How the Christian Right Became So Hostile to IVF
17 January 2024: In the cell laboratory, culture dishes are prepared at the Fertility Center Berlin to collect the eggs after egg retrieval. Jens Kalaene/Getty Images Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.In a landmark ruling last week, Alabama’s Supreme Court declared that embryos created…
Should Israel Be Held Accountable for “Ecocide”?
Palestinians are inspecting the damage caused by Israeli bombardment in Al-Zawayda, central Gaza Strip, on February 22, 2024. Majdi Fathi / AP This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When reports emerged in late December that the Israeli military planned to pump seawater into the underground tunnel networks…
Georgia Power could face new law to disclose its cost of power generation on customer bills
Georgia Power customers will be paying higher electricity rates over the next two years as well as more taking on more costs for nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle and reimbursement for fuel costs. John McCosh/ Georgia Recorder A bill aimed at increasing transparency into Georgia Power customer’s bills has cleared the House Energy, Utilities and…
Congress brokers deal on government spending deadlines, trying to avoid shutdown
A bipartisan deal on spending will give Congress until March 8 to pass six bills lawmakers have finalized and until March 22 to pass another six bills. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans and Senate Democrats attempting to avert a partial government shutdown brokered an agreement Wednesday to extend government funding deadlines for…
McConnell to step down as U.S. Senate GOP leader
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will leave the leadership post he has held for 17 years in November, he announced Wednesday. He is pictured at a Heritage Foundation event in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 21, 2021. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky will step down as the Senate Republican leader…
Georgia Senate gives sports betting legislation a chance to land on November ballot
The Atlanta Falcons football team is one of Georgia’s major professional sports teams that formed an alliance in 2020 to support the legalization of sports betting in the state. Getty Images. The Georgia Senate approved a plan on Tuesday that would allow Georgians to decide at the ballot box in November whether legalized sports betting…