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COVID relief, measures highlight session start

The Georgia General Assembly returned to the State Capitol on Monday, January 11, 2021 for the first day…

State News

Ossoff, Warnock sworn into Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three new senators were sworn into office Wednesday after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, securing the…

State News

Georgia certifies Democrats Warnock and Ossoff’s Senate wins

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s secretary of state has certified the results of the two U.S. Senate runoff elections,…

Columns

Notes from the Senate’s first week

On Monday, January 11, 2021, the first session of the 156th Georgia General Assembly officially began. While every…

Local News

Lawmakers react to impeachment, Capitol violence

Thomas County’s representative in the U.S. House voted not to impeach President Trump and also voted against the…

Local News

Burke appointed chairman of state Senate Insurance and Labor Committee

ATLANTA — Sen. Dean Burke (R-Bainbridge) was named as chairman of the Senate Insurance and Labor Committee by…

Ga Fl News

Former RNC chair urges GOP to turn out to vote

THOMASVILLE — Getting the voters out for the two U.S. Senate runoffs will be the deciding factor, said…

Local News

More Georgians to become eligible for COVID-19 vaccine

ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp and state Department of Public Health Commissioner Kathleen Toomey, M.D., M.P.H., announced plans…

Local News

Ossoff: America is watching Georgia

THOMASVILLE — The entire nation is watching Georgia’s two U.S. Senate runoffs, one of the candidates told a…

Local News

Perdue: Runoff is a fight for freedom

CAIRO — Georgians are in a fight for their lives and their freedoms come January 5, U.S. Sen.…