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State Election Board rejects Fulton takeover

(GA Recorder) — The State Election Board Tuesday rejected a state takeover of Fulton County elections following a lengthy performance review after a tumultuous...

A year after Dobbs: Congress takes a back seat on federal abortion policy

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — One year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the courts, rather than a divided...

Georgia Juneteenth celebrations mark newest federal holiday

(GA Recorder) — June 19, once an afterthought for many, is getting more recognition across the country two years after gaining official status as...

Iowa, New Hampshire Democratic presidential contests remain in flux

(GA Recorder) — New Hampshire Democrats will have at least 90 more days to change when and how the state plans to hold its...

Confederate names being removed from national Ranger monument

The names of four Confederate soldiers are no longer visible on a monument to U.S. Army Rangers at Fort Moore. Army officials confirmed the...

‘We’re just trying to live our lives’: DACA hits 11-year mark still mired in...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — June 15 marked the 11th anniversary of a program that was created during the Obama administration to temporarily protect undocumented...

Democrats in Congress renew push to protect access to birth control

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Democrats in Congress reintroduced a bill Wednesday that would guarantee access to birth control regardless of any future Supreme Court...

D.C. spending standoff ahead as House Republicans demand $130 billion in cuts

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. House Republicans outlined Wednesday how they would cut $130 billion from the dozen annual government funding bills — a...

Senate committee advocates tougher ethics rules for U.S. Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Senate Democrats for the third time this year made their case that U.S. Supreme Court justices must follow stronger ethics...

Georgia lawmakers prepare to take on state rules that limit new hospital construction

(GA Recorder) — State lawmakers are settling in for a long look at how Georgia regulates health care services and whether drastic changes should...

Trump pleads not guilty in federal documents case, heads back out on campaign trail

(States Newsroom) — Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty in federal court in Miami on Tuesday to 37 felony counts of taking highly...

Georgia’s rural hospitals use tax credit donations as Band-Aid

(GA Recorder) — Jonathon Green says a tax credit program intended to help Georgia’s struggling rural health care system delivered $500,000 in donations last...