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On: October 12, 2011

Blue-leaning state emerges as top GOP trouble spot as Senate campaign chief sounds midterm alarm February 4, 2026
Senate Republicans face polling deficit ahead of midterm elections as GOP defends 53-47 majority. NRSC chair warns of tough battles in key states.
Final Maine plane crash victim identified as copilot February 4, 2026
Jorden Reidel, a Texas father, has been identified as final victim in deadly Maine plane crash that killed six people, leaving behind his wife and baby daughter.
How tech is being used in Nancy Guthrie disappearance investigation February 4, 2026
Investigators are hoping digital clues may break open the investigation into Savannah Guthrie's missing mother Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared from her Arizona home.
Thune blasts Jeffries, Schumer as 'afraid of their shadows' as DHS funding fight heats up February 4, 2026
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., believed that the top two congressional Democrats were "afraid of their shadows" as DHS funding negotiations gear up.
Dean Cain exposes industry 'blacklist' attempt over his conservative values and principles February 4, 2026
Dean Cain exposes alleged entertainment industry blacklisting after GalaxyCon rejects him over "values" differences. The actor challenged organizers publicly.

Bill capping annual property tax increases advances through Georgia Senate
ATLANTA — Georgia homeowners’ property values couldn’t rise faster than the inflation rate, putting a brake on annual property tax increases, according to a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. Property taxes pay for most local services, including schools. The property tax cap legislation is moving quickly through the General Assembly this year as […]
Georgia election review panel recommends gradual shift to hand-marked ballots
ATLANTA — After six lengthy hearings around the state last year, a special legislative committee studying the elections process has recommended incremental changes to Georgia’s voting system. The study committee chaired by Rep. Tim Fleming, R-Covington, who is running for Georgia secretary of state, recommended Monday that the state use hand-marked paper ballots during the […]
Georgia might criminalize using AI to create obscene images of people
ATLANTA — It could soon become a serious crime in Georgia to use AI apps to create obscene, computer-generated images of real people. State senators considered a proposal Monday to create the crime of “virtual peeping” by using artificial intelligence to virtually undress people. The technology would have been viewed as science fiction several years ago […]
Legislation to ban cellphones in high schools gets enthusiastic reception at Georgia Capitol
ATLANTA — Legislation to ban cellphones in Georgia public high schools is advancing quickly, with a unanimous vote in favor at a first hearing Monday. The school day ban outlined in House Bill 1009 would take effect in fall 2027, a year after a similar ban for kindergarten through middle school that lawmakers passed last […]
Georgia Senate passes resolution seeking to hand over voter information to the DOJ
ATLANTA — The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate voted along party lines Monday to urge Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to turn over the state’s unredacted voter list — which includes 8 million voters’ personal information — to the Trump administration. The vote came five days after the FBI seized ballots from the 2020 presidential election in […]
Another Georgia lawmaker accused of pandemic unemployment fraud
ATLANTA — Federal prosecutors have charged another Georgia lawmaker with making false statements to fraudulently obtain thousands of dollars of pandemic unemployment assistance. Rep. Dexter Sharper, D-Valdosta, was arraigned on Friday on charges of making false statements to obtain $13,825 in unemployment assistance benefits to which he was not entitled, according to U.S. Attorney Theodore Hertzberg […]
Smokers have left the building, yet the influence of tobacco lingers
ATLANTA — Some lawmakers have been working under Georgia’s Gold Dome long enough to remember when the place reeked of cigarettes. Although no one openly smokes there today, lawmakers seem to have an abiding aversion to legislation to curb tobacco use, specifically a tax increase. Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah, took his oath of office in […]
Georgia House Republican property tax elimination plan to face opposition from Senate Democrats
ATLANTA — A Republican House proposal to eliminate homeowner property taxes will face stiff opposition if it makes it to the state Senate, where Democratic leadership labeled it “draconian” and “unserious.” Georgia’s property tax is essential, Sen. Harold Jones II, D-Augusta, said Thursday. “It funds your schools and it funds your police,” said Jones, the […]
Test-run of outdoor classrooms in Georgia schools clears General Assembly
ATLANTA —Students in Georgia schools could soon have more opportunities to study outdoors instead of inside a classroom. The state Senate gave final approval Wednesday to a bill that calls for a pilot program that incorporates outdoor learning spaces at K-8 schools chosen by the state Department of Education. The vote was unanimous, and the […]
Republican state House leaders unveil plan to abolish homeowner property taxes
ATLANTA — Republicans in Georgia’s state House say they want to take steps to erase homeowner property taxes this legislative session, which is getting underway ahead of an election cycle seemingly dominated by concerns about the cost of living. The proposal unveiled at the Capitol Wednesday by House leaders, would gradually chip away at the […]