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Stacey Abrams, the Democratic nominee for governor, held her first campaign stop outside the doors of a closed rural hospital back in March, where she renewed her calls for full Medicaid expansion in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

Health Care August 29, 2022

Kemp, Abrams stake out health care and Medicaid expansion as wedge issue

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]August 29, 2022 Sharp disagreement over whether to expand Medicaid in Georgia – a state…

Rally promoting the conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was "stolen"

2022 Elections August 27, 2022

How election-denying GOP governors could tilt the 2024 presidential election

By Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission]August 26, 2022 Republican candidates who claim that the 2020…

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…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care August 25, 2022

4 reasons why abortion laws often clash with the majority’s preferences in the US, from constitutional design to low voter turnout

By Matthew A Baum; Alauna Safarpour, and Kristin Lunz Trujillo [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Kansas voters opted against overturning a state constitutional right to…

education icon with silhouette of teach in front of class, holding a baton to a board.

Education August 24, 2022

Loudermilk attacks Biden’s student loan relief plan

Rep Barry Loudermilk of Georgia’s 11th Congressional District issued a statement attacking the plan for student debt relief for low to moderate income individuals released by President Joe Biden today….

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

2022 Elections August 23, 2022

Election officials can’t access federal funding for security as violent threats mount

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2022 Colorado’s election officials, like so many across the country, faced a…

Dollar sign labeled "Economy" and "Inflation"

Economy August 19, 2022

Will the Inflation Reduction Act actually reduce inflation? How will the corporate minimum tax work? An economist has answers

By Nirupama Rao, University of Michigan [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. is about to spend US$490 billion over 10 years on reducing greenhouse…

Race and Racism August 11, 2022

Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US

By Raphael E. Rogers, Clark University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Of all the subjects taught in the nation’s public schools, few have generated as…

Health Care August 10, 2022

After ‘a Lot of Doors Shut in Our Face,’ Crusading Couple Celebrate Passage of Burn Pit Bill

Michael McAuliff August 9, 2022 [This article first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission] The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when…

Criminal Justice System August 10, 2022

Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done – 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago

By Clark D. Cunningham, Georgia State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022,…

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