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News Articles: Georgia Senate

Donald and Margaret Holder of Crawford County harvesting purple hull peas in 2018. 

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  • Environment

Bipartisan farmland conservation bill passes Georgia Senate on Crossover Day

The bill asks to create a fund to purchase conservation easements for agricultural land.

March 08, 2023
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
(Pexels)

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Georgia Senate passes divisive district attorney oversight bill on Day 27

The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would create a commission with power to remove district attorneys on Day 27. Senate Bill 92, sponsored by Senator Randy Robertson (R – Catuala), would create an oversight commission for Georgia's district attorneys. The eight member panel could remove district attorneys and solicitor generals for a variety of issues, including refusal to prosecute certain crimes or physical or mental incapacity. 

March 02, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Paul Smith, founder and executive director of Citizen Impact, appears before the Georgia Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee on Feb. 21, 2023

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Sports betting legislation passes senate committee on Day 21

On Day 21 of the 2023 legislative session, the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee passed a bill that aims to create a pathway for legal gambling in Georgia. 

February 21, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
In this image taken from body cam video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers remove and shred items from empty tent near the future site of the City of Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18, 2023, near Atlanta, Ga. Some activists — self-described “forest defenders” — began moving into the forest in protest.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: APD releases video from police training facility site; Who paid for Kemp's ball?

Friday on Political Rewind: Released Atlanta police bodycam videos are stoking controversy over what happened the morning an activist was killed and a state trooper was wounded. Plus, Gov. Brian Kemp's inauguration featured a lavish ball, but his team won't reveal who paid for it.

February 10, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Newly elected Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in front of the Georgia Senate in January. (Photo credit: Rebecca Grapevine)

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  • Politics

New lieutenant governor outlines goals

Jackson Republican and businessman Lt. Gov. Burt Jones ran for the office after a decade as a state senator because he wanted a new challenge and thought he could help ordinary Georgians, he said

February 02, 2023
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
State Sen. John Albers speaks on Senate Bill 11 on the Senate floor

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Session's first bill passes the Senate on Day 11

Senate Bill 11, called the "Georgia Fights Terrorism Act," was the first bill passed by the chamber on Day 11 of the legislative session.  

February 01, 2023
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
a lineup of Teslas plugged into charging stations

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  • Energy

Georgia Electrification Study Committee shares its recommendations — and tables some for January

A joint study on the future of electric transportation in Georgia delivered a series of recommendations this week, but some proposals were tabled for legislators to decide on later.

December 02, 2022
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Pat Garrett, left, and her partner Cedric moments before wheeling their home out of the way of Macon-Bibb County Public Works bulldozer on June 8, 2022. Macon-Bibb County bulldozed one of the city's largest homeless encampments, saying it was necessary as a public health measure.

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  • Politics

Georgians describe their experiences with homelessness to state Senate committee

ATLANTA – A Georgia Senate committee focused on addressing homelessness heard Wednesday from a variety of Georgians who have directly experienced living on the streets.

November 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rebecca Grapevine
The Georgia House gives a standing ovation upon hearing that the Senate passed an amended House Bill 1013 — the Mental Health Parity Act — on March 30, 2022.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Major mental health legislation clears both chambers on Day 38

The Mental Health Parity Act is headed to the governor’s desk after both the House and the Senate passed the bill unanimously on Wednesday.

March 30, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Students from Savannah traveled to the state Capitol to voice their opinions on education legislation in late March 2022.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: On Day 37, legislators say students' voices matter

Students from the Savannah area who rode to Atlanta to testify about a bill restricting discussions on race in school had their chance to speak Tuesday, although not how they had hoped.

March 29, 2022
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By:
  • Patrice Little
In this Nov. 15, 2014 file photo, handguns sit in a glass display case in Bridgeton, Mo. The FBI processed a record number of firearms background checks on Black Friday, the agency said Tuesday.

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  • News

Georgia Senate passes bill that allows permitless carry of concealed handgun

Senate lawmakers backed a bill that does away with the need for a permit to carry a concealed handgun in public.

March 01, 2022
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
Longtime Georgia education champion, State Senator Lindsey Tippins (R-Marietta) announces he won’t seek another term.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: On Day 17, Senate education champion intends to step down

Longtime Georgia education champion, State Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R-Marietta), announced today after 12 years in office, he won’t seek another term.

February 15, 2022
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Day 12 focuses on Clarence Thomas monument, 'divisive' curriculum in Senate

A bill to erect a monument on Capitol grounds in honor of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who was born in Georgia, passed the Senate on Monday. A committee also heard SB 377, a controversial bill that would limit schools’ ability to teach “divisive concepts.”

February 07, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
LaTosha Brown, shown here in Memphis, Tenn., co-founded the Black Voters Matter organization in 2016.

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  • Politics

Black Voters Matter Co-Founder: Black Voters In Georgia Fuel 'New Southern Strategy'

Voting rights activist LaTosha Brown says the Senate runoff results in Georgia represent how mobilizing and harnessing the power of Black voters can help forge a new political landscape.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly
Listen to NPR's special coverage of the Senate runoffs in Georgia beginning at 8 p.m. ET.

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  • Elections

Georgia Senate Runoffs Special Coverage

Two runoff races in Georgia will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Listen to WABE's special coverage of the election results.

January 05, 2021
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By:
  • Brandon Carter
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