Medicaid expansion chances dim again this year as key health care proposal passes without it
Sen. Bill Cowsert (center) cast the decisive vote Thursday to keep a Medicaid expansion proposal from advancing out of his committee. Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers (left) was one of two Republican senators who voted for the bill. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder A late proposal to fully expand Medicaid received a surprise hearing in a Senate…
Georgia Senate passes bill to punish local governments with loose immigration policies
The Georgia Senate passed immigration legislation March 21 tied to the killing of a Georgia nursing student who was slain on the Athens campus of the University of Georgia. John McCosh/ Georgia Recorder The Georgia Senate passed a bill Thursday that could result in law enforcement agencies and local governments losing federal and state funds…
U.S. House panel debates boost for WIC in Agriculture funding bill
Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop of Albany, said that the WIC budget reflects a “growing demand for WIC funding as participation continues to rise.” Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON — A U.S. House appropriations panel reviewed the Biden administration’s request to increase the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s budget for fiscal 2025 Thursday, with Republicans asking pointed questions…
Asian-American lawmakers decry bill to ban agents of hostile countries from buying Georgia farmland
Businesses and people from countries deemed enemies of the U.S. could have a harder time buying farmland under a proposed law. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A bill aiming to prevent agents of foreign countries deemed hostile to the United States from buying farmland in Georgia is set to go to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after passing…
Massive $1.2 trillion spending package that would avert a shutdown released by Congress
A bipartisan agreement on government spending for the remainder of fiscal 2024 emerged just before 3 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Congress released the final six government funding bills early Thursday, starting off a sprint toward the Friday midnight deadline to wrap up work that was supposed to be…
School voucher bill heads to governor’s desk after Georgia Senate overcomes years of failure
Republican Sen. Greg Dolezal was in a celebratory mood on March 20 after the long awaited passage of bill that expands the state’s school voucher program. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder Following five years of unsuccessful attempts by Georgia Republican lawmakers to expand the state’s school voucher program, GOP Senators on Wednesday cast enough votes to send…