Ga. senate panel hears critics of wide-ranging election bill as vote looms
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia Senate panel focused on changes to election rules is expected to wrap up hearing testimony Wednesday from dozens of...
Kemp suggests metro Atlantans hit the road to get scarce vaccines
(GA Recorder) — Just over a year after Gov. Brian Kemp declared a statewide health emergency, weekly COVID-19 cases and positive tests are in...
Kemp OKs vaccinations for court personnel, urges providers not to withhold doses
Gov. Brian Kemp said Tuesday that judges and other court personnel in Georgia are now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
In announcing the move,...
Debate over voting bills heats up as no-excuse absentee proposal fades
Georgia Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan said Monday that it’s unlikely he has enough support from top Republican leaders to repeal the state’s no-excuse...
Many Georgians to get insurance price break thanks to COVID bill
Before the pandemic struck, Himali Patel and her brother owned five small retail businesses.
Now they’re down to one — a dry cleaning establishment. They have...
Georgia Dems urge state to accept sweetened Medicaid expansion deal
(GA Recorder) — Georgia Democrats called on the state’s GOP leadership to take advantage of new federal incentives to fully expand Medicaid that were...
Third wave of stimulus checks hitting accounts now
President Biden signed a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package into law on Thursday and some stimulus payments could be delivered as soon as this...
Time to ‘spring forward’: Daylight Saving Time starts Sunday
While Georgia lawmakers debate the fate of the state's bi-annual time change, Georgians, along with much of the nation, are preparing to 'spring' forward.
Daylight...
State lawmakers push bills to unwind spring forward, fall back ritual
(GA Recorder) — If you feel out of sorts next week, you won’t be alone.
People across Georgia will likely feel groggy and mixed up...
Biden to states: Make all adults eligible for COVID vaccine by May 1
(GA Recorder | WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden directed states to make all adults eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine by May 1 in his...
David Nahmias elected Georgia’s next Supreme Court chief justice
The Georgia Supreme Court Thursday elected David Nahmias to serve as the new chief justice to lead the state’s highest court over the next...
Top Georgia Republicans rip strings attached to coronavirus relief aid
(GA Recorder) — High-ranking GOP state officials are objecting to a provision in the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill that blocks them from using...