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News Articles: Lawmakers

Headshot of Chris Joyner and cover of the book.

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Political Rewind: Race, justice and murder in 'The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson'

Monday on Political Rewind: The case of Clarence Henderson. Henderson was convicted and sentenced to death not once but three times for the 1948 murder of 22-year-old Buddy Stevens, an Army veteran and son of a well-known Carrollton, Ga., family. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s reporter Chris Joyner said that the strange story of Henderson and Stevens had been part of his life since he began his career in newspapers more than 20 years ago. And now, he’s turned it into a fascinating book: The Three Death Sentences of Clarence Henderson.

March 07, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
State Rep. Will Wade (R-Dawsonville)

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: House passes three controversial education bills despite opposition on Day 24

The Georgia House passed three controversial Republican education bills on Friday, despite fierce opposition from Democrats. 

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Targeting 'divisive' subjects in school, like history; Greene sees GOP blowback

Friday on Political Rewind: The Georgia House is set to vote on the first in a series of GOP-sponsored bills to limit how teachers can talk about race and the U.S. history of bigotry. Also: Georgia politicians are using the Russian invasion of Ukraine to make points on the campaign trail.

March 04, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Children Vlada, left, Katrin and Danilo look out from a window of an unheated train carriage of an emergency evacuation train which is travelling from Kharkov to Lviv, as it stopped in the Kyiv railway station in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, March 3, 2022.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Retired 4-star Gen. Phil Breedlove on Ukraine as Russia reports advances

Thursday on Political Rewind: Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove joined the panel today to talk about the unfolding situation in Ukraine. Plus, we talk about the 4,000 Georgia soldiers on their way to Europe as the conflict in Ukraine intensifies. What are the next steps the Biden administration may be considering?

March 03, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Judge allows new Ga. maps for 2022 election; A look at State of the Union address

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A federal judge is letting new maps move forward through the 2022 election. Georgia U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene makes headlines for interrupting President Biden's State of the Union address. Also: Sonny Perdue is now chancellor, while David Perdue rails against Rivian.

March 02, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
David Perdue.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Calls for divestment from Russia; Perdue rails against Rivian; State of the Union

Tuesday on Political Rewind: Georgia companies and state government are responding forcefully to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Plus, Republican challenger for governor David Perdue is attacking what Gov. Kemp touts as a crowning business achievement: the deal that will bring a huge auto assembly plant to rural Georgia. 

March 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
  • and 1 more
A student wears a face mask while doing work at his desk at the Post Road Elementary School, in White Plains, N.Y., in this Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, file photo. U.S. health officials say the highly contagious delta version of the coronavirus is behind changes to mask guidelines.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Pushback against 'divisive concepts' bill continues on Day 21

The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee heard more than an hour of public comment on a controversial education bill SB 377 today.

February 28, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Views on Ukraine reveals partisan schisms; Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson nominated

Friday on Political Rewind: Former President Donald Trump is stepping up fundraising on behalf of the Georgia candidates he has endorsed, including Mar-a-Lago fundraisers for David Perdue, Vernon Jones and Herschel Walker. Plus, divergent responses emerge from Republican camps on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

February 25, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Sen. Sally Harrell

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  • News

Lawmakers: Transgender athletes ban brings tears to the Senate floor on Day 20

The Georgia Senate voted to pass a bill that would ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ school sports. Senate Bill 435, sponsored by Sen. Marty Harbin (R-Tyrone) disallows children assigned male at birth from participating in girls’ sports. Democrat critics of the bill say that it is unnecessary and harmful to transgender children’s mental health.

February 24, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Children in classroom

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  • News

Lawmakers: "Parents' Bill of Rights" passes Senate on Day 19

The Georgia Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would create a so-called “Parents’ Bill of Rights” that would would allow parents to review curriculum in their child’s school, and object to instructional materials. Critics say it puts an unnecessary burden on teachers and school boards. 

February 22, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Sonny Perdue in the U.S. Capitol.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Sonny Perdue closes in on chancellor seat; Evidence presented in hate crime trial

Friday on Political Rewind: Former Gov. Sonny Perdue is one step away from the top job overseeing Georgia's public universities and colleges. Meanwhile, the latest from the federal hate crimes trial in Brunswick. The prosecution presented evidence to proves racial animus led to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by Gregory and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan.

February 18, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Women Lead Right, a conservative grassroots organization for suburban Atlanta female voters

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  • Politics

Lawmakers Day 18: Suburban Atlanta women launch campaign; Rep. England announces retirement

Women Lead Right, a conservative grassroots organization for suburban Atlanta female voters, held a press conference to introduce its campaign and goals.

February 17, 2022
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By:
  • Patrice Little
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
The state Senate Education and Youth Committee meets Feb. 14, 2022.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: Republicans propose more guidelines for teaching history and race on Day 16

The Senate Education and Youth Committee heard two bills about curriculum taught in schools on Monday.  

February 14, 2022
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis
Rep. Terry England (Chair, House Appropriations Committee) presents HB 910, the amended fiscal year '22 budget.

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  • Politics

Lawmakers: The amended budget lives, while Buckhead cityhood dies on Day 15

The Georgia House passed the budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Friday afternoon — and likely put the kibosh on Buckhead cityhood for the session.

February 11, 2022
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  • Sarah Kallis
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