Georgia Politics
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State Representative Mandi Ballinger (R) has passed away after a long and hard-fought battle with cancer. Ballinger represented the 23rd district, chaired the Judiciary Juvenile Committee, and served on the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight, Transportation, and Reapportionment and Redistricting committees. House Speaker Jon Burns (R) released a statement on the loss of Ballinger, commenting […]
Attorney General Chris Carr has announced that Virginia Anne Bates, 37, of Forest Park, has pleaded guilty to human trafficking and pimping charges in DeKalb County. As part of her plea, Bates admitted to knowingly harboring and providing a 16-year-old female relative and an 18-year-old female to sex buyers. Bates also admitted to collecting a […]
President Donald Trump (R) recently finalized the first phase of his peace deal between the state of Israel and the terror group, Hamas. The fighting in Gaza is expected to pause, and all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released. This peace deal is a landmark achievement for President Trump’s foreign policy, […]
State Representatives David Wilkerson (D-Powder Springs), Marvin Lim (D-Norcross), Karen Lupton (D-Chamblee), and Lisa Campbell (D-Kennesaw) have announced that all vaccines, including the COVID-19 vaccine, are now available without a prescription in Georgia. The announcement follows a recent roundtable discussion held at the Georgia State Capitol, where they gathered input from the public regarding barriers […]
Georgia Republicans from the House of Representatives have joined forces to call on Senators Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D) to end the government shutdown. In a letter sent to the Senators, they urged them to set aside partisan politics and reopen the government by passing House Resolution (HR) 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and […]
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) is airing out her grievances the current state of healthcare in this country. The Georgia Representative shared this week that she agrees with Democrats that the American people are facing a crisis of healthcare affordability, but she blames a different source. Republicans have sounded the alarm, blaming Senate Democrats for […]
Two years ago, on October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a surprise attack against the state of Israel, killing over one thousand Israeli people and taking over a hundred hostages. The attack devastated small communities and roped the entire nation back into a full-scale war against Hamas. On the second anniversary of the attacks, Georgia Republicans […]
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R) dropped a bombshell document this week, showing that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) analyzed Republican lawmakers’ phone records during their January 6th probe. As part of the FBI’s “Arctic Frost” investigation, the FBI was “tolling data” of Republican lawmakers. The investigation would later develop into Special Counsel […]
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that his office’s Gang Prosecution Unit has obtained a new 42-count indictment in Richmond County, charging 11 individuals with multiple violations of the Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act, along with a range of other violent crimes and firearm offenses. On May 4, 2025, the defendants are alleged to have […]
Georgia Republican Derek Dooley has announced that his campaign for the United States Senate raised nearly $2 million in only 58 days. Specifically, the candidate has raised $1.85 million, with $1.7 million of that being cash on hand and a testament to Dooley’s increasing momentum. The Republican candidate has journeyed all over the state, rallying […]
The debate around Georgia’s Medicaid procurement process continues as one side accuses it of being hijacked by left-wing bureaucrats and the other side claims that this is a manufactured narrative. State Senator Greg Dolezal (R) weighed in on this issue in an exclusive interview with Dome Politics, arguing that the process was hijacked and these […]
A new report from the White House Council of Economic Advisors indicates that the government shutdown will have devastating consequences for Georgia families, businesses, and workers. Democrats like Senators Jon Ossoff (D) and Chuck Schumer (D) have argued that they are fighting for the people and their healthcare, but the new report shows the shutdown's […]
Attorney General Chris Carr, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 21 agencies from 18 different states, has shut down a deceptive charity fundraising scheme and its operators, who are accused of retaining millions of dollars donated for breast cancer screenings. For context, Kars-R-Us.com (Kars) and its operators, Michael Irwin and Lisa Frank, solicited […]
As the federal government officially shuts down, many Americans are asking: Should members of Congress still get paid while everyday workers go without? The House of Representatives recently passed a bill to keep the government running until November 21, 2025. However, it still requires additional support in the Senate, where only two Democrats and one […]
The government shutdown enters its second day, and Georgia Congressional Republicans and Democrats continue to argue over who’s truly responsible. Lawmakers have taken to X to air their grievances, posting a variety of rhetorical images and outright evidence to support their claims. The narratives are largely the same as when the government initially shut down. […]
Governor Brian Kemp (R) has announced that Underwood Ammo will invest $41 million to build a new manufacturing facility and create 120 new jobs in Effingham County. Underwood Ammo’s new manufacturing and assembly facility will be located at the Savannah Portside International Park, and construction on the facility is expected to begin in 2026. Based […]
The federal government has officially shut down after the Senate failed to pass an appropriations bill before the deadline on Tuesday, September 30th. The Republican majority was unable to gather enough votes, with the final tally coming out to 55-45. Now, the blame game has erupted between Republicans and Democrats whose narratives could not be […]
Following the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins have announced that the State of Georgia will receive approximately $531,236,000 in federal funds for the Hurricane Helene Block Grant Program. Georgia’s Block Grant Program will cover future economic losses, infrastructure losses, and […]
