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WEB5 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. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our perch near the Capitol in downtown Atlanta. We view news as a vital community service and ...
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WEBABOUT US. 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 ...
State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government. The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a private contractor working for a public entity is still subject to the law and can be sent […]
Georgia election board walks back rules approved at meeting …
WEBJul 30, 2024 · The nonprofit government watchdog group that sued to overturn votes taken at a Georgia State Election Board meeting earlier this month, held despite warnings from the Georgia Attorney General, says it will continue to monitor the board’s actions after the panel rescinded its earlier vote during a virtual meeting Tuesday afternoon.
Commentary - Georgia Recorder
WEBSep 5, 2024 · BY: Barry C. Burden - August 28, 2024. Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the 2024 election from descending into the chaos and threats to democracy that occurred around the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A new federal law cleaned up ambiguities that could allow for …
Georgia election board clears county officials to delay vote ...
WEBAug 7, 2024 · The Georgia State Election Board approved vote certification rules prompted by ongoing GOP distrust of Fulton County’s vote tally after the Democrat’s narrow 2020 presidential election victory that helped put President Joe Biden in the White House.
Stories of pregnant women’s deaths after Georgia’s strict abortion …
WEB2 days ago · The deaths of two Georgia women have reignited the debate over the state’s abortion restrictions that took effect two years ago and put a new focus on an exception in the law that purports to protect mothers when their own health is imperiled. Georgia’s abortion law, which bans most abortions after about six weeks, was […]
Advocates for inmates in Georgia state prisons want legislative …
WEBJul 22, 2024 · A new Georgia House Special Subcommittee of Appropriations on State Prisons is taking another step in the marathon probe that is tackling statewide prison system problems, including homicides and suicides. Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns earlier this month announced the creation of the subcommittee intended to give the Legislature a glide path to implement future […]
Georgia PSC to weigh eminent domain case pitting Black …
WEBAug 13, 2024 · The Georgia Public Service Commission held an Aug. 6 hearing on a group of Hancock County property owners seeking to overturn an April ruling that would allow the Sandersville Railroad Co. to acquire their land through condemnation.
Georgia governor signs school voucher bill to provide $6,500 …
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure that will allow parents of children in low-performing schools to claim $6,500 in state education funds to pull their children out of the public system and enroll them in private school or teach them at home.
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