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Houston Gaines
Commission Won’t Save Saye Building, Opposes Elections Board Overhaul
Blake Aued
April 9, 2025
UPDATE: Republican Legislator Pulls Bill Remaking the Athens Board of Elections
Blake Aued
March 31, 2025
Gaines Has $900,000 War Chest; Yalamanchili Raised More Than $500,000
Blake Aued
March 5, 2025
Political Fallout From Laken Riley’s Murder Continues Post-Trial
Blake Aued
November 25, 2024
Two Athens State Representatives Elected to Leadership Positions
Blake Aued
November 19, 2024
Athens Voters Face Choices on Legislative Races and More
Blake Aued
October 21, 2024
Bail Bill Would Make Pre-Trial Defendants Who Can’t Pay Languish in Jail
John Cole Vodicka
February 28, 2024
Gov. Brian Kemp Blames Laken Riley’s Murder on President Biden
Rebecca McCarthy
February 27, 2024
Athens Republican Sponsors Bill Restoring Cash Bail for Minor Offenses
Jill Nolin
February 14, 2024
More Tax Cuts, School Vouchers Top Republican State Legislators’ 2024 Agenda
Blake Aued
December 27, 2023
Rep. Houston Gaines Tells Oconee GOP How to Beat DA Deborah Gonzalez
Lee Becker
September 12, 2023
Gov. Kemp Signs Prosecutor Oversight Bill Aimed at Athens DA
Blake Aued
May 9, 2023
DA Deborah Gonzalez and Rep. Houston Gaines Clash at Town Hall Meeting
Blake Aued
May 3, 2023
Republican Legislators Target Progressive Prosecutors Like Deborah Gonzalez
Blake Aued
February 15, 2023
Athens Republicans Need Not Worry About Democratic Votes
Pete McCommons
October 5, 2022
Republican State Legislators’ Campaign Coffers Dwarf Their Democratic Opponents’
Lee Becker
August 22, 2022
Why Athens’ Republican Representatives Don’t Really Represent Athens
Lee Becker
July 13, 2022
Athens Only Really Has One State Representative, and That’s Spencer Frye
Pete McCommons
June 29, 2022
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