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Gov. Kemp declares 15-day State of Emergency after violent protests

Governor Brian Kemp has declared a 15-day state of emergency in Georgia in ancitipation of continued protests over a proposed Atlanta police training facility. As...

Georgia agency approves rules for medical marijuana sales

Legal sales of medical marijuana oil could be only months away in Georgia after a state commission approved rules for testing, inspections and sales. The...

SK Battery America expanding its Georgia operations

SK Battery America (SKBA) is expanding its footprint in Georgia. The company will open a regional IT hub facility in Roswell, creating 200 high-tech...

National Dems give New Hampshire, Georgia more time to change 2024 primary dates

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — New Hampshire and Georgia will have a bit longer to implement key changes to when and how they hold Democratic...

Kemp ushers in ‘a new era’ for Georgia in State of the State address

Governor Brian Kemp used his annual state of the state address to tout Georgia's economic growth and called for investments in priorities like education,...

U.S. House GOP takes aim at fake pills containing deadly fentanyl sold on social...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — On a June 2020 morning, Amy Neville entered her son’s bedroom to wake him for an orthodontist appointment. Fourteen-year-old Alex didn’t...

Read/Watch Gov. Kemp’s State of the State Address

Editor's Note: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivered the annual State of the State Address before a joint session of the Georgia General Assembly...

Fulton DA says ‘decisions are imminent’ on indictments in Trump 2020 election interference

(GA Recorder) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said Tuesday that decisions are imminent in an investigation into potential illegal interference by former...

Wave of mass shootings prompts Biden to call yet again for assault weapons ban

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Following a mass shooting on the eve of Lunar New Year in which 11 people in a predominantly Asian neighborhood...

Classified material found in the Indiana home of former VP Mike Pence

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Former Vice President Mike Pence is the latest top public official to have been discovered possessing classified material in his...

Georgia AG takes lead in domestic terror cases after Atlanta protests turn violent

(GA Recorder) — Leaders in Georgia are ready for action after protests over an Atlanta police public safety training facility erupted into violence and...

New bill addressing antisemitism filed in Georgia Legislature

A new bill would create a state definition of antisemitism in Georgia and potentially aid in hate crime prosecutions. House Bill 30 will align Georgia’s...