Georgia legislators target COVID mask, vaccine precautions with mandate bans
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Republican state lawmakers’ fight against COVID-19 mandates gained steam Wednesday, with committees advancing bills that would relax restrictions on school...
Lawmakers drop controversial child registry from proposed mental health bill
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — A proposed database of children with frequent encounters with the state’s crisis services has been dropped from a wide-ranging mental...
Health care day: Bills on HIV, pregnancy, vaping, lead, caregivers move on
The Georgia House passed legislation Tuesday that could give Medicaid coverage to thousands of uninsured residents who have HIV.
The chamber approved House Bill 1192...
Ga. Senate advances bill that aims to let parents second-guess school lessons
(GA Recorder) — A bill supported by Gov. Brian Kemp to give parents more say on what happens in their children’s classrooms passed the...
Biden says Russia has begun invading Ukraine, announces initial sanctions
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Russia’s actions in eastern Ukraine amounted to “the beginning of a Russian invasion” of...
All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery's fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes Tuesday for violating Arbery's civil rights...
State Ag Dept. suspends certain poultry activities to guard against avian flu
The Georgia Department of Agriculture is taking steps to guard against the avian flu. The Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has been identified in commercial poultry...
Georgia votes 2022: New Trump effect, new election law, new political maps
(GA Recorder) — Georgia voters might not hold the power this time around to dramatically flip control of the federal government, but even so,...
Jurors start deliberations in Arbery hate crimes trial
A predominantly white jury began deliberations Monday afternoon as to whether to find Ahmaud Arbery’s three killers guilty of federal hate crimes after a...
Biden to impose sanctions on pro-Russian separatist region of Ukraine
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden issued an executive order Monday imposing sanctions on the two breakaway regions of eastern Ukraine that Russian...
Banks County deputies recognized for valor
Georgia state lawmakers recently honored three Banks County deputies for their valor in rescuing a North Carolina woman from her alleged kidnapper. Deputies Dillon...
Caught in the middle of a Republican overhaul of education, teachers feel ‘under attack’
Teandra Storey is in the midst of a grueling rehearsal schedule for her high school’s rendition of "A Raisin in the Sun."
The economics teacher...