Category: State Government | The Georgia Sun

Gwinnett County will not prosecute for giving water to voters

0 Comments

Gwinnett County will not prosecute anyone arrested for distributing beverages or food to voters waiting in line at polls. The announcement comes on the heels of Gov. Brian Kemp signing…

Inside Look: How Georgia’s gun rights bill got shot down at the last minute

1 Comment

The Georgia House’s last-day inaction on a contentious gun rights bill took many by surprise. That included opponents of House Bill 218 such as state Sen. Michelle Au. The Johns…

Here’s how Georgia is spending your taxpayer money this year

0 Comments

(The Center Square) – The Georgia General Assembly has approved a $27.2 billion spending plan for the 2022 fiscal year, which starts July 1. The Senate and House agreed to…

Gun rights bill fails in Georgia legislature

3 Comments

Lawmakers considered several measures this session that critics argued were tone deaf and ignored the pleas for police reform that followed 2020’s string of high-profile shootings of Black Americans. By…

Everything you need to know about Sine Die in Georgia

3 Comments

If you've been on Twitter today or watched the news, you've probably encountered the phrase "Sine Die." Today is Sine Die for lawmakers under the Gold Dome in Atlanta. It…

Gun rights bill passes in Georgia senate

0 Comments

Despite two recent mass shootings, including one in Georgia, the state Senate on Monday passed a gun rights bill that proponents say protects the Second Amendment freedoms of citizens. The…

Everything you need to know about Georgia’s new voting law

0 Comments

Georgia has a new slate of voting laws after Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday. The "Election Integrity Act of 2021" was passed out…

Election law fight intensifies after Georgia lawmaker’s arrest

1 Comment

State Rep. Park Cannon has been released from jail following a protest in front of Gov. Brian Kemp’s office as the governor signed a controversial bill Thursday evening that restricts…

Legal challenges filed hours after Kemp signs controversial election bill

1 Comment

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on an overhaul of Georgia’s new voting laws that limit absentee voting Thursday with partisan support and an acknowledgement that courts will decide if…

Georgia House passes 95-page election overhaul bill

0 Comments

Sweeping legislation to overhaul voting by mail, advance voting and state oversight of Georgia elections passed the state House of Representatives Thursday, a major step for election changes Republican lawmakers…

Big changes made to Georgia’s election reform bills

0 Comments

Republican state lawmakers hammering out changes to Georgia’s election system have dropped controversial proposals to scrap Sunday polling hours and no-excuse mail-in voting amid pushback from Democratic leaders and voting-rights…

Georgia’s elections chief will face challengers in Republican primary

0 Comments

U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Greensboro, and former Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle announced their candidacies for Georgia secretary of state Monday by attacking incumbent Brad Raffensperger’s handling of last year’s…

Georgia lawmakers want to make protests that block highways a felony

0 Comments

A bill placing new restrictions on protests and the cities where they take place was revived late last week after failing to get a vote in a state Senate committee…

Georgia lawmakers pass tax cut despite federal penalty

0 Comments

State lawmakers passed an income-tax cut for Georgians on Thursday that aims to give taxpayers relief amid the COVID-19 pandemic, though critics warn it could cost the state millions of…