Stacey Abrams

Opinion December 18, 2023

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College In the 2022 election, GOP Governor Brian Kemp insisted that Georgians were pretty happy, while his Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams…

Opinion November 3, 2022

Bookman: Brian Kemp’s brand of Republican no longer plays on national stage

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]November 3, 2022 Time and again on the campaign trail, Gov. Brian Kemp has…

Stacey Abrams at an Atlanta restaurant kicking off of her statewide bus tour on the second day of early voting. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections October 25, 2022

Abrams rejects GOP claim that Georgia’s record early voting means new election rules don’t suppress votes

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 24, 2022 Georgia’s record-breaking midterm turnout is encouraging, but should not be seen as…

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2022 Elections October 21, 2022

Could Abrams ride Georgia’s record midterm early-vote surge to outperform the polls?

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 21, 2022 Turnout in the first three days of in-person early voting approached presidential…

Stacey Abrams and Sen. Raphael Warnock embrace before speaking at a Warnock rally in Marietta. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections September 1, 2022

Georgia’s top of the ticket candidates pair up campaigns as more voters start to tune in

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 1, 2022 A bus bearing the face of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pulled in…

Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor, held her first campaign stop outside the doors of a closed rural hospital back in March, where she renewed her calls for full Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

Health Care August 29, 2022

Kemp, Abrams stake out health care and Medicaid expansion as wedge issue

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 29, 2022 Sharp disagreement over whether to expand Medicaid in Georgia – a state…

2022 Elections August 2, 2022

Georgia ethics panel dusts off inquiry into spending by Abrams-founded nonprofit

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 2, 2022 This story was updated at 5:15 p.m. Aug. 2. to include a…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

by Rebecca Cordell, University of Pittsburgh and Kashmiri Medhi, University of Texas at Dallas, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Governments, even democratic ones, are willing…

Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

by Christabel Devadoss, Middle Tennessee State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Every four years, national media turn their attention to the Rust Belt, a…

Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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Stacey Abrams

Data Shows Georgia Workers Are Miserable. See What’s “Driving” The Results

Bookman: Brian Kemp’s brand of Republican no longer plays on national stage

Abrams rejects GOP claim that Georgia’s record early voting means new election rules don’t suppress votes

Could Abrams ride Georgia’s record midterm early-vote surge to outperform the polls?

Georgia’s top of the ticket candidates pair up campaigns as more voters start to tune in

Kemp, Abrams stake out health care and Medicaid expansion as wedge issue

Georgia ethics panel dusts off inquiry into spending by Abrams-founded nonprofit