State & National News

State Supreme Court rules Georgians can vote Saturday after Thanksgiving

(GA Recorder) — Early voting is set to take place in more than a dozen Georgia counties both days on Thanksgiving weekend after the...

Georgia Supreme Court restores state’s strict six-week abortion ban, for now

(GA Recorder) — Most abortions are once again illegal in Georgia pending a state Supreme Court decision. A one-page ruling from the court Wednesday forced...

Student loan repayment pause extended by White House amid legal battles over relief plan

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The Department of Education announced on Tuesday it is extending the pandemic-era pause on federal student loan repayments until June...

Former House Speaker David Ralston remembered in Capitol ceremony

If you visited the Georgia state Capitol during the legislative session in the past 12 years, you'd likely hear former House Speaker David Ralston's...

Republicans try to stop Saturday voting in U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia

Republican groups appealed to Georgia's highest court Tuesday in an attempt to prohibit early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between...

Georgia appeals court denies GOP state election chief’s bid to ban early voting the...

(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s Court of Appeals has rejected Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s attempt to keep Georgians from voting in the U.S....

Reality TV’s Chrisleys get hefty sentences in fraud case

ATLANTA (AP) — Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday to lengthy prison terms after being convicted earlier this year on...

Judge rules in favor of Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff

(GA Recorder) — A Fulton County judge is clearing the path for Georgia’s local election officials to have the option of offering early voting...

Best and worst times to travel this Thanksgiving

As Georgians make their final Thanksgiving day travel plans, law enforcement is also preparing for the holiday. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of...

Path cleared for Georgia to launch work requirements for Medicaid

(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia is set to become the only state to have work requirements for Medicaid coverage. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection — and...

Georgia counties conduct audit of secretary of state race

Georgia's 159 counties are conducting a risk-limiting audit of the secretary of state's race, hand counting randomly selected batches of ballots to verify incumbent...

Georgia lawmakers toast fond memories of courtly GOP state House speaker from Blue Ridge

Longtime House Speaker David Ralston, a consensus builder molded by his beloved north Georgia mountains, died Wednesday afternoon just a little more than a...