FDA panel backs COVID-19 booster shots only for elderly and high-risk Americans
A federal health advisory panel wrestled Friday with whether to widely authorize a booster dose of Pfizer’s two-shot COVID-19 vaccine for most Americans, ultimately...
Carr, 23 other Republican AGs urge Biden administration to drop vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is joining with more than 20 other Republican state attorneys general threatening to sue the...
Afghans likely to find Georgia a more welcoming place than prior refugees
(GA Recorder) — Eleven-year-old Heval Mohamed Kelli thought his family was going on vacation after crossing the Syrian border into Turkey in 1996 as...
COVID-19 surge eases slightly, but swamped hospitals see no relief
The state’s COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have dipped over the past week, Georgia health officials have reported.
But that drop isn’t relieving the pressure on...
How House Democrats would expand Medicare and Medicaid and lower prescription drug costs
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — New Medicare benefits for older Americans, like dental care. An expansion of eligibility for Medicaid for low-income people in Republican-controlled states...
Revised voting rights bill rolled out in U.S. Senate, with Manchin on board
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a revamped voting rights bill that would expand voter registration as well as create nonpartisan...
Georgia’s college-bound students hit SAT highs despite pandemic turmoil
(GA Recorder) — Georgia’s class of 2021 showed significant increases in their SAT scores and performed better than the national average, though significantly fewer...
Public health official urges vigilance as delta wave shows signs of easing
(GA Recorder) — A top state public health official says the fourth wave of the pandemic – brought on by the more easily transmissible...
Professors start week of campus protests against statewide classroom mask ban
(GA Recorder) —College professors across Georgia took up signs and bullhorns Monday to protest statewide policies barring university leadership from requiring COVID-19 safety precautions...
Billions in federal rental aid remains stalled in Georgia, other slow-moving states
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Make it simpler to apply for rental assistance money. Allow landlords to apply on behalf of unresponsive tenants. And consolidate two...
Universal pre-K, free community college included in sweeping reconciliation bill
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) —The U.S. House Education & Labor Committee advanced legislation Friday that would provide universal pre-K education, expand federal Pell Grants for...
Bush recounts American bravery, unity following 9/11 attacks 20 years ago
Within the span of 1 hour 16 minutes on the morning of September 11, 2001, George W. Bush became a wartime president. He guided...