Tax credit for gun safety devices nears vote by full Georgia Senate
The concept of using a tax incentive to spur safer firearm storage gained broader appeal in Georgia after a gun rights advocacy group, GA2A, came out in support of a Democrat-sponsored bill that would create a $300 income tax credit for safe storage devices. Rich Legg/Getty Image As the 2024 Legislative session nears its end,…
Elon Musk Keeps Spreading a Very Specific Kind of Racism
Alex Gallardo/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Racist pseudo-science is making a comeback thanks to Elon Musk. Recently, the tech billionaire has been retweeting prominent race scientist adherents on his platform X (formally known as Twitter), spreading misinformation about racial minorities’ intelligence and physiology…
UPDATED: Fulton judge tosses six counts in Georgia 2020 election racketeering case
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee presides in court, Friday, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. The hearing is to determine whether Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis should be removed from the case because of a relationship with Nathan Wade, special prosecutor she hired in the election interference case against former President Donald Trump. (AP…
Another fraught Georgia election season after predictable 2024 presidential primary
Voter turnout for the March 12 presidential preference primary was slow at Harmon Pitner Elementary in Cobb County and many other polling places across Georgia. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This story was updated at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Georgia voters on Tuesday helped cement Donald Trump and Joe Biden as the Republican and…
House Hearing Spotlights Special Counsel Robert Hur’s Sleazy Assault on Biden
Former special counsel Robert K. Hur watches a video of President Joe Biden during the House Judiciary Committee hearing about his report on Biden’s retention of classified materials.Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At a House committee hearing convened by Republicans…
Exclusive: Top NAACP Boss Warns of “Nazism Part Two” if Trump Is Elected
Mother Jones illustration; Rogelio V. Solis/AP; Allison Bailey/NurPhoto/ZUMA Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.The President of the nation’s leading Black civil rights organization has issued a stark warning to voters as the election shapes up to be a rematch between Joe Biden and Donald…