Georgia law enforcement gears up for potential fallout from Chauvin verdict
(GA Recorder) - Georgia law enforcement agencies are on high alert this week in anticipation of a jury’s verdict in the trial of the...
Trump casts long shadow early over Georgia’s 2022 statewide campaigns
Georgia’s 2022 campaign season is getting an early start, now with a former Democratic legislator who turned Republican after he endorsed Donald Trump announcing...
Report: New Ga. election law rates well for access but a ‘step backward’
(GA Recorder) - A national election researcher says Georgia’s controversial new voting law is a “step backward” from the state’s 2020 election, but the...
Georgia job growth picks up steam as strong pandemic recovery continues
(GA Recorder) – Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped last month to 4.5%, about a percent higher than last March’s pre-pandemic rate of 3.6%, but much...
Pause for J&J vaccine extended as federal health officials plot next steps
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON — Use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 shot will remain paused for at least a week after a federal vaccine...
Georgia environmentalists score scrappy Capitol win on trust funds
(GA Recorder) – Environmental advocates rounded up 500 scrap tires and set to work building a rubber replica of the Gold Dome in the...
Georgians taking advantage of special enrollment on exchange
More than 40,000 Georgians have signed up for health coverage on the state exchange since a special enrollment period began in February.
That’s the third-highest...
White House aims sales pitch for infrastructure plan at the states
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON — In Georgia, there are 374 bridges and over 2,260 miles of highway in poor condition. About 10% of Georgians...
Ga. voting law controversy follows overhaul’s point man to Washington
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON – The Washington City Council voted Monday to ask state Rep. Barry Fleming to resign his city attorney job for...
Reactions to J&J vaccine in Cumming not a cause for alarm, state says
State officials are halting COVID vaccinations at a Cumming site after eight people had adverse reactions to getting a Johnson & Johnson shot there...
Biden pitches big boosts in education and CDC spending in budget request
GA Recorder | WASHINGTON — The Biden administration released a key portion of its spending plan for the upcoming budget year Friday, calling for...
U.S. gun violence an ‘epidemic and international embarrassment,’ Biden says
WASHINGTON—President Joe Biden on Thursday reiterated his call on Congress to pass stalled gun legislation reform but also outlined executive action he’s taking on...