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.
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.
For over 50 years, the federal Rehabilitation Act has provided a way for parents to make sure schools accommodate the special needs of their kids. In May 2024, a piece of the Act called Section 504 was expanded to include "gender dysphoria, leading to a 17-state lawsuit joined by Georgia.
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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.
On the March 6 edition: It's Crossover Day in Georgia's 2025 legislative session; some CDC employees are told to report back to work; and 17 states seek to remove gender dysphoria protections from a federal act related to schools.
Kemp signs the 2025 fiscal mid-year budget; state lawmakers consider expanding health care access to people at risk of HIV; volunteers put up the frame of house outside the state capitol yesterday.
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.
Georgia recently relaunched its maternal mortality review committee after dismissing all 32 of its members last year. But state officials won’t say who the current members are.
The nation's top public health agency says about 180 employees who were laid off two weeks ago can come back to work. Emails went out Tuesday to some Centers for Disease Control and Prevention probationary employees who got termination notices last month.
Emory University is joining a growing list of top research universities that plan to freeze or limit hiring because of concerns about federal research funding cuts.
On the March 5 edition: Sen. Ossoff asks Trump to reconsider closing Social Security offices; the Georgia Senate passes a “religious freedom” bill; increased security planned for Savannah's St. Patrick's Day parade
