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News Articles: Georgia Politics

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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By:
  • 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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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
The Georgia Capitol on a wintry day in 2024.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 8

In this week's Lawmaker Huddle on Morning Edition, GPB’s Pamela Kirkland catches up with Lawmakers host Donna Lowry to discuss legislation that cleared Crossover Day.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
 Sen. Blake Tillery reads from first lady Melania Trump’s book, in which she said she was debanked. Tillery’s debanking bill failed in the Senate by a wide margin. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Dozens of bills make the cut as Georgia lawmakers hit home stretch, DEI ban dies

Lawmakers passed a heap of bills Crossover Day, including an accelerated income tax rate cut and a plan to slightly expand the state’s medical cannabis program while attempting to ban THC-infused drinks. 

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams ,
  • Jill Nolin ,
  • and 1 more
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed the Amended Fiscal Year 2025 Budget on the Capitol steps on Thursday, March 6, 2025. Credit: Screenshot

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 28: Crossover Day, Senate passes 3 school safety bills, House OKs income tax cuts

Crossover Day kicked off with Gov. Kemp signing his first piece of legislation this session. Then the mad dash to pass legislation started up for the day.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
A Hand Holding a Cellphone. The Georgia Senate passed legislation to make doxxing a criminal offense in Georgia on Crossover Day, Thursday, March 6, 2025. Credit: Pexels

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate passes the Georgia Anti-Doxxing Act

On Thursday, the Georgia Senate passed the Georgia Anti-Doxxing Act, legislation to create criminal offenses for doxxing in Georgia, as a part of Crossover Day.

March 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Rep. Bethany Ballard with lobbyists and advocates at the ropes. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Fate of sports betting, Clarence Thomas statue, more at stake at lawmakers’ Crossover Day deadline

Income tax breaks and polarizing issues like a ban on DEI in schools and a proposed statue of controversial jurist Clarence Thomas are among the bills poised for action Thursday.

March 06, 2025
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By:
  • Jill Nolin ,
  • Ross Williams ,
  • and 1 more
Lucy McBath

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  • Politics

McBath forms exploratory committee to run for governor

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, filed paperwork Wednesday creating an exploratory committee for a potential race for governor next year.

 

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Georgia Sen. Ed Setzler (R-Acworth) presented legislation to the Senate floor on Tuesday, March 5, 2025 that would keep the balance between state and local laws an individual religious freedoms. Credit: Screenshot

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 27: Senate debates religious freedom; House helps missing adults with autism

With Crossover Day looming, each chamber works late into the day, passing a plethora of bills. Religious freedom protections was debated in the Senate on Tuesday while, in the House, a bill aims to help adults with autism.

March 05, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Democratic Sens. Kim Jackson, left, and Elena Parent watch votes come in for the Senate’s gender-affirming care ban for inmates. Jackson opposed the bill and Parent voted for it. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate OKs bill to outlaw gender-affirming care for inmates in state custody

A bill banning gender-affirming treatments for inmates in state custody passed the Georgia Senate Monday.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Tracy Hooper holds a redacted letter from her insurance company

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  • Mental Health

So-called insurance 'clawbacks' are driving Georgia mental health therapists into private practice

Many therapists want to be accessible to clients with insurance, but doing so is risky when billing errors and complex coding rules lead insurance companies to "claw back" previously paid reimbursements.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
U.S. Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler pictured with Georgia Speaker of the House Jon Burns during a visit to the Georgia state Capitol on Monday, March 3, 2025. U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene was also in attendance. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives

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  • Politics

'Lawmakers' Day 26: House OKs midyear budget, Senate passes ban on hormone therapy for minors

With Crossover Day near, House members voted on over 20 bills. Banning gender dysphoria treatment was once again on the Senate's busy agenda.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Tristan Smith
Oct. 2023 file photo. Demonstrators demand Georgia State University drop its affiliation with Israel following the outbreak of war in Gaza. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Georgia House lawmakers debate bill to strip campus protesters of student scholarships

Georgia college students who get into legal or disciplinary trouble in campus protests could also lose their scholarships, if a bill making its way through the state House becomes law.

March 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ross Williams
The sign on the stone gate of the Army's training hub in Georgia is changed from ⁦Fort Benning ⁩to Fort Moore in honor of Lt. Gen. Hal Moore and his wife, Julia.

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  • News

Pentagon changes name of Georgia Army base back to Fort Benning, dumping Fort Moore

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has, for the second time, reversed the renaming of a U.S. military base, saying that Fort Moore in Georgia should revert back to being called Fort Benning.

March 04, 2025
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  • Associated Press
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