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…
Trump allies Chesebro and Powell again try to get their racketeering charges tossed ahead of Oct. 23 trial
Attorneys Brian Rafferty, left, representing Sidney Powell, and Manny Arora, representing Ken Chesebro, confer as Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee hears motions in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. Prosecutors in the Georgia election subversion case involving ex-President Donald Trump say a trial would likely take four months. The estimate from special prosecutor Nathan…
Judge scrutinizes claims of lawyer accused of organizing fake GOP electors as trial date nears
Kenneth Chesebro, left, confers with is lawyer Scott Grubman, as Judge Scott MacAfee presides as the lawyers of Sidney Powell and Chesebro appear during a motions hearing in the election subversion case Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, in Atlanta. Powell and Chesebro, indicted in August along with Trump and others, are accused of participating in a…
Race for U.S. House speaker moves toward a vote as Scalise, Jordan make their pitches
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 9, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans gathered behind closed doors for several hours Tuesday evening to debate who the party should elect as the next speaker amid divided views about the path forward. The two-hour forum featured…
Biden denounces deadly Hamas attack on Israel: ‘There’s no justification for terrorism’
President Joe Biden, joined by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, delivers remarks on the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel in the State Dining Room of the White House on Oct. 10, 2023 in Washington, D.C. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden wants a returning Congress to take “urgent action” on Israel’s security needs…