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Sen. Greg Dolezol and Rep. Josh Bonner present SB 1 to the House Education Committee (Courtesy of the Georgia General Assembly).
The Georgia House voted to restrict transgender student athletes from participating in gender school sports of their choosing. The bill, The Riley Gaines Act...
Barbara Rivera Holmes speaking at the Georgia Capitol (Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia).
Gov. Brian Kemp appointed Barbara Rivera Holmes as the new Georgia Labor Commissioner following the passing of Bruce Thompson in 2024. Holmes, a native...
Rogers State Prison, Reidsville, GA. (Creative Commons/Wikimedia Commons)
Georgia’s state prisons are becoming more deadly for its employees and inmates. Contraband including knives, drugs and guns contribute to the increased violence and...
Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick R-Marietta speaking to the House Motor Vehicles Committee on S.B. 160 (Courtesy of the Georgia General Assembly).
On Tuesday, March 18th, the Georgia House Motor Vehicles Committee met to discuss S.B. 160, a bill that would require drivers convicted for a...
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick (R) speaking to the Georgia Senate on Tuesday March 19. (
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick R-Georgia spoke to the Georgia Senate on Tuesday March, 18 about finding common ground during an era where partisanship and...
Georgia State Capitol.
The Georgia House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Gov. Brian Kemp’s $37.7 billion fiscal 2026 state budget Tuesday, a spending plan that prioritizes prisons and...
GA Senator Marty Harbin, R-Tyron, presents Senate Bill 120 to the Senate Higher Education Committee (Courtesy of Georgia General Assembly).
A proposal to remove mention of diversity, equity and inclusion from all public schools, colleges and universities is progressing through the Georgia Legislature.  The Senate...
Folkston Detention Center in Folkston, Georgia. Front view of building.
Democrats in the Georgia House are trying to keep immigrants from being detained in hospitals, college campuses, churches and schools, although their proposal is...
Founder of the First American Bible Project, Stephen Skelton speaks in front of one of the original copies of the Robert Aitken Bible (Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia).
Religious groups - The First American Bible Project and Citizens Impact - met at the Georgia Capitol on Tuesday Feb. 25 to distribute Bibles...
Kennesaw State University Field Station greenhouse (Juliane Balog/Fresh Take Georgia).
The Georgia Senate Committee for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs unanimously voted to pass SB 144 on Tuesday Feb, 18. The bill would not hold...
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