Georgia GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger on Wednesday expressed the importance of making sure there are no loopholes or backdoors for foreign money to fund U.S. elections. “We need a statewide … legislation so we can look at any foreign funding and campaigns and elections,” Raffensperger said on the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show. … Continued
Republican Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced on Tuesday that Fulton County had indicted 61 individuals tied to the “Stop Cop City” movement on racketeering and domestic terrorism charges, according to a press release. “Stop Cop City” is a Georgia-based movement that has allegedly vandalized public property and used violent demonstrations to protest police and … Continued
A third city in Georgia has been sued for arresting a free speech activist who peacefully stood outside its city hall and held a “God bless the homeless vets” sign. Jeffrey Gray filed a lawsuit on Monday against Port Wentworth Police Lieutenant Robert Hemminger in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Savannah Division. … Continued
The Georgia Court of Appeals has revived a lawsuit from a group seeking to conduct an external review of Fulton County’s absentee ballots from the 2020 election. A superior court judge had previously dismissed the case on grounds of standing, but a recent state Supreme Court decision widened the definition, enabling several of the plaintiffs … Continued
Local governments in Georgia could face felony charges if they receive donations from nonprofit organizations after the 2020 general election saw million-dollar donations to county election offices. Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) signed a law banning nonprofit donations to these offices on Wednesday, a significant win for state and national Republicans looking to limit outside money in elections. Georgia will join 23 other states that have prohibited, limited, or … Continued
A Georgia school district will have to pay over $180,000 and reinstate a substitute teacher fired for objecting to a children’s book depicting same-sex couples being read at an elementary school library. Bryan County Schools has agreed to pay $181,000 in attorney fees and damages and will restate Lindsey Barr as a substitute teacher. The … Continued
Seattle Public Schools could find itself mired in a federal civil rights investigation for separating students by race in multiple programs, a month after it hastily removed racial eligibility criteria from a “potluck” that implicitly excluded whites and Jews. The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism filed a complaint Tuesday with the Department of Education’s Office for Civil … Continued
A Kentucky reporter confessed he ‘truly believed’ he was going to die after a monster tornado tossed his truck off the road in Tennessee. The twister was one of 65 reported to have ripped across the midwest and south Friday, killing at least 11 people – with over 55 million people braced for more severe storms today. … Continued
Georgia banned child gender transition on March 21. Senate Bill 140 bans sex change surgeries and hormone replacement therapy for minors. The bill was passed in both the state House and Senate. It is now headed to Republican governor Brian Kemp, who will likely sign it. “As lead sponsor of this bill, I appreciate my colleagues for … Continued
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Health is warning about an increase in overdose deaths involving an animal tranquilizer that can cause skin to rot. Officials said xylazine, a non-opioid tranquilizer used by veterinarians, has been increasingly found in illegal drugs circulating in Georgia. An overdose on the drug can mimic that of an opioid … Continued
ATLANTA — Georgians are one step closer to getting some cool hard cash in their hands in the form of another state income tax rebate. The Georgia Senate has passed HB 162, which would give people who filed taxes in both 2021 and 2022 up to $500. The bill will now go to Gov. Brian … Continued
The Georgia Senate passed a bill on Thursday that seeks to prohibit local election offices from working around state law to use any kind of private funding to conduct elections. Known as SB 222, the measure stipulates that all “costs and expenses related to conducting primaries, elections, runoffs, or other undertakings authorized or required by [state … Continued
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