Georgia’s been through a lot in 2021. Here’s a look back at the year’s...
Georgia witnessed major news events throughout 2021 — beginning with an infamous phone call from President Donald Trump seeking to overturn the election and...
Tax breaks, physician abuse training among new Georgia laws
Income tax breaks for many Georgians, new requirements for physicians to be trained about avoiding sexual assault, and pay raises for some judges are...
COVID rages at record levels and hospitals are inundated. Here’s the governor’s plan of...
As the omicron variant of COVID-19 rages and depletes hospital space, Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday he does not plan to implement any new...
Health officials urge Georgians not to go to hospital emergency departments for COVID tests
Georgia is now in the midst of its fifth COVID surge. The state's seven-day average of positive tests is now higher than it's ever...
Georgia shatters COVID-19 case record amid rapid surge
Georgia broke the state's record for the number of test-confirmed COVID-19 cases Tuesday, with an extremely rapid rise passing the peaks previously set in...
State lawmakers to take aim at racial history in public schools, partisan school boards
(GA Recorder) — Teachers and administrators from across the state agree critical race theory is not discussed in Georgia grade school classrooms, but it...
State lawmakers poised to add expanded gun access to 2022 legislative agenda
(GA Recorder) — Each new legislative session brings the opportunity for lawmakers to bring home a victory for their constituents, and for Georgia Republicans,...
Emory switching to virtual classes amid US COVID surge
Emory University's president said Tuesday the school is switching to virtual classes to start the spring semester because of a national surge in COVID...
Kemp will challenge feds’ decision to reject key parts of his Medicaid plan
(GA Recorder) — The state will challenge the federal government’s recent decision to reject major elements of Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan to slightly expand Medicaid...
COVID-19 infections soar in Atlanta area; hospitals fill up
COVID-19's omicron wave is rapidly pushing up the number of patients infected with the virus in Georgia hospitals, particularly in the Atlanta area.
The number...
Partisan sparring follows rejection of Georgia Medicaid plan
The Biden administration's decision to revoke approval of Georgia's plan to require Medicaid recipients to meet a work requirement was jeered by top Republicans...
Rearview mirror: Georgia’s 2021 rocked by COVID controversy, election rage
(GA Recorder) — The COVID-19 pandemic pitted parents against school boards. A high-profile murder trial played out in coastal Georgia, roiling racial tensions. And...