State Senate panel presses ahead with bill that would ban ranked choice voting in Georgia
Georgia legislators in 2024 are taking up bills that would ban using instant runoffs for elections, remove the QR code used for paper ballots and give the State Election Board unilateral authority to investigate the secretary of state. (File during 2021 U.S. Senate runoff) John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate Ethics Committee advanced a bill…
Israeli-Hamas war tensions boil over during Georgia House committee hearing on antisemitism bill
A demonstrator shouts “Free Palestine” after the passage of Rep. John Carson’s antisemitism bill. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder. One person was arrested at the Georgia Capitol Monday after a contentious Senate committee hearing erupted into jeers over a controversial bill about antisemitism and Israel. The Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously approved the bill aimed at defining antisemitism…
Georgia GOP lawmakers aim to put more teeth in state prosecutor oversight commission
A Georgia House committee on Jan. 22 advanced a bill that follows up on last year’s controversial law establishing a district attorneys oversight commission that will discipline local prosecutors accused of misconduct. File Getty Images On Monday, a panel of Republican legislators advanced a bill designed to clear the path for a new prosecutors oversight…
Statewide addiction recovery group wants overdose reversal kits in every government building
Jon Langston, founder and president of Reboot Jackson, which is a recovery community organization in Jackson County, displays a naloxone kit while at the state Capitol in January. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Jon Langston says he probably would not have set foot inside the state Capitol before he sobered up 15 years ago. But if he…
Fulton 19 update: Prosecutor melodrama, squabble over documents, Eastman courthouse sighting
On Aug. 14, 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 on Monday at 10:03 a.m. with the correct spelling of Joycelyn Wade. In recent days, Fulton County District Attorney…
Florida’s DeSantis withdraws from Republican presidential race, endorses Trump
Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at his caucus night event on Jan. 15, 2024 in West Des Moines, Iowa. DeSantis dropped out of the race on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024. Scott Olson/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis withdrew from the Republican race for the presidential nomination on Sunday, less than…