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Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and political outsider Rick Jackson head into the May 19th Republican primary for governor tied, according to a new poll commissioned by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  The new poll shows Jackson with 27% of the vote and Lt. Gov. Jones with 25%. This essentially amounts to a draw, as the point difference […]

Lt. Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) recently issued a statement in response to the United States Supreme Court ruling that Louisiana’s congressional map constitutes an “unconstitutional racial gerrymander.”  The Lt. Governor commended the Court’s decision, stating that no state should be instructed to draw race-based legislative maps in an egalitarian society. Lt. Gov. Jones then turned […]

Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01) is leading a bipartisan coalition to sponsor the Save America’s Family Forests Act of 2026, a bill to help family forest landowners recover more quickly from natural disasters and keep working forests productive.  The coalition includes Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Greg Steube (R-FL), Greg Murphy […]

In coordination with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) recently announced that twenty additional Georgia counties have been designated as primary natural disaster areas due to ongoing drought conditions.  With this expansion, a total of 146 Georgia counties have now been designated as primary natural disaster areas due […]

As early voting kicks off across Georgia, a statewide poll from InsiderAdvantage confirms that Republican candidate John F. Kennedy enters the final stretch of the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor with a strong lead.  Kennedy leads the field of Republican candidates with 32%, more than doubling his nearest competitor and leading by approximately 18 points.  […]

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has come out against Republicans for voting to reauthorize the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) without implementing warrant requirements. The former congresswoman lamented the fact that only about ten Republicans are refusing to go along with the vote. She criticized the rest for voting to give the government the ‘ability […]

To honor 250 years of American Independence and the sacrifices made by generations of American military members, Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10) recently introduced the 250 Years of Military Honor Package.  This bipartisan legislative package recognizes those who have worn the uniform by establishing a Veterans Appreciation Month, the America 250 Military Appreciation Discount, and Veterans […]

The Republican candidates running to replace Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) clashed in a debate yesterday as they made their appeals to voters ahead of early voting. The debate featured frontrunners Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10) and Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01), as well as political outsider Derek Dooley.  In the debate, the candidates were given the chance […]

Congressman David Scott Dies at 80 After 50 Years of Service Representative David Scott (D-GA13) passed away after 23 years as a congressman and 50 years in total representing the people of Georgia. He began his long career as a representative in the Georgia House in 1975 and then joined the Georgia Senate in 1983. Rep. Scott’s staff […]

Representative Andrew Clyde (R-GA09) recently introduced legislation targeting Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants and refugees, closing a widely abused amnesty loophole. The bill is known as the Territorial Protection and Sovereignty (TPS) Act, and its primary purpose is to repeal TPS authority.   Rep. Clyde lambasted the state of TPS, criticizing it for being weaponized […]

Representative Rich McCormick (R-GA07) introduced the Make DC Square Again Act today to undo the unconstitutional 1846 retrocession of Arlington County and the City of Alexandria from the District of Columbia to Virginia.  This will restore D.C’s original boundaries established by the Residence Act of 1790. Put simply, it will bring the district back to […]

Representative David Scott (D-GA13) passed away after 23 years as a congressman and 50 years in total representing the people of Georgia. He began his long career as a representative in the Georgia House in 1975 and then joined the Georgia Senate in 1983. His congressional tenure began in 2003, after Georgia gained an additional congressional […]

During a recent Senate Banking Committee hearing, Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) pressed Kevin Warsh, President Trump’s nominee to serve as Chair of the Federal Reserve Board, on his assessment of the state of the American economy during the second Trump administration. The Senator attempted to draw a concrete stance on the economy from Nominee Kevin […]

Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones (R-GA), with the support of Senate Republican members of the Georgia Senate Health and Human Services Committee, issued a statement, recapping the committee’s work on behalf of healthcare providers and Georgians over the past four years.  In his statement, the Lt. Governor thanked Committee Chairman Ben Watson (R-01) and his Republican colleagues […]

Political outsider and senatorial candidate Derek Dooley announced the release of his first television ad for the May 19 Republican primary for the U.S. Senate, and the ad will run starting April 21. The ad, titled “The Boss,” focuses on Dooley’s “Georgia First Contract,” a comprehensive list of promises including: enacting term limits, banning insider […]

Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) just announced that Blue Ops, Inc. will invest $30 million in its new manufacturing facility in Valdosta, which is expected to create 200 new jobs over the next several years in Lowndes County.  Blue Ops is the maritime division of Red Cat Holdings, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of advanced all-domain drone […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently cosponsored the Improving Access to Prenatal Care for Military Families Act, introduced by Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Andy Kim (D-NJ), to expand access to prenatal care for military servicemembers and their families. If enacted, this legislation would create a five-year pilot program designating pregnancy as a Qualifying Life Event […]

Vice President JD Vance Endorses Burt Jones for Governor Lt. Governor Burt Jones (R-GA) recently joined Vice President JD Vance and other leaders at the This is the Turning Point Tour at UGA event in Athens, Georgia. At the event, Lt. Governor Jones highlighted the final passage of the True Patriotism and Universal Student Access (TPUSA) Act. He then received an endorsement […]