Rahul Bali
Political Reporter at WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA)
Political Reporter at WPBA-TV (Atlanta, GA)
Georgia Politics Reporter for @wabenews
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Rahul Bali
As the data center industry has expanded in Georgia, there has been a shift from officials welcoming new data centers with open arms to being more careful about their proliferation in the state. Finding the right balance is an ongoing challenge for state and local lawmakers and policy leaders. Part of that journey started March 7, 2018, when then-Gov.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Rahul Bali
Keisha Lance Bottoms formally launched her campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday. “Right now, we are facing chaos and uncertainty and anxiety based on the policies that are coming out of Washington. Georgians want and need a fighter,” said Bottoms during an interview with WABE. Bottoms said she is prepared to be governor with President Donald Trump in the White House, as she was mayor for three years under Trump.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Rahul Bali
Georgia Libertarians are working to regain ballot access for the critical 2026 midterm elections, which include races for an open governor’s seat and the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Jon Ossoff. Libertarians lost automatic ballot access in Georgia because of the 2024 election results in Georgia.
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1 month ago |
wabe.org | Rahul Bali
Georgia will have off-cycle statewide elections this year, along with regularly scheduled municipal elections. Those statewide races come after a long legal challenge to the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) election structure, which led to no PSC elections in 2022 and 2024. The PSC is the small but powerful board that makes critical decisions about energy and electricity in Georgia.
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2 months ago |
wabe.org | Rahul Bali
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation for another round of state income tax rebates and a state income tax rate lowering during a Cobb Chamber event on Tuesday. The rebates translate to $250 for single filers, $500 for joint filers and $375 for head of households. “This is the third special one-time refund like this that we have enacted, and our reason for taking this step is very simple.
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Georgia Gets 11th Area Code The new 565 area code will overlay the 912 area code in Southeast Georgia. 912 is expected to run out of number combinations in 2028. #gapol Learn more about Atlanta's five area codes. https://t.co/hx3KliMgfF https://t.co/P7TuMi6KFD
Georgia Republican Party convention delegates pass a resolution banning @GaSecofState Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican for future elected office. Listen as I ask newly re-elected @GaRepublicans Chair @JoshMcKoon about the effort. #gapol https://t.co/xUBotq7p5L
RT @wabenews: The 2026 elections are more than a year away, but campaign announcement season in Georgia is in full swing. Here's the latest…