Enrollment jumps after lawmakers ease access to Georgia’s medical cannabis program

The Georgia medical cannabis patient registry grew more than 22% in just over a month, with over 8,200 new patients enrolling after a new law changed the program significantly. (Photo […]

US Senate stopgap fails to renew more than $38B a year in state transportation funding

The Big Four Bridge over the Ohio River, connecting Louisville, Kentucky, and Jeffersonville, Indiana. (Photo by Sarah Ladd/Kentucky Lantern) WASHINGTON — The stopgap spending bill supported by an overwhelming majority […]

Blanche nomination for attorney general advanced by US Senate panel on party-line vote

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche walks by reporters at the U.S. Capitol on May 21, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON — U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was […]

Expert says Georgia water system attack highlights critical security deficiencies

Some Clayton County residents experienced low water pressure or a lack of water last week after what may have been a cyber attack. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Sarah Ladd) Clayton […]

Meet the Gen Z journalist who bought his hometown newspaper in Georgia

Editor and owner of The Monticello News, Evan Newton, printed his first newspaper on July 22, 2026. Ellie Fivas/Georgia Recorder Four years ago, Evan Newton was an intern at the […]

Social media posts by Collins and those in his circle draw more political fire

ATLANTA — Social media posts by Republican U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins and his associates have become a target of Sen. Jon Ossoff and his allies. U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, […]