U.S. House Republicans mull eight new candidates for speaker in advance of votes
U.S. Rep. Austin Scott, a Georgia Republican who unsuccessfully sought the nomination for speaker of the House, talks to reporters on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans Monday night gathered behind closed doors to hear the pitches of eight candidates for the speaker’s gavel, as the chamber approaches three…
Nine Republicans are running for U.S. House speaker. Here’s your guide to the field.
U.S. House Republicans were meeting Monday night to hear from their latest candidates for speaker. Shown is the U.S. Capitol at night. Bill Dickinson/Getty Images WASHINGTON –– The nine Republican candidates to be speaker of the U.S. House were set to make their cases to their colleagues Monday evening, as the House Republican Conference restarted…
Georgia Supreme Court to issue ruling on state’s six-week abortion ban
Georgia Supreme Court justices listen to arguments in a case over whether the state’s six-week abortion ban should be considered void from the start since it was passed before Roe v. Wade was overturned. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo) Will the Georgia Supreme Court agree with a lower court’s ruling that said the state’s six-week…
In Coffee County, a push to move on from a 2020 election scandal
Coffee County’s election office has seen new voting equipment, new staff and even new office space since allies of former President Trump organized and carried out a plot to illegally copy the county’s voting data. Stephen Fowler/GPB It’s the middle of the afternoon on a Wednesday, and Coffee County elections supervisor Christy Nipper is calm…
Protesters picket Georgia Rep. Ferguson’s Newnan office, disappointed over House speaker vote
Protesters outside Rep. Drew Ferguson’s office said they hope to primary the congressman next year. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder If you drove past Congressman Drew Ferguson’s Newnan office Friday afternoon, you may have seen a couple dozen people waving signs and flags lamenting Ferguson’s changing votes for speaker of the House. As the U.S. House was…
Narrow increase in Medicaid eligibility for low-income Georgians continues enrollment struggle
About 1,300 people have signed up for health care coverage through Georgia’s new Medicaid program for low-income adults, who must complete 80 hours of work or other activities every month to qualify and then keep their health care coverage. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder Georgia’s new Medicaid program for low-income adults continues to enroll people at a…