Legislation to ban mail-order abortion pills in Georgia clears state Senate
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate passed a bill Tuesday aimed at preventing Georgia women from accessing abortion pills by mail.
If the bill passes...
Georgia Senate votes to let parents override their child’s school mask mandate
(GA Recorder) — The Georgia Senate signed off Tuesday on Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to allow parents of public school students to opt-out of...
Georgia Senate seeks bigger raises for school nurses, prison guards
Georgia state senators want prison guards and school nurses to get larger raises and want to set aside a big chunk of money to...
More pushback against Sen. Hatchett’s ‘divisive concepts’ bill
The Georgia Senate Education and Youth Committee heard more than an hour of public comment on a controversial education bill Monday.
Senate Bill 377, sponsored...
Biden OKs release of 30 million barrels of oil from Strategic Petroleum Reserve
President Joe Biden on Tuesday authorized the release of 30 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, part of an international boost...
Judge rules Georgia’s new redistricting maps will be used in 2022 elections
A federal judge has ruled that Georgia's new legislative and congressional maps can be used for the 2022 elections but also that they likely...
Georgia Senate passes permitless carry handgun bill
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Georgia Republicans legislators moved a step closer to ending concealed carry license requirements after rejecting Democrats’ requests to expand background...
Kemp, Ralston vow to end Georgia investment in Russia amid crisis
House Speaker David Ralston received a bipartisan standing ovation on Monday when he announced he’d seek to end state pension business with Russia.
Last week,...
CDC unveils new tool to help guide COVID-19 prevention measures
The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta has unveiled a new tool to help fight community spread of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Community Levels tool provides a...
Fort Stewart troops deploy to Germany to support NATO forces
UPDATE | HINESVILLE, Ga. (GA Recorder) — Anka Hinze was skeptical a couple of weeks ago when her retired military police officer husband said...
Federal judge to decide whether to delay qualifying for Georgia PSC seat
(GA Recorder) — A U.S. District Court judge is set to decide over the next week whether candidates qualifying for a Georgia Public Service...
Clyde voices support for Ukraine, says US “weakness” is to blame for attack
On a recent visit to Habersham and White County family-owned farms, US Representative Andrew Clyde shared his beliefs on current issues the United States...