Georgia, Gun Violence
Young students protest against gun violence at Georgia Senate meeting
Students as young as five demanded stricter gun laws Thursday at the Georgia Capitol, weeks after a deadly school shooting northeast of Atlanta.
Georgia senators push gun safety legislation after Apalachee shooting
After the recent deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Democratic State Sen. Emanuel Jones is chairing a state legislative committee that could reshape the state's lax gun safety laws.
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.
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.
Georgia lawmakers hear from students about gun laws following Apalachee High School shooting
Georgia lawmakers heard from the public Wednesday about gun laws – in light of a lethal mass shooting earlier this month at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. Children were among those appearing at a senate hearing,
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'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.
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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 ...
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Georgia Senator Ossoff wants more control of postmaster general after mail meltdown in Georgia
Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia said Wednesday he wants Congress to have more control over selecting the U.S.
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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 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 ...
Fani Willis flouts subpoena for testimony in Georgia Senate probe over allegations of misconduct
Willis contends that the panel’s subpoena power is “unlawful,” and has indicated that she will refuse to cooperate in the ...
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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.
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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Patricia Murphy: A woman as president? No thanks, say one-fifth of Georgia voters
The latest AJC showed nearly 20% of Georgia voters believe having a female president would be "bad for the country." ...