Governor Brian Kemp Signs Landmark Budget Amendment for 2025
Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed the Amended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which will implement a multitude of reforms. The first major change to come with this budget is a statewide tax refund of $1 billion.
Kemp elaborated on X how this refund is meant to assist Georgians deal with “sky-high” prices. He stated, “We’re also proud of our partners in the State House for unanimously supporting this year’s special income tax refund, helping hardworking families fight through sky-high prices.”
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State Sen. Tillery's Debanking Bill Fails Despite Conservative Support
State Senator Blake Tillery's "Debanking" bill has failed in Georgia's upper chamber despite some significant conservative consideration. Debanking is a practice in which banks choose not to offer services to a potential or current customer if they can be deemed "high risk."
For example, bank accounts were closed in Canada after vaccine mandate protests, which caused major blowback.
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Pro-Hamas Foreigners Could Soon Be Deported Thanks to New 'Catch and Revoke' Program — By Dome Politics' Mateo Guillamont — Hamas sympathizers could be deported as the State Department is reportedly launching a ‘Catch and Revoke’ program that will harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and deport Hamas supporters living in the US on an immigrant visa.
Governor Brian Kemp Signs Landmark Budget Amendment for 2025 — By Dome Politics' James Swafford — Yesterday, Gov. Brian Kemp (R) signed the Amended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 which will implement a multitude of reforms. The first major change to come with this budget is a statewide tax refund of $1 billion.
House Votes to Censure Green After Trump Address, Democrats Sing in Well as Sign of Unity — By Dome Politics' Jackson Bakich — On Tuesday, Representative Al Green (D-TX) was censured in the House Chamber after President Donald Trump's (R) Address to the Joint Session of Congress for heckling and disrupting proceedings. It was voted on by the House of Representatives with a 224-198 vote.
State Sen. Tillery's Debanking Bill Fails Despite Conservative Support — By Dome Politics' Jackson Bakich — State Senator Blake Tillery's "Debanking" bill has failed in Georgia's upper chamber despite some significant conservative consideration. Debanking is a practice in which banks choose not to offer services to a potential or current customer if they can be deemed "high risk."
Trump Creates First-Ever Bitcoin and Crypto Reserves — By Dome Politics' Mateo Guillamont — President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order creating the US’ first ever Bitcoin and Crypto reserve. The executive order creates two separate reserves, one Bitcoin reserve and another Digital Assets reserve holding a gauntlet of cryptocurrencies, that will hold assets forfeited as part of criminal or civil asset forfeiture proceedings.
Kemp Signs Amended Fiscal Budget into Effect — By Dome Politics' Jackson Bakich — Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) has signed the Amended Fiscal Year 2025 (AFY25) Budget into effect. He made remarks following his signature hitting the paper. Gov. Kemp mentioned that compared to other states, Georgia is experiencing financial prosperity while diminishing taxes for its residents, while other states are facing debt and higher taxes.
House of Representatives Receives Special Orders From President Trump Declaring National Emergencies — By Dome Politics' James Swafford — It was not a very busy day today at the House of Representatives as no legislation was considered. The only major thing to pass was a censure of Representative Al Green (D) of Texas for disrupting the State of the Union address.
Trump Designates Houthis as Terrorists, Imposes Further Sanctions — By Dome Politics' Mateo Guillamont — President Donald Trump recently ordered the re-designation of Ansarallah, also known as the Houthis, as a foreign terrorist organization (FTO). The re-designation reverses former President Joe Biden’s decision to remove the Houthis’ FTO status, originally set during President Trump’s first term.
They’re Our kids: Let locals decide on school safety cameras — Opinion by Andy Gibbs, city council member and educator in Valdosta, Georgia — A couple of years ago, the City of Valdosta had a safety problem. Three of our five elementary schools had become significant safety hazards in the places where vehicle traffic and student pedestrians overlapped.
Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Request For Freezing $2 Billion USAID Payments— By Dome Politics' Mateo Guillamont — The US Supreme Court (SCOTUS) recently ruled against President Donald Trump’s request to freeze $2 billion of USAID payments. President Trump had asked SCOTUS to reaffirm the US’ freezing of $2 billion USAID ‘reimbursement’ payments to companies for work that had already allegedly been performed.
The Fuzzy Peach is written by Javier Manjarres and Jackson Bakich.
