Federal lawsuit charges delayed elections for Georgia PSC are unconstitutional
Several plaintiffs, including Brionté McCorkle, a director of Georgia Conservation Voters, filed a federal lawsuit in 2020 requesting that a judge change the way Georgia Public Service Commission members are elected arguing that the board fails to adequately represent Black Georgians in regulating public utility rates. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder (File) Two consumer advocacy groups filed…
Georgia Dems try to redirect focus to conservative Project 2025 agenda as Biden campaign struggles
Congressman Hank Johnson (center) and state lawmakers Derrick Jackson and Sonya Halpern held a press conference Wednesday to condemn Project 2025, which is the conservative Heritage Foundation’s controversial presidential transition plan. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Georgia Democrats are joining their national colleagues in sounding the alarm about an influential conservative think tank’s presidential transition plan called…
Biden tests positive for COVID, will return home to Delaware
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. In this photo, he holds a news conference at the 2024 NATO Summit on July 11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, according to statements from White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and…
Georgia college educators advise state Senate panel that it’s time to embrace AI
Georgia Sen. Ed Setzler (left) speaks with state Sen. Jason Esteves after a legislative study committee meeting on artificial intelligence held Wednesday at Georgia Tech. Kate Verity/Georgia Recorder Artificial Intelligence is another technological advancement like calculators once were, and educators should help students learn to use it constructively rather than resist allowing them to use…
Gun rights advocates at convention spell out plans if GOP gains control in November
Trump campaign senior adviser Chris LaCivita speaks with Katie Pointer Baney, managing director of Government Affairs for Delta Defense and the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, during an event the organization hosted at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom MILWAUKEE — Republicans speaking at a concealed carry event…
Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan
A spokesperson for Gov. Brian Kemp said the state “will continue to pursue the necessary time to demonstrate the program’s viability by working with CMS.” Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo) A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain back time lost during the Biden administration’s unsuccessful bid to block the governor’s limited…