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…
Wrongfully convicted men running out of time in 2024 Georgia Legislature to secure compensation
Rome Republican Rep. Katie Dempsey stands with Lee Clark (left) and Joey Watkins as she talks to reporters Wednesday at the state Capitol. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Lee Clark says he has struggled to get by since being released from prison in 2022 after being wrongfully convicted of a Floyd County murder more than two decades…
Georgia House sends bill to restrict union formation at state-subsidized firms heads to governor’s desk
Pro-labor protesters gather outside the Georgia Capitol Jan. 30, 2024. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A bill seeking to restrict new labor unions is ready for Gov. Brian Kemp’s pen after the state House passed it Wednesday along party lines. Senate Bill 362, sponsored by Brunswick Republican Sen. Mike Hodges, would prevent new companies moving to Georgia…