Bill to ban noncitizens from voting in Georgia elections stalls at key legislative deadline
Georgia House Democrats were able to defeat on March 29 a measure that Republican lawmakers said would clarify that only U.S. citizens could vote in Georgia elections. File photo Georgia Recorder Staff A bill that proposed to let Georgians vote in November on a constitutional amendment banning noncitizens from casting ballots in local elections failed…
‘Religious freedom’ advances on Legislature’s deadline day as Georgia culture wars rage on
Sen. Ed Setzler. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Thursday was Crossover Day in the Georgia Legislature, the deadline for bills to easily pass from either the House or the Senate, and culture war partisans had a few reasons to celebrate, or mourn, depending on point of view. After years of trying, the Senate passed the Georgia Religious…
Georgia House OKs bill to require jailers to work with ICE in wake of killing of Athens student
Savannah GOP Rep. Jesse Petrea filed the bill in January, but the recent killing of Laken Riley who was allegedly killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, who entered the country illegally, gave the bill and the larger conversations around immigration new momentum. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Legislation that gained momentum in the wake of last week’s killing…
A day ahead of shutdown, Congress works on advancing stopgap spending bills
U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, speaks at a GOP press conference at the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 29, 2024. With Johnson are, left to right, GOP Reps. Blake Moore of Utah, Beth Van Duyne of Texas and Steve Scalise of Louisiana. Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on a bipartisan vote passed…
Georgia Democrats push for state laws protecting reproductive rights following Alabama court ruling
Carrie McNair of Mobile holds a sign saying “You can’t cuddle an embryo” at a rally in support of in vitro fertilization access at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery, Alabama on Feb. 28, 2024. The rally took place before scheduled committee hearings in the Alabama Legislature on legislation to protect IVF. A bill designed to…
Biden ‘fit to successfully execute’ presidential duties, White House doctor says
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House on Feb. 8, 2024 in Washington, D.C. Nathan Howard/Getty Images President Joe Biden is physically fit to serve as president, his doctor said Wednesday in a report released by the White House after an annual physical. “President Biden is a…