Fulton DA: ‘Frightening how many crimes and criminals we’re leaving on the street’
ATLANTA — A passionate Fani Willis told a Georgia House committee on Monday that her Fulton County District Attorney’s office desperately needs stronger laws and more resources to fight crime in her county. “It’s frightening how many crimes and criminals we are...
Congresswoman McBath to run for 7th District seat after major map redraw
U.S. Lucy McBath ATLANTA - U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath wasted little time Monday announcing a change of plans after Republicans in the Georgia House gave final passage to a new congressional map that would likely flip her 6th Congressional District to the GOP. Within an...
Georgia House adopts Republican-drawn congressional map, wraps up redistricting session
Georgia's new congressional map is expected to give Republicans a 9-5 majority in the state's U.S. House delegation. ATLANTA – The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives approved a new congressional map Monday, the final act in a once-a-decade...
Redistricting likely cements Republican power in Georgia
ATLANTA - Republicans have positioned themselves to keep control of the General Assembly and Georgia’s U.S. House delegation through the rest of this decade even though the state’s been increasingly friendly toward Democrats in recent years. New legislative maps...
State Senate passes ‘pretty’ GOP-drawn congressional map; House could approve Monday
ATLANTA — Georgia’s state Senate adopted a Republican-drawn congressional map on Friday over the objections of Senate Democrats.The Georgia House is expected to follow suit on Monday, ending a months-long partisan battle to decide the state’s political future for the...
Former Public Service Commission candidate to head Environmental Protection Agency’s Southeast region
ATLANTA - A 2020 Democratic candidate for a seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is President Joe Biden’s choice to become Southeast regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Biden appointed Daniel Blackman Thursday to head an...
Buckhead cityhood bill prefiled by lawmaker
ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta legislator has prefiled a bill that could lead to the creation of what would become Georgia’s 10th largest city. State Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, prefiled Senate Bill 324 Thursday to let voters decide whether to create the new...
State Senate committee passes Republican-drawn congressional map
ATLANTA – Georgia lawmakers took another step Thursday toward determining the state’s political balance of power for the next decade, as a state Senate committee approved a Republican-drawn congressional map. Voting 9-5 along party lines, the Senate Reapportionment...