U.S. Senate winds up grueling Supreme Court hearings on Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) – Representatives of the American Bar Association reiterated their finding that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is well qualified to sit on...
Georgia elections officials optimistic and energized heading into 2022 cycle
While Georgia's local elections officials spent most of 2021 feeling overworked and under attack from conspiracy theories, an annual gathering in Athens this week...
Warnock pushes to lower drug prices for seniors, diabetics
(GA Recorder) — Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock announced a plan Thursday to lower drug costs for seniors in his latest efforts to revive provisions...
U.S. to accept 100,000 Ukrainian refugees, levy more sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The White House announced a wave of new sanctions against Russia on Thursday while pledging to send more humanitarian assistance...
Two parents’ rights bills inch closer to becoming law
(GA Recorder) — A once-controversial bill seeking to protect parents from being removed from local school board meetings sailed through a House committee Wednesday...
Backers of mental health bill defend proposal after sudden pushback
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Supporters of a sweeping mental health bill are defending the proposal after it was met with spirited opposition in the...
Confirmation hearings to end Thursday after tense day of questioning Supreme Court nominee
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — On the third day of hearings Wednesday on the nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, several...
After record highs, Georgia gas prices decline. It might not last
Earlier this month, the national average price of gas hit a record high of $4.33 per gallon. Now that average has declined to $4.23....
House committee advances bills aimed at curbing Georgia’s maternal deaths
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — A pair of proposals designed to help curb maternal deaths in Georgia easily cleared a House panel Tuesday.
One popular measure...
Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her record under grilling from U.S. Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) – Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sharpened their criticisms of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, probing...
House Speaker’s priority mental health reforms run into Senate buzzsaw
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — House Speaker David Ralston’s sweeping mental health bill is picking up loud opposition in the Senate.
The bill overwhelmingly passed the...
Georgia House panel considers bill that aims to require bail for all felonies
(GA Recorder) — District attorneys, a criminal defense lawyers group, and civil rights advocates on Monday warned a House panel considering a bill that...