The Biggest Backlog in the US Diversity Visa Program? All the Broken Promises to Those Who Applied.
Getty Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.This story is the result of a partnership between The Investigative Reporting Workshop and The Center for Public Integrity. Osama Mohamed let out a sigh of relief as he and his wife stood at the steps of the US…
EPA Opens Civil Rights Probe of Alabama’s Sewage Failures
Lance Cheung / U.S. Department of Agriculture This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Sewage collecting in crudely dug trenches. Failing septic tanks that send waste bubbling into backyards. These are some of the common sights across Alabama’s Black Belt, a strip of 24 continuous counties blessed…
State lawmakers angling to wade into question of property rights along Georgia’s waterways
“We are the group that filed the lawsuit that kicked this all off and so I guess that makes me perhaps the villain in the room,” Ben Brewton, who is part of the ownership group that sued the state last fall, said to lawmakers this month. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder The Flint River flows rapidly over…
Biden administration working to recover U.S. hostages held by Hamas
President Joe Biden speaks during a roundtable with Jewish community leaders in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building Oct. 11, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Biden spoke about U.S. support for Israel following the Hamas terrorist attacks. Drew Angerer/Getty Images U.S. officials are working to recover American hostages from the Middle East…
Georgia lawmakers pitch changes to dual enrollment program, including extending HOPE Grant eligibility
A joint Legislative committee has recommended tweaks to Georgia’s dual enrollment program, which sends eligible high school students into college classes. Nikolay Georgiev/Pixabay A state legislative panel unanimously approved recommendations for changes to the state’s dual enrollment program Wednesday, intended to simplify the process, better inform parents and students, and invest more state cash into…
Scalise nominated by U.S. House GOP as speaker in closed-door meeting
Louisiana Republican Rep. Steve Scalise, who is running to become speaker of the U.S. House, talks with reporters on Tuesday, Oct. 10 following a closed-door candidate forum at the U.S. Capitol. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Uncertainty and party infighting over the next U.S. House speaker prevailed at the Capitol Wednesday evening, despite a majority…