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WEB5 days ago · The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization focused on connecting public policies to the stories of the people and communities affected by them. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our perch near the Capitol in downtown Atlanta. We view news as a vital community service and ...
State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A state Supreme Court’s decision reversing a lower court’s ruling that a private contractor was exempt from the Georgia Open Records Act is being hailed as a win for open government. The court ruled unanimously Tuesday that a private contractor working for a public entity is still subject to the law and can be sent […]
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WEBABOUT US. The Georgia Recorder is an independent, nonprofit news organization that is focused on connecting public policies to stories of the people and communities affected by them. We bring a fresh perspective to coverage of the state’s biggest issues from our office a few blocks from Georgia’s Gold Dome. Our perch might be near the ...
State lawmakers poised to add expanded gun access to 2022 …
WEBDec 28, 2021 · Democrats in the state Legislature may also seek to bring up gun safety legislation when lawmakers return to the Gold Dome next month for the 2022 legislative session. Notably, Democrats in the state House and Senate filed a pair of bills that would require a five-day waiting period for all gun purchases. Those bills will still be alive when ...
Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state …
WEBJul 27, 2024 · The Georgia State Election Board will meet for the first time since several conservative board members advanced election rules at a meeting on July 12 that has come under fire for allegedly violating Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.
Commentary - Georgia Recorder
WEBSep 5, 2024 · BY: Barry C. Burden - August 28, 2024. Over the past four years, Congress and state governments have worked hard to prevent the aftermath of the 2024 election from descending into the chaos and threats to democracy that occurred around the 2020 U.S. presidential election. A new federal law cleaned up ambiguities that could allow for …
Nearly a year after Georgia mass shootings, bill to loosen gun …
WEBFeb 1, 2022 · Nearly a year after Georgia mass shootings, bill to loosen gun rules on the move. A Georgia Senate committee passed on Tuesday the controversial Georgia Constitutional Carry Act, which will end the requirement for permits in order to own and carry firearm. Georgia would join the 21 other states that have passed similar laws.
Georgia’s strict abortion law could take effect soon. Here’s what …
WEBJun 27, 2022 · Georgia’s 2019 law, officially titled the Living Infants Fairness and Equality (LIFE) Act, would ban most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected, usually after about six weeks into a pregnancy and before many women know they are pregnant. The law was ruled unconstitutional in 2020 and has never taken effect.
Kemp interviews justice candidates in Georgia Supreme Court …
WEBJul 7, 2021 · The reshaping of the Georgia Supreme Court under Gov. Brian Kemp continues, as new Chief Justice David Nahmias takes the reins and six finalists vie to fill the court’s third vacancy since 2020. The Republican governor has started interviewing the potential replacements for the seat left vacant after last week’s retirement of Chief Justice ...
Georgia Democrats push for state laws protecting reproductive …
WEBFeb 29, 2024 · Georgia Democrats are pressing their Republican colleagues to protect access to in vitro fertilization after the Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that fertilized eggs are children under that state’s law.