State Supreme Court rules Open Records Act applies to private ...
网页2024年8月14日 · 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 […]
Georgia election board sets July 30 online meeting after state …
网页2024年7月27日 · 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.
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网页2024年9月13日 · 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 …
Judge rules True the Vote’s 2020 mass voter challenges don’t …
网页2024年1月2日 · A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas group’s campaign to challenge the eligibility of hundreds of thousands of Georgia voters in the nationally watched U.S. Senate runoffs did not violate the Voting Rights Act. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones concluded that Fair Fight Action did not show that True the Vote’s actions leading […]
State regulators approve 12% Georgia Power rate hike to start this ...
网页2023年5月16日 · The average Georgia Power household will begin paying 12% more for monthly utility bills as summer temperatures rise in June after state regulators on Tuesday approved the company’s $6.6 billion fuel expense plan. The Republican-controlled five-member Public Service Commission unanimously approved an agreement that lets the state’s largest ...
Georgia lawmakers want to take the ‘local’ out of our libraries
网页2022年3月27日 · It passed the Georgia House of Representatives on Friday and goes back to the Senate next week. With this bill, state lawmakers aim to require local school boards to create a complaint-resolution process that would overrule already-in-place local systems for challenging materials in school libraries. The result would be an erosion of local ...
Solar power interests spotlight potential Georgia growth of clean ...
网页2024年8月14日 · Several solar industry insiders made a pitch to a Georgia House committee on Wednesday for the economic and environmental benefits of establishing a community solar program that allows Georgia Power customers to purchase electricity from small-scale solar developers.
Critics charge GOP Georgia election board members violated state …
网页2024年7月12日 · The three GOP members of the Georgia State Election Board convened an emergency meeting Friday to press forward with several new election rules in a rush to have new procedures in place for the November election, sparking accusations of state open meetings law violations.
Georgia Secretary of State says bug in new web voter portal briefly ...
网页2024年8月2日 · Before joining the Georgia Recorder, Ross Williams covered local and state government for the Marietta Daily Journal. His work earned recognition from the Georgia Associated Press Media Editors and the Georgia Press Association, including beat reporting, business writing and non-deadline reporting.
Bill to regulate hemp products in Georgia awaits governor’s …
网页2024年4月23日 · 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 ...