by Cindy Morley | Mar 12, 2025 | News, News 2
One powerful Georgia Senator says he won’t give up his fight for freedom of speech and ending ‘debanking.’ Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, says that just one day after Senate Bill 57, the Freedom of Speech and Belief Act, “died a dramatic death” on the Senate...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 11, 2025 | News, News 2
A bill that would expand the jurisdiction of superior courts to some offenses committed by children ages 13 to 17 heads to the House for consideration after gaining Senate approval on Crossover Day last week. SB 61 by Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, would repeal...
by Phil Kent | Mar 10, 2025 | News, News 2
State Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens— a 30-year-old who has only served six years in the state House of Representatives— is not only a rising GOP star but an exceptional fundraiser. Consider that, based on a Jan. 31 campaign disclosure report for each of the...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 10, 2025 | News, News 2
Crossover Day 2025 has come and gone, and lawmakers are now focused on getting their bills across the finish line and on to the Governor’s desk to be signed into law. Among those bills is one by Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens, that requires the property tax...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 10, 2025 | News, News 2
Marijuana has been a major topic in the Georgia Senate this legislative session, with three bills passing the chamber just ahead of the deadline Thursday to keep them in play this year. Two of the measures, Senate Bill 33 and Senate Bill 254, seek to restrict...
by Baker Owens | Mar 7, 2025 | News, News 2
Thursday was Crossover Day. As usual, some things that expected to “cross” never made it and others cruised across to the other side of the aisle to be considered in the last month of the legislative session ahead. House Bill 638 would allow MARTA buses to...
