First Lady Kemp, GBI director release human trafficking PSA
Georgia has taken the lead in fighting human trafficking under Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration. Late last week, the state took another step in their efforts when First Lady Marty Kemp and GBI Director Chris Hosey released a public service announcement highlighting the See Something, Send Something app which is available for download on Apple and Android devices.
Wealthy Cox family radical arrested in Spain
In 2023, avowed Communist James “Fergie” Chambers secured multiple hundreds of millions of dollars from his family, which controls the Cox Enterprises empire. (His billionaire father James Cox Chambers co-owns the Atlanta Hawks.) Since he cut ties with his family, he has been using that slush fund to bankroll a hard-left and anti-Jewish and anti-Christian groups.
Newly-passed bill will establish family justice centers, preserve sexual assault evidence
A bill with bipartisan support moved trough the Georgia General Assembly this session and allows for the creation multiagency centers that provide coordinated services to victims of family violence, sexual assault, child abuse, elder abuse, human trafficking and associated crimes.
Georgia Legislature backed bill would give residents new rights against homeowner associations
Among the more popular bills to pass out of the Georgia General Assembly last week was a measure that would make it more difficult for homeowners’ associations to foreclose on members’ homes over disputes about money.
‘Freedom Plane’ bringing precious historical documents to Atlanta
To mark the United States’ Semiquincentennial (250th) anniversary, the National Archives’ Freedom Plane National Tour is traveling the country with a trove of historical documents that mark some of the most important moments in America’s founding. From now until April 12 those documents will be displayed in the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead.
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones looks back at priorities, successes from 2026 session
Less than a week after the close of the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones looks back on this year’s legislative priorities receiving final passage before the April 2 Sine Die adjournment. These include tax relief and reform, and additional support for the state’s foster children and families.
QR codes will soon be illegal for tallying election results in Georgia, raising questions about the November midterms
When Georgia lawmakers went home on Friday, they left the state on a collision course with their own self-imposed deadline to change the way residents vote.
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McCormick introduces bipartisan biotech measure
U.S. Reps. Rich McCormick (R-GA 7) and Ro Khanna (D-CA 17) joined this week to introduce the Biotechnology Workforce Alignment Act, a bipartisan package that aims to ensure the American workforce can keep up with its biotechnology research and manufacturing demands.
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.
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Opinion: Reject Raffensperger’s $52 million voting system boondoggle
Georgia’s taxpayers are being asked to foot the bill for yet more government waste— this time in the form of a counterproductive $52 million modification to our voting system that does little to improve election security while imposing massive costs on counties and the state.
Opinion: Georgia continues to gain ground on California
California’s economy is the fifth largest in the world, behind the United States, China, Germany, and Japan. Technologies we know and love were born there: Apple, Google, Facebook, Salesforce, Uber—to name a few.
Opinion: Innovation is bringing Georgia’s patients and providers new hope
Just over 20 years ago, I received a diagnosis that would change my life forever. When I was told I had lupus, I did not know what to expect, how it would change my daily routine, or how to navigate its many persistent symptoms.
