Georgia congressional hopefuls squared off in an Atlanta Press Club debate Sunday ahead of the state's May 21 primary election. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder The five Republicans hoping to replace Congressman Drew Ferguson in Georgia’s District 3 after November’s election sought to set themselves apart Sunday when they took the stage in the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series. Sunday’s debates also featured Democrats from District 6 and District 13 as well as Republicans from District 3. All of the debates are available to stream for free on Georgia Public Broadcasting’s website ..read more

State regulators approved Georgia Power plans April 16 to build three gas and oil turbines at Plant Yates in Coweta County. Several clean energy groups are outspoken about the company's plans to bring in new fossil fuel generators that would be expensive to build and pose an environmental risk. Grant Blankenship/Georgia Public Broadcasting The Georgia Public Service Commission is charged with ensuring that Georgians have access to safe, affordable, reliable electricity. They hold the key to our clean energy future, which is critical to our health and safety. Just five people regulate Georgia ..read more

Students march outside the administration building on Emory University's campus Thursday. Photo contributed by Nora Xu 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 encampments and students staging walkouts have taken place. The recent spat of ..read more

Dozens of anti-Trump protesters gathered outside the U.S. Supreme Court on April 25, 2024, while the justices heard arguments about whether former President Donald Trump has immunity from prosecution on criminal charges related to his actions while in office. Jane Norman/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court appeared skeptical Thursday of former President Donald Trump’s argument he is immune from criminal charges that he tried to overturn his loss in the 2020 election. But conservatives who dominate the court appeared open to returning key questions to a trial court, possibly de ..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

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, while justices hear oral arguments about whether federal law protects emergency abortion care. Sofia Resnick/States Newsroom U.S. Supreme Court justices spent two hours Wednesday debating whether a federal law about emergency treatment encompasses abortion care even in states with strict abortion bans, with no clear indication of how they may ultimately rule. A decision could come as soon as the end of June to decide whether Idaho’s near-total abortion ban means doctors who might need to terminate a pregnancy durin ..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