Students march outside the administration building on Emory University's campus Thursday. Photo contributed by Nora Xu This story was updated at 1:40 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024.  The tensions on Emory University’s campus remained high Friday as protesters returned the day after an intense clash between police and demonstrators who supported Palestine and Atlanta’s Stop Cop City movement. Emory University officials reported that 20 of the 28 people arrested Thursday had connections with the university, one of a dozen colleges across the country where demonstrations including encampm ..read more

A roll of stickers sit on a table as people vote during the Georgia primary at the Metropolitan Library on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. Georgia voters head back to the polls again starting Monday. Joe Raedle/Getty Images Georgia voters will start casting ballots in person Monday, kicking off a three-week early voting period ahead of the May 21 primary election. The election will decide nonpartisan judicial races, including a single contested seat on the Georgia Supreme Court. But for the most part, voters will be choosing which candidates appear on the ballot this November for congressio ..read more

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks during a press conference at Columbia University on April 24, 2024 in New York City. Johnson visited the campus as school administrators and pro-Palestinian student protesters made progress on negotiations after the school set a midnight deadline for students to disband the encampment, and agreed on a 48-hour extension. Johnson has called for the resignation of Columbia University President Minouche Shafik. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson decried antisemitism and raised the possibility of calling in the Na ..read more

Jill Stein from the Green Party, right, and Karina Garcia with the Party of Socialism and Liberation, speak with a voter at Masjid Al-Furqan West Cobb Islamic Center. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A presidential candidate and a vice presidential candidate came to metro Atlanta Tuesday to take questions from voters. Jill Stein from the Green Party and Karina Garcia with the Party of Socialism and Liberation may not be the first candidate names one thinks of, but both said their names will be on Georgia’s ballots this November, and they, along with other third party candidates, could be a fact ..read more

President Joe Biden on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, signed into law foreign aid that includes $60.84 billion in assistance for Ukraine. In this photo, Biden delivers remarks about Russia’s “unprovoked and unjustified” military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 24, 2022 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan emergency spending law Wednesday to provide an additional $95 billion in aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, ending months of behind-the-scenes maneuvering and public pleas for Congress to a ..read more

A Department of Labor final rule means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay. (Getty stock photo) WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday announced a final rule that means millions of salaried workers who are employed in the executive, administrative or professional industries will become eligible for overtime pay. The rule will affect roughly 4 million workers in the first year of implementation and will be broken into two checkpoints. The first will be on July 1, with an impac ..read more

File photo: Gov. Brian Kemp signs a bill, February 29, 2024. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law Tuesday, including a controversial measure that will allow parents of children in low-performing schools to claim $6,500 in state education funds to pull their children out of the public system and enroll them in private school or teach them at home. Supporters say expanding school vouchers will help kids in schools that don’t meet their needs succeed academically. Opponents say they siphon needed dollars from underfunded public schools ..read more

Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, speaks during a press conference inside the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday, March 20, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom This post was updated 10 p.m. April 23 to include details of U.S. Senate passage of the foreign aid bill. WASHINGTON — An additional $95 billion in military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan cleared the U.S. Senate after a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers voted Tuesday to send it to President Joe Biden. The 79-18 vote wrapped up months of debate within Congress about whether the United S ..read more

A hemp store in Acworth. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A bill regulating hemp products, licensing and restricting their purchase to customers 21 and older awaits its fate on Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after state lawmakers successfully passed it during this year’s legislative session.  The bill, related to “The Georgia Hemp Farming Act” and sponsored by Republican Moultrie Sen. Sam Watson, would require testing for all hemp-derived products, including CBD and Delta-8 edibles and drinks, and prohibit sales to minors. The senate sent the bill to the governor on April 4, who has until May 7 to ..read more

From top to bottom: The Okefenokee Swamp attracts 650,000 visitors annually. Joe Cook/Georgia River Network; Biomass power plants in northeast Georgia prompted a 2020 statewide ban on burning railroad ties for electricity. File; A sewage spill shut down a stretch of the Chattahoochee River in metro Atlanta for July 4, 2023 holiday. GPB / File; State regulators approved on April 16 Georgia Power plans to build three gas turbines at Plant Yates. Grant Blankenship/GBP Activities promoting environmental protection will be held across Georgia on Monday to celebrate Earth Day. However, for many con ..read more