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News Articles: Georgia Senate

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson speaks during a news conference at the Savannah Civic Center on Tuesday, April 8.

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  • Politics

Savannah mayor: Locked gun ordinance 'lives to fight another day' as GOP challenge fails at Capitol

Failed legislation would have given legal standing for citizens to sue municipalities for local gun-control ordinances.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Charlene McGowan, general counsel for the Georgia Secretary of State, and State Election Director Blake Evans urged Senate Ethics Committee members Wednesday to not ditch the current voter registration sharing database. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Big overhaul planned for Georgia elections: Bills aired in state Legislature’s waning days

Sweeping changes to election rules intended to increase paper ballot options, expand the powers of the State Election Board and remove the state from a voter registration sharing database are up for debate as the 2025 legislative session nears a close.

March 27, 2025
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
Regilding the iconic Gold Dome is just one part of the Capitol Hill renovations that are taking off. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Huddle: A recap of Georgia legislative session Week 9

Crossover Day is behind us, but Georgia lawmakers are still busy at the Capitol as legislators turned to committee work this week.

March 14, 2025
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By:
  • Pamela Kirkland and
  • Donna Lowry
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
 Sen. Josh McLaurin, a Sandy Springs Democrat, holds up a photo of the Doge meme that became popular in 2013 while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones looks on.

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  • Politics

Georgia-style DOGE bill intended to make agencies assess cost of rules clears state Senate

A GOP proposal designed to ease regulatory burdens on small business is being billed as Georgia’s DOGE, a reference to the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency.

February 25, 2025
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By:
  • Jill Nolin
Closeup Photo of Assorted-color Alphabets (Pexels)

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  • Politics

Proposals to rein in child care costs in Georgia gain early support from Senate leaders

Georgia Senate leaders have started to outline specifics of their plans to reduce child care costs when they meet back at the Capitol next month.

December 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
The Georgia Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence released recommendations for next year’s legislative session. Photo by Midjourney AI

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  • Politics

Georgia state senators work on real world guardrails for fantastical world of AI

For the I, Robot 1940s science fiction author, Isaac Asimov, artificial intelligence was a far-off fantasy, but next month, Georgia lawmakers will be tasked with putting laws on the books to guide human-AI interactions in the real world. 

December 04, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Little Girl Using Scissors. (Pexels)

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  • Education

Georgia state senators consider options to help parents with child care costs in 2025 Legislature

Getting someone to watch your kid is expensive, but it could be getting cheaper in Georgia. The state Senate’s Committee on Affordable Childcare heard its final testimony in a hearing at the state Capitol Monday and is expected to release its findings for next year’s session later this month.

December 03, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
A man at a shooting range. (Pexels)

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate committee explore benefits of safe gun storage for owners with testimonies

On Tuesday, the Senate Study Committee on Firearm Safety Storage held its first meeting to discuss how Georgia can encourage safe firearm storage in households with young children.

August 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Girl soccer team playing. (Pexels)

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  • Politics

State Senate forms committee to protect women’s sports

A newly formed state Senate committee will look to ensure that female athletes have the right to participate on an even basis with their males counterparts.

August 02, 2024
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By:
  • Dave Williams
 An image created by Midjourney AI.

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  • Politics

Artificial Intelligence on the minds of Georgia Senate study committee

The Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet Wednesday at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy.

July 16, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams
The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence panel at their first meeting on June 26, 2024. (Ambria Burton/GPB News)

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  • Politics

‘Part of the fabric of our society.’ State Senate committee on AI holds first meeting

On Wednesday, June 26, 2024, the Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence met for its first meeting. Created from Senate Resolution 476, the study committee will dedicate seven to eight meetings to look at AI, its current and future in Georgia, and the concerns surrounding it in society.

June 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
The gold dome of the Georgia Capitol gleams in the sun, Aug. 27, 2022, in front of the skyline of downtown Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Georgia Senate study committees to look at firearm safety, AI, correction facilities, more

The 2024 Georgia General Assembly Senate Study Committees are in session starting this week. Like bills, study committees are proposed during the legislative session but as resolutions the sponsor believes need further examining during the off-season.  This year's study committees will analyze several topics, including firearm safety, artificial intelligence, affordable child care, and more.

June 18, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
 Several winners of the June 18 Georgia Legislative primary runoffs will spend the early months of 2025 working long hours inside the state Capitol’s Gold Dome. (File Georgia Recorder)

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  • Elections

Georgia voters in eight legislative districts head to the polls to choose their state lawmakers

Eight legislative seats will be on the ballot Tuesday to determine the incoming lawmakers for hundreds of thousands of Georgians. Tuesday’s runoffs feature at least two intraparty fights from both sides of the aisle, including a race for a metro Atlanta Senate seat that has opened up for the first time in two decades and a coastal matchup where a GOP House incumbent is fighting to keep his seat

June 17, 2024
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By:
  • Ross Williams and
  • Stanley Dunlap
A former employee of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who opened the election interference probe against former president Trump, testified Thursday before a Senate committee May 23 about her claims that Willis retaliated against her for reporting misappropriated grant money. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder

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  • Politics

Senate investigative panel questions former Fulton County DA employee in Willis probe

A former employee of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified before a state Senate committee Thursday about her allegations that she was retaliated against for raising concerns about the potential misuse of federal funds for youth programs.

May 24, 2024
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
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