Tuesday is primary election day in Georgia
Georgia’s primary election is May 19. Candidates are holding events across the state to make their final pitches and energize voters to turn out...
US House members scrutinize ‘big, beautiful’ law’s loan limits for nursing degrees
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon took heat Thursday over forthcoming changes to the federal student loan system that will impose...
Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — An effort to reshape South Carolina's congressional districts will get its first full airing Monday in the state House, as...
Former assistant principal in Virginia set for trial 3 years after 6-year-old student shot...
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — A former assistant principal at an elementary school in Virginia is due in court for trial, accused of ignoring...
China agrees to boost trade for US ag products such as beef and poultry...
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has agreed to ramp up trade for U.S. agricultural products such as beef and poultry, buying at an annualized rate...
3 Finnish divers arrive in the Maldives to remap the search for the bodies...
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Three Finnish divers arrived in the Maldives Sunday to draw up a fresh plan in the search for the bodies...
Senate parliamentarian deals blow to $1 billion security proposal for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — A proposal to fund $1 billion in security additions for the White House campus and the president’s new ballroom fails to...
Sen. Cassidy knocked out of Louisiana Republican primary as Trump-backed Letlow, Fleming make runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sen. Bill Cassidy was decisively defeated in Saturday’s Republican primary in Louisiana, unable to convince voters that he deserved...
Democratic challengers say Georgia commissioner should do more to hold insurers accountable
(Georgia Recorder) — No Georgia official is more directly tied to affordability than the state’s commissioner of insurance. And that job is on the...
Humpback whale released after spectacular rescue effort found dead off Denmark
BERLIN (AP) — A humpback whale found dead this week off a Danish island has been identified as the animal released two weeks ago...
Kemp extends Georgia gas tax suspension ahead of Memorial Day
ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has issued a new executive order extending the suspension of the state motor fuel tax for an additional...
Ten candidates compete for two seats on Georgia’s powerful utility commission
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Ten candidates are vying for two seats on...