ATLANTA, Georgia, April 5 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * At The Capitol: Sine Die Georgia's 2025 legislative session ended on Friday. While some of the big-ticket items, like tort reform, were settled relatively early, we saw some drama in the final days on issues like passing the $37 billion budget. But on the last day of the session, lawmakers agreed to a budget, the only thing that the Georgia General Assembly is constitutionally required  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-Georgia, Ali Awad, Welcome Perry Greene's Public Apology to Victims of Avalon Harassment The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Georgia), the local chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, and CEO Lawyer Ali Awad, today held a press conference to facilitate Perry Greene's publicly apology t  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Condemns Georgia Power's Plan to Cap-In-Place Coal Ash at Plant McDonough ATLANTA -- Last week, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) published a draft permit to "cap-in-place" the coal ash ponds at Plant McDonough in Smyrna, a plan that will put the health of millions of Georgians in jeopardy. Coal ash, or coal combustion residuals (CCR), is the leftover byprodu  more

WASHINGTON, April 5 [Category: Political] -- The Human Rights Campaign posted the following news release: * * * SINE DIE: Georgia Lawmakers Ram Through Slate of Hate to End Session ATLANTA -- Georgia's state legislative session came to a close yesterday after a flurry of anti-LGBTQ+ bills were fast-tracked over the finish line. The slate of hate is the latest in a coordinated national campaign to use LGBTQ+ people as a political wedge and curtail rights and freedoms. The bills passed this ses  more