Sam Gringlas

4 days ago | npr.org | Sam Gringlas

Democratic lawmakers, led by Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, walk out of the Georgia House of Representatives last month, skipping a vote on a bill to ban gender-affirming care for inmates in state prisons. Matthew Pearson/WABE hide caption toggle caption Matthew Pearson/WABE ATLANTA – Bathrooms. Medical care. Sports. The definition of "male" and "female." In state legislatures this spring, Republicans have kept a focus on transgender people.

6 days ago | kpbs.org | Sam Gringlas

Updated May 08, 2025 at 05:00 AM ETOf the states President Donald Trump won in 2024, Georgia is the only one with an incumbent Democratic senator defending a seat. Republicans see Georgia as their top pickup opportunity and saw term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp as the strongest candidate to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. In the end, Republicans failed to land what they had been calling their top recruit for the Senate. This week, Kemp announced he would not run for the U.S. Senate in 2026.

2 weeks ago | wabe.org | Sam Gringlas

Sweeping tariffs that have kept the stock market swinging. Thousands of workers hastily terminated to slash the footprint of the federal government. A swift crackdown on immigration. A barrage of executive orders to transform aspects of education, health and foreign policy.

3 weeks ago | ctpublic.org | Sam Gringlas

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3 weeks ago | wesa.fm | Sam Gringlas

A look at this spring in Georgia's Legislature show how Republicans continue filing bills to put limits on transgender people and how Democrats have tried to respond.