Federal appeals court rules Georgia abortion ban can immediately take effect
A federal court ruled Wednesday that Georgia’s 2019 abortion law can take effect after the Supreme Court abolished nearly half a century of abortion...
Fake GOP electors targeted in Fulton County special grand jury probe
The 16 Republicans who submitted false documents claiming to be official Georgia electors and that Donald Trump won the state's election have been notified...
U.S. House on bipartisan vote passes bill protecting right to same-sex marriage
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Both Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. House voted Tuesday to enshrine the right to same-sex and interracial marriages in...
Members of Congress arrested after protest for abortion rights in front of Supreme Court
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — More than a dozen members of Congress were arrested Tuesday alongside abortion rights activists after they sat down and blocked...
Georgia Power’s new bid to pass coal ash tab to customers gets tailwind with...
(GA Recorder) — A fight is set for the coming months as state regulators weigh how much Georgia Power’s customers will pay for electricity...
Progressives renew call for U.S. Supreme Court expansion after abortion rights decision
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A group of U.S. House Democrats Monday called for the passage of legislation that would add four justices to the...
Saying plaintiffs ‘have no case,’ state lawyers urge judge to let Georgia abortion ban...
The state urged a federal judge to let Georgia’s strict abortion ban take effect, citing that abortion rights advocates have no case after the...
If Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law takes effect, uneven prosecutions could follow
(GA Recorder) — With Roe vs. Wade a thing of the past and Georgia expected to enact its 2019 fetal personhood law any day...
“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
The 18-year-old who massacred 19 students and two teachers in Uvalde on May 24 had no experience with firearms before his rampage began. He...
Critics push for coal ash cleanup as state panel considers Georgia Power 12% rate...
(GA Recorder) — State regulators are set to vote next week on Georgia Power’s long-term plan that environmental and clean energy advocates say doesn’t...
As aging farmers retire, lawmakers explore how to boost beginning producers
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — More than half of American farmers will reach retirement age in the next 10 years, but the steep price of...
Climate change legislation still could pass Congress this year, Manchin insists
(GA Recorder) — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin III on Friday held open the prospect of Congress passing significant climate legislation yet this year, denying...