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The proposals give up some seats in the majority to Democrats in the fast-growing metro Atlanta area.

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Add this share Several Georgia companies with LGBTQ-inclusive policies, including Delta Air Lines, also donated money to several of the states most stridently anti-transgender lawmakers. (Photo by Matt Hennie) Some of the most revered brands in Georgia ­– including corporations, law firms, a pro sports team and a brewery – donated cash to four high-profile and outspoken anti-transgender lawmakers in the state legislature in recent years. A Project Q Atlanta review of donations made since 2...

Gov. Kemp signs bill allowing Georgia college athletes to make money off their image WSBTV.com News Staff Thursday is a big day for college athletes in Georgia. Popular Searches Governor Kemp signed a bill into law allowing them to make money off their image. It’s called the Name, Image, Likeness Bill or HB 617. “I think it’s just a sign of things to come and gives us another tool in the toolbox. And sure this issue will develop over the years,” said Gov. Kemp. [DOWNLOAD...

Georgia House Speaker David Ralston (Photo by Patrick Saunders) House Speaker David Ralston called anti-transgender bills introduced by his Republican colleagues this year “a solution in search of a problem.” Ralston, who represents House District 7 in Blue Ridge, made the comments on GPB’s “Political Rewind” podcast on April 23. He commented on three bills filed during this year’s legislative session that targeted transgender student-athletes. “Well, sometimes we have issues that...

State Reps. Philip Singleton, Marty Harbin and Rick Jasperse filed bills targeting transgender student-athletes. The NCAA issued a firm warning to Georgia and other states considering banning transgender students from sports – discriminate against them and risk losing upcoming championships.  But if the NCAA hoped its statement on transgender participation would convince lawmakers to pump the brakes on anti-trans legislation, the Florida House responded two days later by passing a bill that ...

April 1, 2021 11:02 a.m. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) on Wednesday offered a bad faith comparison to justify the state’s stricter voter ID law, saying he had to show his ID the last time he flew Delta Air Lines.  “The last time I flew Delta I had to show my ID,” Kemp said in a statement. “Today’s statement by Delta CEO Ed Bastian stands in stark contrast to our conversations with the company, ignores the content of the new law, and unfortunately continues to sprea...

State Reps. Philip Singleton, Marty Harbin and Rick Jasperse filed bills targeting transgender student-athletes. Four anti-transgender bills – including three targeting student-athletes – stalled this week at the Gold Dome after failing to meet a key deadline, meaning they are likely dead for the legislative session. LGBTQ activists cautioned that the bills could resurface as amendments to other legislation before lawmakers head home on March 31.  One of the anti-trans bills – Senate Bil...

Add this share State Rep. Marty Harbin proposed legislation to ban transgender women from participating in high school sports in Georgia. (Photo by Matt Hennie) A bill that bans transgender women from high school sports passed a Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday, becoming the fastest-moving of at least four anti-LGBTQ bills before lawmakers.  The “Save Girls Sports Act” from Sen. Marty Harbin, a Republican from Tyrone, passed the Senate Education & Youth Committee on a 5-3 party-line v...

ATLANTA, Ga. (Feb. 27, 2021) – A bill introduced in the Georgia House would take on Federal gun control; past, present, and future. Passage into law would represent a major step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state. Rep. Philip Singleton (R) and a coalition […]