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Democratic state lawmakers are trying to keep former President Donald Trump’s name off of all Georgia ballots.

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Georgia Lawmakers Want Trump’s Name Off the Ballot

by Donna Lowry | GA TodayJanuary 19, 2024January 19, 2024

House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, R-Auburn, and state Sen. Clint Dixon, R-Gwinnett, announced legislation, Senate Bill 333, to create Mulberry, saying a study from Atlanta-based KB Advisory Group found that the city would be "financially feasible" without implementing a city property tax. Efstration's office retained KB Advisory Group to analyze the potential fiscal feasibility of the new city.

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A New City in Gwinnett County? What We Know About Mulberry

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareJanuary 13, 2024

Georgia lawmakers from both parties have been meeting over the break to discuss how the state should react to the rapidly evolving technology. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones presiding over the Senate in 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia Lawmakers Are Back at It: Here’s how They Will Be Spending Their Time and Your Money

by Jill Nolin | Georgia Recorder and Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderJanuary 8, 2024January 8, 2024

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Georgia Lawmakers Make More Changes to Congressional Districts 6 and 7

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 1, 2023December 1, 2023

ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed new legislative district lines Friday over Democrats’ objections that they don’t comply with a federal court order that found maps lawmakers drew in 2021 violate the Voting Rights Act. House lawmakers passed a new House map 101-77, voting along party lines. The state Senate followed suit, adopting a

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Georgia Adopts New Redistricting Maps: But Do They Solve the Problem?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceDecember 1, 2023

The proposed Georgia House map would pair four sets of incumbents. ATLANTA – The General Assembly’s special redistricting session kicked off Wednesday with legislative Democrats and redistricting watchdog groups assailing Republican-backed proposed maps for both the state House and Senate as unfair to Black voters. Both maps comply with a federal court ruling last month

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Republican-drawn Legislative Maps Come Under Fire. Here’s Why

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 29, 2023November 29, 2023

ATLANTA – Legislative Democrats and social services advocates have long complained that Georgia doesn’t spend enough money to meet the educational, health-care, and public-safety needs of a growing population. But there’s something different about the latest fiscal numbers that prompted the left-leaning Georgia Budget and Policy Institute (GBPI) to release a 15-page report Oct. 31

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Georgia’s $16 Billion Tax Surplus Sparks Controversy

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceNovember 3, 2023November 3, 2023

📣 The Gist: The death of Roswell student Max Gruver is prompting congressional action with the introduction of the Stop Campus Hazing Act to address college hazing incidents.

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Stop Campus Hazing Act Introduced in Response To Hazing Death of Roswell Student Max Gruver

by Thom ChandlerOctober 24, 2023October 24, 2023

📅 The Gist: On November 1, the Senate Committee on Ethics will convene to discuss proposed legislation related to absentee ballots and Georgia's voting systems.

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Georgia Lawmakers Are About To Discuss Absentee on Request Ballots

by Thom ChandlerOctober 23, 2023

ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has instructed the state treasurer to buy $10 million in bonds from Israel to support its military response to last weekend’s brutal attack launched by Hamas militants. The $10 million was the highest amount available on the bond market and brings Georgia’s current investment in Israel via bonds to $25

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Here’s What Georgia Is Doing To Support Israel

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceOctober 13, 2023October 13, 2023

Administration arches architecture building

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McCarthy Ousted: How Did Your Georgia Representative Vote?

by Thom ChandlerOctober 3, 2023October 10, 2023

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Georgia Republicans and Democrats Play Blame Game Over Government Shutdown

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 28, 2023October 10, 2023

When Gov. Brian Kemp signed the GOP-backed Senate Bill 92 in May, he set Georgia on a path to creating something the state had never seen before: a prosecutorial oversight commission with the muscle to shove an elected local district attorney out of public office.

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Transparency Troubles: Georgia Attorney General’s Office Accused of Failing to Enforce Open Records Laws

by Chaya Tong | Georgia RecorderSeptember 22, 2023

The United States Capitol building

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Georgia Congress Members Graded on Support for Ukraine. Here’s How They Did

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 21, 2023October 10, 2023

Decorative Scales of Justice in the Courtroom

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Georgia Prosecutors Fight New Law They Say Undermines Democracy

by Thom ChandlerSeptember 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp (right foreground) attended a briefing on illegal immigration at the Texas border in 2021. ATLANTA – More than two dozen Republican governors, including Georgia’s Brian Kemp, sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday demanding more aggressive action against illegal immigration. “As a result of your policies which incentivize illegal immigration, our

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GOP Governors Accuse Biden Administration of Turning a ‘blind Eye’ to Illegal Immigration

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 19, 2023October 10, 2023

Nearly four dozen mayors — from Adel in South Georgia to Dalton in North Georgia and cities in between — want stricter gun laws.

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46 Mayors Demand Gun Reform Laws in Georgia

by Donna Lowry | GA TodaySeptember 7, 2023October 10, 2023

State Sen. Colton Moore ATLANTA – Freshman state Sen. Colton Moore renewed his call Thursday for a special session of the General Assembly to investigate, defund, and potentially impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for pushing to indict former President Donald Trump. “I represent 200,000 hardworking Georgians in Northwest Georgia,” Colton, R-Trenton, said during

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State Senator Renews Call to Punish Prosecutor Fani Willis for Trump Indictment

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceSeptember 7, 2023October 10, 2023