
A nonprofit organization founded by Stacey Abrams has agreed to pay a $300,000 fine for violating campaign finance laws over its spending in support of the Georgia Democrat's candidacy during the 2018 governor's race. The Georgia Ethics Commission voted unanimously Wednesday to impose the penalty after finding that the New Georgia Project, which Abrams founded in 2013, and the affiliated New Georgia Project Action Fund had not disclosed their campaign contributions and spending after advocating for Abrams during the race that she lost to Gov. Brian Kemp. "These expenditures included,...