State regulators poised to OK steep Georgia Power rate hike request this week
(GA Recorder) — State regulators have heard final pleas imploring them to reject Georgia Power’s request for ratepayers to foot an expensive fuel expense...
USDA tests poultry vaccines amidst worst bird flu outbreak ever
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The deadliest outbreak of bird flu in U.S. history is prompting growing concern in Congress, and Department of Agriculture researchers...
As the COVID public health emergency ends, prepping for a new pandemic is next
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — After more than three years and 1.1 million deaths, the United States on Thursday ended the public health emergency for...
Vice President Kamala Harris challenges Georgia Dems to rally in 2024
(GA Recorder) — Vice President Kamala Harris visited Atlanta Friday – for what was her third trip to Georgia so far this year –...
U.S. risks debt default in early June, congressional budget office agrees
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The federal government could default on its debt during the first two weeks of June without action on bipartisan legislation,...
Driver beware: Traffic enforcement heats up for summer
Law enforcement agencies statewide are getting ready to crack down on unsafe driving. May 15 marks the start of Georgia's annual "Click It or...
U.S. House passes bill to reinstate Trump-era immigration policies
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. House Republicans on Thursday pushed through a border security package that mirrors Trump-era immigration policies, aiming criticism at the...
Fort Benning is now Moore
During a ceremony on Thursday, the Army's training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore, replacing the former name of Fort Benning, which had...
Federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends
It's been 1,196 days since the United States declared a national public health emergency due to COVID-19. Today, that national emergency officially ends.
The Department...
Georgia Democrats call for special session to address gun violence
Georgia Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to convene special session after a May 3 shooting in an Atlanta medical facility killed one woman...
Title 42 nears an end, marking a shift in U.S. immigration policy at the...
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — A pandemic-era measure that allowed for the swift expulsion of millions of migrants at the Southwest border is set to...
Georgia tax revenue down 16.5% compared to April 2022, Kemp’s office says
State tax collections slipped significantly in April. Gov. Brian Kemp's office said Tuesday that revenues decreased by more than $800 million, or about 16%,...