State & Local
Along with up-to-date political coverage, Dome Politics takes the opportunity to post about issues, legislation, and lawmakers in local municipalities and at the state level
The House of Representatives has passed the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ by a slim majority. The final vote count was 218 to 214. All Democrat representatives voted against while nearly all Republicans voted in favor. The House’s final approval followed the Senate’s recent revision and passage of the bill. President Donald Trump will now review […]
Governor Brian Kemp announced that Shriners Children’s will establish a new pediatric medical research facility in Atlanta, creating 470 new jobs and investing $153 million into the city. Gov. Kemp called the new facility an ‘incredible addition’ to Georgia’s growing nonprofit and life sciences communities. “Our commitment to being the Top State for Talent attracts […]
Attorney General (AG) Chris Carr announced his partnership with the Department of Justice to indict Elizabeth Sue Ivester, owner of Liberty Medical Inc., for defrauding Georgia’s medicaid program. The charges have been filed in the Middle District Court of Georgia as part of the Justice Department’s nationwide takedown of healthcare fraud. In a press release […]
Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan (R) is weighing a potential bid for Georgia governor in 2026.
The Senate finally passed the One Big, Beautiful Bill after a marathon voting session lasting over twenty-four hours. President Donald Trump expects to see the bill on his desk by July 4th, so the House is eager to pass it as soon as possible. Senate Democrats tried their best to amend the bill and mitigate […]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) is set to introduce new legislation restructuring the census and protecting elections. President Donald Trump endorsed the bill after a phone call with Rep. Greene, expressing strong support. If passed, Greene’s new bill would require the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a new census upon enactment. For the new census, […]
Senators Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D) have collaborated to amend the one "Big, Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) by reducing its spending cuts and mitigating its effects on health insurance. This work has yet to pay off, though, as Republicans continue to block their efforts and double down on the OBBB. The Senators first announced […]
Georgia’s Okefenokee Swamp has been saved by a conservationist group that purchased eight thousand acres of land. The Swamp has proven to be a battleground for the environmentalist struggle and was set to face potentially irreversible damage from a proposed mine. The Conservation Fund purchased the land from Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals to prevent invasive […]
The U.S. Senate recently voted to proceed with the "One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and begin debating it in the chamber. Senator Raphael Warnock (D) voted against the motion after crusading against the OBBB for its provisions on spending and taxes. Sen. Warnock took a strong stance against the bill when it was still in […]
The US State Department is reportedly planning to revoke British band Bob Vylan’s US visas due to their recent antisemitic comments. Vylan, a London-based duo mixing punk rock and hip-hop, recently stirred controversy for chanting antisemitic slogans during their latest performance at the Glastonbury music festival. “Death, death to the IDF,” chanted the duo during […]
The House of Representatives passed the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act and other bills addressing immigration, customs, and appropriations. Alongside these bills, the House formally condemned the recent political violence in Minnesota, honoring the victims. The first bill, House Resolution (HR) 519, condemns the attacks on Minnesota state legislators that took place on June 14, […]
Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) and Andrew Clyde (R) expressed their frustrations over the handling of the one big, beautiful bill (OBBB) by the Senate, taking issue with certain provisions that have been stripped out and the lack of urgency by the Senate to vote on the bill as a whole. First, Rep. Greene reiterated […]
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently ordered the renaming of the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson in an effort to purportedly take “the politics out of ship naming.” The USNS Milk was ordered to be named after gay rights activist Harvey Milk during former President Barack Obama’s administration. Milk, whose homosexual tendencies caused […]
Republicans are eager to pass the "One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and implement the MAGA agenda as soon as possible. However, the OBBB is currently undergoing massive changes in the Senate that completely undermine Republican priorities. First, the Senate Parliamentarian blocked the Medicaid Provider tax provision in the OBBB. Republicans were counting on this to […]
The US Treasury Department recently announced new sanctions against Mexican banks allegedly helping cartels finance and profit from their criminal activities. Specifically, Treasury is sanctioning the banks for assisting Mexican gangs to launder profits gained through fentanyl trafficking. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) identified three Mexico-based financial institutions “as being of primary money laundering […]
The Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Doug Collins, testified before the U.S. Senate on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026. Senator Jon Ossoff (D) questioned him over the budget and pointed out some of its issues. Sen. Ossoff began questioning by confirming that the total budget request was for $441.2 billion. He […]
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared at a congressional hearing to testify for his department’s 2026 budget request. When questioned, Sec. Kennedy experienced criticism from Democrats and simple questions from Republicans. Rep. Buddy Carter (R), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Energy and Commerce, opened up the hearing. In his opening statement, he discussed […]
The recent ceasefire agreement reached by Iran and Israel and brokered by President Donald Trump has collapsed after Iran reportedly violated the terms by firing missiles at Israeli residential areas. In the early hours of Tuesday, June 24, missile fire from Iran struck a civilian building in Be’er Sheva, Israel, violating a ceasefire deal that […]
