Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr stated that the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship voting law and expressed his support for this "commonsense provision" alongside 23 other attorneys general. Carr made his statement in an August 22 post on X.
As of July 2024, Georgia experienced a 21.7% increase in prices of goods and services since January 2021, compared to the nationwide trend of a 20.2% increase.
The Georgia Academy of Family Physicians (GAFP) has awarded Georgia Senator Blake Tillery with its Family Medicine Legislative Champion of the Year Award, recognizing his significant contributions toward improving healthcare access and outcomes in the state.
ATLANTA (August 30, 2024) — On Wednesday, September 4, at 1:00 p.m., the Senate Committee on Urban Affairs, chaired by Sen. Donzella James (D–Atlanta), will hold a meeting in Savannah, GA.
State Representative Mack Jackson (D-Sandersville) recently convened the first meeting of 2024 of the House Rural Development Council at the Oak Hill and Martha Berry Museum at Berry College in Rome. Rep. Jackson serves as co-chair of the House Rural Development Council, along with State Representative Gerald Greene (R-Cuthbert), and was appointed by House Speaker Jon Burns (R-Newington) in 2023.
Governor Brian P. Kemp, in collaboration with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced another year of sustained momentum for business recruitment and expansions in Fiscal Year 2024. Between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024, GDEcD’s Global Commerce team supported 429 facility expansions and new locations resulting in more than $20.3 billion in investment and the commitment of 26,900 new private sector jobs statewide.
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Board has unanimously appointed Johnny Sabo as the new Director and State Forester of GFC, effective September 1. The GFC Board entered executive session on August 27 to evaluate and vote on the new Executive Secretary, Administrative Officer, and Director/State Forester following the resignation of Tim Lowrimore, effective September 15.
Our Senior Director of Voting & Elections, Jay Young, spoke to CNN about Common Cause Georgia’s efforts to push back against new election denial efforts in the state.
State Representative Matt Reeves (R-Duluth) recently received the “Champion of Georgia’s Cities” award from the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) at a Suwanee City Council meeting on August 27, 2024.
The House Study Committee on Safety and Consumer Protection of Nicotine Vapor Products, chaired by State Representative Houston Gaines (R-Athens), will convene its first meeting on Thursday, September 5, 2024. The session is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. at Oconee County Schools in Watkinsville, Georgia.
Atlanta – Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of 26 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions.
The Senate and House Agricultural Issues Summit will convene on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at the Georgia National Fairgrounds and Agricenter in Perry. The event will begin at 9:30 a.m. in the Miller Murphy Howard Building located at 401 Larry Walker Parkway.
ATLANTA (August 26, 2024)— The Reverend Sen. Kim Jackson (D–Stone Mountain), along with local pastors in Henry County and the family of Fernando Rodriguez, will hold a prayer vigil at 8:00 a.m. on August 28 in McDonough Square. The vigil is being organized ahead of a hearing in the criminal case against former law enforcement officers from the City of Hampton Police Department and Henry County Police Department who have been charged in connection with Mr. Rodriguez’s in-custody asphyxiation death on September 23, 2019.
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 10:00 a.m., the Senate Study Committee on Access to Affordable Childcare, chaired by Sen. Brian Strickland (R–McDonough), will hold its first hearing.
ATLANTA (August 26, 2024) — On Wednesday, August 28, at 9:00 a.m., the Senate Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee, chaired by Majority Whip Sen. Randy Robertson (R–Cataula), will hold its second hearing in room 341 of the Capitol building.
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the state has successfully blocked the Biden-Harris administration's Title IX changes from being implemented in Georgia. These changes would have allowed "biological males to compete against females." Carr made his statement in an August 22 post on X.
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the state has successfully blocked the Biden-Harris administration's Title IX changes from being implemented in Georgia. These changes would have allowed "biological males to compete against females." Carr made his statement in an August 22 post on X.
Georgia's Attorney General Chris Carr has criticized the Biden-Harris administration's student loan plan, describing it as a "$475 billion taxpayer-funded bailout" for high earners. Carr made his statement in an August 9 post on X.
The Senate Department of Corrections Facilities Study Committee, chaired by Majority Whip Sen. Randy Robertson (R–Cataula), will hold its second hearing on Wednesday, August 28, at 9:00 a.m.