For both sides, abortion policy two years after Dobbs decision hinges on November
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Exactly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, the battles rage among both...
State vets’ agency head calls on lawmakers for more assistance
Veterans in Georgia are getting help from the state government, but they need more.
That was the message to state lawmakers from Patricia Ross, Commissioner...
Georgia’s Black voters could be key as Biden and Trump vie for support ahead...
(Georgia Recorder) — Samuel Warren, a Black retiree from southwest Georgia who cuts grass for side income, recently explained the financial bottom line on...
Don’t give up on the FAFSA, advocates for student financial aid urge
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Though the new version of the form to apply for federal financial student aid has had its fair share of...
U.S. Supreme Court upholds law that prevents domestic abusers from owning guns
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday upheld a federal law that bars people subject to domestic violence restraining orders from owning...
Congress silenced free speech in TikTok law, platform tells federal court
(States Newsroom) — TikTok and its parent company argued Thursday in a federal court in the District of Columbia that the recently enacted law...
U.S. Treasury Secretary visits Atlanta to make fentanyl combating announcement
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Atlanta on Thursday to announce efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking.
Yellen said the treasury is imposing economic sanctions against...
Democrats stress reproductive rights in fight for control of Congress, White House
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Top Democratic campaign officials Thursday pressed their case for control of Congress and the White House by pointing toward the...
Louisiana will face lawsuit over Ten Commandments school displays
(States Newsroom) — Four civil liberties groups will sue the state of Louisiana after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law Wednesday that calls...
Study committees to look at firearm safety, AI, correction facilities, more
The 2024 Georgia General Assembly Senate Study Committees are in session starting this week.
Study committees, like bills, are proposed during the legislative session but...
Black Georgia veterans take ‘Honor Flight’ to D.C. in Juneteenth celebration of their service
(Georgia Recorder) — This Juneteeth, retired U.S. Air Force Captain Marian Dee Elder and 25 of her fellow Black veterans will board a plane...
U.S. Senate rejects bill to ban bump stocks them
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts blocked a bipartisan bill Tuesday that would ban bump stocks following a Supreme Court decision that...