Atlanta Politics News

A Georgia elections board has certified the vote making former state Sen. Kasim Reed Atlanta's mayor-elect. Fulton County Elections director Barry Garner says that the board certified the election result Saturday. With 84,383 votes cast on Tuesday, Reed beat city...

Aman will be Reed’s key adviser in setting policy and handling everything from cops to sewers. Though Reed leads Mary Norwood, his opponent in last Tuesday’s runoff, by about 700 votes out of more than 83,000 cast, she said she...

Lobbyists for Georgia Power, a tobacco company and a pharmaceutical firm picked up the tabs — part of the $50,696 in meals, drinks, tickets, air fare and other gratuities that Richardson accepted from lobbyists since becoming speaker in January 2005....

Officials in Atlanta will count provisional ballots Thursday evening as the final step before certifying results of the city's mayoral election, one of the tightest in decades. Former state Sen. Kasim Reed currently leads City Councilwoman Mary Norwood by about...

The final numbers in the Atlanta mayoral race will change after election officials count the provisional ballots. Fulton County Board of Elections Director Barry Gardner says counting is set to begin at 6 p.m. Thursday and should take no more...

While some of the nation's top business leaders and economists gathered at the White House, House Republicans launched a counter summit, accusing Democrats of backing “job killing” policies. "President Obama, Speaker Pelosi and Leader Reid have never run a business,”...

Kasim Reed, a former Democratic State Senator, declared victory after a close runoff election Tuesday. But his opponent Atlanta Councilmember Mary Norwood has yet to concede defeat and indicated a possible request for a recall. The city's mayoral elections have...