State lawmaker renews effort to divert 17-year-olds to juvenile court system
(GA Recorder) — Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is accused of a crime stands for trial alongside adults in...
On President’s Day in Jimmy Carter’s hometown, residents remind the nation: ‘Love everybody’
The centerpiece of the Jimmy Carter National Historic site is the former Plains High School — President Carter’s alma mater.
And on Monday, the old...
Kudos to Jimmy Carter: messages of admiration and gratitude flow into Carter Center website
Since the announcement that former President Jimmy Carter would continue his hospice care at home after a few stays in the hospital, people around...
Georgia lawmakers back competing views of legalized sports betting
(GA Recorder) — Sports fans will be scouting the state Capitol this week as three bills aimed at allowing Georgians to wager their money...
Rural hospitals gird for unwinding of pandemic Medicaid coverage
(GA Recorder) — Donald Lloyd, CEO and president of St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky, has spent more than a year dealing with higher...
Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care
Former President Jimmy Carter is moving to hospice care. The 98-year-old Carter served as the nation's 39th president from 1977-1981. Before that, he served...
More delays at Plant Vogtle
Georgia Power is once again delaying the start up of two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta — and that...
House subcommittee hears bills on cosmetology licensing in Georgia
This week, the House Regulated Industries Regulatory Subcommittee met for a hearing to discuss two bills relating to the cosmetology licensing procedures in Georgia.
The...
Democratic state lawmakers push for police accountability
Three Democratic representatives introduced a series of bills aiming to promote police accountability in Georgia. The lawmakers said the bills were inspired by the...
New commission, pay hike for caregivers proposed to help Georgians with disabilities
(GA Recorder) — Lisa Newbern dreads her son Griffin’s 18th birthday in three years when he will no longer qualify for services for young...
Partial Fulton County grand jury report on election meddling released
Excerpts from the final report of a special grand jury investigating efforts by former President Donald Trump and his Republican allies to overturn Georgia's...
Legislature’s tough-on-crime theme underpinned by proposed new bail requirements
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate Public Safety Committee Wednesday advanced a bill that would add bail requirements to a laundry list of criminal...