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
President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order mandating the closing of the US Department of Education (DOE). The Department of Education, established in 1979, was intended to “support and complement” the educational efforts of the states, whose authority over education is enshrined in the Constitution’s tenth amendment. In the Executive Order, President Trump directs […]
Both wings of the Georgia General Assembly passed bills focusing on young Georgians and their education. The House Education Committee and the Senate Youth and Education Committee passed a number of different bills. The Senate Youth and Education Committee was first and started with House Bill (HB) 307. This bill includes provisions on students who […]
The US Department of State recently announced new sanctions against certain commercial entities for aiding Iran’s global illicit oil sales. Sanctions target a crude oil and petroleum products storage terminal in the port of Huizhou in China for allegedly receiving nearly one million barrels of Iranian crude oil. The sanctions come as the State Department […]
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at President Donald Trump’s direction, has released a new Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) ‘Home’ Application. The CBP Home App is designed to facilitate illegal immigrants’ voluntary departure from the US. Illegal immigrants who voluntarily depart the US will still be eligible to return to the US through […]
Georgia House of Representatives Passes Bills On Health, Agriculture, and Higher Education The Georgia House was busy today passing a number of bills out of its committees. Major bills were passed by committees focused on public health, agricultural policy, and higher education. The first to convene was the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The […]
The Georgia House has passed a number of bills out of its committees. Major bills were passed by committees focused on public health, agricultural policy, and higher education. The first to convene was the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee. The first major bill on the agenda was Senate Bill (SB) 105. This bill would […]
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 […]
Senator Chuck Schumer (D) has faced an enormous amount of backlash following the passage of the GOP-drafted funding bill. Along with nine other democrats, Schumer decided to vote to pass the bill forward. Democrats from both the media and the party have come out to criticize him going along with the bill. A notable example […]
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have brokered a partial ceasefire deal between Ukraine and Russia and agreed to schedule future negotiations for a full ceasefire. Presidents Trump and Putin reached the agreement during a highly anticipated phone call between the two leaders. “My phone conversation today with President Putin of Russia […]
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 two. The first on the agenda, Senate Bill (SB) 160, had previously […]
THE FUZZY PEACH—3.18.2025—Gold Dome Week 9—Ossoff Introduces Bill Helping First Responders—Much More
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 […]
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is leading a major operation aimed at debilitating the Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni terror group that has been targeting US, Israeli, and allies’ ships since Hamas’ October 7th, 2023 attacks. Houthi forces have executed daily drone and missile attacks against US military and commercial ships and have recently increasingly directly […]
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 recently announced the planned return of American astronauts from the International Space Station (ISS) after being stranded there for months due to maintenance delays. Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have spent eight months on the ISS after arriving for what was supposed to be a brief 8-day stay. President Trump announced […]
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 purchasing costs via the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) for […]
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 […]
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. […]
