The expressions of bewilderment and confusion by the voters quoted here are a pretty stark indictment of the state of elections coverage in Georgia: atlantaciviccircle.org/2026/05…

If voters don't know the stakes or the candidates in an election, that's a clear sign that the Fourth Estate is failing.
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Despite strong Democratic turnout, progressive judicial challengers mostly came up short

Discover the outcome of Georgia's judicial elections, where incumbent judges faced significant challenges but largely held their ground.

^{Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon (Atlanta Civic Circle)}

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"[Atlanta] bounces back pretty quickly. [Rural Georgia], not so much. But nowhere is that pattern clearer than with education and educational attainment – and now it seems clear that HB 326 was an inflection point that dramatically widened the education gulf between the Two Georgias." troubleingodscountry.com/2026/…
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How Rural Georgia Lost HOPE - Trouble in God's Country

For the first sixteen years of its existence, Georgia’s HOPE scholarship program did something unusual for a state entitlement: it tilted toward the people who needed it most. Not […]

^{Charles Hayslett (Trouble in God's Country)}

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Oh, what's this? A Georgia state agency leaning on the scales one day before voting day in a highly contested election? georgiarecorder.com/2026/05/18…
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Jordan, Rankin likely violated ethics rules in Supreme Court race, panel says • Georgia Recorder

The Judicial Qualifications Commission says two candidates seeking to oust sitting state Supreme Court justices likely violated ethics rules.

^{Maya Homan (Georgia Recorder)}