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 to do each year. Of note, the final budget includ more PR

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 to the victims of his anti-Muslim harassment that o more PR

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 byproduct generated from burning coal for electricity. It more PR

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 session include: * SB 1, a bill banning sports par more PR