Summer studies: Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session
Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are now huddling together to dig into some of the thornier issues that proved too unwieldy to tackle during a jam-packed three-month legislative session last winter. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Fall…
Governments often struggle with massive new IT projects
Government requirements and culture can make upgrading aging computer systems difficult, experts say. (Getty Images) Idaho’s state government was facing a problem. In 2018, its 86 state agencies were operating with a mix of outdated, mismatched business systems that ran internal processes like payroll and human resources. Some of the programs dated back to the…
Vice President Harris campaigns in Savannah as recent poll shows tight Georgia race with Trump
Vice President Kamala Harris at a Savannah rally. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder SAVANNAH – Vice President Kamala Harris got a warm welcome in Savannah Thursday when she stumped for votes in the coastal city not usually visited by Democratic presidential candidates. “Georgia, for the past two election cycles, voters in this very state, you, Georgia, have…
Critics blast Georgia Power plan to burn wood for fuel as critics warn of costs, pollution
Georgia Public Service Commissioner Jason Shaw has said he embraced biomass energy after the South Georgia resident witnessed the large number of fallen trees and debris in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in 2019. File photo The Georgia Public Service Commission is set to vote Sept. 17 on Georgia Power’s proposal to burn wood pellets…
Georgia prisons chief tells state lawmakers drones are smuggling deadly contraband into prisons
Georgia Department of Corrections Director Tyrone Oliver testified at two Senate committees in August about the impact that understaffing, aging facilities, and a more dangerous inmate population is having on a rash of violent incidents at state prisons. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder The Georgia Department of Corrections continues to struggle with an onslaught of drones that…
Congresswoman Lucy McBath, other Dems call for removal of Trump loyalists on Georgia Election Board
Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath accused Monday three conservative Georgia State Election Board members of conducting an illegal meeting and passing new election certification rules that could be used by Donald Trump and Trump supporters to “throw our country into chaos.” Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Several Democratic Georgia lawmakers, and religious and civil rights leaders implored…