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,…
Georgia House panel debates proposed public school trans bathroom bill, prompting sharp criticism
Georgia lawmakers are considering assigning bathrooms based on the type of gamete a student’s body produces, a move LGBTQ+ advocates say would create needless hardship for transgender students. Getty Images Where should transgender students go to use the bathroom? That’s one of the questions pondered by the Georgia House Education Policy Subcommittee Thursday as it…
‘Religious liberty’ legislation emerges from eight-year slumber at the Georgia Capitol
Acworth Republican Sen. Ed Setzler, front, is the lead sponsor of a religious freedom law he contends will protect Georgians from local and state government infringing on their rights to practice their faith. File photo Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate Judiciary Committee advanced a divisive bill on Thursday that its backers contend will give…