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Georgia General Assembly Passes Bills on Education, Retirement, and Economic Development Various committees of the Georgia General Assembly came together to discuss a number of different bills. Committees of both the House and Senate convened to address issues important to Georgians.  First, the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee convened to discuss the entertainment industry. […]

National Security Advisor and former Congressman Mike Waltz (R-FL) spoke to Laura Ingraham on Fox News after he appeared to inadvertently add editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, to a text chain on the Signal messaging app. Key members of the Trump administration included Vice President JD Vance (R), Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and […]

The heated debate over school zone speed cameras has reached a boiling point at the Gold Dome, highlighted by an unusual 6 a.m. hearing last week before the Senate Public Safety subcommittee of First Responders and intensifying into fervent behind-the-scenes discussions. While gutting the program entirely seems unlikely, It appears as if at the heart […]

Georgia General Assembly Passes Bills on Public Safety, Motor Vehicles, and Technology  A number of different bills within the Georgia General Assembly have been passed on to the Rules Committee. Committees from both the House and Senate of the Assembly participated in this process. The Senate Public Safety Committee had a strong start with four […]

A number of different bills within the Georgia General Assembly have been passed on to the Rules Committee. Committees from both the House and Senate of the Assembly participated in this process. The Senate Public Safety Committee had a strong start with four different bills. They began with House Bill (HB) 238. This bill authorizes […]

Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently wrote a letter to his former colleague and current Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, regarding the budget cuts to USAID that have affected Georgians, specifically the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut at the University of Georgia. With Secretary Rubio serving as the acting administrator, Sen. Ossoff has written […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

Georgia General Assembly Addresses Insurance, Tourism, and Banking With New Bills The General Assembly continues to engage in discussions over a slew of new bills. All kinds of committees met today to discuss issues with insurance policy, electronic fees, and tourism. Several bills passed with little feedback while others took up to an hour to […]

The General Assembly continues to engage in discussions over a slew of new bills. All kinds of committees met today to discuss issues with insurance policy, electronic fees, and tourism. Several bills passed with little feedback while others took up to an hour to pass. House: The House Insurance Committee started with Senate Bill (SB) […]

Georgia General Assembly Concerns Itself with Vehicles, Industry, Family Management It was busy under the Dome today as committees of the General Assembly met to deliberate over more bills. The various committees that met were concerned with industry regulation, motor vehicles, and adoption services. To start, the House Motor Vehicle Committee met today to discuss […]