Harris pins blame for deaths of two pregnant women on Georgia’s strict abortion law, Trump
Democratic presidential nominee and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned “Trump abortion bans” in Atlanta days after ProPublica linked two maternal deaths in 2022 to Georgia’s six-week abortion ban that took effect after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Vice President Kamala Harris blasted the strict abortion laws that have passed…
Stories of pregnant women’s deaths after Georgia’s strict abortion ban reignite debate over law
Packages of Mifepristone tablets are displayed at a family planning clinic on April 13, 2023 in Rockville, Maryland. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The deaths of two Georgia women have reignited the debate over the state’s abortion restrictions that took effect two years ago and put a new focus on an exception in the law that purports…
County election officials warn of chaos as Georgia Trump allies push changes ahead of November
The Georgia Election Board’s three right-wing members voted 3-2 in August 2024 to reinvestigate Fulton County over election rules infractions related to the 2020 presidential election. Republican Board Chairman John Fervier, left, on Wednesday warned conservative board members Janice Johnston, middle, and Rick Jeffares, that reopening case could violate state law. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder The…
Warnock seeds fortunes of Georgia’s Black farmers as gridlock stalls federal farm bill
U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock hosts a roundtable with Georgia farmers to discuss mental health in the agriculture community on May 30, 2022, in Musella, Georgia. Georgia Public Broadcasting With the federal farm bill set to expire this month and a steep farm profit decline on the horizon, Georgia’s Black farmers, who have faced decades of…
Walz rallies young Georgia voters one day after Vance appeals to the state’s evangelicals
Vice Presidential nominee Tim Walz greets supporters near Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Walz told the college students young voters could make the difference in a tight Georgia race. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz paid a visit to Georgia Tuesday, stopping by colleges in Atlanta to urge young supporters to get out…
Vance, Kemp say GOP is united as long-simmering Trump feud is relegated to the past, for now
Vice Presidential candidate J.D. Vance speaks at an Atlanta dinner for the Georgia Faith & Freedom Coalition. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance shared an Atlanta stage with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Monday night, where Vance made a call for conservative unity before a crowd of high-profile names and faithful conservatives. “Think…