2022 was a banner year for Georgia politics. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp beat back a primary challenge and a rematch against Democrat Stacey Abrams to score a second term. Georgia again drew the nation’s attention with a runoff election for the U.S. Senate, when Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election in one of the most high-profile races in the country.
The legislature passed a flurry of major bills, including new laws about guns, mental health and schools. Georgia’s roughly six-week abortion ban also took effect, new redistricting maps were implemented and a special grand jury in Fulton County began investigating former President Donald Trump.
All these developments will animate what’s ahead in 2023. Here’s what the WABE politics team is keeping our eyes on in the new year.
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