We took thousands of photos across Georgia this year. Some captured dramatic moments that will shape the lives of all Georgians, others are just kind of fun. As we get ready for another pivotal year in Georgia politics, here’s a look back at some of what we captured in 2025. Click any image to expand […]

A state trooper talks to people who showed up in early 2025 to weigh in on a controversial total abortion ban. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder
We took thousands of photos across Georgia this year. Some captured dramatic moments that will shape the lives of all Georgians, others are just kind of fun. As we get ready for another pivotal year in Georgia politics, here’s a look back at some of what we captured in 2025. Click any image to expand it.
Georgia shows the way in fix for pet overpopulation
Feb. 24 is World Spay Day and February is Spay and Neuter Awareness Month in Georgia. February is also Feline Fix by Five month, a reminder to have kittens fixed before they turn five months old. That focus on prevention is important for two reasons: First because fixing animals is the only way to fix […]
Georgia House passes stripped down ‘Mandi Ballinger Act,’ opting to instead study ‘raise the age’
The Georgia House on Friday passed a bill to create a special committee to study raising the age of juvenile court jurisdiction to include 17-year-olds, but stopped short of taking action to prevent 17-year-olds from being tried as adults. House Bill 1061, originally written to shift 17-year-olds away from the adult criminal justice system to […]
Republicans shoot down Democratic effort seeking to expand Medicaid in Georgia
Democrats attempted to pass Medicaid expansion on the floor of the Senate in a legislative maneuver that was quickly shot down by their Republican counterparts Friday. The bill they hoped to amend, Senate Bill 440, was originally intended to update and modernize laws around the state Department of Public Health. Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Marietta […]
Georgia’s most prominent GOP woman lawmaker will retire, Trump shoutouts and more
The return of President Donald Trump to Georgia was the big political news this week, with the president visiting a Rome steel plant to promote his economic agenda and his allies as early voting got underway to replace former Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. But it was also a big week for announced departures. House Speaker […]
Trump dismisses affordability woes, boosts allies at northwest Georgia steel plant
ROME, Ga. – In a freewheeling hour-long speech at a northwest Georgia steel plant, President Donald Trump sought to boost his second-term economic agenda ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections. “We have the most people working in history, and just recently, we crossed two milestones,” he said Thursday. “They thought it was totally impossible when […]

