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NEW from @alander.bsky.social: Former Georgia regulator who helped set policy for data centers now works for company building them #gapol
Former Georgia regulator who helped set policy for data centers now works for company building them • Georgia Recorder
Tricia Pridemore, who is a Republican, was tapped to represent DC BLOX in policy discussions with lawmakers, regulatory bodies and utility providers.
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September 17, 2026 at 1:29 PM
NEW from @alander.bsky.social: Former Georgia regulator who helped set policy for data centers now works for company building them #gapol
Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys was not executed Wednesday night as scheduled after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Cobb County judge’s order temporarily halting the execution.
Execution of Georgia death row inmate delayed in light of new state law • Georgia Recorder
Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys was not executed Wednesday night as scheduled after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Cobb County judge’s order temporarily halting the execution.
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September 17, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys was not executed Wednesday night as scheduled after the Georgia Supreme Court upheld a Cobb County judge’s order temporarily halting the execution.
The U.S. House is expected to depart Wednesday evening for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September.
US House to leave for campaign break without action on AI, affordability • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House is expected to depart Wednesday evening for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September. The extended “district wo...
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September 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
The U.S. House is expected to depart Wednesday evening for a seven-week campaign break after spending less than two weeks in session during August and September.
As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran.
More GOP lawmakers break with Trump on Iran as gas prices keep climbing • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran. Seven Rep...
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September 16, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As the November midterms approach, vulnerable U.S. House Republicans voted late Tuesday to require congressional approval for President Donald Trump to continue his war in Iran.
A Cobb County judge has ordered the delay of the execution of convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys so that the death row inmate can get a hearing under a new state law designed to help victims of abuse, but his execution by lethal injection could still go forward as planned Wednesday.
Death row inmate facing Wednesday execution in Georgia makes final pleas for a reduced sentence • Georgia Recorder
Humphreys, 53, was convicted in 2007 of the kidnapping, robbery, assault and murder of Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown, real estate agents working in a model home in a new subdivision in Cobb County. Pr...
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September 16, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A Cobb County judge has ordered the delay of the execution of convicted murderer Stacey Humphreys so that the death row inmate can get a hearing under a new state law designed to help victims of abuse, but his execution by lethal injection could still go forward as planned Wednesday.
A Cobb County judge is set to rule on whether death row inmate Stacey Humphreys is entitled to a hearing under a new state law designed to help victims of abuse.
Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.
Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.
Death row inmate facing Wednesday execution in Georgia makes final pleas for a reduced sentence • Georgia Recorder
Humphreys, 53, was convicted in 2007 of the kidnapping, robbery, assault and murder of Cyndi Williams and Lori Brown, real estate agents working in a model home in a new subdivision in Cobb County. Pr...
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September 15, 2026 at 11:40 PM
A Cobb County judge is set to rule on whether death row inmate Stacey Humphreys is entitled to a hearing under a new state law designed to help victims of abuse.
Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.
Story by @journalistross.bsky.social.
The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
Iran war cost tops $40B and billions more monthly, budget analysis finds • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, according to an analysis rel...
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September 15, 2026 at 6:47 PM
The cost of U.S. military operations in Iran has exceeded $40 billion and the war will continue to cost taxpayers between $2 billion and $3 billion per month, according to an analysis released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday.
New from @fischler.bsky.social.
New from @fischler.bsky.social.
Trump EPA to strip greenhouse gas limits for power plants, a key Biden climate policy • Georgia Recorder
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin s...
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September 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will revoke limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants that run on coal and natural gas, according to regulatory documents Administrator Lee Zeldin signed Monday.
New from @fischler.bsky.social.
New from @fischler.bsky.social.
“I’ve seen some programs really have to tap the brakes after three or four years straight of (increased dues) to go, ‘We just can’t sustain this and we’re gonna lose kids and parents out of our program," David Starnes, a longtime music educator in Georgia.
Georgia music education programs play on despite challenges • Georgia Recorder
Early fall in Georgia brings the sounds of high schoolers blaring trumpets and pounding drums from football stadiums – as well as the squeaks and squawks of beginner musicians practicing their newly r...
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September 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
“I’ve seen some programs really have to tap the brakes after three or four years straight of (increased dues) to go, ‘We just can’t sustain this and we’re gonna lose kids and parents out of our program," David Starnes, a longtime music educator in Georgia.
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections.
US Supreme Court blocks Trump rule limiting mail voting, sides with Dem states • Georgia Recorder
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections. The u...
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September 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday kept in place a lower court’s order blocking President Donald Trump’s embattled plan to place new restrictions on mail ballots for this year’s midterm elections.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Republican Congressman Mike Collins in Georgia’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race after backing Collins’ rival in the GOP primary, reports @journalistross.bsky.social. #gapol
Kemp backs Mike Collins in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race with election less than two months away • Georgia Recorder
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Republican Congressman Mike Collins in Georgia’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race after backing Collins’ rival in the GOP primary. “Mike Collins and I share a commitme...
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September 14, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has endorsed Republican Congressman Mike Collins in Georgia’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race after backing Collins’ rival in the GOP primary, reports @journalistross.bsky.social. #gapol
A high-stakes mystery is unfolding in the Georgia governor’s race, potentially affecting health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians.
New from freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart. #gapol
New from freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart. #gapol
Is Jackson’s 'Intelligent Medicaid Expansion' weak tea – or a revolutionary fix? • Georgia Recorder
Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson released a major policy announcement last week supporting “intelligent Medicaid expansion.” But Medicaid expansion to all a state’s poor is no longer poss...
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September 14, 2026 at 4:04 PM
A high-stakes mystery is unfolding in the Georgia governor’s race, potentially affecting health insurance for hundreds of thousands of Georgians.
New from freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart. #gapol
New from freelance healthcare reporter Ariel Hart. #gapol
At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George W. Bush as national security advisor, told the crowd she wanted to share something “deeply personal.”
Frustrations, remorse and pain surface on 25th anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks • Georgia Recorder
Powerful U.S. officials past and present faced families, survivors and first responders Friday at ceremonies to honor the 25th anniversary of the day 2,977 Americans died in terrorist attacks in Virgi...
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September 11, 2026 at 7:21 PM
At the Pentagon, Condoleezza Rice, who was serving at the time under President George W. Bush as national security advisor, told the crowd she wanted to share something “deeply personal.”
The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing household expenses.
Georgia governor candidates target cost of living, but details remain murky • Georgia Recorder
The Democratic and Republican candidates for Georgia governor have unveiled proposals aimed at addressing the rising cost of living, but it's unclear how they would pay
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September 11, 2026 at 1:38 PM
The two competing candidates for Georgia governor are both focusing on affordability but putting forward starkly different proposals aimed at easing household expenses.
“This proposal is fiscally dangerous, economically backwards, and fundamentally unserious,” the committee’s president said. “It’s hard to understand how anyone could look at our current fiscal and economic situation and think we need to borrow another $1.2 trillion to send everyone cash.”
Trump plan to send $5K to every adult projected to cost $1.2T and 'explode' the deficit • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — A proposal by President Donald Trump to give $5,000 to each American adult if Republicans retain control of the U.S. House and Senate in November would “explode” the national deficit and ...
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September 10, 2026 at 7:42 PM
“This proposal is fiscally dangerous, economically backwards, and fundamentally unserious,” the committee’s president said. “It’s hard to understand how anyone could look at our current fiscal and economic situation and think we need to borrow another $1.2 trillion to send everyone cash.”
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s approach to terrorism. They changed the architecture of American intelligence and policing.
How 9/11 changed the way America surveils its citizens • Georgia Recorder
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, transformed how American intelligence and law enforcement agencies collect, share and analyze information. Twenty-five years later, that infrastructure has mer...
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September 10, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, did more than reshape the nation’s approach to terrorism. They changed the architecture of American intelligence and policing.
This is not the first time Trump has promised to send checks. The president said in November 2025 he would send $2,000 to Americans from tariff revenue that he falsely said would reach “trillions” of dollars.
At midterm convention, Trump pledges cash to voters if Republicans hold Congress • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump headlined the first night of the first Republican midterm convention Wednesday, seeking to rally his base ahead of the November elections and dangling a “Trump divi...
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September 10, 2026 at 2:28 PM
This is not the first time Trump has promised to send checks. The president said in November 2025 he would send $2,000 to Americans from tariff revenue that he falsely said would reach “trillions” of dollars.
The move is likely to face legal challenges, as the changes run counter to the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment that directs representatives in Congress to be appointed based on the “whole number of persons in each State,” excluding Native Americans “not taxed.”
Trump administration aims to exclude many noncitizens from the census • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration wants to overhaul the U.S. census to exclude noncitizens who don’t have a green card from the country’s next population count in 2030, according to a Wednesday no...
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September 9, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The move is likely to face legal challenges, as the changes run counter to the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment that directs representatives in Congress to be appointed based on the “whole number of persons in each State,” excluding Native Americans “not taxed.”
Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001.
Salvadorans await word on protected status as midnight deadline approaches • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump a...
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September 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Temporary protected status for 170,000 Salvadorans is set to expire at midnight Wednesday, but the Department of Homeland Security said protections will remain in place until the Trump administration makes a decision to extend or terminate El Salvador’s designation, in place since 2001.
Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson unveiled a health insurance plan he said will cover more Georgians and reduce healthcare costs, but how he would achieve that remains unclear.
Rick Jackson pledges 'intelligent' Medicaid expansion, but offers few specifics • Georgia Recorder
The Republican candidate for governor unveiled his plan for covering more people with health insurance but did not provide details on how he would accomplish it.
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September 9, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Republican candidate for governor Rick Jackson unveiled a health insurance plan he said will cover more Georgians and reduce healthcare costs, but how he would achieve that remains unclear.
Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick.
Trump’s trade war with Canada escalates as new tariffs launch • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on American goods kicked in Tuesday, escalating a trade war with one of the largest U.S. trading partners that President Donald Trump continued to antagonize ...
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September 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Trump posted an AI-generated cartoon image of himself Sunday evening in which he is depicted as a hockey player striking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who is shown down on the ice, with a hockey stick.
Medical cannabis dispensaries are now selling the flower form of the drug in Georgia, but a new state law that took effect this summer has created some confusion over how it can be legally consumed.
You still can’t smoke medical cannabis in Georgia, but you can vape it. What’s the difference? • Georgia Recorder
A new law overhauled the state’s medical cannabis program but limits remain on how the raw cannabis flower can be used.
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September 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Medical cannabis dispensaries are now selling the flower form of the drug in Georgia, but a new state law that took effect this summer has created some confusion over how it can be legally consumed.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources removed the name Stephen Foster from a state park, though a spokesman said the name change is unrelated to the 19th century songwriter’s association with racist minstrel music.
Georgia renames park named after minstrel songwriter, ‘father of American music’ • Georgia Recorder
What was previously the Stephen C. Foster State Park was officially renamed the Okefenokee State Park effective Tuesday. The park serves as the main entrance to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge...
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September 8, 2026 at 9:44 AM
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources removed the name Stephen Foster from a state park, though a spokesman said the name change is unrelated to the 19th century songwriter’s association with racist minstrel music.
A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland man of damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Judge criticizes Trump pressure on prosecutors on reflecting pool vandalism charges • Georgia Recorder
WASHINGTON — A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland m...
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September 4, 2026 at 8:54 PM
A District of Columbia Superior Court judge Friday seemed inclined to bar any new felony charges against former Olympian David Hearn, after the Trump administration accused the Maryland man of damaging part of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.
Georgia marked the second anniversary of the deadly 2024 Apalachee High School shooting as Apalachee Remembrance Day while drawing calls for state leaders to move beyond commemorations and enact measures to prevent another tragedy.
Apalachee shooting anniversary brings reflection, renewed calls for legislative change • Georgia Recorder
Gov. Brian Kemp proclaimed Sept. 4, 2026, as a day of remembrance for victims of the Apalachee school shooting as calls for legislative changes persist.
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September 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Georgia marked the second anniversary of the deadly 2024 Apalachee High School shooting as Apalachee Remembrance Day while drawing calls for state leaders to move beyond commemorations and enact measures to prevent another tragedy.