Public Health measure, in diminished form, clears Senate panel
A state Senate committee passed a much pared-down version of legislation that would have restructured the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH).
Senate Bill 256...
Ga. House OKs bill packed with voting restrictions to opponents’ dismay
(GA Recorder) – Georgia House Republicans pushed through broad election legislation Monday that would limit early voting and require an ID to vote absentee,...
Senate panel moves to end no-excuse absentee voting in Georgia
(GA Recorder) – The state Senate is poised to consider restrictive voting legislation that would require Georgians to have a reason to vote absentee,...
Senate confirms Miguel Cardona as Biden’s education secretary
(GA Recorder) – The Senate on Monday confirmed Miguel Cardona to lead the U.S. Department of Education in a 64-33 vote.
Cardona, a longtime educator...
Newly approved vaccine, with its one-shot convenience, may help ease people’s reluctance
Now that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine is heading to Georgia and other states, will it reduce the number of people who are hesitant...
Sprawling $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill passed by the U.S. House
WASHINGTON —The U.S. House on a nearly party-line vote passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic aid package early Saturday, in a rush to both boost...
Kemp renews Public Health State of Emergency, extends COVID restrictions
Governor Brian Kemp has renewed Georgia's Public Health State Of Emergency and extended statewide COVID restrictions.
On Friday, Kemp signed an Executive Order renewing the...
Capitol voting bills protest leads to conflict between lawmaker and police
(GEORGIA RECORDER) - A group of Democratic lawmakers staged a sit-in at the state Capitol after Democratic Rep. Park Cannon objected to being physically...
Game-changing one-dose vaccine could be in states’ hands shortly
WASHINGTON —States struggling to provide enough COVID-19 vaccines are likely just a few days away from a pivotal development in the vaccination race: the...
Kemp adds educators, other groups to COVID vaccination list
Gov. Brian Kemp, as expected, is adding educators to the state’s COVID vaccine priority list.
But the governor also is expanding eligibility for other groups:...
Kemp poised to add teachers to COVID vaccine priority list
Georgia is poised to set a timeline for vaccinating teachers and other essential workers, Gov. Brian Kemp said Wednesday at Atlanta’s Delta Flight Museum,...
Standard time measure passes state Senate
The Georgia House of Representatives will take up a bill that could end daylight saving time in the Peach State. Senate Bill 100 would...