As the 2024 legislative session began earlier this month, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp announced budget proposals for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that could give over $200 million in funding for new health schools in the state …
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Warnock wins re-election in runoff; what Georgians can expect
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock will hold on to his U.S. Senate seat after winning the run-off election against Republican candidate Herschel Walker on Tuesday, Dec. 6 …
Election recap: How every vote matters following the 2022 mid-term election
With the run-off election in Georgia one week away, staff writer CM Wahl reports on how college students can be involved in the political process …
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Kemp holds onto governor’s seat, senate race leads to runoff
Results from the 2022 midterm elections are showing victories, losses and even a few races being too close to call…
Where does the motivation to vote stand among young voters?
The mid-term election campaigns across the country are wrapping up as American voters head to the polls this Election Day, Nov. 8 …
Warnock talks student loan debt relief, voting and Augusta in student press call
Senator Rev. Raphael Warnock (D) hosted a student press call Monday, Oct. 10, to answer questions from student journalists four days before his debate with Republican candidate Herschel Walker …
AU alumnus, mayoral candidate Johnson aims to ‘bring a sense of trust’ if elected
Augusta native and Augusta University alumnus Lucas Johnson is one of nine candidates running to be the next mayor of Augusta…
Senator Jon Ossoff holds virtual town hall event
Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff held a virtual town hall about economic relief from the pandemic on March 8, 2021.
David Perdue decides not to run for Senate seat in 2022
Former Georgia Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue announced that he would not run for Senate in 2022 through a statement from his twitter account Feb. 23, 2021. This comes one week after Perdue announced on Feb. 16, 2021 that he had filed paperwork to run in the senate Republican Primary election.
Andrew Young speaks for virtual Martin Luther King tri-college celebration
Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Andrew Young was the keynote speaker for the Virtual Martin Luther King Tri-College Celebration this year.
Voter registration deadline looms in Georgia
The deadline to register to vote in the runoffs for the two U.S. Senate seats in Georgia is this upcoming Monday (Dec. 7).
Jon Ossoff holds drive-in campaign rally in Augusta
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff held a drive-in campaign rally in Augusta Friday afternoon.
Perdue and Ossoff will have a runoff election in January
The Senate race in Georgia will now have two runoff elections as neither the incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue or Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff made more than 50 percent of the vote.
Biden, Harris give first speeches as president-elect and vice president-elect
President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris gave their first speeches on Saturday, Nov. 7, after winning the 2020 election.
Biden is elected 46th U.S. president
Former Vice President Joe Biden (D-Delaware) has been elected as the 46th president of the United States of America.
Georgia may turn blue
According to the Associated Press, former Vice President Biden is leading with over 1,500 votes in Georgia, turning the primarily red state blue.
Loeffler and Warnock will compete in a runoff election in January 2021
Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, achieved 32.8 percent of votes while Kelly Loeffler, the incumbent Republican, achieved 26 percent of votes in the U.S. Senate special election to replace Johnny Isakson, and there will be in a runoff election in January 2021.
AU students discuss their votes
Augusta University students discuss who they voted for in the 2020 general election and why.
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler fly to Augusta
United States Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler held campaign stops at Daniel Field Airport on Highland Avenue and Augusta Regional Airport on Aviation Way in Augusta on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the presidential election.