Appeals court disqualifies Fulton DA Fani Willis from prosecuting ...
Dec 19, 2024 · This post was updated 6:30 p.m. Dec. 19 to include more reaction to the DA’s disqualification. Georgia’s Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis cannot continue prosecuting the 2020 presidential election interference case against Republican President-elect Donald Trump and 14 of his allies.
Georgia Power bills set to rise again Jan. 1. Average customer …
Dec 18, 2024 · A new Georgia Power rate hike set to take effect on Jan. 1 will have the average household spending about $43 more on electricity as measured since the start of 2023, following a series of rate increases.
Hundreds of Georgians sign up for free passport at event …
Nov 20, 2024 · A passport can be the key to the world, but to some transgender and nonbinary Georgians it can also mean much more. About 200 people registered Thursday for a free passport program at Atlanta City Hall organized by two pro-transgender rights organizations, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative, or SNAPCO, and TransSocial. Participants gathered around …
Huge spending bill unveiled in Congress provides more than $100 …
Dec 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion in disaster aid and give lawmakers more time to wrap up overdue work on government funding, the farm bill and a handful of other issues they decided not to finish. The disaster aid section of the package will […]
Georgia dismissed all members of maternal mortality committee …
Nov 21, 2024 · ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee had determined were preventable.They were the first reported cases of women who died without access to care restricted by a state abortion ban, and they unleashed a torrent of outrage over the fatal consequences of such laws.
State House study panel hears renewed arguments between …
Nov 19, 2024 · Georgia Power and solar industry representatives renewed their long-running debate before lawmakers Tuesday over whether setting up a new solar program would provide the same benefits to ratepayers as the existing renewable energy options.
Fantasy sports company expands presence in Georgia as Senate …
Dec 16, 2024 · Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, left, and Mike Ybarra, CEO of fantasy sports company Daily PrizePicks, weighed in on the prospects of legalized online sports betting heading into 2025 legislative session.
New Georgia election rules still in play with Harris-Trump election ...
Oct 20, 2024 · Election 2024; Government & Politics; New Georgia election rules still in play with Harris-Trump election showdown now fast and furious State Supreme Court asked to decide on GOP court bids to overturn Fulton judge’s ruling
Trump issues pardons for 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 …
3 days ago · WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on that date in 2021. Behind the desk of the Oval Office, Trump told reporters he signed a pardon for nearly 1,500 defendants who participated in the attack and ...
Georgia lawmakers study ways AI is reshaping the way hospitals …
Nov 11, 2024 · Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting.