Georgia settles suit and agrees to pay for gender-affirming care for trans workers under state health plan
Micah Rich, a staff accountant at the Georgia Department of Audits and Accounts, said he is thrilled that the state agreed to include transgender health care in its employee insurance policy. Rich was a plaintiff in a now-settled lawsuit alleging the state plan was discriminatory. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia state employees and their families who…
‘Kraken’ Trump lawyer Sidney Powell flipped her plea to guilty in 2020 election RICO case
Texas attorney Sidney Powell would embark on a public campaign in Georgia and other states of unleashing accusations that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from then-President Donald Trump. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This post was updated at 6 p.m. Oct. 19 to reflect the correct charges in Sidney Powell’s guilty plea. Texas attorney Sidney Powell…
Georgia Congressman Ferguson flipped support for House speaker, citing threats from Jordan allies
Georgia U.S. Rep. Drew Ferguson, a representative who represents a district north of Columbus, walks to a House Republican caucus meeting at the U.S. Capitol on October 12, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images A Georgia GOP congressman who backed Ohio U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker in the first round of voting but not Wednesday has…
Bookman: Without compromise, extremism dominates
Columnist Jay Bookman asks what was the Jan. 6 insurrection and attempted overturning of the election, if not a bid to seize power through means other than elections? Spencer Platt/Getty Images If you make compromise impossible, you make extremism inevitable. We see that dynamic playing out once again, with tragic consequences, in the Middle East.…
Federal court denies state’s request for dismissal of challenge to Georgia’s political maps
These redistricting cases playing out in federal court could affect the balance of power on the national level, where Republicans hold a fragile majority in the U.S. House. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Another challenge to Georgia’s political maps is set to go to trial after the state was unable to persuade a three-judge panel that the…
Biden in Tel Aviv pledges U.S. support for Israel, humanitarian aid for Gaza
Protesters from the progressive organization Jewish Voice for Peace chant “cease-fire now” and “free Palestine” inside the U.S. House Cannon Office Building rotunda Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. U.S. Capitol Police arrested and led protesters away through the New Jersey Avenue exit. The demonstration occurred the same day that President Joe Biden visited Tel Aviv, Israel…