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Georgia November 23, 2022

Georgia leaders pay tribute to Speaker David Ralston as he lies in state at Capitol

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 23, 2022 House Speaker David Ralston made his final journey to the Georgia…

The House GOP caucus nominated Jon Burns as the next speaker, teeing him up for an official vote by the full chamber in January. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Georgia November 15, 2022

Ralston heir apparent as Georgia House Speaker emerges over election overhaul architect

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]November 14, 2022 This story was updated at 5 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. House…

Georgia October 24, 2022

Poll finds most Georgia voters favor casinos, online sports betting support comes up short

by Ray Glier, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 24, 2022 In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the spigot to the…

Cobb County Police Chief Michael Register (photo by Larry Felton Johnson)

Georgia September 3, 2022

Michael Register appointed to Georgia Board of Private Detectives and Security Agencies

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp announced a list of appointments to state boards in a press release yesterday, and among those was Michael Register’s appointment to the Georgia Board of Private…

Gov. Brian Kemp is asking Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney to quash a subpoena in the investigation into interference in the 2020 presidential election by a special grand jury. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (File)

Georgia August 26, 2022

Judge to rule soon if Kemp can be forced to comply with Fulton grand jury subpoena

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 26, 2022 A Fulton County judge will decide whether Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp must…

Georgia August 15, 2022

Kemp appoints Michael Register as new GBI Director

Governor Brian Kemp announced today that he has appointed Michael Register as the Director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Register served as chief of the Cobb County Police Department,…

Georgia July 27, 2022

ACLU, doctors open new legal front to challenge Georgia anti-abortion law

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 26, 2022 A new attempt to stop Georgia’s anti-abortion law has been filed in…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision threw out federal abortion rights protections and lets states decided limits on access to the procedure. After the ruling, abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Atlanta in protest. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

Georgia July 21, 2022

Court rules Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law with ‘personhood’ clause is now in effect

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 20, 2022 This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Georgia’s…

Georgia’s coming fetal personhood law will likely have unpredictable legal ramifications. Photo: Abortion protest in Atlanta May 14, 2022. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

Georgia July 18, 2022

If Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law takes effect, uneven prosecutions could follow

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 18, 2022 With Roe vs. Wade a thing of the past and Georgia expected…

Georgia July 9, 2022

Cobb County among counties reporting traffic fatalities for Independence Day weekend

Cobb County was among the counties included in the final count for traffic fatalities reported by Georgia Department of Public Safety over the Independence Day holiday period. There were 21…

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