Rivian taps brakes on plan to build $5B EV plant in rural Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp steps out of a Rivian truck at December 2021 press event announcing the the electric vehicle maker will build a factory in Georgia. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo) The electric vehicle start-up Rivian announced Thursday that it will delay construction on its Georgia plant and instead begin production on new models at…
Biden to announce U.S. will construct a port on Gaza coast to deliver humanitarian aid
A general view over the Gaza Strip as seen from the Israeli side of the border on Jan. 8, 2024, in southern Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is expected to use his State of the Union address Thursday night to announce that the U.S. military will build port infrastructure on the…
Lawyer accusing Fulton DA of conflict details accusations of misconduct at Georgia Senate hearing
Ashleigh Merchant, attorney for Michael Roman, speaks during a hearing in the case of State of Georgia v. Donald John Trump in Atlanta, Monday, Feb. 12, 2024. Alyssa Pointer/Pool Photo via AP The defense attorney who filed the motion in January seeking to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the sweeping Trump 2020…
U.S. House passes $468 billion spending package that would stave off shutdown
A 1,050-page package of spending bills approved by the U.S. House on Wednesday, March, 6, now goes to the Senate, where lawmakers are expected to vote on it before the end of the week. President Joe Biden is then expected to sign it into law. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House lawmakers cast a…
Biden to push for return of expanded child tax credit in State of the Union speech
President Joe Biden is expected in his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to discuss taxes, housing and so-called junk fees. In this photo, Biden delivers his State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7, 2023, as Vice President Kamala Harris…
Georgia House GOP advances prosecutor oversight bill as Dems complain of political score-settling
Despite being signed into law in 2023, the state Supreme Court declined to review the rules for the new prosecutors oversight investigatory and hearing panels, stalling the commission’s ability to review complaints. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A new disciplinary board could soon begin investigating complaints against the state’s district attorneys and solicitors general under legislation passed…