State & National News

US Supreme Court rules against Biden administration student loan debt relief plan

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Biden administration does not have the legal authority to enact a...

Record number of Americans expected to travel this July Fourth weekend

With Independence Day falling on a Tuesday this year, many Americans are looking forward to a long holiday weekend. A record-setting number of them...

‘This is not a normal court,’ says Biden as GOP opponents praise affirmative action...

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Thursday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively scrambles the role affirmative action plays in the college admissions process cannot let...

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions

WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that two prominent universities’ consideration of race in acceptances violated the U.S. Constitution,...

Nonprofit gives Georgia low marks for EV, electric utility policies

(GA Recorder) — An annual energy efficiency report ranks Georgia near the bottom of the nation due to excessive electricity rates, high fees for...

Roads, bridges, trails, ports: White House awards $2.2B in transportation grants

(GA Recorder) — The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion in grants to state, tribal, and local governments under a...

Supreme Court rulings could lead to redrawn congressional maps for Georgia

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that Louisiana's new congressional map reduces Black voting strength in violation of the U.S. Civil Rights Act. The decision...

Georgia Democrats trumpet $1.3B grant to expand rural broadband internet connections

(GA Recorder) — A historic broadband investment has been secured for Georgia broadband expansion as part of $42 billion awarded by the Biden administration...

Antisemitic demonstrations spur calls for state law amid First Amendment debate

(GA Recorder) — About a dozen people gathered outside a Cobb County synagogue Saturday bearing Nazi flags, sparking widespread condemnation from both sides of...

Economic outlook: Why are people worried?

(GA Recorder) — Economists have been predicting a recession for months, but the labor market has remained resilient, wage growth is higher than before...

As Dobbs anniversary passes, fate of Georgia’s abortion law still in limbo

(GA Recorder) — A year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a monumental ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning the...

Georgia-based CEO ‘devastated’ over loss of colleague aboard the Titan sub

One of the people aboard the submersible touring the wreckage of the Titanic had ties to Georgia. Paul-Henry Nargeolet was considered one of the leading experts...