Cobb schools write new book ban chapter under Georgia ‘parental rights’ law
Katie Rinderle takes the oath before a Cobb County termination tribunal. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder “Flamer” is a graphic novel by Filipino-American author Mike Curato. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about Aiden, a teenage boy coming to terms with his attraction to other boys while at a Boy Scout summer camp. In 2022, it was the No.…
State lawmakers renew debate over Georgia version of ‘Don’t Say Gay law’ at Capitol
Sen. Summer Carden, left, and activist Kate Hudson, center, listen to Sen. Sonya Halpern. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder In an off-season hearing at the state Capitol Wednesday, Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers reintroduced a bill that was tabled earlier this year that he says will protect Georgia children from being introduced to controversial gender ideology. “I…
Live coverage from Fulton County: Trump, allies surrender in election interference case
Rudy Giuliani is surrounded by media outside the Fulton County jail as he surrendered Aug. 23, 2023 on criminal charges. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Former President Donald Trump and his 18 co-defendants have until noon Friday to voluntarily surrender after a Fulton County grand jury handed up indictments last week alleging a multistate plot to overturn…
Case against Georgia’s lieutenant governor for alleged 2020 fake elector scheme awaits prosecutor
Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, accused of posing as a 2020 elector pledged to former President Donald Trump, has battled Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to stay out or her courtroom. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A special prosecutor could soon determine if Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones joins a long list of defendants indicted in…
Eastman, other defendants in Fulton 2020 election probe start to surrender at county jail
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis unveiled a grand jury’s charges against former President Donald Trump and 18 others as part of a wide-ranging RICO case. The first suspects in that case reported to the Fulton County jail Tuesday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Defendants began turning themselves in Tuesday in connection with former President Donald Trump’s…
First of state’s three new shovel-ready crisis centers gets bipartisan groundbreaking in Fulton County
Rendering of the new Fulton County behavioral health crisis center, which will be built on the campus of Oak Hill Child, Family and Adolescent Center in southwest Atlanta. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder State and local officials from both sides of the aisle took turns shoveling ceremonial dirt Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Fulton County’s first…