Biden launches ‘Investing in Rural America’ push with Cabinet officials
President Joe Biden and administration officials are kicking off an “Investing in Rural America” event series, starting with a visit to a Minnesota farm Wednesday. Georgia is among states in line for funding. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and administration officials are kicking off an “Investing in Rural America” event series, starting…
Tuberville to seek floor vote on No. 2 Marine leader after commandant hospitalized
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., will seek a vote on the second-in-command of the U.S. Marine Corps after its top leader suffered a health emergency and was hospitalized. Tuberville has been blocking military nominees in protest of the Department of Defense abortion policy. Alex Wong/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who for months has been blocking…
Ukraine and Israel aid must be bound together, two Cabinet secretaries tell U.S. Senate
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (L) and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testify during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Capitol Hill October 31, 20203. Blinken and Austin both testified at the hearing on budget requests, which includes aid money for Israel and Ukraine. Drew Angerer/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Congress must approve funding…
Family of Israeli hostages meet with lawmakers as Kemp rejects calls to expedite antisemitism bill
Family of Israeli hostages met with Georgia lawmakers as part of “Bring Them Home” events being held to rally American support for the Israeli hostages and demand their release. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Rimon Kirsht didn’t speak or look into the camera during a short video released Monday morning by Hamas showing three Israeli women who…
Georgia Power asks for state OK to tap more fossil fuels to meet demand it failed to forecast
Every time Georgia Power builds a new gas plant, it gets to fully recover the cost of that construction from customers, and then some. John McCosh/Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s always uneasy relationship with environmentalists is heating up again over the utility company’s plans to substantially expand its reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity over…
Georgia special legislative session on tap for the holidays after judge tosses political maps
Sen. John Kennedy, chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, argued during a 2021 special session that the GOP-drawn maps are fair to all Georgians. A federal judge tossed them out Thursday. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The governor has called a special session to draw new political maps after a federal judge struck down Georgia’s congressional and…