Georgia State Politics

Four months after announcing that he would step down from his seat in the middle of his term, State Representative Andy Welch has announced...

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia granted summary judgment in favor of Georgia and 9 other states in their lawsuit challenging the Obama Administration’s 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) Rule.

Barrow has received endorsements from a bi-partisan group of over 200 district attorneys, sheriffs, other elected officials, leaders of the State Bar, and public citizens all across the state.

Citizens say the county employees who collected the signs did so to silence opposition and that the county employees who collected the signs work for the department pushing the initiative the signs call on people to oppose. 

The Catoosa County Board of Commissioners is set to consider an amendment to the commission meeting rules and procedures at the next meeting and citizens worry that the measure would stifle free speech.

The state agency is responsible for serving as the judicial watchdog arm of court oversight and it is taking applications over the course of the month.

The State Transportation Board elected its new executive leadership team at their Board meeting.

Spearheaded by Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight 2020 is a comprehensive initiative by Fair Fight PAC to staff, fund, and train voter protection teams in battleground states across America.

Governor Brian P. Kemp held swearing-in ceremonies earlier this week for 21 appointees

Local government meetings are supposed to be a forum where citizens can observe official business of governing bodies, petition for reprieve, air grievances, and ask questions, but observations of public comment practices often show a trend toward censorship and eradication of public participation as a whole - unless citizens are offering support or compliments of the governing body.