ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator arrested at the Capitol Thursday returned Friday. Hours later, the state House Speaker lifted the banishment that resulted in Sen. Colton Moore's arrest. Moore (R-Trenton) showed off a a bit of a bruise he said he got when a House staffer wrestled him to the ground and state troopers took him into custody Thursday.

Georgia Republican ... Brian Kemp’s (R) state address. “While the Senator’s actions were despicable and hurtful to all who knew, respected and loved former Speaker David Ralston—we know ...

A Georgia state senator, who was arrested Thursday before Gov. Brian Kemp's State of the State address at the Capitol building, will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions in the Gold Dome.

As members of the House and Senate gathered for Gov. Brian Kemp's annual State of the State address ... the far-right senator from Northwest Georgia made disparaging remarks about the late Speaker David Ralston, whose memory was being honored in the ...

The state senator had been subject to a ban from the House chamber over previous disparaging remarks about late House speaker David Ralston.

The Georgia General Assembly only recently gaveled into session, but it is already proving to be contentious. However, rules—rather than bills, executive orders or laws—are surprisingly the source of the controversy,

Burns announced Friday afternoon that he would modify the ban to allow Moore, a Trenton Republican, to attend proceedings in the House when members of both chambers are present, such as when lawmakers heard from the governor Thursday.

Georgia’s House speaker says he’s lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber ATLANTA -- Georgia's House speaker said Friday that he's lifting his ban on a state senator entering the House chamber, a day after Sen. Colton Moore was ...

A veteran lawmaker, state Senator Peter Durant Durant twice flipped what had been Democratic districts to win a seat in the House and later the Senate.

There are probably a handful of people in this area who had heard of State Senator Colton Moore before last week. Admittedly I was one of them. However, the number of people who know about him has increased multiple times after his arrest for simply trying to do his job as an elected office from Northwest Georgia.

Republican Georgia state Senator Colton Moore received a hero's welcome at the State Capitol Tuesday following his arrest there a few weeks ago.

Georgia has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature. As of January 26, 2025, there are 23 Republican trifectas ...