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A Georgia senator was exiled from the GOP caucus. Now Colton Moore is banned from the state House

Mar. 15, 2024 18:46 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Colton Moore's political career has been about setting legislative norms on fire. The Republican Georgia state senator left another one ablaze on Thursday. Moore, who lives in Trenton in the state's far northwest corner, was banned from the House floor after...

Georgia Republicans say religious liberty needs protection, but Democrats warn of discrimination

Feb. 29, 2024 20:11 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Republicans are voting to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments, while Democrats warn that the long-disputed measure opens the door for people and groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people in the name of religion. The...

Georgia bill aims to protect religious liberty. Opponents say it's a license to discriminate

Feb. 22, 2024 20:18 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers are revisiting a nearly decade-old fight over whether the state needs to protect religious rights from being trampled by state and local governments in a measure opponents say would provide a legal shield for people and groups to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people...

Voters choose new Georgia state senator as runoff set in state House race

Feb. 13, 2024 22:46 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in west Georgia chose a former state House member as their new state senator on Tuesday, while a race in a state House seat near Augusta is headed for a March 12 runoff. In state Senate District 30, Republican Tim Bearden of Carrollton won the majority of...

Georgia Republicans push requiring cash bail for 30 new crimes, despite concerns about poverty

Feb. 06, 2024 16:37 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's desk after the House gave it final approval. The GOP-dominated House voted 97-69 for Senate Bill 63 on Monday, backing a measure that would erodes changes that Republican Gov....

Georgia could require cash bail for 30 more crimes, including many misdemeanors

Feb. 01, 2024 19:30 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia, once a self-proclaimed leader in criminal justice reform, is sliding a little further toward its old lock-'em-up ways. State senators voted 30-17 on Thursday to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes, including 18 that are always or often misdemeanors,...