The governor’s budget sets aside funding for long-awaited needs-based aid in Georgia
(Georgia Recorder) — Nearly three-quarters of all state student aid money nationwide was based on financial need rather than merit in the 2022-2023 school...
More countries confirm invites to Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza. $1 billion buys...
At least six more countries said Sunday the United States has invited them to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” a new...
Thousands march in Greenland against Trump’s threatened takeover
NUUK, Greenland (AP) — Thousands of Greenlanders carefully marched across snow and ice to take a stand against U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday....
Tear gas floods a Minneapolis family’s SUV after they get caught between protesters and...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minneapolis couple says that after inadvertently getting caught between protesters and immigration officers this week, an officer rolled a tear...
US Education Department delays plan to garnish wages of student borrowers in default
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Education, for now, is backtracking on plans to garnish wages and seize tax refunds of student...
NASA’s new moon rocket heads to the pad ahead of astronaut launch as early...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s giant new moon rocket headed to the launch pad Saturday in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in...
Nearly six decades after his death, King’s vision for equality is still a ‘living...
ATLANTA, Ga. — Legislators, religious leaders and community members gathered at Georgia’s state Capitol in Atlanta Friday to commemorate civil rights leader Martin Luther...
Trump threatens tariffs on Greenland, countries that oppose US takeover
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump threatened Friday to place tariffs on Greenland and any country that opposes his efforts to take over...
Kemp proposes tax cut, needs-based scholarship aid in final budget plans as Georgia governor
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp called for an expedited income tax rate cut and another tax rebate, new spending for law enforcement...
Will marijuana be legalized in Georgia in 2026? Lawmakers say no
ATLANTA, Ga. — As national attention continues to focus on possible changes to federal marijuana policy, Georgia lawmakers say recreational marijuana legalization — and...
Brian Kemp survived Trump’s anger. Now he wants to shape Georgia’s future
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivered his final State of the State speech on Thursday — but it may not have been...
Traffic congestion, homelessness top Kemp’s legislative priorities his final year in office
(Georgia Recorder) — Last year, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s legislative priorities going into the 2025 legislative session had an almost singular focus: overhauling the...