State & National News

Georgia House, Senate approve their redistricting maps. What’s next?

Georgia's state legislative maps are one step closer to reality after the House and Senate passed their redistricting plans this week. But the maps...

Defendant: Ahmaud Arbery ‘trapped like a rat’ before slaying

One of the three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery told police they had the 25-year-old Black man "trapped like a...

Legal threats fly as lawmakers build momentum for new Georgia Senate map

ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — The state Senate passed its new district map with a party-line vote after a three-hour debate Tuesday that offered a...

Decline in Georgia’s Covid numbers may be just a lull

The recent news on Covid in Georgia appears quite good – cases, hospitalizations and deaths have all dropped to a low plateau, state health...

Police: Defendant changed story on why he suspected Arbery

The man who initiated the chase that ended in Ahmaud Arbery's death rapidly changed his story to police on why he suspected Arbery was...

Former Georgia senator, secretary of state Max Cleland dies

Friends and colleagues are mourning the passing of former Georgia Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Max Cleland. Cleland, who also served as head of...

Easing of supply chain jam might start with Savannah seaport, White House says

This post was updated at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 9 to add comments from Georgia officials. (GA Recorder) — The White House announcement that the...

Graphic photos of Ahmaud Arbery’s wounds shown to jury

Jurors were shown graphic close-up police photos Monday of the gunshot wounds that killed Ahmaud Arbery. Glynn County police Sgt. Sheila Ramos walked the jury...

Critics say lawmakers needlessly split cities during fast-tracked redistricting

ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers’ efforts to redraw the state’s political lines continued apace Monday, despite bipartisan criticism that the process is moving...

Explosive testimony on tap as witnesses queued up to testify in Arbery case

(GA Recorder) — The fourth week of the trial of three white men accused of murdering 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery is set to resume this...

Georgia one step closer to implementing mental health crisis emergency number

Georgia has completed its first phase of planning for the implementation of 9-8-8, the new easy-to-remember phone number for mental health crises, emergencies and the...

U.S. House sends $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill to Biden for his signature

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House cleared a $1.2 trillion physical infrastructure bill and took a major step toward passage of a landmark $1.85 trillion...