Georgia House backs midyear budget with money for behavioral health, elections
(Georgia Recorder) — House lawmakers signed off on the governor’s plan to inject nearly $2 billion in one-time cash into the budget while boosting...
Prosecutor oversight bill clears Georgia Senate
(Georgia Recorder) — The Georgia Senate approved a version of a bill Tuesday that would enable a new commission to investigate complaints against prosecutors.
With...
Mayorkas impeachment fails on U.S. House floor
WASHINGTON (Georgia Recorder) — The U.S. House failed to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday night, a stunning defeat for the Republican-led...
Bill expanding cash bail, limiting bail funds heads to Kemp’s desk
(Georgia Recorder) — House lawmakers signed off on a controversial measure Tuesday that would increase the number of misdemeanor criminal offenses that require a...
Georgia Senate OKs sales tax holiday on guns, ammo and firearm safes
(Georgia Recorder) — If you’re thinking about buying a new gun, scope, trigger lock, ammunition, or gun safe, you may pay a lower price...
Bleak future for immigration action after U.S. Senate GOP abandons border security deal
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday walked away from the bipartisan border security and immigration deal clinched after months of painstaking...
Jennifer Crumbley found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Oxford High School shooting
(Michigan Advance) — A Michigan jury found Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the Oxford High School shooter, guilty of involuntary manslaughter Tuesday.
In a first-of-its-kind...
Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s claims of presidential immunity
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted for charges he schemed to overturn the 2020 election, a three-judge panel of...
Georgia lawmakers debate public school approach to ‘age-appropriate’ sex education
(Georgia Recorder) — A bipartisan bill designed to update the sex education curriculum for Georgia’s public school students faced skepticism in a House subcommittee...
Intense opposition to U.S. Senate immigration deal quickly emerges
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The proposed global security funding legislation that includes major bipartisan updates to immigration policy encountered opposition from members of both...
Overdose reversal drug bill moves in state House
Vending machines carrying opioid-overdose reversal drugs are the center of a bill moving through the Georgia House that aims to make more drugs available...
Details of U.S. immigration overhaul, global aid package unveiled
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday night released a $118.28 billion global security package that includes a long-anticipated...