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Aug 27, 2024 · 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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ABOUT 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 ...
News • Georgia Recorder
Aug 26, 2024 · Georgia’s young Democrats say they hope to make a difference in 2024 election. BY: Ross Williams - August 22, 2024. CHICAGO – In the basement of the Hyatt Regency Chicago hotel, where state delegates to the Democratic National Convention mingled over coffee, the top corner of a red, white and blue banner stuck onto a wall began to peel and sag.
Commentary • Georgia Recorder
Aug 7, 2024 · BY: Jay Bookman - August 22, 2024. In the aftermath of the 2020 election, Donald Trump mounted a concerted effort to defy the voters’ verdict and remain in office, even if it meant fomenting violence and blocking the peaceful transfer of power. Yes, he failed, but failure is a …
Order in Georgia courtrooms to gavel back in as in-person …
By: Stanley Dunlap - June 9, 2021 3:00 am. Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton and fellow justices are set to return to the courtroom Wednesday for the first in-person oral arguments since the shift to virtual hearings because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder. For the first time since last spring, the ...
Briefs Archive • Georgia Recorder
Aug 22, 2024 · BY: Jill Nolin - August 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 ...
Government & Politics Archives • Georgia Recorder
Aug 26, 2024 · BY: Ross Williams - August 22, 2024. CHICAGO – Vice President Kamala Harris and the Democratic Party wrapped up their convention late Thursday night with an acceptance speech outlining her biography and seeking to cast former President Donald Trump as dangerous and unhinged. Georgia played a prominent role on the big blue stage over the four ...
The Georgia Recorder gets a makeover • Georgia Recorder
Jul 21, 2021 · John McCosh, Editor-in-Chief, is a seasoned writer and editor with decades of experience in journalism and government public affairs. His skills were forged in Georgia newsrooms, where he was a business and investigative reporter, editor and bureau chief, and expanded his experience during years in nonprofit and corporate communications roles.
Health Archives • Georgia Recorder
Aug 12, 2024 · Sen. Warnock, new commission explore ways to provide health care coverage to more Georgians BY: Jill Nolin - July 12, 2024 A new commission will soon begin examining the health care coverage needs of low-income and uninsured Georgians, kicking off an examination that is expected to delve into whether the state should rethink its long-held resistance to fully expanding Medicaid.
State lawmakers dig into violent conditions in Georgia prisons, …
Aug 26, 2024 · State lawmakers dig into violent conditions in Georgia prisons, Fulton jail. By: Stanley Dunlap - August 26, 2024 1:00 am. A Georgia Senate subcommittee, led by Republicans Sens. Randy Robertson, left, and John Albers, right, released its recommendations for improving problems at the troubled Fulton County jail.