State Election Board shelves bid to allow more hand-marked ballots, affirms touchscreen use
A student casts his ballot at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion in the 2021 Senate runoff. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder On Tuesday, the Georgia State Election Board rejected a proposal that would have increased the number of voters casting hand-marked paper ballots in the 2024 election cycle when existing touchscreen machines raise ballot privacy concerns. By rejecting…
McCarthy abandons another bid for U.S. House speaker, votes on spending bills canceled
Former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is surrounded by staff, security and journalists as he walks to the House chamber ahead of a vote at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 03, 2023 in Washington, D.C., in which he would be removed from his post. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — California Republican Rep. Kevin…
Georgia GOP leaders trumpet another top ranking by national business trade publication
Gov. Brian Kemp announces that Georgia has been named the best state for business for the 10th year as former Gov. Nathan Deal stands next to him. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Georgia has been named the top state for business for the 10th year by Area Development Magazine. The designation is from an executive magazine focused…
Kevin McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) talks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023, after Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a motion to oust McCarthy from his leadership role.J. Scott Applewhite/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. In January, a small faction of…
This Book Will Change How You Think About Protest Forever
Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters.On June 13, 2013, the Brazilian military police attacked the journalist Vincent Bevins. A foreign correspondent in São Paulo working for the Los Angeles Times and the Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Bevins was covering a protest by Movimento Passe…
A Utility Giant’s Hired Gun Says the Quiet Part Out Loud
Electricians install solar panels on a roof in Goodyear, Ariz.Matt York/AP This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In a hearing last month in Arizona, an expert witness for the state’s largest utility said he agrees with the idea that utilities oppose rooftop solar because it…