Georgia lawmakers push immigration bills in response to nursing student’s death
On Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, Athens-Clarke County Police searched Cielo Azulyk, an apartment complex in Athens, Georgia, for evidence connecting suspect Jose Antonio Ibarra to the Thursday murder of Laken Riley, an area nursing student. Credit: Chase McGee/GPB News The killing of 22-year-old Laken Riley on the University of Georgia campus last week shocked and…
Time to change the state flower from Cherokee Rose to a native plant
A Georgia Senate bill would make the state flower the sweetbay magnolia, a native plant that would replace the non-native Cherokee Rose. (Photo contributed by Alan Cressler) Did you know that the current state flower, the Cherokee rose, is not from Georgia? Such symbols should be representative of our state. Senate Bill 518, an act…
Georgia Power hikes prompt legislation to restore consumer advocate for PSC electricity rate cases
Georgia Power customers will be paying higher electricity rates over the next two years as well as more taking on more costs for nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs. John McCosh/ Georgia Recorder Two House and Senate Legislative committees have unanimously backed proposals that would shift the responsibilities of Georgia’s utilities…
In CPAC speech, Trump predicts ‘losing World War III’ if he is not elected
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel And Convention Center on Feb. 24, 2024 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump painted a bleak picture Saturday of what would happen to the…
Georgia schools chief, state lawmakers at odds over proposed performance rating system
Lawmakers could decide the format with which schools and districts grade their performance. Photo by Dan Forer/GettyImages It’s not just students who bring home report cards. Since 2012, the College and Career Readiness Performance Index has offered a measure of the performance of schools and districts on a number of factors. Parents can use the…
More than 500 new Russia sanctions levied by White House after Navalny death
More than 500 new sanctions meant to disrupt Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund and wage war were imposed by the Biden administration on Friday. Putin is shown making a speech in Red Square during a Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the victory in World War II, on June 24,…