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U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is asking the United States Forest Service to support two fiscal 2024 Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) projects in Georgia.

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Jon Ossoff goes to bat for two proposed land preservation projects in Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 30, 2023January 30, 2023

Georgia state Representative Carl Gilliard, a Democrat from Savannah and chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, issued a statement today urging peaceful protests in response to the release of the video footage of Tyre Nichols' fatal arrest by the Memphis Police Department.

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Georgia lawmakers urge peaceful protests after the release of the Tyre Nichols arrest video

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 27, 2023January 27, 2023

The U.S. House elected Kevin McCarthy speaker early Saturday after most of the chamber’s Republicans finally gathered behind him, ending a four-day stalemate that led to the most rounds of voting for a speaker since before the Civil War.

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Kevin McCarthy (finally) gets the gavel on the 15th vote

by Jennifer Shutt | Georgia RecorderJanuary 7, 2023January 7, 2023

The 2023 session of the General Assembly beginning Monday is expected to get off to a slow start.

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Georgia Lawmakers Are Going Back to Work Monday. Here’s What They Have Planned

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceJanuary 6, 2023October 10, 2023

The United States Capitol building

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Crisis in Congress: How did Georgia’s representatives vote on Day 3 of Kevin McCarthy’s bid for speaker

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 6, 2023September 24, 2023

Administration arches architecture building

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Crisis in Congress Day 2: How did Georgia’s Representatives vote for Speaker of the House?

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 4, 2023September 24, 2023

After three votes Tuesday, Republicans in Congress failed to elect a Speaker of The House.

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Representing You: How your representative voted for Speaker of The House

by Thom ChandlerJanuary 3, 2023September 24, 2023

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Georgia, argues that such a law would safeguard public trust and ensure tax laws are applied equally to everyone, including the president.

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Representing You: A Georgia Congressman wants the IRS to audit the president every year

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareDecember 29, 2022December 29, 2022

Nine House Republicans joined Democrats in voting for the measure, H.R. 8873, which would revamp the Electoral Count Act.

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U.S. House passes Electoral Count Act. How did your representative vote?

by Ariana Figueroa | Georgia RecorderSeptember 21, 2022September 21, 2022

Local development authorities have been at the heart of the biggest business deals in Georgia, including the record-breaking incentives that lured electric-vehicle manufacturers Hyundai and Rivian to the Peach State.

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Representing You: State lawmakers want to know more about local development incentives

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceAugust 7, 2022August 7, 2022

Georgia state capitol building in Atlanta at night

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Representing You: These Georgia lawmakers have joined far-right Facebook groups

by Kira Lerner | The Center SquareJune 1, 2022September 24, 2023

Three Republicans voted no: Matt Gaetz of Florida, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

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Representing You: Marjorie Taylor Greene votes against suspending trade relations with Russia

by Jennifer Shutt | Georgia RecorderApril 8, 2022April 8, 2022

Republicans in the General Assembly were forced to settle for a much narrower election reform bill during the last hour of this year's legislative session.

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Representing You: Georgia Republicans Give GBI More Power to Investigate Election Fraud

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceApril 5, 2022October 10, 2023

Republicans used a last-minute legislative maneuver to slip language that could lead to banning transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams in public schools into a bill targeting so-called divisive concepts in classrooms.

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Representing You: Georgia Republicans Slip Transgender Sports Ban Into Bill in Final Moments

by Ross Williams | Georgia RecorderApril 5, 2022October 10, 2023

Georgia lawmakers weighed in last week on the Russian invasion of Ukraine with condemnation and a determination not to do business with the government that brought on the war.

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Representing You: Georgia lawmakers unite to denounce Russia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 13, 2022March 13, 2022

The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate continued to take aim at Critical Race Theory, passing a bill prohibiting the teaching of a series of "divisive concepts" on race

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Georgia senate passes controversial critical race theory bill

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 11, 2022March 11, 2022

Election years in the General Assembly are typically marked by politically motivated legislation. But the trend is on steroids this year.

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Representing You: Election-year politics dominate Georgia legislature

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 18, 2022February 18, 2022

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Representing You: Georgia lawmakers take on Facebook and Twitter

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceFebruary 15, 2022February 15, 2022