It took 16 hours to read US budget bill aloud. Now the long debate...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hours before a tumultuous nearing-midnight vote on President Donald Trump’s package of tax breaks, spending cuts and increased deportation money, a...
US Senate launches debate on GOP mega-bill, but passage still not assured
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate began floor debate on Republicans' “big, beautiful bill” Sunday afternoon, though there are several steps to go...
Nonpartisan analysis of US Senate GOP mega-bill finds it adds $3.2 trillion to deficits
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans’ revised tax and spending cuts package will add $3.253 trillion to deficits during the next decade compared...
Fire displaces family of four in Flowery Branch
A fire heavily damaged a home in Flowery Branch Saturday afternoon, displacing two adults, two children, and two pets.
Hall County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded...
US Senate votes to advance Republican mega-bill in tense late-night session
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate voted mostly along party lines late Saturday night to move forward with Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill” that...
After violent deaths, children of Hortmans pray for peace at parents’ funeral
(Minnesota Reformer) — Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman’s life embodied the American dream. She was raised in a family that owned a junkyard,...
Flowery Branch man charged with multiple counts of child sex exploitation
A local man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit said they...
Toccoa parents arrested in child abuse case
TOCCOA, Ga. — A Toccoa couple is behind bars after a child abuse investigation led to their arrest Thursday afternoon.
On June 24, Stephens County...
Wine lovers pour on support to keep Clayton business open
A throng of wine lovers, 40 strong, descended on Clayton Tuesday evening in support of a local tasting room whose future is in grave...
Hundreds of thousands mourn top Iranian military commanders and scientists killed in Israeli strikes
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of mourners lined the streets of downtown Tehran on Saturday for the funeral of the...
Georgia’s Motor Carrier Compliance Division gets a new name July 1
ATLANTA — Starting July 1, the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s Motor Carrier Compliance Division (MCCD) will officially operate under a new name: Commercial...
Weekend work on the mega-bill: first vote in US Senate as soon as Saturday
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — U.S. Senate Republicans appear ready to take an initial vote on their “big, beautiful bill” as soon as Saturday, which...