Government for its Citizens
Georgia Senate targets local governments over immigration enforcement
by Ty Tagami, Capitol Beat News Service GEORGIA – Local government officials and employees who violate a state law requiring them to cooperate with federal immigration authorities could face new financial consequences under legislation adopted by the Georgia Senate Thursday. Senate Bill 21 passed 33-18 in a near party-line vote in the Republican-dominated chamber.…
Read MoreVPD Awarded $27,081.92 Traffic Enforcement Grant
By Carol A. Gasser Moore VALDOSTA, Lowndes County, Georgia – The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) in Atlanta has awarded a major traffic enforcement grant in the amount of $27,081.92. Valdosta Police Department (VPD) received the grant in recognition of its lifesaving work as the coordinating agency of GOHS’s Southern Region Traffic…
Read MoreGeorgia’s First Open Enrollment Period as the State-Based Exchange Ends with Record-Breaking Results
By Carol A. Gasser Moore GEORGIA – Over 1.5 million people enrolled in the 2025 Open Enrollment (OE) period for Georgia Access, the State’s health insurance marketplace, according to the Office of Insurance and Safety Fire (OCI) Commissioner John F. King. King has stated that the 1.5 million included 225,000 new consumers, who were not…
Read MoreKeeping Georgians Informed –January 27-February 02 – Senator Reverend Ralph Warnock (GA)
From January 27, 2025 Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock (GA), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), and 45 colleagues introduced a new resolution condemning the pardons of individuals who were found guilty of assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officers. The resolution follows President Trump’s decision to, on the first day of his second term, grant full, complete, and unconditional pardons…
Read More21 Mitchell County residents used fake businesses to get COVID money, AG alleges
By T.S. Carter MITCHELL COUNTY, Georgia – Nearly two dozen people in Mitchell County are facing federal criminal charges of opening bogus businesses to get loans from the Paycheck Protection Program, a federal business rescue effort employed during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 21 residents of the Southwest Georgia county are named in indictments that…
Read MoreGeorgians Have Less Than Two Weeks Left to Apply for FEMA Assistance; Deadline is Feb. 7, 2025
GEORGIA – Georgia survivors of Tropical Storm Debby (Aug. 4—20. 2024) and Hurricane Helene (Sept. 24—Oct. 30, 2024) in the counties designated for Individual Assistance have just two weeks left to apply for FEMA assistance. The application period for federal disaster assistance ends on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Counties approved for assistance for Hurricane Helene…
Read MoreKeeping Georgians Informed –January 20-26 – Senator Reverend Ralph Warnock (GA)
From January 23, 2025 Washington, D.C. – Today, during a U.S. Senate Agriculture committee hearing on the nomination of Brooke Rollins to lead the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) pushed for key commitments from Rollins to ensure disaster assistance is distributed both swiftly and equitably, Georgia farmers are…
Read MoreAn Update from Congressman Austin Scott
January 27, 2025 Dear Georgian, President Trump delivered on his promises to America and signed critical executive orders last week to secure our border by declaring a National Emergency at the border and restoring key policies like Remain in Mexico. I applaud President Trump for swift action to restore border security, and we will work…
Read MoreGDOT continues to urge caution due to icy road conditions
TIFTON, Tift County, Georgia – Georgia Department of Transportation continues to treat ice on state roads in Southwest Georgia and encourages motorists to avoid travel if possible and use caution as the slush that is on the road will refreeze overnight. Drivers need to be particularly aware of the potential for black ice, a thin,…
Read MoreKeeping Georgians Informed –January 13-19 – Senator Reverend Ralph Warnock (GA)
From January 14, 2025 Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (GA) remembered his friend and former President Jimmy Carter. The humanitarian and former president was laid to rest on Thursday after lying in state in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. The Georgia native was the longest-living President who lived to 100 years old; he leaves behind…
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