by Mark Niesse | Mar 18, 2026 | James Magazine
Georgia representatives are moving forward with a bill, inspired by conservative activist Charlie Kirk, that would protect political activities by students in public schools. If it passes, Georgia would become the first state to pass a law safeguarding...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 17, 2026 | James Magazine
Four words added to legislation that targets mugshot mills have free speech advocates worried the public could lose access to videos that hold police accountable for their conduct. Legislation that started in Georgia’s Senate as a solution to the reputational...
by JMO Staff | Mar 16, 2026 | James Magazine
Panelist Martha Zoller returns for the March 15th show, which opens by analyzing the special election result in former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district. The increasingly vitriolic Democratic and Republican gubernatorial primaries are discussed. And a...
by JMO Staff | Mar 13, 2026 | James Magazine
You may not realize that there are a whopping 70 cities spread across the Atlanta metro, all with their own mayors and forms of municipal government. Member Services Consultant with the Georgia Municipal Association Michael McPherson discusses his role at Metro...
by Mark Niesse | Mar 12, 2026 | James Magazine
Georgia has some of the loosest gun laws in the nation, but a bill to remove the state’s restriction on silencers tested lawmakers’ limits. The gun silencer bill fell four votes short in the House on Friday, a rare defeat for pro-gun proposals in Georgia. Other...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 11, 2026 | James Magazine
One thing that Georgia’s House and Senate can agree on after finishing the first round of this year’s legislative session is that the state income tax rate should continue falling. Friday was the deadline for lawmakers to vote out the bills they were most...
