State & National News

Memorials mark anniversary of spa shootings with tributes to victims of ‘hate and fear’

(GA Recorder) — Wednesday marked a somber anniversary for Georgians, especially those with Asian American ancestry. On March 16, 2021, a gunman attacked three Asian...

School voucher push gets shoved down with muscle from state GOP lawmakers

(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate delivered a blow to the school choice movement Tuesday, voting down a bill that would have diverted $6,000...

Crossover Day wrap: Righting wrongs and medical cannabis do-overs

(GA Recorder) — The Legislature’s self-imposed deadline for a bill to clear at least one chamber to have the smoothest path to becoming law...

Latest bill to overhaul health care regulations appears doomed

A sweeping bill to repeal the state’s health care regulatory process failed to clear the House by a crucial legislative deadline Tuesday, meaning it...

Georgia lawmakers face do-or-die Crossover Day on elections, culture wars bills

(GA Recorder) — When the music stops at the Gold Dome Tuesday night, not every bill will have a seat. Tuesday is Crossover Day in...

VA eyes major changes in health care system as veterans flock to the South,...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday began the years-long process of restructuring its nationwide health care network, an...

Georgia has 7 caregivers for every 100,000 residents. That’s the lowest ratio in the...

Almost 20% of Georgia's population is older than age 60, and about 10% of the state's seniors are living alone, but only one caregiver...

Electric vehicles are full speed ahead in the Southeast

Despite overall U.S. auto sales increasing just 3% last year, electric vehicle sales in the Southeast jumped 48%. That’s one finding of an update to...

80% of Georgia voters support an insurance plan for paid leave. This bill would...

Many working Georgians do not have a single paid sick day from their employers, but that could change if House Bill 1517 passes. Democratic legislators...

Trump’s grip on Georgia GOP to be tested in primary

Hundreds of candidates just cut a check and filed paperwork to be on the ballot in Georgia this year. Six of them are touting the...

Camden officials aim to refuel sputtering rocket launch spaceport plans

(GA Recorder) — The long journey to launch rockets off the Georgia coast is running low on fuel as Spaceport Camden opponents brace for...

Congress hates changing the clocks just like everyone else

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Republicans and Democrats in Congress can agree on sleep, or more precisely, the inconvenience of losing or gaining an hour...