Georgia

Georgia January 25, 2024

State Senate panel presses ahead with bill that would ban ranked choice voting in Georgia

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 24, 2024 The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would…

Georgia January 24, 2024

Israeli-Hamas war tensions boil over during Georgia House committee hearing on antisemitism bill

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 23, 2024 One person was arrested at the Georgia Capitol Monday after a…

Georgia January 24, 2024

Georgia GOP lawmakers aim to put more teeth in state prosecutor oversight commission

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 22, 2024 On Monday, a panel of Republican legislators advanced a bill designed…

Georgia January 19, 2024

State agency heads outline spending plans for Georgia’s child welfare, safety-net, mental health

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 18, 2024 Lawmakers continue to spend this week digging into the governor’s budget…

Georgia January 18, 2024

Powerful Georgia House Republican unveils plan to pump $100M into state’s pre-K system

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 16, 2024 The Georgia House’s No. 2 legislator is calling on the state…

Georgia January 11, 2024

Kemp, state lawmakers preview legislative priorities for 2024 for business leaders

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 10, 2024 Georgia’s business elite and state leadership filled up Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium…

Georgia January 9, 2024

Georgia lawmakers return to the Gold Dome with election-year politics on their minds

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 8, 2024 Will school voucher supporters try again after a searing defeat in…

Georgia January 7, 2024

Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick Selected as Vice Chair of NCSL Children, Families, and Human Services Committee

State Senator Kay Kirkpatrick, a Republican representing Georgia state Senate District 32 has been selected to serve as vice chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)‘s Children, Families,…

Georgia January 3, 2024

Drawn into friendly political fire, new Georgia redistricting maps prompt lawmaker reshuffling

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 3, 2024 When a federal judge gave the final OK to newly-drawn electoral…

Georgia December 27, 2023

Congressional OK for an Ocmulgee Mounds national park could be in store in 2024

by Chaya Tong, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 26, 2023 Georgia is well on its way to getting its first national…

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Cobb County December 24, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

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