Son of a biscuit! House backs cornbread as state’s official bread, giving rise to countless puns
Rep. Kasey Carpenter celebrates with a bowl of cornbread and pinto beans after the House passed his bill to make cornbread Georgia’s official state bread. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia lawmakers have cooked up the most corn-troversial bill of the session: a proposal that would crown cornbread as the official state bread. The tribute to the…
Georgia lawmakers, environmentalists blast tax break plan to expand crypto-mining in state
Rep. Scott Hilton, a Peachtree Corners Republican, pitches his “Blockchain Basics Act” at a committee hearing Thursday. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder A proposal designed to boost the already thriving Bitcoin-mining industry in Georgia has crashed into concerns over the noise created by local crypto-mining operations and the drain on electricity and water resources. The bill, sponsored…
Georgia House panel endorses bill to social media political messenger disclosures
More than 150 million people in the United States use TikTok on a monthly basis. That accounts for about 10% of the platform’s global users. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images The state House Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously supported a bill Thursday requiring public disclosure of any content that political campaigns and candidates pay celebrities and other social…
No prosecution of Biden in classified documents case, DOJ special counsel says in report
President Joe Biden “willfully retained” classified materials following his time as vice president, but he won’t be charged with a crime, a special counsel said Thursday. Biden is shown at a rally in Bowie, Maryland, on Nov. 7, 2022. Danielle Gaines/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department released a lengthy report Thursday concluding that…
Georgia Senate approves bill that aims to restrict the ways workers can form unions
Pro-labor protesters gather outside the Georgia Capitol Jan. 30, 2024. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Workers of the world, unite – but only if you hold a secret election first. That’s what the state Senate said Thursday when it passed on party lines a labor union bill backed by Gov. Brian Kemp. Senate Bill 362 bars businesses…
U.S. Senate advances $95.3 billion bill that includes emergency funding for Ukraine, Israel
The U.S. Senate voted 67-32 to move ahead on the measure, after a tense week on Capitol Hill that saw immigration provisions dropped from the package following opposition from Republicans. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate moved past a procedural hurdle Thursday to begin work on a $95 billion emergency spending bill that…