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Georgia lawmakers send final slate of bills to Kemp’s desk Lawmakers worked late last Thursday to pass several bills before time ran out. Now, the bills that made it head to the governor’s desk. Gov. Brian Kemp will have 40 days to sign, veto or allow the bills to become law. As it is his last term, this is his last opportunity to decide what goes and what fails. House […]
Georgia Supreme Court races heat up with challengers in two key seats Three of Georgia’s nine Supreme Court Justices are up for reelection this year, and two of those justices have opponents. Justice Charlie Bethel and Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren have drawn challengers Miracle Rankin and Jen Jordan, respectively. Both Bethel and Warren were appointed by former Gov. Nathan Deal in 2018 and won their elections in 2020 for a […]
DHS pauses ICE detention plans, halting proposed Georgia facilities for now The Department of Homeland Security has placed a hold on establishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers across the country. That includes two locations in Georgia: Social Circle and Oakwood. Social Circle City Manager Eric Taylor said he was supposed to meet with DHS officials on Wednesday to discuss plans to open a massive detention center on the […]
Georgia lawmakers rush to pass bills on final day of 2026 session It’s the last day of Georgia’s 2026 legislative session, and lawmakers will be working to get their bills passed before adjournment. The Georgia legislature meets for 40 days per year, and the last day is usually lawmakers’ last ditch effort to get their agendas pushed through. Leadership, such as the House Speaker and Lieutenant Governor, get to decide […]
$6.7M returned to victims in massive Georgia Ponzi scheme case Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that his office has made an agreement with Bankers Life to return money to some of the victims of the alleged $140 million Ponzi scheme involving First Liberty Building and Loan. Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities agreed to make some investors whole by returning nearly $6.7 million. “I want […]
He's a retired brigadier general and now a northwest Georgia cattle rancher. Just the kind of guest you'd expect hanging "at the kitchen table" with the ladies, right? Oh, did we mention he's running to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's vacated seat in Congress? Hello, "Kitchen Table issues!" Meet Shawn Harris, who's simultaneously in a run-off to complete MTG's term in Congress while also on the general election ballot to win […]
UnitedHealthcare expands doula coverage, boosting maternal health efforts UnitedHealthcare recently announced a change in their healthcare plans that cover doula care. The health insurance provider now offers employer-sponsored plans that cover doula services similar to Cigna and Elevance Health that have also expanded coverage. Sekesa Berry, founder and executive director of the Georgia Black Doula Network, said this will encourage hospitals and nonprofits to provide the service option. "It's exciting," […]
Georgia PFAS bills stall, leaving advocates wary of future changes No news is good news in the world of the Georgia legislature when it comes to regulations involving PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals.” Mark Woodall, the volunteer legislative chair of the Sierra Club in Georgia, said that several bills were introduced that would limit the liability of companies that use the chemicals, but luckily, none have passed. “So no […]
Georgia bill could ease state takeovers of cities, raising equity concerns The Georgia Senate is considering a bill that would make it easier for the state to take over cities. Isabel Otero, the Georgia policy director for the Southern Poverty Law Center, said that House Bill 1166 creates a new definition of a distressed city making it much easier for the state to take control of local governments. “In Georgia's […]
National morning drive radio and television star Stephanie Miller hosts The Stephanie Miller Show, reaching over six million listeners weekly on satellite and terrestrial radio, simulcast on FreeSpeech TV. A ratings powerhouse who dominated at KABC, KFI, and stations in New York and Chicago, she's been ranked on Talkers Magazine's "Heavy Hundred" for over a decade and won their Woman of the Year Award. Her sold-out Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour became the fastest-selling comedy tour in history, earning three Pollstar nominations and producing America's #1 comedy album. Praised by Rachel Maddow as "the high priestess of excellent liberal talk" and by Carol Burnett as "the Carol Burnett of radio," this Liberal icon—ironically the daughter of Barry Goldwater's 1964 VP running mate—is known as "The Voice of The Resistance."
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