Georgia Legislative Black Caucus slams Kemp’s redistricting decision
(GPB News) - Gov. Brian Kemp is calling the Legislature back in June to redraw Georgia’s congressional and state legislative maps. The Georgia Legislative...
Georgia Supreme Court candidates are running in a nonpartisan race. But it doesn’t feel...
(Georgia Recorder) - Nonpartisan elections like those held for the state Supreme Court race don’t usually attract much attention in Georgia.
But this year, with...
Senate votes to freeze members’ pay during future shutdowns
WASHINGTON (States News) — The U.S. Senate approved a resolution Thursday that will prevent lawmakers in that chamber from receiving their paychecks during any...
Five things to know about the upcoming Senate election in Georgia
(Georgia Recorder) — This time next week, the GOP field to face off against Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff should be at least narrowed down.
Ossoff...
Kemp calls June special session to address redistricting, ballot QR codes in Georgia
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia lawmakers will reconvene in June for a special session to redraw the state’s political maps, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday....
Trump’s meeting with Xi comes with much fanfare in China
BEIJING (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday kicks off the busiest portion of his China visit, a summit expected to be long on...
US Senate again rejects resolution to force authorization for Iran war
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The seventh effort to stop President Donald Trump’s military campaign in Iran until he obtains congressional approval failed Wednesday in...
South Carolina Supreme Court overturns Alex Murdaugh’s murder convictions in deaths of wife and...
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned the murder convictions and life sentence of disgraced lawyer Alex Murdaugh in...
Governor cuts budget after income tax bill creates $1.3 billion hole
(Georgia Recorder) - An income tax cut bill that the governor signed into law Monday has caused a $1.3 billion revenue shortfall for next...
Drug counselor who delivered ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry ketamine that killed him gets 2...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him, and later became a...
Fani Willis vows to sue over new Georgia law that removes party labels in...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a law requiring nonpartisan elections for most local officials in the five most populous counties in...
Cost of Iran war rises to $29B as US gas prices spike
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The cost of the Iran war has increased to $29 billion to date, Pentagon officials told lawmakers in both chambers...