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COLUMN: Ginn: Special Legislative Session Update

By: Sen. Frank Ginn (R–Danielsville)

On June 17, I returned to the State Capitol alongside my legislative colleagues, following Governor Brian P. Kemp’s call to convene our General Assembly for a special legislative session. 

The governor’s proclamation directed lawmakers to consider several specific issues, including congressional and legislative redistricting, election administration and local taxation. During the session, the General Assembly also addressed the temporary suspension of the state’s motor fuel and diesel taxes.

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COLUMN: Hodges: Special Legislative Session Update

By: Sen. Mike Hodges (R–Brunswick)

This week, I returned to the State Capitol alongside my legislative colleagues, following Governor Brian P. Kemp’s call to convene our General Assembly for a special legislative session. 

The governor’s proclamation directed lawmakers to consider several specific issues, including congressional and legislative redistricting, election administration and local taxation. During the session, the General Assembly also addressed the temporary suspension of the state’s motor fuel and diesel taxes.

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COLUMN: Hickman: Special Legislative Session Update

By: Sen. Billy Hickman (R–Statesboro)

This past week, I returned to the State Capitol alongside my legislative colleagues, following Governor Brian P. Kemp’s call to convene our General Assembly for a special legislative session. 

The governor’s proclamation directed lawmakers to consider several specific issues, including congressional and legislative redistricting, election administration and local taxation. During the session, the General Assembly also addressed the temporary suspension of the state’s motor fuel and diesel taxes.

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GUEST EDITORIAL: Walker: Keeping the American Dream Within Reach

By: Sen. Larry Walker III (R–Perry)

Across our state, families are working hard, budgeting carefully and looking for opportunities to save for their future. Yet too often, rising costs make that goal feel harder to reach.

Young couples are trying to save for a first home while balancing childcare costs. Retirees on a fixed income worry as the prices of groceries and healthcare rise. Workers are picking up extra shifts, only to wonder where the additional paycheck went.

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Sen. Adrienne White Carden Officially Sworn in as Georgia State Senator

ATLANTA (June 29, 2026) — On Friday, June 26, Sen. Adrienne White Carden (D–Duluth) was officially sworn in as a member of the Georgia State Senate during a ceremony at the Georgia State Capitol. She now represents the 7th Senate District, which includes Berkeley Lake, Duluth, and parts of Lawrenceville, Peachtree Corners, Norcross and Suwanee.

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