Georgia lawmakers have very strict rules around what they are allowed to spend their campaign contributions on. This week the Georgia Ethics Commission made a ruling that will expand those options to include caregiving expenses. The ruling is part of a larger, national push to allow candidates, often mothers, to pay for childcare expenses from their campaign funds so that they are able to campaign and later legislate. State Reps. Stacey Evans, D-Atlanta, and Beth Camp, R-Concord, were behind the push, which removes a barrier of entry for parents looking to become public servants. RISING…
Collins hits the road for Trump
One of Georgia’s busiest congressmen during election season has been U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, who has traversed the country campaigning not just for Trump, but for Republican House candidates locked in competitive races. He’s been through Ohio, Pennsylvania and Virginia, often alongside members of GOP leadership like House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, leading many to consider Collins might be aiming for a leadership post of his own when the new Congress is seated after the elections. All that road tripping has Collins’ profile RISING…
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