Sonny Perdue is retiring

By Jill Nolin | Editor

Former governor, U.S. secretary of agriculture, state senator and chancellor of the University System of Georgia Sonny Perdue is about to embrace a new title: retiree.

University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue announced his plan to retire Wednesday. Perdue previously served as governor of Georgia and United States agriculture secretary. File photo by Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

HIGHER EDUCATION

Chancellor Sonny Perdue announces retirement as head of Georgia’s university system

By Ross Williams

University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, who previously served as Georgia’s governor, is retiring from his role as chief of the state’s public colleges. The university system announced the planned retirement Wednesday. Perdue will continue to serve until the Board of Regents chooses his successor in a nationwide search. A timeline for when that might happen was not announced Wednesday.

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GOVERNMENT

How Republicans in Congress could fully fund ICE for years to come — and maybe do more

By Jennifer Shutt

Republicans in Congress are once again looking toward the complex budget reconciliation process as a way to achieve some of their policy goals without Democratic votes.

A color-coded map illustrates state abortion access in the call center at Chicago’s Family Planning Associates, one of the largest independent clinics in Illinois offering abortion services. Nearly 1 in 4 people traveling to another state for abortion care went to Illinois, according to a recent report. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Allison Cowett)

ABORTION

Nearly 1 in 4 people seeking abortions out of state chose Illinois. Here’s why.

By Kelcie Moseley-Morris

Although about one-quarter of people who need an abortion now obtain medication by telemedicine, many who live in states with bans still have to travel elsewhere for various reasons, including fear of prosecution.

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