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(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up the 2015-2016 Legislative Session during the early morning hours of Friday, March 25, 2016, staying some 45 minutes past midnight in an unusual procedural move. Most of the progressive bills that...

Forestry Day at the Capitol a Success From left to right: Barry Parrish, Georgia Biomass, Waycross; Danielle Atkins, Georgia Forestry Commission, Brunswick; Rep. Chad Nimmer, Pierce Timber, Blackshear; Shawn Harrington, Warnell School of Forestry and...

ATLANTA – On Wednesday, March 16, the Georgia General Assembly gave final approval to HB 757, the Free Exercise Protection Act. This bill began as the Pastor Protection Act which was proposed by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) last summer. Sponsored...

ATLANTA — Lawmakers in Georgia have passed a bill providing legal protection to pastors and other religious organizations who object to same-sex “marriage,” sending the measure to the Republican governor, who has asserted that such proposals are discriminatory...

As state legislatures gather across the country to start their 2016 legislative sessions, Americans United’s Protect Thy Neighbor (PTN) project is gearing up to monitor and fight legislation that would allow individuals, businesses and government employees...