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Last year, leaders at Facebook voiced their support for a proposal that would make other app stores responsible for verifying their users’ ages. Immediately, Facebook poured millions of dollars into an ad campaign to trick lawmakers into supporting their proposal, and companies like TikTok and dating app conglomerate Match Group have lobbied in support of the plan.

Lawmakers in Georgia Shouldn’t Bail Out Facebook and TikTok

by Brice FutchMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, filed paperwork Wednesday creating an exploratory committee for a potential race for governor next year.

Should Lucy McBath Run For Governor?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025

Georgia courts would have to give more weight to religious custom and preference when applying the law in disputes about individual rights if legislation adopted by the Republican-led state Senate Tuesday becomes law.

Representing You

Georgia Lawmakers Resurrect Religious Freedom Bill… Again

by Ty Tagami | Capitol BeatMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Child Poverty

Your Government

3 Georgia Mayors Join Fight to Save Child Hunger Programs

by B.T. ClarkMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

🌩️ What We Know: The risk for severe weather has expanded eastward in today's update. Storms will roll through from 10 p.m. tonight until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Weather experts have placed Georgia under a Slight Risk, which is level 2 out of 5 on the severe weather scale.

Will Severe Weather Strike Georgia Tonight?

by B.T. ClarkMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

A woman using her phone at a desk, surrounded by art supplies and a laptop, in a creative workspace.

3 Georgia Cities Are Top Places for Creative Communities

by B.T. ClarkMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

Representatives of Georgia manufacturers asked state lawmakers Tuesday to pass legislation shielding them from lawsuits brought by victims of contamination from "forever chemicals" - known as PFAS - in their water.

Representing You

Will Georgia Lawmakers Side With Big Business and Against Clean Water?

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMarch 4, 2025March 4, 2025

"I prefer art to be disturbing-- its more fun making it" says Emily Boatright who never planned to make art about epilepsy. She was just looking for inspiration—an artist who had explored the condition in their work, but search after search came up empty.

Artist Spotlight: All Eyes on Emily Boatright

by Katya OzerkovMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Transgender people are a fraction of the population yet have been the subject of numerous bills this year. In prior weeks, the Senate and House of Representatives each adopted their own version of legislation that would prevent transgender student athletes born male from competing against females.

Your Government

‘We get it. You hate trans people:’ Georgia Transgender Debate Heats Up

by Ty Tagami | Capitol BeatMarch 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Delta Air Lines, one of the world’s largest carriers, is marking a monumental milestone—100 years in business. The airline, which has called Atlanta home for more than eight decades, is celebrating its deep roots in Georgia and its journey from a small crop-dusting operation to a global aviation leader.

Georgia Staples

Delta Air Lines Celebrates A Century in The Skies

by B.T. ClarkMarch 3, 2025

Move over, James Bond—Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says decades of Hollywood spy thrillers have turned Americans into anti-Russia robots. The Georgia Republican’s latest social media rant claims it was Holywood's Cold War-era villains who “programmed” the public to see Russia as enemy number one, and not the Cold War itself.

Your Government

Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Hollywood Has ‘Programmed’ Your Views of Russia

by B.T. ClarkMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025

If you’re stepping outside this morning, brace for a noticeable shift from yesterday.

Overnight Freeze Warning in Georgia: What You Need to Know

by B.T. ClarkMarch 2, 2025March 2, 2025

❌ No More Town Halls: Instead of facing the people they represent, Republican lawmakers are backing away from open forums. Leaders are advising them to move to pre-screened, invite-only events or shift entirely to virtual town halls where they can control who speaks.

Representing You

Republicans in Congress Told to Stop Having Town Halls

by B.T. ClarkMarch 1, 2025March 1, 2025

Georgia Senator Jon Ossoff is slamming President Donald Trump’s treatment of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during their Oval Office meeting today.

Ossoff Condemns Trump’s Handling of Zelensky

by B.T. ClarkFebruary 28, 2025February 28, 2025