Senate dives into details of surprise 725-page reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden took a preliminary victory lap Thursday to celebrate Democrats striking a surprise deal on a sweeping legislative...
Legislation to boost U.S. computer chip production heads to Biden’s desk
(GA Recorder) — Congress has passed a $280 billion proposal designed to lift domestic semiconductor production – after chip shortages caused shutdowns at plants...
Georgia county files suit to force land sale for spaceport
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia county has filed a lawsuit seeking to force a company to sell land on which the county has...
Georgia unemployment rate hits all-time low as some businesses still struggle to find workers
Unemployment in Georgia hit an all-time record low in June. Numbers released this week by the commissioner of labor show the seasonally adjusted rate...
‘These people don’t care’: U.S. Senate GOP stalls bill for veterans exposed to burn...
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Veterans and their advocates gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday for what was supposed to be a celebration, one...
Georgia gun manufacturer CEO says gun industry isn’t responsible for mass shootings
Marty Daniel, the CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer, testified in front of Congress on Wednesday as part of an ongoing investigation by lawmakers...
Manchin and U.S. Senate Democrats strike a deal on major health, climate, tax package
WASHINGTON — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer struck an agreement Wednesday for a Democrats-only reconciliation package...
‘Stunning, long-term failures’ found in probe of Atlanta penitentiary
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. senators on a Homeland Security panel on Tuesday detailed years of abuse at U.S. Penitentiary Atlanta that the committee found in...
Abortion rights advocates file new challenge of Georgia abortion ban
Abortion rights advocates and providers are moving against Georgia’s abortion ban, this time in a new case filed in state court.
The most recent challenge...
Georgians scramble for monkeypox-fighting vaccine as supply lags spike in cases
(Ga Recorder) — Georgia health experts are on high alert as the number of people infected with monkeypox surges following a slow rollout of...
Judge disqualifies Fulton DA from investigating GOP lieutenant governor nominee in election probe
The Fulton County district attorney investigating attempts to interfere with Georgia's election results is no longer allowed to probe Georgia's Republican lieutenant governor nominee...
Georgia behavioral health advocates call for the state to build on new parity law
(GA Recorder) — Advocates who rallied behind enforcing federal behavioral health parity rules in Georgia are pushing for continued reforms of the state’s system...