New Leaders, New Battles: A Look at 2011 in the State Legislature with the AJC's Jim Galloway

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New Leaders, New Battles: A Look at 2011 in the State Legislature with the AJC's Jim Galloway

By Denis O'Hayer

ATLANTA, GA (WABE) - WABE's Denis O'Hayer looks at the major lessons from the 2011 session of the Georgia Legislature, with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Jim Galloway, a veteran political observer; whose "Political Insider" column appears in print and online in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. © Copyright 2011, WABE

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Published: Friday, August 26, 2011

Athens Banner-Herald - Online Athens

Party leader accuses GOP of targeting white Democrats

Georgia Democrats are challenging Republican-drawn legislative districts on the novel grounds that the Voting Rights Act protects white voters as well as blacks, House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams said today. Abrams, the keynote speaker at a Universit...

Published: Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Democratic leader accuses GOP of ‘purging' white Democrats

House Minority Leader Abrams fights redistricting proposal that violates the Voting Rights Act by targeting white elected officials. Argues that plan will re-segregate Georgia.

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Published: Sunday, March 27, 2011

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Abrams ensures Dems get heard

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