What Does Georgia’s New Voting Law SB 202 Do?
(GPB News) – Georgia has a new slate of voting laws after Gov. Brian Kemp signed SB 202, a 98-page omnibus bill, on Thursday.
The...
Voting rights groups file federal suit challenging Georgia’s new voting law
(GA Recorder) — A prominent national election attorney and several voting rights groups are asking a federal judge to stop Georgia from enforcing its...
Kemp commends election overhaul, braces for legal challenges
(GA Recorder) — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on an overhaul of Georgia’s new voting laws that limit absentee voting Thursday with partisan...
Senate passes bill intended to block cities from cutting police budgets
(GA Recorder) | The state Senate has now backed a bill that would block cities and counties from significantly cutting their local police department...
Cameras in nursing homes: Bill advances after close vote
A Senate health committee narrowly passed a bill Tuesday that promotes the use of cameras in rooms of residents of long-term care facilities to...
Coronavirus vaccines available to all Georgia adults starting Thursday
(GA Recorder) — All Georgians 16 and older will be able to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced...
Georgia lawmakers set to hash out final details of $27.3 billion budget
State lawmakers are putting the final touches on a $27.3 billion spending plan for next year that will also benefit from billions of dollars...
Path cleared for Ga. House to take up major voting bill with absentee limits
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia House panel Monday approved a bill intended to overhaul early and absentee voting laws and restrict access to ballot...
Governor signs modest income tax cut for standard deduction filers
(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp quickly signed into law a tax cut that Republicans said earlier could be imperiled by the new federal...
Rep. Hice aims for secretary of state post in challenge to Raffensperger
The man who oversaw two contentious high-stakes Georgia statewide elections has a new primary challenge in his own bid for re-election.
Congressman Jody Hice, a...
CDC says it’s OK for students to sit three feet apart in classrooms
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have revised their guidance to schools on how far apart students should be spaced in a...
‘Heart wrenching’ meeting with Asian Americans at Emory for Biden, Harris
(GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris consoled a grieving community in the wake of Tuesday’s spa shootings in metro...