Trump, allies start to forge bond deals ahead of expected booking at Fulton County jail this week
Former President Donald Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond order ahead of an expected booking in Fulton County Jail this week. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder This post was updated 8:20 p.m. August 21 to reflect the former president’s social media message that he plans to turn himself in at the Fulton County jail Thursday. Former President…
State Natural Resources board thwarts public participation with end of livestream option
The Board of Natural Resources met in downtown Atlanta earlier this year. The panel livestreamed its meetings during the pandemic but dropped the virtual option last year. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Board is responsible for Georgia’s state parks, coastal resources, wildlife resources including regulation of hunting and fishing, and environmental…
Federal judge blocks Georgia from enforcing ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors
A federal judge has put Georgia’s ban on hormone treatments for transgender minors on hold. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia families contemplating hormone therapy for their minor transgender children will have more time to make a decision after a federal judge temporarily blocked Georgia’s ban on the treatments Sunday. Georgia’s Senate Bill 140 went into effect…
Fulton prosecution of Trump, allies reason ‘why the RICO statute was invented’
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. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This story was updated at 8 a.m. Aug. 21, 2023. The high-profile 2020 election interference case presented by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis against former…
No quick fix for Georgia’s affordable housing shortage
Georgians are struggling to find a place to live as housing shortages and rising rents persist after the pandemic’s peak. This tent city is a short walk from the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The supply of affordable housing units is at extreme lows in Georgia in the wake of the pandemic,…
FEMA’s disaster relief fund is running low on cash. What happens now?
Homes and businesses destroyed by wildfire are seen on August 14, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is in desperate need of cash, with the agency projecting at least a $4 billion deficit in the weeks ahead — even as the government responds to…