As Georgia legislative session winds down, advocates press for vote on religious liberty bill
ATLANTA - Proponents of religious freedom gathered in the Georgia Capitol Tuesday to pressure the state House of Representatives to vote on a measure that would limit government intrusion into actions based on religious beliefs. Opponents say religious rights are not...
Georgia House panel OKs bill denying state coverage of gender-affirming care
ATLANTA - Republican-backed legislation denying coverage of gender-affirming health care though the State Health Benefit Plan (SHBP) advanced in the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday. The House Health Committee approved a bill that originated in the state...
Legislature passes bill to compost corpses
ATLANTA - Legislation that would regulate an alternative method for disposal of the dead is on its way to Gov. Brian Kemp. The Georgia House of Representatives on Monday adopted Senate Bill 241 by a vote of 157-4. The Senate had already approved the bill in a near...
Federal judge sides with Georgia in ‘water wars’ with Alabama
ATLANTA - The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running "water wars" with Florida and Alabama. A federal judge Monday sided with Georgia, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and the Cobb County-Marietta Water...
Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Georgia voting machines
ATLANTA - A federal court judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to stop Georgia from using electronic voting machines. Monday's ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Amy Totenberg ends a long-running legal dispute that predated the 2020 presidential election in Georgia,...
General Assembly passes transgender sports bill
ATLANTA - Controversial legislation banning transgender student athletes from participating in female sports in Georgia cleared the Republican-controlled General Assembly Monday. Senate Bill 1, which the Senate's GOP majority passed early last month, passed the House...
Legislature votes to make it easier to prove intellectual disability in death penalty cases
ATLANTA - The Georgia legislature threw its support behind legislation that would make it easier for defendants in death penalty cases to avoid execution by proving that they have an intellectual disability. The House of Represenatives approved House Bill 123 by a...
Georgia legislature passes comprehensive school safety bill
ATLANTA - The Georgia legislature on Monday passed a sweeping school safety bill that seeks to identify students who intend to do harm and bolster mental health services for them. House Bill 268 drew broad bipartisan support in both chambers of the General Assembly...