by Ty Tagami | Feb 13, 2025 | News, News 2
The Georgia Senate’s Republican majority passed legislation Wednesday seeking a waiver on sales taxes for firearms over an 11-day period in October. Senate Bill 47 passed 31-21 in a party-line vote following a partisan debate, with Republicans touting gun...
by JMO Staff | Feb 12, 2025 | News, News 2
Chris Riley, the one-time chief of staff to former Gov. Nathan Deal, today will be named as the temporary chief of staff to Georgia House of Representatives Speaker Jon Burns. As reaction pours in, veteran lobbyist Trip Martin with GeorgiaLink says, “I...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 12, 2025 | News, News 2
A Georgia legislator has introduced legislation that would limit phone access for students in elementary and middle school grades during school hours. State Rep. Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, said The Distraction-Free Schools Act, HB 340, is aimed at...
by Baker Owens | Feb 12, 2025 | News, News 2
The geography of Georgia’s coast may be surprising. As for most of the east coast of North America, the continental shelf extends about 70 or 80 miles offshore. After an initial drop away from shore, the ocean floor drops off very gradually, something like two...
by Cindy Morley | Feb 11, 2025 | News, News 2
Both the House and Senate have introduced legislation that would address the use of school zone speed detection devices. House Bill 225, by Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, would ban school zone speed cameras and would repeal House Bill 978 which passed in 2018 and...
by Ty Tagami | Feb 11, 2025 | News, News 2
Some legislative Republicans are joining Democrats in seeking to send additional state funding to schools with students in poverty. Supporters of House Bill 245 argue that Georgia is one of six states that has not adjusted educational funding to account for poverty...
