Case backlog plaguing state court system, chief justice says
(GA Recorder) — In spite of significantly fewer felony arrests in Fulton County during the pandemic, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs said...
Economist warns that ‘heightened dysfunction’ in Congress raises risk of debt default
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Economists on Tuesday urged Congress to address the debt limit quickly, cautioning that simply because U.S. lawmakers have successfully brokered...
Bigger rig trucks for Georgia highways on the move in 2023 state Legislature
(GA Recorder) — Rep. Spencer Frye, a Democrat from Athens, said Tuesday that the frets over the safety perils of bigger rig trucks on...
Crossover Day wrap: Flurry of bills passed at pivotal deadline
(GA Recorder) — Dozens of bills cleared a key legislative deadline Monday, with some controversial measures – like a ban on some gender-affirming care...
GOP-controlled Georgia House pushes through bill to create oversight of county prosecutors
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s GOP-controlled House passed controversial legislation 98-75 late on Tuesday’s Crossover Day that would establish oversight boards that could remove district...
School vouchers, election laws, gender-affirming care on agenda as lawmakers race to beat the...
(GA Recorder) — It’s crunch time under the Gold Dome.
After a slow start, lawmakers have shifted gears in the ramp-up to a key legislative...
New anti-abortion bills, gun safety legislation among long-shots as lawmakers reach key deadline
They can’t all be winners.
Monday is Crossover Day, the deadline for bills to move from one chamber to the other without extreme legislative maneuvering....
Georgia Senate passes divisive district attorney oversight bill
The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would create a commission with power to remove district attorneys on Day 27.
Senate Bill 92, sponsored by...
House bill to expand access to mental health services heads to senate
(GA Recorder) — A proposal billed as the next step toward improving access to behavioral health services in Georgia easily cleared the state House...
Robertson appointed Hall County State Court judge
Governor Brian Kemp has appointed Kelley Robertson to the Hall County State Court. Robertson will fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Judge...
Senate debate over gambling bills gets personal as session enters homestretch
(GA Recorder) — The state Senate roundly struck down a gambling bill Thursday, greatly decreasing the odds that the state will expand legal wagering...
Stiffer penalties for violent protests on the march after Georgia House passes GOP bills
(GA Recorder) — State House lawmakers passed a pair of GOP bills targeting demonstrators who resort to violent tactics when protesting, but opponents decried...