Download Our App
Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder avatar

Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder

Stories By Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder

Republican Clay Fuller wins runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

Republican Clay Fuller wins runoff to succeed Marjorie Taylor Greene in Congress

Clay Fuller, a Trump-backed Republican, is heading to Washington to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene after winning a runoff election Tuesday against Democrat Shawn Harris.

The Associated Press called the race for Fuller, a lieutenant colonel in the Air National Guard and former district attorney for the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, at 8:23 p.m. Tuesday.

As of 9 p.m., Fuller claimed nearly 56% of the vote and appeared to lead Harris by about 10 percentage points, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State....

'Direct attack' on poor: GOP bill said to be weaponizing poverty against immigrants

'Direct attack' on poor: GOP bill said to be weaponizing poverty against immigrants


The Georgia House of Representatives passed a measure Wednesday that could allow property owners to sue city and county governments if they fail to enforce state laws related to homelessness, public safety and immigration.

House Bill 295, sponsored by Athens Republican Rep. Houston Gaines, passed with a 98-75 vote, clearing the lower chamber just ahead of a key legislative deadline. It now moves to the Senate for consideration.

Rep. Houston Gaines, a Republican from Athens, presents House Bill 295, which would that would allow property owners to sue local governments if they fail to enforce laws related to homelessness, public safety and immigration, during a session of the Georgia House of Representatives on March 4, 2026, in Atlanta. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder

The bill targets local governments that may have “pervasive, systemic, or organized” practices that decline to enforce laws against illegal public camping, loitering, drug possession, shoplifting or the state’s ban on “sanctuary policies” that limit cities from working with federal immigration authorities. If cities or counties are found liable, property owners can sue for financial harm from lost property value....