Georgia lawmakers poised to create oversight panel with power to remove local prosecutors
(GA Recorder) — Momentum continues to build in the Georgia Legislature for a proposed law that could allow state officials to remove district attorneys...
Georgia Senate makes last-minute cuts to higher education as battle brews over hospital regulations
The Georgia Senate Appropriations Committee approved a spending plan Tuesday that cuts more than $100 million from the state’s higher education budget amidst a...
Moderna plan to hike COVID vaccine price to $130 a dose rebuked at U.S....
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The CEO of Moderna on Wednesday defended the company’s decision to drastically increase the price of its COVID-19 vaccine later...
Georgia Legislature sends bill to limit transgender care for minors to governor
(GA Recorder) – A bill limiting the care Georgia doctors could provide to transgender children awaits Gov. Brian Kemp’s signature after passing the state...
Trump’s possible arrest by Manhattan DA blasted by U.S. House GOP leaders
(GA Recorder) — Former President Donald Trump’s claim that he would be arrested Tuesday had not materialized by early evening on the East Coast,...
Proposed school voucher increase muscled through Georgia House panel, setting up floor vote
(GA Recorder) — A bill to expand Georgia’s school voucher program moved forward in a House subcommittee Monday with a boost from powerful Republicans....
Biden signs bill declassifying information on the origin of COVID-19
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — The U.S. director of national intelligence has three months to declassify information on potential links between China’s Wuhan Institute of...
Trump files motion seeking to derail investigation into Georgia election interference
Former President Donald Trump's attorneys filed a motion Monday seeking to essentially shut down prosecutors' ability to issue indictments based on a special purpose...
Biden administration details potential cuts in education, food aid and more under GOP plan
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Federal departments and agencies say U.S. House Republicans’ plans to cut federal spending would result in reductions to key programs...
Report urges lawmakers to develop new approaches to dealing with opioid crisis
WASHINGTON (GA Recorder) — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive...
Georgia House OKs bill to limit transgender care for minors as GOP prevails in...
(GA Recorder) — Republican House lawmakers have approved a controversial measure limiting the care doctors can provide transgender patients under the age of 18.
The...
Firearm safety bill gets rare hearing in GOP-controlled Georgia Legislature
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia House subcommittee heard testimony on a bill aimed at punishing gun owners who negligently allow firearms to fall into...