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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning!

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 7d

Watching this unfold like 👀 🍿

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Voting Update for Chatham County Voters 🚨

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 10d

WTF is the Integrated Resource Plan? 🤔

Early voting is underway for the first PSC race in five years. Make sure your friends know and head to the polls!

Visit thegeorgiavoterguide.com/ for all the voting info you need!

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 14d

The federal government has approved over $531 million in disaster relief for Georgia farmers and agricultural producers recovering from Hurricane Helene.

Source: savannahnow

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 16d

Manosphere Influencers Turn on Trump ❌

Source: Rolling Stone

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · 23d

📊 Know the facts about the PSC!

🗳 Early Voting: Oct 14–31
🗳 Election Day: Nov 4

Make your plan to vote and we’ll see you at the polls!
#GAPSC2025 #YourPowerMatters #PowerForThePeople

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Oct 7

💡 What are the responsibilities of the PSC? Swipe through to learn more.

🗳 Make your voting plan now and get ready to head to the polls on Nov 4th!

#GAPSC2025 #YourPowerMatters #PowerForThePeople

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Oct 3

Happy Good News Friday! There's been a victory for voters in Brunswick.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 29

State Rep. Ruwa Romman has officially launched her 2026 campaign for governor. Rep. Romman, who represents Gwinnett County, says Democrats need a bold vision to organize and inspire voters.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 23

Starting fall 2026, Emory University will offer free tuition to students whose families earn $200,000 or less.

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 11

🚨 Several HBCUs are on lockdown after receiving threats, including Spelman College and Clark Atlanta University here in Georgia.

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 11

Today, we pause to remember September 11, 2001.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 10

Jason Esteves has resigned from his Senate seat to run for governor of Georgia.

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 9

Honoring Officer David Rose

One month ago today on August 8, 2025, DeKalb County Police Officer David Rose, 33, was killed in the line of duty while responding to an active shooter near the CDC headquarters in Atlanta.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 9

Immigration arrests are surging in Georgia under Trump.

New federal data shows 5,670 arrests in the first six months of his administration, compared to 1,570 in Biden’s final six months.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara has been in federal immigration detention since June after filming police at a protest.

Charges were dropped, but advocates say his detention violates press freedom & constitutional rights.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 31

✅ Voting rights win in DeKalb County!

A GOP-backed lawsuit challenging 5,000+ voters has been dismissed. Advocates call it a major step to protect free and fair elections ahead of this year's Nov. 4 election.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 30

📍 Savannah: International Paper is shutting 4 GA facilities, including a 90-year-old mill, by Sept 30.
👷‍♂️ Savannah, Port Wentworth & Riceboro will lose 1,100 jobs.
📦 The closing plants make cardboard & packaging, making this a big blow for GA timber farmers, too.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚨 Sen. Jon Ossoff says his office uncovered 500+ reports of abuse in U.S. immigration detention centers.
📍 Pregnant women denied care
📍 Children denied treatment
He called it “unacceptable” and “the tip of the iceberg.” DHS has pushed back, saying detainees receive comprehensive care.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 25

VP JD Vance hit Fayette Co. to push Trump’s tax cuts, while taking shots at Atlanta and Sen. Ossoff. Protesters gathered in Peachtree City to oppose his visit.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 20

UGA's new Anti-Discrimination policy utilizes the same language introduced and approved by the Board of Regents, all appointed by the Governor.

Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 20

Although the Trump Administration has issued executive orders aligned with the removal of protection for people in the LGBTQ+ community, the University System of Georgia's Board of Regents enacted these policy changes in November of 2024, months before Trump's inauguration.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 20

The UGA Equal Opportunity Office changed the wording of its Non-Discrimination Policy. Until early April, the policy included sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, and pregnancy as "protected classes." By the end of April, those classes were omitted from the policy.

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Progress Georgia @progressgeorgia.bsky.social · Aug 20

Students returned to classes at UGA last week and noticed something alarming.

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