Kemp announces legislation to create Parents’ Bill of Rights
ATLANTA — Governor Brian Kemp's floor leaders, Senator Clint Dixon (R - Gwinnett) and Representative Josh Bonner (R - Fayetteville), have introduced legislation to...
House bills to create state-funded school vouchers advance, draw criticism
(GA Recorder) — Two bills authored by Woodstock Republican state Rep. Wes Cantrell aimed at giving families a choice of where to send their...
Georgia Senate committee endorses tax breaks for local police donations
Georgia senators are expected to vote soon on a bill endorsed by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan that would create a $100 million tax credit...
Nearly a year after Georgia mass shootings, bill to loosen gun rules on the...
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia Senate committee advanced legislation that would allow Georgians to carry firearms without a license after hearing testimony from gun...
Report urges Medicaid expansion to combat Georgia’s HIV crisis
Expanding Medicaid would give coverage to thousands of uninsured HIV patients in Georgia and provide millions of dollars of additional services for people infected...
Lawmakers expected to revisit medical cannabis system that’s left 20,000 patients empty-handed
Three years ago, families of patients who relied on medical cannabis to manage severe illnesses celebrated when state lawmakers finally signed off on local...
Federal judge to rule soon on Kemp’s uncapped fundraising war chest
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp and former Senator David Perdue won’t duke it out at the ballot box until May, but lawyers...
Emory expands aid to help students pay tuition without loans
Emory University has announced that it will increase its financial aid for students from low-income households and eliminate its need-based loan program.
The push to...
After emotional testimony from Arbery’s mother, federal judge rejects plea agreement
A federal judge on Monday rejected the terms of a proposed plea agreement in the federal hate crime case against Travis McMichael, one of...
Two of Ahmaud Arbery’s murderers reach pleas to drop federal charges, pending judge’s approval
Prosecutors in the federal hate crimes case against the white men convicted of murdering Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery say that they have reached plea...
Criminal justice reform efforts in Georgia Legislature collide with back-the-blue mood
(GA Recorder) — Criminal justice reform advocates in Georgia want to build on recent momentum with new legislation to remove barriers that make people with...
Georgia DA investigating Trump asks FBI for security help
The prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and others broke the law by trying to pressure Georgia officials to overturn Joe Biden's presidential election...