Georgia House panel gives state’s electric vehicle rollout a jolt, advances charging plan
(GA Recorder) — A Georgia House committee unanimously passed a plan on Wednesday that would mark a major shift in the future of electric...
State lawmaker tries again on legislation to give DACA students in-state tuition
(GA Recorder) — Georgia college and technical students who participate in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could get a break on their...
People on streets of Plains not ready to let go of ‘Mister Jimmy’ after...
PLAINS (GA Recorder) — The first media caravan arrived here late Saturday after the news Jimmy Carter would forgo any medical intervention, and the...
Sports betting bills gain momentum as Georgia Legislature weighs options
(GA Recorder) — Georgia House and Senate committees are lining up in favor of sports bettors this week as they consider bills that range...
Proposed Georgia House mental health reforms aim to increase access to beds, caregivers
(GA Recorder) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers intends to build on last year’s major behavioral health bill with another wide-ranging measure that advocates...
State lawmaker renews effort to divert 17-year-olds to juvenile court system
(GA Recorder) — Georgia is one of three states where a 17-year-old who is accused of a crime stands for trial alongside adults in...
On President’s Day in Jimmy Carter’s hometown, residents remind the nation: ‘Love everybody’
The centerpiece of the Jimmy Carter National Historic site is the former Plains High School — President Carter’s alma mater.
And on Monday, the old...
Kudos to Jimmy Carter: messages of admiration and gratitude flow into Carter Center website
Since the announcement that former President Jimmy Carter would continue his hospice care at home after a few stays in the hospital, people around...
Georgia lawmakers back competing views of legalized sports betting
(GA Recorder) — Sports fans will be scouting the state Capitol this week as three bills aimed at allowing Georgians to wager their money...
Rural hospitals gird for unwinding of pandemic Medicaid coverage
(GA Recorder) — Donald Lloyd, CEO and president of St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, Kentucky, has spent more than a year dealing with higher...
Former President Jimmy Carter enters hospice care
Former President Jimmy Carter is moving to hospice care. The 98-year-old Carter served as the nation's 39th president from 1977-1981. Before that, he served...
More delays at Plant Vogtle
Georgia Power is once again delaying the start up of two new units at its Vogtle nuclear power plant near Augusta — and that...