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U.S. Senate sends Biden debt limit legislation ahead of Monday default deadline

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The bipartisan debt limit bill is on its way to President Joe Biden after the U.S. Senate voted Thursday to...

U.S. Senate votes to block student loan relief, White House will veto

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is on hold...

U.S. House approves debt limit package, sending it to Senate days before default deadline

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House took a broadly bipartisan vote Wednesday night on the debt limit package, sending it to the U.S....

Georgia Supreme Court backs lower court’s rejection of ‘campus carry’ challenge

(GA Recorder) — Georgia college students can continue to bring their handguns to class after the Supreme Court of Georgia upheld a lower court’s...

Debt limit deal hits turbulence in Congress as leaders prep for vote

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Congress began moving the bipartisan debt limit package forward Tuesday, though frustrations with provisions in the bill could make for...

New work requirements for some SNAP recipients included in debt limit deal

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The holiday weekend debt ceiling deal struck by President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy preserves in part new...

Plant Vogtle’s third nuclear reactor reaches 100% energy output for first time

(GA Recorder) — The nation’s first nuclear expansion project in 30 years reached a breakthrough this week with one of Plant Vogtle’s new reactors...

Rosalynn Carter, former first lady and lifelong mental health advocate, diagnosed with dementia

(GA Recorder) — Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has been diagnosed with dementia, the Carter family announced through the Carter Center Tuesday. In a written...

Search continues for missing tuber believed drowned in South Georgia

The Memorial Day holiday took a tragic turn in South Georgia when a 21-year-old man who was tubing with friends drowned. His drowning Sunday...

Korean War Medal of Honor recipient to be buried at Andersonville National Cemetery

A Georgia soldier will be laid to rest this Memorial Day, 72 years after he was killed in the Korean War. The burial at Georgia’s...

Biden, McCarthy say they have brokered a debt limit deal to avert U.S. default

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced a deal in principle Saturday night that would stave off a first-ever default on the...

Please keep your clothes on for digital license photos, Georgia officials urge

If you plan on signing up for a new Georgia digital license or ID, the Department of Driver Services reminds you to keep your...