor of Atlanta is over, mostly. And yet Andrew Young is still worried about the future of...
View ArticleAs Vogtle vote looms, Tim Echols asks: ‘Do you want to leave that stuff...
Plant Vogtle construction site in 2016. Johnny Edwards, jedwards@ajc.com On Thursday, the state Public Service Commission will either approve or deny Georgia Power’s decision to continue construction...
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