U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill
Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany, said that the WIC budget reflects a “growing demand for WIC funding as participation continues to rise.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — A U.S. House appropriations panel reviewed the Biden administration’s request to increase the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget for fiscal 2025 Thursday, with Republicans asking pointed questions…
Asian-American lawmakers decry bill to ban agents of hostile countries from buying Georgia farmland
Businesses and people from countries deemed enemies of the U.S. could have a harder time buying farmland under a proposed law. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A bill aiming to prevent agents of foreign countries deemed hostile to the United States from buying farmland in Georgia is set to go to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after passing…
Massive $1.2 trillion spending package that would avert a shutdown released by Congress
A bipartisan agreement on government spending for the remainder of fiscal 2024 emerged just before 3 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Congress released the final six government funding bills early Thursday, starting off a sprint toward the Friday midnight deadline to wrap up work that was supposed to be…
School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure
Republican Sen. Greg Dolezal was in a celebratory mood on March 20 after the long awaited passage of bill that expands the state’s school voucher program. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to expand the state’s school voucher program, GOP Senators on Wednesday cast enough votes to send…
Here Are the Only Swing Voters You Need to Care About in 2024
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump’s criminal cases. Joe Biden’s age. The wars in Gaza and Ukraine. Migrants at the border. Food prices. There are many factors that can decide the 2024 presidential election and set the future course…
Anti-Abortion Activists Are Peddling Another Lie About Abortion Pills—And We Debunked It
When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments next week in the case seeking to restrict the availability of mifepristone, they’ll also hear baseless claims from the anti-abortion side about the role of telehealth abortion in facilitating intimate partner violence.Olga Fedorova/SOPA/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news…