Georgia Senate panel advances bill to legalize online sports betting
If Senate Bill 386 becomes law, Atlanta Falcons fans attending a home football game may be able to place a legal sports bet on the team’s hated rival New Orleans Saints. Patrick Smith/Getty Images A bill aimed at legalizing sports betting in Georgia was approved 8-2 by a state Senate committee on Tuesday. The Senate…
Bipartisan tributes pour in after death of influential House Rules Chair Richard Smith
Rep. Richard Smith, 2019 file photo. Maggie Lee/Georgia Recorder The mood was somber inside the Georgia House of Representatives Tuesday morning as lawmakers mourned the sudden death of House Rules Chairman Richard Smith. Smith, 78, died during the night after battling the flu, according to House Speaker Jon Burns’ office. Gov. Brian Kemp made a…
Georgia House approves revised prosecutor oversight commission as Senate investigates Willis
Despite being signed into law in 2023, the state Supreme Court declined to review the rules for the new prosecutors oversight investigatory and hearing panels, stalling the commission’s ability to review complaints. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A bill that authorizes a new commission to review complaints filed against district attorneys passed the state House chamber 95-75…
Jordan drone attack kills three soldiers from Georgia as Iran blamed for deaths
President Joe Biden receives the Presidential Daily Briefing Monday in the White House Situation Room after a drone attack killed three Georgians and injured dozens of others in Jordan. Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz Three American soldiers who were killed in a drone strike in northeastern Jordan near the Syria border Sunday have…
Republican state lawmakers push for Georgia law to require proof of adulthood to view adult websites
A proposed law seeks to bar Georgia minors from accessing adult websites. Getty Images Georgians regularly get carded when buying things like alcohol, tobacco and R-rated movie tickets, but a group of lawmakers says they should prove their age when they log in to their favorite adult website as well. House Bill 910, sponsored by…
Obama-era ethics czar says Fulton prosecutor should quit Georgia 2020 election interference case
Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, representing the District Attorney’s office, returns to his seat after arguments before Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee who heard motions from attorneys representing Ken Chesebro and Sidney Powell in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. AP photo/Jason Getz, Pool A new Georgia State Senate special committee plans to investigate whether…