Another fraught Georgia election season after predictable 2024 presidential primary
Voter turnout for the March 12 presidential preference primary was slow at Harmon Pitner Elementary in Cobb County and many other polling places across Georgia. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder This story was updated at 6:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Georgia voters on Tuesday helped cement Donald Trump and Joe Biden as the Republican and…
White House budget director says Biden plan would ‘give working families a shot’
Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young testifies about the fiscal 2025 budget request before the Senate Budget Committee on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Screenshot from committee webcast) WASHINGTON — White House budget director Shalanda Young pressed senators Tuesday to pass legislation implementing core elements of President Joe Biden’s latest budget request, saying it…
Bill to provide overdose remedies in Georgia’s public buildings hijacked to ban puberty blockers
Hundreds of people gathered at Washington Square Park in New Orleans on March 31, 2023, for a march to mark Transgender Day of Visibility. Greg LaRose/Louisiana Illuminator Georgia state Senate Republicans advanced language that would ban puberty blocking medication for transgender minors through a key committee Monday after grafting it to a bill requiring overdose…
Under pressure to do more, Senate panel approves bill to loosen some restrictions on medical facilities
A Senate panel added more changes that would loo A proposal to ease Georgia’s health care business regulations passed out of a Senate committee Monday with more changes that would loosen rules designed to limit the number of medical services available in a community. But the calls for full Medicaid expansion continue to follow the…
Georgia voters get their say at the polls as presidential campaign 2024 matchup nears decision
At a September 2020 debate, President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden held their second debate ahead of the election that saw Biden score upset wins in swing states, including Georgia. Morry Gash-Pool/Getty Images (file photo) Georgia is set to host a presidential preference primary on Tuesday that is trending toward President Joe Biden…
Biden calls for expanded child tax credit, taxes on wealthy in $7.3 trillion budget plan
President Joe Biden released his $7.266 trillion budget request on Monday, March 11, 2024, as the annual budget and appropriations process begins in Congress and demonstrating White House priorities and values. (Getty images) WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden released his budget request for the upcoming fiscal year Monday, calling on Congress to stick to the…