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.
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.
Huge spending bill unveiled in Congress provides more than $100 …
Dec 17, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders unveiled a catch-all, year-end package Tuesday that would provide more than $100 billion in disaster aid and give lawmakers more time to wrap up overdue work on government funding, the farm bill and a handful of other issues they decided not to finish. The disaster aid section of the package will […]
Hundreds of Georgians sign up for free passport at event …
Nov 20, 2024 · A passport can be the key to the world, but to some transgender and nonbinary Georgians it can also mean much more. About 200 people registered Thursday for a free passport program at Atlanta City Hall organized by two pro-transgender rights organizations, Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative, or SNAPCO, and TransSocial. Participants gathered around …
Georgia dismissed all members of maternal mortality committee …
Nov 21, 2024 · ProPublica reported in September on the deaths of Amber Thurman and Candi Miller, which the state maternal mortality review committee had determined were preventable.They were the first reported cases of women who died without access to care restricted by a state abortion ban, and they unleashed a torrent of outrage over the fatal consequences of such laws.
Afraid to seek care amid Georgia’s abortion ban, she stayed at …
Sep 18, 2024 · ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Candi Miller’s health was so fragile, doctors warned having another baby could kill her. “They said it was going to be more painful and her body may not be able to withstand […]
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.
Mining company vows to forge ahead when permitted despite …
Dec 6, 2024 · The federal government is seeking public input on a proposal that would allow the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to acquire property near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge that could soon be mined. The proposal is for a “minor expansion” of the refuge’s existing boundaries to bolster protections of the unspoiled freshwater wetland system and […]
Georgia lawmakers study ways AI is reshaping the way hospitals …
Nov 11, 2024 · Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting.
After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against ...
Nov 13, 2024 · The Georgia Court of Appeals’ scheduled Dec. 5 hearing on the latest development in the Fulton County racketeering indictments of President-elect Donald Trump and his allies remains on track despite the results of last week’s presidential election.