Government watchdog sues Georgia election board charging GOP faction violated meeting laws
Protesters lodged accusations of open meetings violations at three conservative State Election Board members on July 12. Board member Rick Jeffares, right, responds by threatening to remove people for being disruptive. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A government watchdog organization is accusing the Georgia State Election Board of violating the Georgia Open Meetings Act by holding a…
Environmentalists press EPA to force Georgia Power to follow federal rules for coal ash cleanup
Plant Scherer in Juliette is one of the plants where Georgia Power plans to leave coal ash waste in unlined pits, where it sits in groundwater. Photo contributed by Altamaha Riverkeeper Several Georgia environmental organizations are pressing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to enforce national standards that would prevent Georgia Power from disposing of coal…
Federal lawsuit challenges constitutionality of blank check ‘leadership committees’
Gov. Brian Kemp has said he plans to use his “leadership committee” to influence state legislative races this year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Democratic Party of Georgia is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 state law that allows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp and others to raise and spend unlimited campaign funds. The lawsuit was filed…
There Simply Is No J.D. Vance Without Tucker Carlson
Mother Jones illustration; Brian Cahn/ZUMA; Carolyn Kaster/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. This week, the Republican National Convention confirmed Ohio senator and Hillbilly Elegy author J.D. Vance as their vice presidential nominee for this year’s election. This came as a surprise to some—especially considering Vance’s comments…
I Found the “Secretary of Retribution” at the Republican Convention
Ivan Raiklin, a prominent election denier and Trump supporter, sits in the audience during a House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government hearing.Graeme Sloan/Sipa/AP Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. I found the “Secretary of Retribution” on Tuesday, sitting on a…
At the RNC Prayer Breakfast, Speakers Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
Jentezen Franklin (right) at the 2024 Republican National ConventionMother Jones illustration; Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty; Kiera Butler/Mother Jones Fight disinformation: Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily newsletter and follow the news that matters. On the final day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, I arrived at the Pfister Hotel ballroom 10 minutes before…