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Georgia redistricting case returns to lower court after appeals court ruling The legal battle over Georgia’s 2021 congressional and legislative maps is headed back to a lower court after the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the case to be reconsidered. According to GPB, the decision comes after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April changed how courts can apply the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in redistricting cases. […]
Georgia lawmakers scrutinize pharmacy benefit managers and drug pricing A Georgia House study committee is examining how pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, influence prescription drug prices and access, with independent pharmacists and industry representatives offering sharply different views. PBMs negotiate drug prices among insurers, manufacturers and pharmacies. Independent pharmacists say the companies’ market power can put community pharmacies at a disadvantage, particularly in rural Georgia. Hugh Chancey, a southwest Georgia […]
Georgia election equipment committee holds first meeting Friday The Joint Election Equipment Specifications and Standards Committee will hold its first meeting Friday at 10 a.m. in Atlanta. The legislative panel was established during the 2026 special legislative session to develop recommendations for Georgia’s next uniform election system. The committee will work to develop standards and requirements for a new statewide election system. The committee will go over their requirements during […]
Kemp orders state agencies to hold spending steady amid tax cuts Gov. Brian Kemp is directing state agencies to keep their spending at stable levels as Kemp prepares to leave office and as the state reduces income taxes. A memo was sent in July instructing agencies to maintain their current spending levels. Richard Dunn, the director of the Georgia Office of Planning and Budget, sent the memo saying the move […]
Georgia to build first new state psychiatric hospital in more than 50 years Georgia is moving forward with plans to build its first new state psychiatric hospital in more than five decades, a project aimed at reducing the growing number of people in jail waiting for court-ordered mental health treatment. According to the Georgia Recorder, lawmakers approved $409 million for a 300-bed forensic hospital that will be built near Georgia […]
Georgia ethics commission fines Frontline Policy over lobbying, disclosure violations State ethics officials say one of Georgia's most influential conservative advocacy organizations violated lobbying and campaign finance laws, resulting in $17,500 in civil penalties. The Georgia Recorder reports that The Georgia State Ethics Commission determined that Frontline Policy's advocacy arm failed to properly register for lobbying activities and did not submit required reports disclosing more than $380,000 in political contributions […]
Georgia reshapes future voting plans after avoiding QR code deadline Georgia lawmakers have temporarily settled the state’s QR code ballot controversy, but a newly signed elections law may have a much bigger impact on how Georgians vote after 2028. As first reported by The Georgia Recorder, Gov. Brian Kemp has signed legislation allowing counties to continue using QR codes to tabulate ballots through 2028. The extension comes after the state […]
Georgia House leaders delay redistricting debate during special session Georgia state House lawmakers say they will hold off on redrawing Georgia’s legislative maps during the special legislative session Wednesday. House Speaker Jon Burns, House Speaker Pro-Tem Jan Jones, House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, and other Republican leaders said in a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp that they will spend the session discussing tax relief and ratifying the state’s gas tax […]
Georgia lawmakers return for special session on maps, ballots, taxes Today Georgia lawmakers head to the State Capitol for a special session that will likely shape how votes are counted in the upcoming elections and the state’s political map. Kemp called the session for legislators to consider redrawing district maps ahead of the 2028 election cycle after the U.S. Supreme Court essentially gutted the Voting Rights Act. However, the session […]
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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