Five months late, Congress is poised to pass a huge chunk of federal spending
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Congress is on track to approve a staggering $468 billion in government spending this week, finishing part of the work...
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Colorado 14th Amendment ruling, clearing Trump for ballot
(Colorado Newsline) — Former President Donald Trump must be placed on Colorado’s 2024 ballot, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday, striking down...
Georgia Power’s request for more electricity comes under fire
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia’s energy regulators are considering Georgia Power’s request to generate and buy more electricity to meet what the utility calls a...
Fulton judge to rule in two weeks on whether to disqualify DA from Trump...
(Georgia Recorder) — A Fulton County judge on Friday said he plans to rule in the next two weeks on whether to remove District...
‘Religious freedom’ advances on Legislature’s deadline day
Thursday was Crossover Day in the Georgia Legislature, the deadline for bills to easily pass from either the House or the Senate, and culture...
Lawmakers advance new immigration laws, power company rules on Crossover Day
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers voted on dozens of bills Thursday as a key legislative deadline came and went.
They dubbed the white shrimp as...
State House passes bill requiring jailers to work with ICE in wake UGA murder
(Georgia Recorder) — Legislation that gained momentum in the wake of last week’s killing of Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley to penalize law...
Presidential campaign moves to the border, as Biden urges Trump to back immigration deal
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon paid competing visits to the nation’s southern border, where...
A day ahead of shutdown, Congress works on advancing stopgap spending bills
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. House, on a bipartisan vote, passed a short-term funding extension Thursday intended to give lawmakers a bit more...
In clash over immigration, Biden and Trump both bound for the U.S.-Mexico border today
(States Newsroom) — Surrogates for President Joe Biden dismissed former President Donald Trump’s scheduled visit to the U.S.-Mexico border Thursday as a political stunt,...
Georgia Democrats push for state laws protecting reproductive rights following Alabama court ruling
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia Democrats are pressing their Republican colleagues to protect access to in vitro fertilization after the Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled...
U.S. Senate Republican blocks legislation protecting in vitro fertilization
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi blocked a bill from passing Wednesday that would have preserved access to in...