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Georgia General Assembly Passes Bills on Vehicles, Higher Education, and Foster Care It was another busy day under the Dome as the Georgia General Assembly passed a number of different bills. The notable ones concern motor vehicles, higher education, and family services.  The House Motor Vehicle committee met to discuss three bills but only passed […]

President Donald Trump (R) has called out U.S. District Judge James Boasberg for being a "radical left lunatic of a judge" who is, according to the President, resisting the national mandate he won in the 2024 election. Over the weekend, Judge Boasberg ordered the Trump administration to return the deportation flight of alleged members of […]

Ossoff Introduces Loan Program Bill for First Responders, Teachers  Senators Ashley Moody (R-FL) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) have introduced a bipartisan bill that provides a new loan program for first responders and teachers. The legislation is known as the Homes for Every Local Protector, Educator, and Responder (HELPER) Act of 2025. It would end upfront home […]

Ossoff, Warnock Vote Against Government Funding Bill, Colleagues Send It Through Anyway Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) announced their intention to vote no on the Republican-sponsored continuing resolution (CR) that will fund the government through September. Had eight Democrats not joined 52 Republicans in the Senate, the filibuster could've been invoked. […]

President Donald Trump (R) recently came out on Truth Social with a shocking statement. President Trump declared that the pardons given to the January 6th select committee and many others would not be valid. His reason for declaring this is due to the fact that the pardons were signed with autopen. Trump argues that since […]

On Tuesday, the House pushed forward a six month spending bill to the Senate. It barely passed along party lines and its passage by the Senate was in question. The Republican Party needed at least seven Democratic votes in order for it to reach President Trump’s desk. The Democrats found themselves in a precarious position. […]

Ten Democrats voted to advance the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September, setting the stage for the Republican-led measure to pass with a simple majority. The continuing resolution must be passed before midnight on Friday, March 14 to avoid a shutdown. Sixty votes were needed to end the discussion surrounding the CR […]

Senators Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) have announced their intention to vote no on the Republican-sponsored continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government through September. If a spending bill or CR is not passed, the government will shut down at midnight on Friday, March 14. Republicans in the House (almost entirely along party […]

Georgia General Assembly Adds New Judges and Deliberates Over Energy and Insurance It wasn’t too busy under the Dome today as only a few committees met to discuss new bills. The committees that did meet were focused on issues that could affect many Georgians. The courts, energy, and insurance policy were on the schedule today. […]

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the upper chamber and publicly declared his intention to vote for the Republican-sponsored continuing resolution (CR). If a spending bill or CR is not passed, the government will shut down at midnight on Friday, March 14. Republicans in the House (almost entirely along party lines) passed a continuing […]

The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe witnessed a very quick hearing after Chairman Keith Self (R-TX) introduced transgender Representative Sarah McBride (D-DE) as "Mr. McBride," causing the hearing to descend into chaos. Upon referring to Rep. McBride as a man, the Delaware legislator referred to Rep. Self as "Madam Chair," and Representative Bill Keating […]

Georgia General Assembly Passes Bills Concerning Public Safety and Health  It was a busy day today at the Capitol as the General Assembly deliberated over a number of different bills. Various subcommittees came together to discuss new bills concerning public safety, health, and human services.  The Senate Public Safety Committee met today to discuss House […]

Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) introduced the bipartisan Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act to aid Coast Guard veterans. The bill aims to "return improperly withheld taxes back to combat-injured U.S. Coast Guard veterans" and ensure they receive the same treatment as wounded veterans of the other branches. Sen. Rev. Warnock shared […]

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 […]

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. What Happened? Almost immediately during the Address to the Joint Session of Congress, Rep. Green stood […]

Kemp Signs Amended Fiscal Budget 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 […]

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.  Instead, the House heard two special order speeches from Speaker Mike Johnson (R). […]

Georgia Republicans Slam Ossoff, Warnock for Voting Against Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From Competing With Women After Senate Democrats successfully blocked the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, it was quickly found out that Georgia Senators, Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D), voted against it. If passed, the bill would have prohibited […]