May 27 Georgian parliament committee rejects presidential veto of the divisive ‘foreign agents’ legislation By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press A Georgian parliament committee has rejected the president's veto of the "foreign agents" legislation that has sparked massive protests for weeks. Continue reading
May 21 Judge presiding over Trump election case wins election to keep seat, DA Fani Willis wins Dem primary By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee, the judge presiding over the Georgia election interference case against former President Donald Trump, has won an election to keep his seat. Continue reading
May 16 Georgia’s president says she’ll veto a controversial media law passed by parliament By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press In an interview with The Associated Press, she harshly criticized the ruling Georgian Deam party for pushing the bill that also is widely seen as a threat to Georgia’s aspirations to join the European Union. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:53 Amid massive protests, Georgian parliament passes bill critics say will set back democracy By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev The parliament in the country of Georgia passed a bill that requires aid groups and media that receive foreign funding to register as “organizations serving the interests of a foreign power.” Georgia is located between Russia and Turkey on the… Continue watching
May 14 Georgian lawmakers approve a divisive foreign influence bill that sparked weeks of protests By Sophiko Megrelidze, Associated Press Georgian lawmakers have approved a "foreign influence" bill that sparked weeks of mass protests. Critics see it as a Russian-style threat to free speech and the country's aspirations to join the European Union. Continue reading
May 13 Thousands protest in Tbilisi as Georgia faces ‘Russia-style’ law on media freedom By Associated Press The bill would require media and nongovernmental organizations and other nonprofits to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if they receive more than 20 percent of their funding from abroad. Continue reading
May 08 Georgia appeals court to review ruling allowing Fulton County DA Fani Willis to stay on Trump election case By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The Republican ex-president and some other defendants had tried to get the Fulton County district attorney removed from the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest. Continue reading
Apr 01 Trillions of underground wonders to emerge in ‘cicada-geddon’, largest in centuries By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press These cicadas are nature's kings of the calendar, crawling out from underground every 13 or 17 years and singing as loud as jet engines. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 6:45 What’s at stake for Americans at risk of losing Medicaid as unwinding continues By John Yang, Sam Weber, Kaisha Young Medicaid is the nation’s largest health insurance program, covering nearly 80 million people, or more than 1 in 5 Americans. For many people who have low incomes or a disability, or who are either very young or very old, it’s… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 5:28 Georgia lawmakers pass more voting rules ahead of 2024 election By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman Georgia was ground zero for false claims of election fraud in the 2020 presidential election. The state is in the spotlight again as President Biden and Donald Trump head for a rematch and election laws just passed there could add… Continue watching