5 天之前 · The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization focused on connecting public policies to the stories of the people and communities affected by them.

20 小时之前 · House Speaker Jon Burns announced Monday legislation to enhance school safety following last year’s deadly school shooting in Barrow County. Burns, a Newington Republican, stated that House leaders would introduce legislation Tuesday calling for a statewide database to track student mental health ...

The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization that is focused on connecting public policies to stories of the people and communities affected by them. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our office a few blocks from Georgia’s Gold Dome. Our perch might be near the Capitol […]

5 天之前 · After weeks of suspense, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to overhaul Georgia’s legal landscape is finally here. At a jam-packed press conference Thursday, Kemp gathered state lawmakers and business leaders at Georgia’s state Capitol to introduce policies he says are aimed at reducing insurance prices for businesses and everyday consumers alike. “If your neighborhood doesn’t […]

6 天之前 · State lawmakers have advanced a bill expanding Georgia’s ban on transgender athletes in girls’ sports out of committee, and other Senate bills targeting gender-affirming care, including for adults, are already in the queue. The Senate Education and Youth Committee passed a long-expected bill ...

2024年12月26日 · A disastrous presidential debate performance at CNN’s studios in Atlanta, a historically deadly hurricane, a school shooting where a parent was charged and an accusation that brought Georgia’s election interference case to a halt – these were just some of the big moments from 2024.

2025年1月17日 · State Sen. Colton Moore will now be allowed to attend future joint sessions of the Legislature after the north Georgia lawmaker was arrested Thursday for trying to do just that.. House Speaker Jon Burns, a Newington Republican, banned Moore from entering the House chamber last year after Moore spoke ill of the late former GOP Speaker David Ralston while Ralston was being honored posthumously ...

2024年10月14日 · A new election law that could take effect this week would provide poll watchers with greater access to voters and election workers after the polls open on Tuesday for early voting for Georgia’s highly anticipated general election.

2024年10月22日 · This story was updated at 9:15 p.m Tuesday, Oct. 22, to include additional reaction to the Georgia Supreme Court’s decision. The Georgia Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon declined the Republican National Committee’s request to pause a trial court’s decision to block new Georgia State Election Board rules from taking effect for the Nov. 5 general election.

2024年11月18日 · Madeline Summerville, an Atlanta-based attorney and political analyst, said she hopes the outcome of this November’s election will lead to fewer petitions to change Georgia’s election rules pushed at the election board’s meetings, which have often been packed with people waving signs, demanding changes like a requirement for hand counts of paper ballots.