Long-stalled ‘religious freedom’ legislation gets Georgia GOP blessing
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — On the penultimate day of the 2025 legislative session, some religious Georgians had their prayers answered.
A so-called religious freedom bill...
Portion of Lee Arrendale property eyed for future Habersham County business park
A large piece of prime real estate off GA 365 has been identified as the potential future location of Habersham County’s next business park,...
Hart County wreck claims life of 22-year-old woman
One person was killed, and three others were injured, including two children, in a single-vehicle wreck in Hart County.
The crash occurred shortly before 4...
Georgia House OKs bill to overhaul wrongly convicted payout after splicing to Trump-inspired vehicle
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia House passed a bill Wednesday that seeks to overhaul the compensation process allowing the state to pay wrongfully...
Georgia GOP legislators push 11th hour surprise to further shield themselves from open records...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A late-emerging proposal in the Georgia Legislature would limit what the public can access in police reports and communications with...
Georgia Senate GOP muscles through election overhaul to allow hand-marked paper ballots
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A pair of election bills the Georgia Senate passed Wednesday propose new State Election Board powers, remove Georgia from multi-state...
Trump to impose 10% base tariff on international imports, higher levies on some nations
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump rolled out sweeping “reciprocal” tariffs Wednesday on trading partners and allies across the globe.
Declaring that foreign trade...
White County considers spending freeze amid economic uncertainty
White County Commissioners are considering a temporary halt on non-essential spending due to economic uncertainty.
At their work session on Monday, March 31, commissioners approved...
Senate GOP budget resolution sets stage for raising debt limit by as much as...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans released an updated budget resolution Wednesday that sets a May 9 deadline for more than a dozen...
House Democrats stage walkout to protest GOP focus on transgender Georgians
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A bill aimed at banning gender-affirming care for inmates housed in Georgia prisons passed the state House Wednesday 100-2 after...
U.S. House Dems say NOAA cuts will harm weather forecasting, fisheries, Navy operations
(States Newsroom) — Democrats on the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee and a panel of experts on Wednesday blasted the Trump administration’s reduction to...
Vexed by judicial restraints on Trump, U.S. Senate GOP floats bill to undercut courts
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Amid dozens of injunctions placed against the Trump administration, Republicans on the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary discussed a...