by K B | Apr 21, 2023 | News
By Mia McKnight Research shows nearly one in five transgender and nonbinary youth attempt suicide, and the rate is even higher among young people of color. Despite these alarming statistics, the Georgia Legislature has considered—and in one case passed—bills blocking...
by K B | Apr 18, 2023 | News
By Madi Blair A year after it was enacted, Georgia’s so-called “book banning” law is leading to confusion and censorship in our schools. The law, passed in April 2022 as Senate Bill 226, allows parents and guardians to submit complaints about the content of “material”...
by K B | Mar 14, 2023 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths Well-intentioned, but not thought through. That’s Georgia Senate Bill 215, the Harry Potter invisibility cloak for Georgia’s government employees. SB 215 is well-intentioned because it is aimed at providing a little sense of security to public...
by K B | Dec 30, 2022 | News
By Kathy Brister With your help this year, the Georgia First Amendment Foundation worked to protect and expand Georgians’ right to know what’s happening in government at all levels across our state and in our courts. Here are some of the ways the Georgia First...
by K B | Nov 14, 2022 | News
By Richard T. Griffiths It was called the Hope Act. In 2019, the Georgia Legislature passed and the governor signed a law allowing medical patients access to cannabis oil. The law was strict: According to rules of a newly established Georgia Access to Medical Cannabis...
by K B | Nov 3, 2022 | Events, News
During the Georgia First Amendment Foundation’s 2022 Weltner Banquet, Susan Weltner Yow paid tribute to her late father’s commitment to government of the people. Here are her remarks, given on Oct. 27, 2022, to banquet attendees at the Emory Conference Center in...
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