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…
Tuberville blockade on military nominees could be evaded by tweak in U.S. Senate rules
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, an Alabama Republican, is blocking more than 300 military nominations over his objections to Pentagon abortion policies. Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Democrats are mulling a strategy to bypass Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s months-long hold on hundreds of military promotions in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy that was authorized in the aftermath…
Next for a new U.S. House speaker: three-week deadline to dodge a government shutdown
Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) thanks U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) (L) after she delivered his nomination speech as the House of Representatives held an election for a new Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol on October 25, 2023Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images WASHINGTON — Newly elected U.S. House…
Federal judge strikes down Georgia’s political maps, sending lawmakers back to the drawing board
The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Georgia is based in downtown Atlanta. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. A federal court judge has struck down Georgia’s political maps and blocked the state from using the maps for future elections. District Court Judge Steve…
Democratic state lawmakers renew call for full Medicaid expansion after slow start to Kemp’s narrow version
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 Democratic leaders in Georgia are calling on Gov. Brian Kemp to abandon a…