Sarah Kallis

1 week ago | gpb.org | Sarah Kallis

Environmental advocacy groups in Georgia are calling on Congress to ensure that clean energy initiatives continue to be funded. Diamond Spratling, the founder and executive director of the climate nonprofit Girl + Environment, said that jobs in the clean energy sector are on the line. " Clean energy jobs are not just a career path," she said.

1 week ago | gpb.org | Sarah Kallis

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that he will not run for U.S. Senate in 2026, leaving the Republican primary to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff wide open. Kemp said in a statement posted to the social media website X that running for Senate is "not the right decision" for him and his family. Kemp also said he spoke with President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate leadership ahead of announcing his decision.

1 week ago | gpb.org | Sarah Kallis

U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock held a town hall in southwest Atlanta on Sunday evening. Warnock answered questions for two hours from some of the hundreds of people at Zion Hill Baptist Church. Constituents asked him what he is doing to challenge the Trump administration's budget cuts, tariffs and foreign policy. "I am doing everything I can with the tools I have," Warnock said. "But those tools are not the same as they were my first two congresses. But I'm going to use the tools I have.

2 weeks ago | gpb.org | Sarah Kallis

Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff held a constituent town hall at the Cobb Civic Center in Marietta on Friday morning. The event lasted just over an hour, with about 40 minutes allotted to audience questions. Among those in attendance were many expressed frustration with the Trump administration's cuts to USAID, NIH, the Department of Education and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - which is located in Atlanta - and other programs.

3 weeks ago | nowhabersham.com | Sarah Kallis

Georgia Senate Democrats say they will take action at the state level to attempt to protect U.S. citizens and those legally in the country from deportation. The lawmakers said in a news conference they will file legislation during the next session that would prohibit Georgia county and municipal law enforcement from facilitating deportation of citizens or lawful permanent residents. Democratic Sen. Elena Parent supports the proposed bill.