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Georgia House Speaker partially reverses ban of senator following scuffle and arrest
Georgia State Sen. Colton Moore, who was arrested Thursday after trying to defy a ban against his entrance into the House chambers, is now allowed to attend joint sessions there.
Georgia Speaker rescinds ban on state senator after his arrest
Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns rescinded a ban on a state senator after he was arrested Thursday for attempting to enter the House chamber and hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) state
Georgia House speaker backtracks on banning senator who was arrested for trying to enter the chamber
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 arrested after he tried to enter for Gov. Brian Kemp's state of the state speech.
Georgia senator no longer banished after Capitol arrest drama
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 state senator arrested after being barred from Kemp address
Police pushed state Sen. Colton Moore to the ground and arrested him as he attempted to enter the state House chamber from which he had been banned.
Georgia House leader relents, allows senator arrested Thursday to return for bicameral sessions
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.
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