Wild Hog Supper 2024 kicks off season of Georgia legislative events for policy wonk feasting
On Jan. 7, Gov. Brian Kemp. state lawmakers and lobbyists are set to return to Atlanta for the Wild Hog Supper, which serves as the largest fundraiser for Feeding Georgia and as a kick off for the legislative session. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (2020 file photo) Georgians who may be feeling the post-holiday blues will have…
Scores of Farmworkers Are Dying in the Heat
Gosia Wozniacka/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For most of July 2019, stifling heat hung over the agricultural fields of California’s Central Valley, as farmworkers like William Salas Jiminez labored under the sun’s searing rays. Temperatures had dipped from 99 to 95 degrees…
Mayors of Sanctuary Cities Introduced Measures to Slow Down Surge of Migrants
John Lamparski/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.After more than a year of Gov. Greg Abbott continuously busing as many as 150,000 migrants to US sanctuary cities, leaders in some of these destinations are implementing new measures in an effort to slow down the…
In a Surprising Move, Ohio Governor Vetoes Trans Sports and Gender-Affirming Care Ban
Stephen Zenner/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.At least 22 states have a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youths. But, as of Friday, Ohio is not one of them. In a surprising move, Gov. Mike DeWine, a staunch conservative who once signed a…
Top 10 stories that shaped 2023: Trump’s mug, Vogtle’s sticker shock and raging culture wars
Former President Donald Trump surrendered at the Fulton County Jail in August and had his mugshot taken. It’s the only mugshot of the former president and also the only booking photo made of any U.S. president. Photo from the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office The jailhouse booking of a former president. The death of the only…
Rep. Lauren Boebert Swaps Colorado Congressional Districts
Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via Zuma Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, the gun-slinging conservative firebrand who was caught on security footage groping her date at a September performance of “Beetlejuice” in Denver, announced Wednesday she will not run for re-election to…