Georgia, Gun Violence
Young students protest against gun violence at Georgia Senate meeting
Weeks after four people died and nine people were injured in a school shooting northeast of Atlanta, a group of elementary school students carried signs into the Georgia Capitol Thursday as lawmakers discussed legislation that would incentivize safe gun storage.
Students demand action on gun violence
Some students of an Atlanta-area private school have organized to demand gun laws in Georgia be changed. The Morgan Oliver School are calling on Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia lawmakers to pass gun safety laws.
Students across Georgia participate in statewide walkouts to push for gun reform
Students are walking out of their classrooms Friday all over Georgia as part of a push for gun reform in the state following the shooting at Apalachee High School that left four people dead.
Growing student protests against gun violence
Metro Atlanta students are planning a protest in support of stronger gun laws, but school districts say the protestors could face consequences for their actions.
Georgia students held walkout over gun violence
Across the state, students held a walkout to the Georgia State Capitol to protest gun laws after the shooting at Apalachee High School. In Atlanta, school administrators accompanied the students. Students had signed permission slips from their parents that allowed them to join the protest.
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Georgia Senate Study Committee Convenes at Sunbelt Expo to Discuss Farmland Preservation
Georgia's Senate Farmlands Preservation Committee meets at the Sunbelt Ag Expo to discuss farmland sustainability.
Fani Willis skips Georgia state Senate hearing seeking her testimony
DA Fani Willis, who charged Donald Trump with election interference in Georgia, did not appear at a hearing by a GOP-led ...
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Georgia state senators assert power to subpoena after Fulton DA skips investigative hearing
Georgia Senate investigation committee in legal dispute over subpoena for Fulton DA dist attorney Willis to testif.
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Georgia Senate's New Subcommittee on Disaster Mitigation Convenes in Moultrie to Strengthen State's Resilience
The Georgia Senate subcommittee on Disaster Mitigation meets for its first session to address natural disasters.
Fani Willis skips a Georgia state Senate hearing while challenging subpoena
A special Georgia state Senate committee that had subpoenaed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis with plans to ...
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Georgia Senate committee studies safe firearm storage after school shooting
As Georgia struggles with a recent school shooting and some of the weakest gun laws in the nation, the committee heard from ...
Georgia Voter Guide: Key state Senate races in Savannah, Athens and Augusta
All 56 seats in the state Senate are up for election this year. Here are the candidates for state Senate in Athens, Augusta ...
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Fani Willis a no-show at Georgia state Senate committee hearing, argues subpoena unlawful
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis did not appear before a state Senate committee Friday to testify about the ...
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LIVE: Georgia state Senate hearing on Fani Willis investigation
A Georgia state Senate panel is holding a hearing Friday as they investigate whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani ...
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Senate Study Committee meeting Sept. 25 on preservation of Georgia’s farmlands
ATLANTA — The Senate Study Committee on the Preservation of Georgia’s Farmlands, chaired by Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro) ...
Senate Democrat Ossoff seeks congressional revamp of USPS under Trump ally DeJoy
Ossoff’s proposed Postmaster General Reform Act would require the U.S. Senate to confirm a president’s appointment to the ...