Ossoff to introduce bill allowing water handouts at polls
(GA Recorder) — Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff will introduce legislation this week aiming to restore Georgians’ ability to hand out food and water...
Trial in Ahmaud Arbery killing set to begin Oct. 18
Jury selection will begin October 18 in the trial of three men on state murder charges. They have also been charged, separately, with a...
Decision time for police funding and other law and order legislation
(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp is set to sign a controversial bill to block local governments from slashing police budgets Friday as a...
New Georgia law paves way for college athletes to get paid
College athletes in Georgia may now get paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness, under a new law signed May 6...
Gov. Kemp signs off on three-weeks paid parental leave for state workers
(GA Recorder) — About 250,000 state employees will be eligible for three weeks of paid parental leave after Gov. Brian Kemp signed off on...
Teacher ‘pipeline plan’ gets Kemp OK in year of classroom COVID anxiety
(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp signed six education bills into law Tuesday, including sweeping legislation intended to boost the state’s ability to recruit...
Kemp signs ‘mixed bag’ legislation to review tax breaks, add some more
(GA Recorder) — Gov. Brian Kemp has signed into law a measure creating a limited process for reviewing tax credits while also adding more...
States with higher vaccine demand will be able to request more from feds
(GA Recorder) | WASHINGTON — With demand for COVID-19 vaccines dropping in many states, the federal government is changing how those doses are allocated.
Under the...
Ga. House members could be on hot seat in Congressional redistricting
(GA Recorder) - Georgia is likely one of the states that Republicans will be banking on to win back the U.S. House in 2022,...
Georgia AG denies discrimination in state’s controversial new election law
(GA Recorder) — Republican Attorney General Chris Carr is asking a U.S. District Court judge to toss out a lawsuit that claims Georgia’s new...
More strong to severe storms headed for North Georgia
A cold front approaching from the west will trigger another round of strong to severe thunderstorms across northern and central Georgia today. In Northeast...
Kemp signs bill banning street racing in Georgia
Governor Brian Kemp Monday signed HB 534 to combat street racing in Georgia.
He calls the bill "another tool in the toolbelt" of state and...