Georgia Senate passes tax break for retired armed forces, reserve service members
With an almost unanimous vote, the Georgia Senate passed a bill to help the state’s armed forces and reserve service members with their tax bills.
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Georgia Senate committee passes public school DEI ban, moving it forward to floor vote
A proposed formal ban on funding for any diversity, equity or inclusion programs in Georgia's public education passed its final step before hitting the Senate floor.
Bill banning GA liquor stores from selling wholesale hemp products returning to committee
Georgia lawmakers want to ban liquor stores, and those affiliated with liquor stores, from selling consumable hemp products.
Bill removing prosecution exemptions for Georgia librarians over ‘harmful’ materials faces vote
Georgia state senators want to remove a statute that protects librarians at public libraries from being charged with misdemeanors for certain materials being seen or provided to minors.
Lawmakers file bill to formally ban DEI programs from Georgia public schools
Over a dozen Georgia senators are sponsoring a bill that would formally ban local school districts and the state’s universities and colleges from having any programs, activities or support that “advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Lawmakers want student loan ban for Georgians with criminal convictions, campus conduct violations
Members of the Georgia House of Representatives filed a bill to ban any Georgian with a criminal conviction from being eligible to receive student loans, grants or scholarships for higher education.
5 Georgia Social Security Administration offices to close amid Trump Administration overhauls
U.S. Sen. Rev. Raphael Warnock announced that five Social Security Administration offices in Georgia were set to be closed as the Trump Administration moves to overhaul the federal government and its staffing and expenses.
Bill filed to require moped insurance in Georgia
Georgia lawmakers filed new legislation that would make moped drivers have liability insurance to be able to drive in the state.
Bipartisan bill filed to require more transparency in Georgia rent pricing
Two Georgia state senators, one Republican and one Democrat, filed a bill to require more transparency and fairness for rent pricing in the state.
Bipartisan group of Georgia senators move to make statewide Council for the Homeless
A bipartisan group of Georgia state senators filed legislation to create a statewide, interagency group to study and address issues of the unsheltered and homeless in the state.
