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...
by Ty Tagami | Mar 7, 2025 | News, News 2
The Georgia Senate adopted a measure Thursday that would ban drinks containing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. Senate Bill 254, which passed 42-14, originally intended to limit the amount of Delta-9 (a form of THC) per serving in gummies, tinctures and...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 6, 2025 | News, News 2
Get ready, today is Crossover Day at the Capitol for the 2025 Legislative session. It’s the day when lawmakers scramble to get their bills across the line in the Senate or House and keep them alive this session. While several key bills have already passed out...
