A journalist who was detained and pressured to delete video by police at Atlanta’s public safety training center site is preparing to sue. SaportaReport Read More
A proposal to legalize online sports betting was revived by a Georgia Senate committee on Thursday, although its prospects of becoming law remain uncertain. The Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee amended House Bill 237 to include the legalization of online betting by early 2024 at the latest, and do so without asking voters to amend the state constitution. The move to piggyback sports betting on an earlier bill comes late in the session, after
Deaths attributed to opioids, including synthetic opioids like fentanyl and its many analogs, have been steadily on the rise, with a staggering jump in recent years. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive RAND Corporation report published Thursday. That means they should examine the gaps and interconnections among emergency response, data collection, education, treatment, housing and law enforcement, the
Legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia left for dead after Crossover Day in the General Assembly last week was brought back to life Thursday. None of the four measures on sports betting introduced early in this year’s session made it through the Crossover Day deadline for bills to pass at least one legislative chamber to remain alive for the year. But on Thursday, the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee inserted a lengthy sports
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Rep. Karla Drenner (right) and Rep. Debra Bazemore comfort each other after the House passed SB 140. Drenner is the first openly gay Georgia lawmaker. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Republican House lawmakers have approved a controversial measure limiting the care doctors can provide transgender patients under the age of 18. The bill was unexpectedly teed up for a vote early Thursday morning and put before lawmakers two hours later. Under it, doctors will be allowed to
