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News Articles: Georgia Politics

Michael Woolfolk poses for a photo at the state capitol, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)

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Compensating people who are wrongfully convicted is a hard sell in some states

Several states are considering moves to change how they compensate people incarcerated after wrongful convictions. Georgia is one of 12 states with no compensation law.

March 18, 2025
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  • Associated Press
 Cherokee rose on carpet and seats in Senate gallery. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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Georgia native plant fans hope compromise takes root after Cherokee rose supporters dig in

The Cherokee rose, native to southern China, was brought here during the colonial era for decorative purposes. Advocates for native plants in Georgia’s environment say the sweetbay magnolia should be the state flower instead.

March 18, 2025
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By:
  • Heather Fields
Close-up Photo of a Wooden Gavel. Credit: Pexels

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GBI seeks expansion of subpoena powers

The Georgia Bureau of Investigations would have expanded authority to compel telecommunications and internet companies to divulge subscriber information under legislation moving through the state legislature.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Ty Tagami
State troopers helped keep order during protests at the state capitol last summer.

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Political climate linked with Georgia women’s mental health outcomes, Emory study finds

A study published in Social Science and Medicine in January examined some of the potential mental health effects related to the current political climate.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Allen Siegler
The Asian American and Pacific Islander Causes held a press event on the Capitol steps on Thursday, March 13, 2025, to mark the fourth anniversary of the Atlanta spa shootings of March 16, 2021. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 31: House debates city of Mulberry, Senate OKs school psychologists to work in 7 states

On Thursday at the Capitol, the Senate approved new hunting attire, and the House debated city of Mulberry issues once again.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
An election staffer works at the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, in Atlanta.

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The 2024 election in Georgia's Fulton County was 'organized and orderly,' independent monitors say

A team of independent monitors says Georgia's Fulton County conducted an "organized and orderly" election last year. The county has struggled in the past with long lines, slow reporting and even false claims of voter fraud. Given its past election problems, Republicans have repeatedly sought extra oversight of the Democratic stronghold

March 13, 2025
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  • Associated Press

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  • Politics

Georgia House panel adopts contingency plan for end of U.S. Department of Education

A bill aimed at preparing Georgia for the potential dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education passed through a House subcommittee Wednesday with an addition from a Democratic state representative.

March 13, 2025
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  • Ross Williams
Georgia U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock pictured at the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection on February 26, 2025, to highlight the importance of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Credit: Senator Raphael Warnock

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  • Politics

Taxpayer dollars at work: Assistance for farmers, food access for service members, federal prisons

For the week ending March 7, the senators worked on efforts including providing service members with healthy food on military bases, and pushing the Trump administration on federal prison security and economic assistance for Georgia farmers.

March 12, 2025
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  • Ambria Burton
 Rep. Matt Hatchett, the House’s top budget writer, said “things are tight” right now. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia House signs off on $37.7 billion budget, increasing spending on prisons and education

House lawmakers signed off on a revised $37.7 billion budget for next year that includes increases in spending for education, prisons and housing but lacked the splashy infusion of one-time spending that made this year’s spending plan swell to more than $40 billion.

March 12, 2025
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  • Jill Nolin
A pair of gloved hands holds a clear, plastic bag with fentanyl.

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  • Politics

A new Georgia bill would add mandatory minimum sentences to fentanyl-related crimes and deaths

A bill called the Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act that passed out of Georgia’s Senate last week would create mandatory minimum sentences for those trafficking in fentanyl if passed by the House and signed by the governor.

March 12, 2025
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Georgia Representative Patty Stinson (D-Butler) celebrated on the House floor after sharing she had her last chemotherapy for breast cancer on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 30: House passes FY 26 budget, Senate updates DNR fishing and hunting regulations

The House took up the only bill they are constitutionally required to pass each session. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The Senate then got down to business as they quickly passed two House resolutions and a bill, HB 287 dealt with updating DNR fishing and hunting license regulations.

March 12, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Conservative Georgia State Election Board member Janelle King, second from left, voted Sept. 23 to have election board Executive Director Mike Coan. second from right, to look into the claims that led to the DeKalb County Republican Party alleging that several county election board’s are not following the law for reviewing voter eligibility complaints. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

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Senate panel to consider bill that hands Georgia lawmakers more say over State Election Board

A last-minute House election bill that advanced on Crossover Day last week would give new authority to the House speaker and Senate president to remove State Election Board members during the legislative offseason.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Queen Olori Atuwatse III of Warri, Delta State, Nigeria, is pictured during her visit to the Capitol with House Speaker Jon Burns on March 10, 2025. The queen consort visited to promote her "Elevate Africa" cause. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 29: Senate focuses on banking; House honors Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia

The Senate took on a bill to clean up language in banking and financial laws; House members commemorated the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Georgia Sen. Colton Moore (R-Trenton) speaks on the Senate floor on Thursday, March 6, 2025, in support of a bill he introduced which counters a local gun-control ordinance in Savannah.

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate passes bill targeting Savannah gun ordinance on unlocked vehicle storage

The bill's fate in the House may be troubled, as its chief sponsor was recently banned from that chamber's floor.

March 10, 2025
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  • Benjamin Payne
Older woman sitting at computer for telehealth visit.

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  • Health

Proposed bill aims to better serve Georgia’s growing aging population during police calls

House Bill 238 would expand training for officers on identifying and responding to situations where someone with Alzheimer's or other degenerative diseases needs help.

March 10, 2025
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  • Sofi Gratas
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