by Baker Owens | Mar 27, 2025 | News, News 2
There’s just a few legislative days left for the 2025 General Assembly. Those following or hoping for particular pieces of legislation to be passed may be starting to get nervous. But, as readers of James Magazine Online no doubt know, the volume of passing...
by Phil Kent | Mar 26, 2025 | News, News 2
The first U.S. military flights deporting criminal illegal aliens to Guantanamo Bay included members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, which the feds have designated a foreign terrorist organization. This gang and others are active in metro Atlanta. Yet...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 26, 2025 | News, News 2
Speaker Jon Burns’ priority legislation on school safety was debated for several hours by a special Senate Judiciary subcommittee Monday. HB 268, by Rep. Holt Persinger, R-Winder, passed the House with bipartisan support earlier this month, but has drawn debate...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 25, 2025 | News, News 2
A bill that strikes reference to the U.S. Department of Education (USED) from the Georgia code is making its way through the General Assembly. Senate Bill 154, by Sen. Bo Hatchett, R Cornelia, is designed to help Georgia’s workforce “navigate the transition,”...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 24, 2025 | News, News 2
Gov. Brian Kemp’s top priority for the 2025 legislative session is headed to his desk for his signature with two weeks left in this session. The Georgia Senate agreed to the House version of Senate Bill 68 Friday by a 34-21 vote, and Kemp’s sweeping overhaul of...
by Phil Kent | Mar 24, 2025 | News, News 2
Another Georgian who is a longtime political ally of Donald Trump— state Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta— has been named by the president to be the next U.S. treasurer. It is a senior leadership position within the U.S. Treasury Department led by Secretary...
