One of the new bills considered by the Georgia Senate would make school librarians subjected to criminal penalties if they are found distributing material the state considers "harmful to minors."
The new bill, which has passed the Georgia House of Representatives, would double the amount of paid parental leave for all state employees to six weeks.
Dickens won in a runoff race against then-City Council President Felicia Moore on Nov. 30, 2021, to become the city's 61st mayor after incumber Keisha Lance Bottoms chose not to seek another term.
Sen. Donzella James, D-Atlanta, has finally gotten her bill out of committee. SB 125 that will allow local cities and counties to set their own rent control.