Two weeks after his arrest outside the Georgia House of Representatives chamber, state Senator Colton Moore has been allowed back in. Channel 2′s Richard Elliot was at the Georgia State Capitol on Tuesday where Moore was let back inside without having to give an apology.
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.
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. The Friday decision came a day after Sen.
A right-wing Republican state senator was arrested Thursday morning while attempting to enter the House chambers to attend the State of the State address by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp. Controversial Trenton legislator Colton Moore was handcuffed and removed from the Capitol by state police following an altercation with staff members and law enforcement as Moore
WALKER COUNTY, Ga (WDEF)- Walker County Republican Party reacts to the arrest of North Georgia State Senator Colton Moore on Thursday.
The proposal backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones takes a subtle swipe at Attorney General Chris Carr. The two will likely face off in the 2026 GOP primary.
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.
A Georgia state senator has had his ban from entering the state House chamber revoked following an ugly incident on Thursday which saw him flung to the floor, arrested and subsequently hospitalized.
Supporters of state Sen. Colton Moore, who represents Trenton, greeted him as he prepared to enter the House for the first time in more than a year for a joint session of the legislature.
ATLANTA — Two weeks after his arrest outside the Georgia House of Representatives chamber, state Senator Colton Moore has been allowed ... to throw him out of the GOP Caucus after other ...
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has rolled out a sweeping package of proposals to curb civil litigation – and he says he wants a bill on his desk by the end of the legislative session.