Category: Georgia

Georgia Bill Would Ban Critical Race Theory, Promote Teaching of America’s Founding Principles

A bill introduced on the first day of Georgia’s new legislative session seeks to prohibit schools from teaching the tenets of critical race theory (CRT) and instead promote an education focusing on how Americans overcome injustice and fulfill the nation’s founding ideals. House Bill 888, introduced on Thursday by Republican state Rep. Thomas Brad, begins…


Georgia Deputy Suspended Over Facebook Comment About Arbery

WARNER ROBINS, Ga.—A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was suspended and faces being fired over comments posted on social media after a judge sentenced three men to life imprisonment in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, news outlets reported. Reacting to a story on WGXA-TV’s Facebook page after the men were sentenced on their murder convictions in the…


‘Very Disturbing’: Watchdog Finds Fundraising Surges for Secretary of State Candidates in Swing State

Fundraising has spiked for candidates running for secretary of state in the key swing states of Georgia, Michigan, and Minnesota compared to past cycles, according to a new report. The report, released on Wednesday by the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law, showed that campaign donations across the three states…


How the Economy Has Changed Since Georgia’s Last College Football National Championship

The Georgia Bulldogs defeated the Alabama Crimson Tide 33-18 on Monday night to win their first NCAA football championship in 41 years. The last time the Bulldogs won a national championship was following the 1980 season, and a lot has changed in the U.S. economy since that time. 1980 and Today The Bulldogs defeated Notre Dame 17-10…


Facts Matter (Jan. 5): New Election Audit Report; Probe Into Possible Illegal Ballot Harvesting Announced

Texas has just completed the first phase of the election audit that they started last year. According to a report released by the secretary of state’s office, they have discovered over 11,000 potential non-citizens who were registered to vote. And that is only in four counties. Meanwhile, Georgia is launching an election investigation of their…


Facts Matter (Jan. 5): Georgia Opens Investigation Into Possible Illegal Ballot Harvesting, Video Evidence

Texas has just completed the first phase of the election audit that they started last year. According to a report released by the secretary of state’s office, they have discovered over 11,000 potential non-citizens who were registered to vote. And that is only in four counties. Meanwhile, Georgia is launching an election investigation of their…


Georgia Begins Probe of Illegal 2020 Ballot Harvesting

State officials in Georgia are now investigating allegations that ballot harvesting–a practice that is unlawful in the state—was used widely during the November 2020 general election and the U.S. Senate runoff elections that followed two months later. The allegations originated from good-government group True the Vote, which promises to release other information on voting irregularities…


Georgia Governor Unveils Push to Allow Concealed Carry Without Permit

Georgia’s governor, battling primary challengers, on Wednesday said he’d push to would allow Georgians to conceal carry firearms without a permit. Gov. Brian Kemp announced the effort at a gun store near Atlanta alongside state lawmakers and gun owners. “In the face of rising violent crime across the country, law abiding citizens should have their…


Georgia Governor Unveils Push for Expanded Gun-Carry Rights

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said on Jan. 5 that he would push for a state law to loosen requirements for state residents to carry a handgun in public. Kemp, a Republican, announced the effort at a gun store near Atlanta alongside state lawmakers and gun owners. “In the face of rising violent crime across the country,…


Repeat or Revenge: Alabama vs. Georgia, Again, for CFP Title

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla.—Alabama has a chance to repeat. Georgia has a chance for revenge. The rematch is set, and it will decide the College Football Playoff national championship. After a pair of easy wins in the semifinals on Friday night, the Crimson Tide and the Bulldogs—the only two teams to be ranked No. 1 in…