Bill denying taxpayer-funded gender-affirming care to Georgia inmates prompts House walkout

ATLANTA – Legislation denying gender-affirming care to inmates in Georgia’s prison system gained final passage in the Republican-controlled General Assembly Wednesday after state House Democrats walked out of the chamber in protest.

22,000 jobs in Georgia Mountains region related to ports

Submitted by Georgia Ports   Port activity in Georgia now supports approximately 22,250 jobs in the Georgia Mountains region, and more than 600,000 full- and part-time jobs across the state, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s (UGA) Terry College of Business.

Georgia’s Consular Corps visits Haering Precision USA LP

Georgia Supreme Court takes up State Election Board rules changes

ATLANTA - Lawyers representing civil rights and voting rights groups asked the Georgia Supreme Court March 19 to uphold a lower-court ruling that invalidated seven controversial changes to state election laws the Republican-controlled State Election Board (SEB) adopted last fall.

Lawmakers hear praise, concerns about legislation to stop school shooters

ATLANTA – Legislation designed to avert another school shooting like the one that left four dead at Apalachee High School last fall got a hearing in a Senate subcommittee Monday, where many expressed concerns about a database that would be built to track children deemed to be suspicious.