Anglers and paddlers closely watch bill intended to make some streambeds off limits in Georgia
A bill’s sponsor says that standing on a streambed would be trespassing under his proposal if the landowner has a land grant predating 1863. Photo contributed by Flint Riverkeeper Conservationists and environmental groups are sounding the alarm over a measure that they say will unravel the protections for fishing and hunting in Georgia that were…
Georgia House panel set to vote whether to create a path for legalized online sports betting
House Higher Education Committee Chairman Chuck Martin said on Monday that he plans to have the committee take a vote on sports betting legislation prior to Sine Die on Thursday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A Georgia House committee is expected to vote Wednesday on whether to advance online sports betting legislation to the House Rules Committee,…
New York Appeals Court Gives Donald Trump a $300 Million Break
Former President Donald Trump leaves a pretrial hearing during a recess with his defense team on March 25.Mary Altaffer/Pool/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Donald Trump received mixed legal news in New York Monday morning, with an appeals court handing the former president an…
The Supreme Court Abortion Pill Case Is Based on Imaginary Patients and Shoddy Science
Mother Jones illustration; Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/ZUMA; Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The last time lawyers from the Alliance Defending Freedom argued before the Supreme Court, their case was entirely hypothetical. The conservative Christian legal advocacy group—the force behind some of the most…
From Laddie Mag Model to RNC Co-Chair: Lara Trump, Nepo-Spouse
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On March 8, the Republican National Committee gathered for its spring meeting and ushered in big leadership changes. Among those voted into a top spot in the party was Lara Trump—the daughter-in-law of former President Donald Trump—who was elected…
Georgia lawmakers could still tinker with election rules in waning days of 2024 legislative session
Georgia legislators have one last week in March 2024 to pass bills that would change voter eligibility challenge rules, ballot security measures and the way votes are tabulated in elections. John McCosh/Georgia Record (file photo) Georgia’s lawmakers head into the final week of the 2024 legislative session with pending legislation designed to add a new…