Stronger opioid reversal drugs are needed to combat the fentanyl crisis, Narcan developer says
The fentanyl crisis is creating a need for a more potent opioid reversal medication than naloxone, which is the active ingredient in Narcan Nasal...
U.S. House panel grills oil executives at hearing on soaring gas prices
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Democrats blamed the oil industry, Republicans blamed President Joe Biden and oil executives blamed global market forces at a U.S....
Biden extends pause on federal student loan repayments through Aug. 31
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The Biden administration Wednesday announced its plans to extend the pause on federal student loan repayments until the end of...
Georgia lawmakers leave gambling, medical marijuana, abortion pill laws unchanged
(GA Recorder) — This year’s legislative session was packed with headliner bills like the speaker’s mental health reform bill and plenty of homages to...
Federal investigators are asking the court to force transparency on Georgia prisons
The U.S. Department of Justice has asked a federal judge to force Georgia’s Department of Corrections to comply with a wide-ranging subpoena issued as...
Biden administration details new research plan on ‘long COVID’ illness
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The Biden administration announced plans Tuesday to create a national research action plan that could provide answers to public health...
Tornado kills 1, injures several others in East Georgia
Threats of severe weather continue in Georgia just one day after storms, including tornadoes, battered parts of the state.
Bryan County, near Savannah, has declared...
Georgia income tax slash races to the governor’s desk with a thumbs up
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Lawmakers signed off on a compromise plan late Monday to gradually cut the state’s income tax rate over several years.
The...
Time’s up for the 2022 legislative session; here’s how it all went down
Time is up this year for Georgia legislators to shepherd their bills across the finish line before the gavel fell for the last time...
Republicans pass transgender sports ban in final moments of legislative session
(GA Recorder) — Republicans used a last-minute legislative maneuver to slip language that could lead to banning transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports...
GBI gets first bite at major election fraud allegations; other GOP plans falter
(GA Recorder) — Republican legislators followed up on last year’s election law overhaul on Monday by passing a bill that establishes a new unit...
Jackson wins 3 GOP votes as U.S. Senate advances her Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Senate advanced Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s historic Supreme Court nomination in a 53-47 procedural vote Monday evening, hours...