State Capitol grounds ringed by steel fence spurred by 2020 protests
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — The new 8-foot tall steel fence surrounding the state Capitol will give a fortress-like feel as lawmakers, lobbyists and visitors...
Facebook, Instagram, other apps back online after global outage
Facebook is back online after a massive global outage that also took down Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger and its Oculus gaming platform. The sites went...
Wellstar-United contract ends without a deal, affecting thousands
Tens of thousands of UnitedHealthcare members will now face higher out-of-pocket fees if they go to Wellstar Health System hospitals and doctors.
The contract between...
Democrats’ vision for free community college would boost undocumented students
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The massive economic policy package Democrats are trying to muscle through Congress could open the door to free community college...
Georgia public health officials roll out COVID boosters, warn of virus resurgence
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — The governor and the state’s top public health official Thursday warned Georgians not to become complacent after a couple of...
Protection against violent threats could be legit Georgia campaign expense
(GA Recorder) — The recent spate of violent threats against elected officials has a state oversight panel rethinking its position on whether home security...
Congress passes bill to prevent government shutdown, send out $28.6B in disaster aid
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Congress made a last-minute dash to avert a government shutdown on Thursday, with the U.S. Senate and House approving a...
Georgia getting ‘plenty’ of antibody drugs despite feds’ restrictions
Despite new federal supply limits, Georgia has received enough shipments of monoclonal antibodies to treat patients newly exposed or infected by Covid-19, state officials...
Spaceport Camden launch delayed again as FAA extends license review
(GA Recorder) — The Federal Aviation Administration postponed for at least another month a decision on a license for a controversial spaceport on the...
Georgia’s disability support staffing shortage now at ‘epic proportions’
(GA Recorder) — As a nurse working at a metro Atlanta hospital, Becky Turner is part of a workforce experiencing well-known staffing shortages as...
‘Their tank is empty’: Local public health officials combat staff burnout, low pay, harassment
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Eighteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local public health departments that were already struggling with too few workers and...
‘Wildfire year’ meant record days at the highest preparedness level, Forest Service chief says
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Forest Service spent more consecutive days this summer at the agency’s highest level of preparedness for wildfires than...