Georgia issues a few medical cannabis licenses at last, giving patients access ‘very soon’
(GA Recorder) — After years of waiting, thousands of patients on Georgia’s medical cannabis registry may soon be able to receive their medicine legally.
On...
Kemp signs crime crackdown bills into law, including tough new penalties for gangs recruiting...
(GA Recorder) — A bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp at a Lake Lanier resort on Wednesday creates a five-year mandatory prison sentence for...
Funeral set Friday for Veteran Northeast Georgia lawmaker Jeanette Jamieson
Funeral services for long-time Northeast Georgia legislator and municipal leader Jeanette Jamieson are scheduled for this Friday, April 28. Jamieson passed away at her...
U.S. House GOP pushes through debt ceiling increase coupled with massive spending cuts
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. House Republicans on Wednesday struggled but whipped just enough votes to pass their plan to temporarily raise the nation’s...
Biden administration warns U.S. House GOP debt limit bill would slash education
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Tuesday said House Republicans’ debt limit proposal would cut vital education programs and harm...
Camden fights on to keep county’s spending on fizzled Georgia coast spaceport project from...
(GA Recorder) — It wasn’t long after SpaceX’s Starship launch off the Texas Gulf Coast turned into a fiery spectacle that news of the...
Kemp opts to skip state GOP convention in June
Gov. Brian Kemp will not attend this year's state Republican convention, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The convention, which will take place in June in...
Abortion access in Georgia in uncertain state; Ga., Fla., D.C. courts weigh bans
(GA Recorder) — Abortion rights activists notched a short-term victory Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court decided to continue to allow access to the...
‘Tennessee three’ praised by Biden in White House meeting
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — President Joe Biden on Monday met with three Tennessee state Democratic lawmakers, two of whom were expelled by the Republican-controlled...
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice Q&A
Publisher's Note: Each year, the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice fields many questions from concerned parents and families about youth gang activity and behavioral and...
Georgia Power customers in for a shock as average monthly bill could rise by...
(GA Recorder) — Starting in June, Georgia Power customers could experience another bout of sticker shock when they get their monthly bill as the...
U.S. Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill as lawsuit continues
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The abortion pill will remain available throughout the United States while a lawsuit over its approval and use works through...