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Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), calling for a full investigation, public update, and report to Congress regarding a series of suspicious trades in the oil futures market.  The letter was sent in partnership with Senate Agriculture Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), alongside Senators Cory Booker […]

Attorney General Chris Carr is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit brought by Boulder County and the City of Boulder, Colorado, against major oil and gas producers.  The amicus brief, filed in the Supreme Court case Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, essentially argues that allowing a Colorado locality to hold the […]

Attorney General Chris Carr endorsed billionaire outsider Rick Jackson for Governor ahead of the June 16th runoff election. The endorsement comes one week after the primary election in which AG Carr ran for the gubernatorial nomination and placed fourth with 12% of the vote.  Jackson was the first to announce the endorsement and thanked the […]

Representative Brian Jack (R-GA) visited Coweta County yesterday to deliver remarks at the City of Newnan’s Memorial Day Ceremony hosted by the Pless-Jackson Medal of Honor VFW Post 2667. For context, the Pless-Jackson Medal of Honor VFW Post 2667 is a local veterans' club dedicated to serving local veterans with individual advocacy. The club also […]

Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) was forced to fire his longtime advisor and campaign manager, Brandon Philips, this past weekend. The severance occurred after one of the Collins Campaign’s official X accounts openly mocked a rival advisor for being married to a rape survivor. For context, the campaign account responded to a Derek Dooley Political Action […]

Georgia Republican Races for Governor, Senate Headed for Runoff Elections Georgia’s Republican races for Governor and U.S. Senate will continue with runoff elections on June 16 after all major candidates failed to cross the 50% threshold in the primary. For Governor, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) took the lead with 38% of the vote. Billionaire outsider […]

Representative Mike Collins (R-GA) received a flurry of endorsements from his congressional Republican colleagues ahead of the June 16th runoff election. The Representative heads into the runoff with a commanding lead, earning 41% of the vote in the primary election.  For reference, political outsider Derek Dooley earned 30% and now faces a substantial challenge of […]

Florida Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) announced his endorsement of billionaire outsider Rick Jackson for Georgia Governor this week. The endorsement comes one day after the primary election in which Jackson placed second, five points below Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA).  Sen. Scott expressed pride in endorsing Jackson, whom he considers to be a longtime friend […]

Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA) today introduced the Biotechnology Workforce Alignment Act of 2026 alongside Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) as part of a bipartisan legislative package. The bill aims to ensure America's biotechnology workforce keeps pace with the nation's growing research and manufacturing ambitions.  The package pairs Rep. McCormick's original bill with Rep. Khanna's Federal Biotechnology […]

Georgia’s Republican races for Governor and U.S. Senate will continue with runoff elections on June 16 after all major candidates failed to cross the 50% point threshold during yesterday’s primary elections.  For Governor, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) took the lead with 38% of the vote. Billionaire outsider Rick Jackson fell behind with 33%, a […]

Attorney General Chris Carr announced that his Medicaid Fraud and Patient Protection Division recently secured indictments against five individuals accused of fraud committed with Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver programs.  Altogether, the defendants are alleged to have stolen more than $41,000,000 from the Georgia Medicaid program, with indictments obtained in Athens-Clarke, Gwinnett, Houston, and Richmond […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently cosponsored Senate Bill 944 – known as the Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active Transportation Safety Act – to help communities address dangerous gaps in sidewalks, bike lanes, and other active transportation networks.   The bipartisan bill, led by Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) and Ron Johnson (R-WI), would allow states and localities to […]

Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) recently signed an executive order declaring a state of emergency and suspending Georgia's gas tax for two weeks. This suspension will go into effect at 12:01 a.m. on May 20 and run through June 3.  The Governor explained his intention to prevent heightened costs from interfering with Memorial Day weekend. He […]

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) made a stop in Coweta County last week to host a meet and greet with local supporters of his gubernatorial campaign as the early voting season came to a close.  The event took place at a Line Creek Brewing location in downtown Newnan and featured local GOP leaders and State […]

Georgia Senate Committee Subpoenas Stacey Abrams in New Georgia Project Investigation The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations issued subpoenas to Stacey Abrams, Lauren Groh-Wargo, and Nsé Ufot as part of the committee’s ongoing investigation into campaign finance law violations connected to the New Georgia Project and its affiliated entities. The subpoenas follow findings by the Georgia State Ethics […]

Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan officially vowed to oppose Governor Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) call for Georgia to redraw its congressional districts as part of her nonpartisan campaign. Jordan revealed this intention as part of a campaign statement in which she emphasized the new importance of her election. According to Jordan, the outcome of redistricting […]

Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released a statement denouncing Governor Brian Kemp’s (R-GA) recent call for a special legislative session to redraw Georgia’s congressional districts.  This decision from the Governor comes just weeks after the Supreme Court’s decision regarding Louisiana v. Callais, in which they ruled that two of Louisiana’s congressional districts were unconstitutional. Essentially, the […]

Republican senatorial candidate Derek Dooley made a stop in Coweta County yesterday as part of his ‘Georgia First’ tour ahead of the May 19th GOP primary. The event took place at the iconic Redneck Gourmet restaurant in downtown Newnan and featured Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) alongside First Lady Marty Kemp.  Gov. Kemp was the first […]