U.S. House backs select committee to probe Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) —The U.S. House voted Wednesday to establish a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection, in which a mob of...
New absentee voting rules take effect
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Starting today, some of the most heavily scrutinized sections of Georgia’s new voting law go into effect — primarily absentee...
U.S. House votes to evict confederate statues from Capitol
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. House voted Tuesday to remove a statue of former Georgia governor Alexander Hamilton Stephens from Statuary Hall at...
Warnock proposes ‘fix’ to expand Medicaid in Georgia
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock says he is finalizing a proposal that would extend Medicaid coverage to more Georgians and bypass...
Georgia’s hot summer of political mapmaking begins
ATLANTA (GA Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers held their first in-person hearing Monday on the once-a-decade process to redraw boundaries for the state’s congressional and...
Reapportionment town hall hearings scheduled
ATLANTA – Residents from across Georgia addressed members of the legislative redistricting committees in an online town hall meeting earlier this month, calling for increased...
Time short for parents of special-needs children to claim COVID money
(GA Recorder) – Georgia parents of students with disabilities are eligible for reimbursement of up to $500 for education expenses during the COVID-19 pandemic....
U.S. Justice Dept. sues Georgia over new voting law
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday that the Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia to overturn...
Georgia’s federal unemployment boost ends Saturday
(GA Recorder) – Georgia is set to cut off extended federal unemployment benefits by this weekend, threatening to end relief aid to more than...
Bipartisan deal struck on $1.2T infrastructure plan
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The White House and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators said Thursday they’ve struck a deal on the outlines of...
Vaccine debate continues on Georgia campuses
ATHENS (GPB) – Associate Professor Lydia Ray learned about Columbus State University’s plan for returning to campus in a one-on-one meeting with the university’s...
CDC extends eviction moratorium through July
The Biden administration has extended the nationwide ban on evictions for a month to help tenants unable to make rent payments.
Director of the Centers...