Biden in State of the Union address draws boos and shouts from a combative...
(GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden began his State of the Union address Tuesday — his first to a divided Congress — with an...
Read President Biden’s State of the Union speech
Remarks of President Joe Biden – State of the Union Address as prepared for delivery on Feb. 7, 2023.
Mr. Speaker. Madam Vice President. Our First...
Sanders attacks “radical left” and “woke” culture in response to State of the Union...
LITTLE ROCK (Arkansas Advocate) — In the GOP response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee...
Camden County spaceport dream scuttled by Georgia Supreme Court ruling
(GA Recorder) — The Supreme Court of Georgia appears to have zapped Camden County’s plans to build a site to launch spacecraft near the...
State lawmaker plans bill to override local control of some housing restrictions
(GA Recorder) — Legislators in Georgia could soon consider a bill to make first-time homebuyers’ homes more affordable as the entry-level housing market continues...
Georgia Senate votes to permanently bar proof of COVID shot to enter public buildings
(GA Recorder) — The state Senate has voted to make permanent a pandemic-era law that temporarily banned local governments from requiring residents to show...
Panel advances Kemp-backed bill to toughen penalties for gang recruitment
(GA Recorder) — A signature piece of the tough-on-crime agenda pushed by Gov. Brian Kemp and fellow top Republican lawmakers cleared a Senate committee...
Proposed federal rule would lower credit card late fees
(GA Recorder) — As Americans continue to struggle with high credit card rates, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule to help...
Secrecy in Georgia’s medical cannabis regulation still frustrates efforts to deliver relief to patients
(GA Recorder) — For months, rival companies that want to produce low-THC cannabis oil for medical purposes in Georgia have not been able to...
U.S. House speaker calls for ‘responsible’ debt limit legislation, shares few details
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Monday said the greatest threat to the nation’s future is the rising national debt,...
Northeast Georgia lawmaker wants legislature to settle stink over soil amendments
(GA Recorder) - Tankers hauling mystery sludge have been a common – and unwelcome – sight in rural Wilkes County for more than a...
States criticized for spending federal relief funds on tax cuts, prisons
(GA Recorder) – As states plan how they’ll spend the $25 billion remaining in federal COVID relief funds, some also are facing criticism and...