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Trump expected at Georgia GOP convention in aftermath of federal indictment

Donald Trump will be the star attraction in Columbus this weekend. The former president and current GOP presidential contender is scheduled to speak at the...

Ruling against Alabama congressional maps could send Georgia lawmakers back to drawing board

(GA Recorder) — A U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting Alabama’s voting map will influence the outcome of pending lawsuits challenging district lines drawn in...

Trump says he’s been indicted in classified documents investigation

Donald Trump said Tuesday he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate. Media reports of the indictment began circulating Thursday...

Georgia education panel votes to cleanse teacher lesson plans as school culture wars rage...

(GA Recorder) — “Words matter” – that’s what several of the dozen or so educators and parents gathered in a downtown Atlanta boardroom had...

U.S. Senate panel debates wildfire strategy

(GA Recorder) — As smoke from Canadian wildfires caused the most hazardous air conditions on record in the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday, members...

Public to get limited chance to comment before vote to remove ‘woke’ words from...

(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Professional Standards Commission, a governor-appointed body whose roles include setting rules for Georgia’s teacher training programs, is set to...

CBN founder, ‘The 700 Club’ host Pat Robertson dies

Religious broadcaster and one-time presidential candidate Pat Robertson has died. Robertson passed away at his home in Virginia Beach, Virginia, early Thursday. He was...

Georgia voters sign up in record numbers through automatic registration

(GA Recorder) — A national election research center is proclaiming Georgia a leader in voter registration for adopting a system that’s greatly increased election...

Lawmakers zero in on AI, insulin costs, pandemic prep in D.C. policy discussion

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Nearly a dozen members of Congress on Wednesday outlined their work on policy during an annual legislative session focused on...

U.S. House committee approves bills on whole milk, condemns sheltering migrants in schools

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House Education and Workforce Committee on Tuesday passed several bills that are a rebuke of not only the...

Crackdown on opponents of planned Atlanta police training center spurs First Amendment debate

(GA Recorder) — The recent arrests of three organizers behind a group supporting activists bent on stopping a planned Atlanta police training facility have...

Cost controversies inflame critics of Plant Vogtle expansion

(GA Recorder) — Georgia Power customers have been vocal about their displeasure over ratepayers bearing the hefty tab for the nuclear power expansion at...