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5 days ago · 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.
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.
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.
Planned central Georgia national park gains momentum with few …
Nov 20, 2024 · A proposal to turn a prehistoric American Indian site in central Georgia into the state’s first national park advanced out a U.S. Senate committee Tuesday. But the bipartisan group of Georgia lawmakers who are behind the measure creating Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve are running short on time to get it across the finish line […]
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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 […]
Jay Bookman, Author at Georgia Recorder
Jan 9, 2025 · Bookman: Georgia GOP lawmakers pick on trans people in cynical play for votes By: Jay Bookman - January 9, 2025 Look at the world around us. On the scale of injustices that government can and should attempt to correct, transgender women competing in female sports should barely rank a footnote.
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6 days ago · Trump to send 1,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border BY: Ariana Figueroa - January 22, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump Wednesday invoked an executive order he signed on his first day in office to send 1,500 military troops to the southern border, despite encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border being the lowest in several years.
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.
State utility regulators approve Georgia Power plan to use fossil …
Apr 16, 2024 · The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved Georgia Power’s controversial updated plans to significantly expand its generation capacity by investing in a heavier reliance on fossil fuels and adding more renewable energy over the next several years.
Georgia Supreme Court delays ruling on controversial election …
Oct 22, 2024 · 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.