COVID cases tick up in Georgia, but at-home tests could mask true spread
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s COVID-19 cases continue to inch upward as the pandemic’s latest wave quietly persists in the background.
Cases have increased by about...
U.S. Senate GOP leader McConnell ‘comfortable’ with framework for gun control bill
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he is comfortable with the bipartisan deal Senate Democrats and Republicans...
PSC challenger fights to stay on the ballot after being drawn out of the...
CONYERS (GA Recorder) – The fate of Patty Durand’s campaign to serve on a state board that regulates Georgia’s utilities rests in the hands...
Trump spread claims of election fraud debunked by his own legal team, Jan. 6...
(GA Recorder) — Former President Donald Trump planted the seeds for the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol by continually promoting theories that...
Kemp, Abrams talk teacher pay and school safety to state education leaders
Georgia's public education leaders heard vastly different approaches to teacher pay and keeping schools safe from the two gubernatorial candidates vying for their votes...
Georgia’s Pak testifies about false claims of fraud to Jan. 6 congressional committee
The former Atlanta-based federal prosecutor who found no evidence to support false claims of voter fraud in Georgia and resigned under pressure from former...
U.S. senators reach deal on gun legislation in aftermath of Uvalde shooting
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators announced Sunday the framework for a legislative deal to address gun violence in the aftermath of the...
Will it be ‘every state for themselves’ as the federal COVID cash dries up?
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — State and local health departments remain in limbo over whether they’ll need to single-handedly fund their own COVID-19 vaccines and...
How to watch Monday’s Jan. 6 committee hearing
The second of several scheduled public hearings about the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was held Monday in Washington D.C. The hearing...
U.S. House Ag panel mulls safety net changes in farm bill amid soaring costs
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Members of the U.S. House Agriculture Committee are considering how to help farmers struggling with rising costs for fertilizer, fuel, seeds and...
Jan. 6 panel says Trump, far-right groups responsible for insurrection
(States Newsroom) — A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol alleged...
Democrats in runoff for Georgia Labor Commissioner ding GOP incumbent
(GA Recorder) — When everything is going well, few Georgians keep track of the goings-on at the state labor department. Things haven’t been going...