By Jill Nolin | Editor
If you’re undecided on a contest on your primary ballot, check out the Atlanta Press Club debates so you can get a better feel for the candidate. For some races, these debates represent the only chance for voters to see these statewide candidates side by side and answering questions from journalists.
For today’s story, we focus on the race for attorney general, which has largely fallen under the radar but is really one to watch.
Candidates for attorney general participate in Tuesday’s Atlanta Press Club debate. Pictured clockwise from top left: Sen. Brian Strickland, Sen. Bill Cowsert, former House minority leader Bob Trammell and Rep. Tanya Miller. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
2026 ELECTION
By Jill Nolin
Four candidates are pledging to bring a fighting spirit to the attorney general’s office in Georgia, although what they plan to fight for depends largely on which side of the aisle they fall.
The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building pictured on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)
EDUCATION
By Shauneen Miranda
U.S. senators across the aisle pushed back Tuesday against President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for programs serving disadvantaged students.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a press conference at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
GOVERNMENT
By Jennifer Shutt
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson wants to make changes to a Senate-passed bill that would end the shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will further delay funding and prolong the stalemate that began in mid-February.
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