Trump coming to Cobb Co. next week
President Donald Trump is coming to Cobb County next week, where he will speak at Wheeler High School about the recently-announced Trump Accounts investment program for children. The trip is scheduled for next Wednesday, July 22nd.
A closer look at the Georgia governor’s race
Today Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson holds his first official rally in Cleveland at Meadows at Mossy Creek. He’ll be talking about unifying the party after a shrill $200 million advertising campaign and primary runoff victory against opponent Lt. Gov. Burt Jones. But Jones isn’t backing Jackson yet. And more about that later.
Georgia’s Thompson will chair RNC Election Integrity committee
Election integrity is a priority issue for the Georgia Republican Party and the Republican National Committee (RNC). And Georgia will now play a key role in addressing the issue at the national level. It was announced this week that Republican National Committeeman for Georgia, Jason Thompson, has been appointed to lead the RNC Committee on Election Integrity.
Georgia Ag opens Georgia Grown Resource Center in Albany
Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper has announced the opening of the Georgia Grown Resource Center in Albany. The center is part of a new partnership between the Department of Agriculture and the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission.
Speaker announces House Blue-Ribbon Study Committees
The 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly resulted in the creation of seven House Blue-Ribbon Study Committees, as announced late last week by Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington. The committees will work throughout the off-session to gather the facts and hear from citizens, experts and stakeholders on key policy areas impacting Georgia in preparation for next year’s legislative session.
Congressman Fuller sworn in; immediately sponsors elections bill
Georgia’s newest Congressman is wasting little time in getting to work. Republican Rep. Clay Fuller was sworn into office Tuesday after winning a special election to take the 14th Congressional seat formerly held by Marjorie Taylor Greene. On his first day in office, Fuller co-sponsored the “Save America Act,” a bill pushed by President Donald Trump.
Georgia General Assembly adopted bill to expose members to scrutiny for alleged improprieties
A little amendment to the last bill to pass the Georgia General Assembly this year could cause quite a stir if Gov. Brian Kemp signs it into law.
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Black lawmakers warn Kemp’s redistricting fight will put ‘old South’ on World Cup stage
Alleging racism, Black Georgia lawmakers assailed Gov. Brian Kemp’s call for a special session to redraw election maps, saying Republicans want to drag the state back to the era before the civil rights movement.
Ga. CEO: How the Georgia Center for Innovation is helping manufacturers succeed
Shirelda Feagen, Director of Manufacturing at the Georgia Center of Innovation, discusses how the Center removes barriers for Georgia’s small-sized manufacturers to help them scale. Learn more in this video from Georgia CEO:
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Opinion: Georgia nonprofit gaining ground for homeless veterans
Georgia prides itself on honoring those who served, yet nearly 700 veterans in our state have no place to call home on any given night, according to federal estimates.
OPINION: Act to prepare for Trump-ordered voting system decertification
Last week brought an unexpected development in the election world: an Executive Order from President Donald Trump directing the decertification of federally approved voting systems that use QR codes to encode votes.
Opinion: My fellow Republicans: To live conservative values, expand Medicaid
As a lifelong Republican, it is difficult for me to see so many of my fellow conservatives in Georgia casting aside what I believe to be core values of our party — fiscal responsibility, smart policy, and economic growth — when it comes to conversations about Medicaid.
