Proposition 2061 天
Party control of Georgia state government
Georgia has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As ...
atlantanewsfirst3 天
Georgia Democrats hopeful after Republican colleagues cross party lines to co-sponsor ...
They see that, and they feel that this is an economic issue, and we have a moral obligation to continue to push it because it is what is right for the citizens of Georgia.” Hugley and Senate Minority ...
Georgia Recorder3 天
Georgia Democratic senator’s bill would create statewide database to flag students who ...
The chair of a Senate committee tasked with reducing gun deaths among Georgia children has filed legislation to create a statewide database ... to increase record sharing among school districts as a ...
The Telegraph4 天
Middle GA lawmaker’s bill would require felony suspects’ DNA before they’re found guilty
Georgia Sen. Rick Williams proposed a bill on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, that focuses on DNA testing of felony suspects. Arvin Temkar TNS A Middle Georgia lawmaker Monday filed a bill that would ...
WRDW3 天
Georgia bill aims to address taxation through citation
On Tuesday, the Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) confirmed that they were officially involved in the case of a child death earlier this month. A suspect has been arrested in ...
The Center Square3 天
Bill targets immunity for local officials in sanctuary cities
(The Center Square) – A bill that would remove legal immunity from elected officials in sanctuary cities that do not cooperate with immigration officials is moving through the Georgia Senate. Senate ...
Atlanta Voice5 天
Georgia Republicans push for hard-line immigration stance with new bill
Arrests were made in Brookhaven, Chamblee, Doraville, Lilburn and a church in Tucker. Monday, Georgia Republicans are following President Donald Trump’s hard-line stance on immigration, with the ...
WRDW3 天
Ga. lawmaker targets speed-trap towns, including 7 in CSRA
A Georgia lawmaker is trying to pump the brakes on a longtime police practice that generates millions for small cities off the backs of drivers. State Rep. Joseph Gullett (R-Dallas) filed a bill ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution4 天
Transgender bill highlights tension in Georgia GOP race for governor
Georgia adopted a law in 2023 limiting certain medical treatments to transgender minors. And lawmakers will soon debate a bill that blocks ... County Republican Party is promoting a “Patriots ...
atlantanewsfirst3 天
President Trump to sign Laken Riley Act on Wednesday
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - A bill bearing the name of a Georgia nursing student whose murder became a central focus of the 2024 election will be signed into law by President Donald Trump on ...
Atlanta Civic Circle4 天
What can minority-party Democrats actually accomplish in Georgia’s GOP-majority legislature?
As the majority party ... private school tuition failed on the House floor, due to Democratic opposition. The next year, Senate Bill 233 finally passed, with some modifications. “It just goes to show ...
justthenews6 天
Georgia Lt. Gov. Jones describes new initiatives as 'state-level DOGE'
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones compared a new Georgia bill targeting bureaucracy to the Department of Government Efficiency established by President Donald Trump. The "Red Tape Rollback Act of 2025," announced ...