Georgia Milestones scores continue improvement
Scores on the the Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade test – the state’s most comprehensive assessment for student progress – continue to improve. Georgia students showed improvement in mathematics, science and social studies, with some groups scoring all-time highs on mathematics. Students achieving the Proficient Leaner level increased or were at the same level on 12 on the 13 assessments.
Clyde pushes back on firearm registration
U.S Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-GA, was joined by 30 of his House Republican colleagues – including members of the Georgia delegation – in sending a letter Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Director Robert Cekada urging the agency to limit the retention of firearm records to 20 years and immediately destroy digitally recorded firearm registration records.
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.
Rubio to bring foreign ministers to Atlanta as part of G20 ministerial
The G20, or Group of 20, is an international forum that brings together twenty (plus) of the world’s major advanced and emerging economies to discuss and coordinate economic policy. This year’s summit will take place in Miami in December, but leading up to the main event a series of meetings, dubbed ‘ministerials,’ will be held across the U.S.
Trump touts savings accounts; Jackson pledges to match them
President Donald Trump arrived in Cobb County at Wheeler High School yesterday, alongside U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon, Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson, lieutenant governor contender Sen. Greg Dolezal and several other GOP candidates. The president was there to promote his newly-announced and increasingly popular Trump investment saving accounts for young children.
U.S. House passes defense bill, protecting Georgia assets
The U.S. House voted on Wednesday afternoon in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), mostly along party lines. Six Democrats voted in favor and seven Republicans (none of them from the Georgia delegations) voted against the record $1.15 trillion annual defense bill, bringing the final tally to 216-212.
Another big year for Georgia Lottery
People spent more money on the Georgia Lottery over the past year than the prior one, sending more than $1 billion to public educational programs for the 11th year in a row.
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House passes Stop Insider Trading Act
With support from a number of Democrats, the Republican-led House of Representatives passed the Stop Insider Trading Act this week. The final tally was 232-198, though the bill drew some criticism from Democrats, ethics groups and even some Republicans who alleged it did not go far enough. Georgia’s delegation voted along strict party lines.
Kemp makes appointment to Georgia Court of Appeals
This week Gov. Brian Kemp announced his latest appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals, naming Brian K. Epps to the Georgia Court of Appeals, filling a vacancy created by the resignation of the Honorable Brian M. Rickman.
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Opinion: How conservative fiscal policy is tangibly helping Georgians
Governor Brian Kemp deserves credit for once again proving that conservative fiscal policy works. At a time when many Georgians are struggling to make ends meet, signing HB 463 and SB 33 into law shows that Governor Kemp and legislative leaders are focused on providing meaningful relief to families while also positioning the state to be an economic leader long into the future.
Opinion: Leftists used racist tactics to determine reapportionment
There is one thing we can say for certain about the hysterical claims made in the weeks since the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais that the majority “gutted” the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and is re-implementing “Jim Crow”: those claims are false and dishonest, intended to disguise the partisan — and patronizingly racist — objectives and motivations of the critics.
Opinion: Trump loves solicitors general; Georgians should re-elect one – Justice Sarah Warren
One of the most frequently asked questions about President Donald Trump’s judicial nominees is whether they are different than those from his first term. Now, almost 18 months in, trends are beginning to emerge, and one is clear— the president loves to nominate former state solicitors general.
