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Georgia Gold Dome Floor activity reached a new peak on Tuesday with the House taking up a Rules Calendar lengthy enough to require a lunch break. And it only gets busier from here. The House Rules Calendar for Wednesday contains more than 20 measures for debate.

Members of the public flooded the State Capitol again on Tuesday. The day’s most visible group was Mothers Demand Action, members of which crowded the halls in a sea of red as they...

House took up the following measures on the floor on Legislative Day 24: HB 122 - Georgia Achieving A Better Life Experience ABLE; governance of program by board of directors of Georgia Higher Education Savings Plan; provide Substitute HEd-27th. Committee Substitute passed.

With a week remaining before Crossover Day, activity hit a fever pitch in the Capitol on Monday. The House and Senate floors were both active with debate of weighty measures like...

SalusCare mental health patients need crisis unit that has been closed since Hurricane Ian damage; $1.5 million rebuild has started

SalusCare mental health patients need crisis unit that has been closed since Hurricane Ian damage; $1.5 million rebuild has started

SalusCare’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee have authorized a phased rebuilding of the Crisis Stabilization Unit, which has been closed since Hurri

SalusCare’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee have authorized a phased rebuilding of the Crisis Stabilization Unit, which has been closed since Hurri

Legislators were back in action early Monday, kicking off a day full of committee meetings with an eye-opener convening of the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. A 90-minute...

A 16-year-old male was detained by law enforcement officials after the Taylor County Sheriff's Office said the male made a threat of violence to occur Friday at Taylor County High School.