Prescription drug price reform on the line in Biden’s big social spending bill
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Among the most potentially transformational changes in the Democrats’ massive social and climate bill pending in the Senate are a...
Former Sen. Johnny Isakson, a ‘giant’ in Georgia politics, dies at 76
Former Sen. Johnny Isakson, a champion of veteran's affairs, longtime public servant and statesman respected by both parties, has died at 76.
A statement from...
State officials back off plan to cut support time for people with severe disabilities
State officials have dropped their plan for limiting the hours of support allowed for more than 180 Georgians with severe medical or behavioral health...
Coastal spaceport plan hits turbulence on eve of federal license announcement
(GA Recorder) — Several days before the Federal Aviation Administration is scheduled to announce whether it will grant a controversial plan to launch rockets...
Rivian’s $5B EV manufacturing plant set to start in east Georgia by spring 2022
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Shane Short doesn’t own an electric vehicle. Yet.
“I’m probably going to be driving an electric truck in about two years,”...
Biden’s big social spending bill caught in snags in the Senate
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden’s giant social and climate spending bill on Thursday night appeared stalled in the U.S. Senate for some time...
Gov. Kemp, Rivian announce $5 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia
ATLANTA - At an event with company leaders, Governor Brian Kemp today announced that Rivian Inc. will invest $5 billion in a carbon-conscious campus...
More Georgia Secretary of State’s office officials interviewed by Jan. 6 committee
Representatives of the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection interviewed current and former employees of the Georgia Secretary of State's office Wednesday...
Georgia health proposals hang in the balance as Biden official visits
A top federal official in charge of negotiating with Gov. Brian Kemp on Georgia’s high-stakes health care proposals visited Atlanta on Tuesday to talk...
Fear of homelessness for the holidays: Georgia rental aid plan still dysfunctional
(GA Recorder) — Valdosta’s Nakima Reid has been waiting four months to find out if she’ll receive emergency rental assistance that would help her...
Biden pick to lead FDA fields questions over pharma ties, abortion pill, COVID tests
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Food and Drug Administration drew praise from a top Senate Republican, as well as...
National right-wing state-level freedom caucus launches at Georgia Capitol
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — State lawmakers from around the country came to Georgia’s Capitol Tuesday to announce a network of state freedom caucuses modeled...