Georgia House plan to expand mental health services hits turbulence in state Senate
(GA Recorder) — This year’s House plan to build on last session’s bipartisan mental health bill is receiving a cool reception in the state...
Georgia House panel advances Kemp-backed bill to toughen gang penalties
(GA Recorder) — Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s gang crackdown legislation is on track to become the first tough-on-crime law to move through the Georgia...
Cleveland man arrested after short vehicle chase
A Cleveland man was arrested after he led a Hall County Sheriff’s Office patrol deputy on a short vehicle chase in the Lula area...
Scrutiny surrounds school safety selection
The law enforcement officer in charge of the task force responsible for the 2014 drug raid that injured Baby Bou Bou is set to...
Feds pause effort to rename Lake Lanier
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has paused a plan to possibly rename North Georgia's Lake Lanier and Buford Dam after lawmakers and locals...
Biden says U.S. bank deposits are safe despite tumult over California bank collapse
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden reassured Americans early Monday that their money is safe in U.S. banks after a tumultuous weekend following...
State lawmakers eye school spending in final days of legislature
(GA Recorder) — Georgia students and families could see big changes to their public schools this year as lawmakers continue work on numerous education...
Fort Benning renaming ceremony set for May
Georgia's Fort Benning will officially become Fort Moore during a ceremony at Doughboy Stadium on post on May 11. The military base in Columbus...
Family of environmental activist sues city of Atlanta for public records; releases full autopsy
Attorneys for the family of Manuel Paez Terán, who was shot and killed by police Jan. 18 while protesting Atlanta's proposed Public Safety Training...
Georgia GOP lawmakers aim to continue tough-on-crime push
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s legislators head into the final stretch of the 2023 session with a number of tough-on-crime bills. If passed, the bills...
Senate Bill 215: Invisibility cloak for public employees
Well intentioned, but not thought through. That’s Georgia Senate Bill 215, the Harry Potter invisibility cloak for Georgia’s government employees.
The legislation is well intentioned...
Happy end to search for missing Cornelia boy
An hour-long search for a missing boy with autism ended happily in Cornelia on Saturday when the child was safely located.
The 11-year-old's mother called...