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.
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 planning walkouts to demand tougher gun safety measures
Students across Georgia are planning actions to demand what they say are stronger gun safety measures in response to this month’s fatal mass shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder. The Morgan Oliver School,
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.
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.
Atlanta students march to state Capitol to demand stricter gun laws
Some metro Atlanta students walked out of their schools Thursday morning and straight to the state capitol. It’s all in a push for stricter gun laws following the Apalachee High School shooting. About 30 students and 14 chaperones from the Morgan Oliver School made their voices heard to lawmakers with their parents’ permission.
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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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Judge denies Fani Willis' attempt to stop subpoena from Georgia Senate committee
A Fulton County judge has denied District Attorney Fani Willis' emergency attempt to stop a subpoena forcing her to testify ...
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 Senate Subcommittee Forms to Scrutinize HOA Practices, Chaired by Sen. Matt Brass
A Senate Subcommittee in Georgia, led by Sen. Matt Brass, to scrutinize HOA operations and ensure compliance with state law.
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 ...
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 abortion ban comes under fire at Senate hearing
An Atlanta woman told a U.S. Senate subcommittee Monday she was suffering through a doomed pregnancy last fall that was putting her health at risk, only to be ...
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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Georgia Senate Committee to Convene for Key Meeting on Firearm Storage Safety in Atlanta
The Georgia Senate committee will hold a meeting on firearm storage safety on September 19th at the State Capitol.
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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) ...
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Advocates call for expanding free school meals at U.S. Senate hearing
Amid persistent child hunger and food insecurity in the United States, lawmakers and advocates stressed the importance of ...
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff seeks more control over postmaster general after mail meltdown
As the U.S. Postal Service faces delivery slowdowns, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, has proposed legislation ...