Bill aims to expand HOPE scholarship to students with nonviolent drug offenses
A proposed new bill aims to give teenagers convicted of nonviolent drug offenses better access to higher education.
House Bill 853, sponsored by state Rep....
Wild Hog Supper to kick off Georgia legislative events
(GA Recorder) — Georgians who may be feeling the post-holiday blues will have a chance to perk up for some great food and an...
9 killed on Georgia’s roads over New Year’s holiday weekend
At least nine people died in wrecks in Georgia over this long New Year's holiday weekend.
According to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, state...
Scientists want you to report monarch butterfly sightings this winter
As millions of monarch butterflies make their way toward Mexico for the winter, butterfly scientists want those in their flight path to report monarch...
2024 primary voting in Georgia: what you need to know
It's always voting season for Georgia’s local elections offices, and 2024 will be no different.
The presidential primary will be on March 12, while primaries...
Lawmakers will continue to push for state definition of antisemitism in 2024
Some Georgia lawmakers are renewing the push to create a state definition of antisemitism during the legislative session that begins Jan. 8.
Earlier this year,...
Top 10 Georgia stories in 2023
(GA Recorder) — The jailhouse booking of a former president. The death of the only Georgian to ever serve as first lady. The first...
Federal judge approves Georgia’s new congressional and legislative election maps
Federal judge Steve Jones approved Georgia's new congressional and legislative voting districts drawn by the state legislature.
Jones found Thursday that all three maps added...
Secretary of State finds Trump ineligible for Maine’s primary ballot
(Maine Morning Star) — Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows on Thursday disqualified Donald Trump from the state’s primary in a closely-watched decision that makes...
Georgia lawmakers asked to help clear court case backlog
(GA Recorder) — Georgia legislators are eyeing changing an outdated law that hinders local prosecutors and pouring additional resources into a judicial system that...
14 killed in Georgia traffic accidents over Christmas weekend
It's been a deadly holiday on Georgia's roads. The Georgia Department of Public Safety reports at least 14 people died in traffic-related accidents across...
FBI: Missing 14-year-old girl, boyfriend believed to be traveling through Georgia
The FBI has issued a statewide lookout in Georgia for a missing 14-year-old Indianapolis girl.
According to the Atlanta field office, Akary Cruz left home...