Georgia’s shift to electric vehicles charging forward with $20M boost
(GA Recorder) — Georgia will receive $20 million in federal funding this year to go toward building out the state’s public charging infrastructure for...
Banks County deputy recovering after being shot by alleged kidnapper
The Banks County deputy who was shot in the line of duty by an alleged kidnapper is recovering from his injuries, the sheriff's office...
Mandatory sentences make comeback in Georgia anti-crime bill
Some previously convicted people would be required to serve at least five years in prison if they are caught committing another crime with a...
State lawmakers take aim at ‘obscene’ public school books and lessons on race
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — A Georgia Republican lawmaker who authored a bill that forbids K-12 schools from teaching concepts about race that some people...
State Senate panel advances bill to ban transgender athletes from girls’ school sports
(GA Recorder) — A bill that would bar transgender athletes from playing on girls’ sports teams passed a Senate committee Wednesday and could head...
Georgia Senate Committee OKs bill to ban access to abortion pills by mail
(GA Recorder) — Senate Republicans have advanced a proposal that would bar abortion medication from being mailed to Georgia women.
The measure, sponsored by state...
Georgia’s head of public health says she’s afraid vaccine politics could revive eradicated diseases
The head of public health for the state of Georgia, Dr. Kathleen Toomey, said she is very worried that bills in the Georgia Senate...
Georgia Chief justice says state’s courts could struggle with backlogs for years
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice David Nahmias delivered his first State of the Judiciary Address Tuesday detailing how a pandemic...
Georgia Senate committee backs ban on abortion pills by mail
A Georgia Senate panel backed legislation that bans access to abortion pills by mail without first having an in-person visit with a doctor.
Another piece...
Duncan leads last joint floor session as lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan presided over his last scheduled joint session of the House and the Senate Tuesday for the State of the Judiciary...
Bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers push bill to prevent Okefenokee mining
(GA Recorder) — On the same day that Gov. Brian Kemp and the Georgia Legislature proclaimed as “Okefenokee Swamp Day,” a bipartisan group of...
In Arbery death federal trial, possible jurors question hate crimes
Several potential jurors in the hate crimes trial of three white men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery said in court Tuesday that they...