Government & Politics

Budget Woes: Logo in gold and white on navy blue DBHDD GA Dept Behavioral Health and developmental Disabilities.
The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is unlikely to see a restoration of the $91 million cut from its budget in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
Gracie's Law: Lime green ribbons curled and scattered atop buttons that read "End organ transplant discrimination against people with disabilities. Gracie's Law"
The Georgia Legislature is considering a bill that would make the state the latest to ban discrimination against individuals with physical and mental disabilities in the organ transplant process.
PODCAST Black History Month: Three brustrokes of red, yellow & green on blcak background with white text "Black History Month"
Season 1 Episode 4 — Feb. 05, 2021 In our fourth podcast episode of Gold Dome Debrief we cover campus free speech and free speech areas, police reform and reflections on Black History month. #gapol Gold Dome...
Teachers Wait for Vaccine: Illustration of four rows of people of multiple ethnicities facing forward all wearing face masks in brown, bue and gold tops.
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout is off to a rocky start in Georgia, and teachers are anxious to claim their spots in line. In the meantime, many are back in schools, putting on a brave face for students and expressing alarm among friends. Babette DeLaune is a retired K-12 educator. She retired two years ago, after 14 years teaching in Clayton County, and another 12 in Cherokee County.
PODCAST Gold Dome Debrief WIN 2021 legislators endorsement poster in navy & lime green on white.
In episode three of our weekly Gold Dome Debrief podcast we discuss the Georgia First Amendment Foundation's annual Season 3 Episide 3 — Legislature breakfast, Georgia's WIN list of endorsed legislators and Governor Kemp's proposed legislation to combat human trafficking. #gapol
PODCAST COVID-19 vaccines: Clear bottles of the pale pink liquid vaccine labeled and ined up on a shelf in a semi-dark room
In our second episode of Gold Dome Debrief, we continue our discussion on security for the state Capitol, provide an update on Georgia’s COVID-19 vaccination rates and detail how the state’s budget is shaping up. #gapol
Georgia's gold dome Capitol building in Atlanta. surrounded by grren trees against a cloudless, bright blue sky.
In our first season’s premiere episode of Gold Dome Debrief we discuss security for the state Capitol, COVID-19 regulations at the Capitol and Georgia’s COVID-19 vaccination rate. #gapol
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