As Death Toll in Gaza Surpasses 10,000, the House Censures Rashida Tlaib
Jose Luis Magana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday became the 26th member in the history of the US House of Representatives to be censured after 22 Democrats joined nearly all Republicans in voting to punish the only Palestinian…
U.S. House votes to censure Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick a Suwanee Republican, rides a skateboard as he arrives at a House Republican candidates forum to hear from the congressmen who are running for Speaker of the House in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images) The U.S. House voted late Tuesday to…
Lt. governor unveils plan to make Georgia professional licenses easier to secure
The Georgia Nursing Board sets the standards for nurses who wish to work in the field as part of an extensive licensing and certification process. The Georgia Justice Project is collaborating with legislators to propose a measure that would reduce some of the criminal barriers to dozens of professions that require licensing. Don Murray/Getty Images…
Ohio Passes Constitutional Right To Abortion
Joe Maiorana/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.Ohio voters have approved Issue 1, amending their state constitution to enshrine the right to abortion—and proving, ahead of 2024, that support for abortion rights remains a compelling force among voters. The success of the measure, which…
Up for Reelection, Kentucky’s Democratic Governor Avoids Climate Change Talk
Michael Swensen/Getty Images/Grist This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Kentucky’s Democratic governor, Andy Beshear, has been called the state’s “consoler-in-chief.” He’s presided over a period of extreme weather in the state, from tornadoes that leveled entire towns in the farmlands of western Kentucky, to record flooding that washed…
Ossoff probe into Georgia’s child welfare agency reveals 20% of missing children were likely victims of sex trafficking
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks about children missing from Georgia DFCS care Oct. 27, 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder More than 20% of children who went missing while in custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children between 2018 and 2022 were likely victims of child sex trafficking, according to Samantha Sahl, supervisor of the child…