Georgia Senate passes bill to prohibit sex change medical care for prison inmates
The Georgia Senate adopted a measure Monday that prohibits the state from providing medical care to inmates seeking to change their sex. Senate Bill 185 passed 37-15, with support from a handful of Democrats. No Republican voted against it. The Georgia Department of...
Georgia House panel hears pros and cons of Okefenokee Swamp mining ban
ATLANTA - Environmental activists asked Georgia House lawmakers Monday to enact a moratorium on mining adjacent to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge. But opponents of a proposed mining ban defended Alabama-based Twin Pines Minerals' plan to mine titanium dioxide...
Georgia Senate moves to expose librarians to prosecution if they loan ‘harmful’ materials to minors
The Georgia Senate adopted a measure Monday that would strip librarians of their decades-old shield from prosecution for violating a law against giving children pornography and other materials deemed obscene. Librarians have been exempted from Georgia's "harmful to...
Georgia Senate moves to ban medicine that delays puberty
The Georgia Senate passed legislation Monday that would ban puberty blockers, which would affect children who want to change their gender. Senate Bill 30 was adopted 34-19 Monday in a near party-line vote. It's among several GOP-led bills this year addressing...
Georgia lawmakers adopt record mid-year budget
ATLANTA - The General Assembly gave final passage Monday to a record $40.5 billion mid-year budget that prioritizes hurricane relief and prisons. The mid-year budget, which covers state spending through June 30, sailed through the Georgia House of Representatives...
Business executive to lead Albany State University
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia is looking to the private sector to lead Albany State University. The system's Board of Regents voted Monday to name business executive Robert Scott as Albany State's next president. Scott currently serves as president of...
Georgia senators want to investigate groups tied to Stacey Abrams
The Republican chairman of a special committee of the Georgia Senate that has been investigating Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has introduced legislation that would expand the committee's scope to include former Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey...
Senate Republicans seek to exempt children of foster parents from exclusions in new voucher law
Parents who have fostered a child at any point during the prior decade would find it easier to obtain one of Georgia's new $6,500 annual subsidies for private schooling under legislation adopted by state Senate Republicans in a party-line vote Friday. Senate Bill...