Ga. lawmakers study ‘Big Tech’ bans vs. business rights
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — What should be the balance between the free speech rights of large social media companies and those of the people...
Georgians call for unifying ‘communities of interest’
(GPB) — As Georgia lawmakers prepare to redraw the state’s congressional and legislative districts later this year, people from around the state are weighing...
Sound Off: Do you support legalizing marijuana?
In 2015, state lawmakers legalized the prescribed use of cannabis oil in Georgia. A state agency is now in the process of issuing licenses...
Lawmakers call on Congress to legalize weed at the federal level
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The top Democrat in the U.S. Senate says decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level is a change that’s “long overdue” and...
Election skeptics suing to ‘audit’ 2020 Fulton ballots short of options
Ten Fulton County voters looking to prove the baseless claims that widespread fraud factored in President Joe Biden’s Nov. 3 general election victory are...
Democrats take credit as federal child tax stipends set to arrive
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — The vast majority of Georgia parents can expect a little extra in their bank account starting Thursday as the federal...
Georgia among 47 states seeing rise in COVID infections
Georgia’s color-coded county map has begun to show shades that reflect an uptick of COVID cases.
And the state’s graph that tracks daily infections has...
Mental health called Georgia’s ‘next pandemic’ as substance abuse rises
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Mental health advocates are warning of a coming mental health and substance abuse crisis on the heels of a pandemic...
Vaccine mandates: Some Georgia hospitals move ahead
The Piedmont Healthcare system will require doctors, hospital leaders, and new employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by Sept. 1, the Atlanta-based nonprofit organization...
How the new, expanded federal child tax credit will work
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The most ambitious part of the pandemic stimulus package signed by President Joe Biden earlier this year is about to hit...
GBI Crime Lab recognized for implementing national science standards
The Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science has recognized the GBI Crime lab for implementing nationally recognized standards for its forensic laboratory...
Kemp pitches reelection bid as ‘fight for the future’
PERRY (GPB) — Attacked by some Republicans for not supporting the former president enough and vilified by Democrats for being too much like Donald...