CDC endorses updated COVID-19 vaccine boosters for this fall
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention late Thursday signed off on the approval from the agency’s independent vaccine advisers that recommended...
Sounding the alarm on extremism, Biden says ‘MAGA Republicans’ pose threat to democracy
PHILADELPHIA — President Joe Biden on Thursday issued a warning against what he described as “MAGA Republicans” and extremist threats to the nation, reminding...
Kemp extends gas tax exemption into mid-October
Governor Brian Kemp today signed two executive orders extending the temporary suspension of state taxes on motor and locomotive fuel as well as the...
Expect delays, more law enforcement on roads over Labor Day weekend
If you're hitting the road this long Labor Day weekend, you'll have plenty of company. A late summer online survey by Triple A found that...
Judge orders Sen. Lindsey Graham to testify in Fulton grand jury’s election probe
(GA Recorder) — U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham could soon be peppered with questions by Fulton County prosecutors to determine whether he encouraged Georgia Secretary...
Georgia’s top of the ticket candidates pair up campaigns as more voters start to...
(GA Recorder) — A bus bearing the face of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock pulled in to the Cobb County Civic Center parking lot Wednesday,...
Second round of federal money aims to get more people on health insurance
Three organizations in Georgia will receive about $2.7 million dollars this year to hire and support “certified navigators,” agents that help uninsured people understand...
State subpoenas media texts and emails from critic of Georgia electronic voting system
(GA Recorder) — A plaintiff in a lawsuit challenging the state’s electronic voting system is being subpoenaed by Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger...
Georgia hemp farming, health of state farms on menu heading into next session
PERRY (GA Recorder) – After years of lobbying by the agricultural industry, state lawmakers this year passed a controversial measure meant to help keep...
Georgia to spend $250M in COVID-19 cash to aid recreation
ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp is earmarking $250 million in federal COVID-19 relief for neighborhood recreation improvements in some of Georgia's poorest areas.
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Mikhail Gorbachev, who steered Soviet breakup, dead at 91
MOSCOW (AP) — Mikhail Gorbachev, who as the last leader of the Soviet Union waged a losing battle to salvage a crumbling empire but...
Judge delays Gov. Kemp’s testimony in Georgia election probe
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must testify before a special grand jury that's investigating possible illegal attempts...