U.S. House votes to censure Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib over Israel remarks
U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick a Suwanee Republican, rides a skateboard as he arrives at a House Republican candidates forum to hear from the congressmen who are running for Speaker of the House in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2023. Win McNamee/Getty Images) The U.S. House voted late Tuesday to…
Lt. governor unveils plan to make Georgia professional licenses easier to secure
The Georgia Nursing Board sets the standards for nurses who wish to work in the field as part of an extensive licensing and certification process. The Georgia Justice Project is collaborating with legislators to propose a measure that would reduce some of the criminal barriers to dozens of professions that require licensing. Don Murray/Getty Images…
Ossoff probe into Georgia’s child welfare agency reveals 20% of missing children were likely victims of sex trafficking
Sen. Jon Ossoff speaks about children missing from Georgia DFCS care Oct. 27, 2023. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder More than 20% of children who went missing while in custody of the Georgia Division of Family and Children between 2018 and 2022 were likely victims of child sex trafficking, according to Samantha Sahl, supervisor of the child…
Spending mess in Congress could arch over into pivotal 2024 election year
Next year, the entire U.S. House and one-third of the Senate will be up for reelection, with possibly acrimonious congressional primaries on both sides of the aisle and the battle over selection of a Republican presidential nominee. Getty Images WASHINGTON — Congress will need to pass a second stopgap funding measure before Thanksgiving if lawmakers…
Fulton 19 update: DA’s focus turns to remaining defendants in Georgia 2020 election RICO case
Former Republican President Donald Trump was among 19 people indicted on Aug. 14 by a Fulton County grand jury on felony counts of conspiring to overturn the 2020 presidential election. (File) Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images The highly-publicized Fulton County 2020 presidential election interference case took a brief break from public view following a busy October filled…
State senators advance probe into Fulton County Jail, Georgia’s most notorious lockup
Fulton County officials estimate it will cost $1.7 billion to replace the overcrowded Fulton County Jail that opened in 1989. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder A severely overcrowded Fulton County jail has become so dilapidated that inmates are able to fashion makeshift weapons by reaching into the walls, removing broken flooring, electrical coverings, and broken pipes, according…