State economist says warning signs hint Georgia ‘likely’ to experience mild recession this year
Speaker Jon Burns, Gov. Brian Kemp and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones at the governor’s 2024 state of the state address. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Georgia’s state economist told lawmakers Tuesday that the state is likely to have a mild recession this year, if there is one at all. Robert Buschman, who was named the new state…
U.S. Senate moves to avoid a partial government shutdown, but time running short
With a partial shutdown looming at the end of the week, the U.S. Senate on the night of Tuesday, Jan. 16, took a procedural vote on a stopgap spending bill. Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate took a broadly bipartisan vote Tuesday to advance a short-term spending bill, but both chambers of Congress…
U.S. Senate turns aside Bernie Sanders measure to order human rights inquiry of Israel
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, a Vermont independent, speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Jan. 16, 2024, with photos displayed of children and civilians in Gaza. (Screenshot from U.S. Senate webcast) The U.S. Senate voted 72-11 Tuesday night to reject a proposal to require a State Department report on Israel’s human rights record…
Powerful Georgia House Republican unveils plan to pump $100M into state’s pre-K system
Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones with House Education Committee Chair Chris Erwin, left, and Speaker Jon Burns. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder The Georgia House’s No. 2 legislator is calling on the state to use about $100 million in state lottery budget reserve money to help reduce class sizes for the state’s youngest students and boost salaries…
Child tax credit expansion, business incentives combined in new congressional tax plan
Members of Congress unveiled a bipartisan plan on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024 that would again expand the child tax credit for families as well as provide business incentives. Shown are children at the Downtown Children’s Center in St. Louis. Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent WASHINGTON — Leading members of Congress released a bipartisan, bicameral tax proposal Tuesday,…
King’s granddaughter calls for goodwill among Georgians in celebration of civil rights icon
Stone Mountain Democratic State Rep. Billy Mitchell, chairman of the Georgia Martin Luther King, Jr. Advisory Council, on Friday served as the master of ceremonies that drew more than 150 people to the state Capitol for an event honoring the former civil rights leader birthday. Stanley Dunlap/Georgia Recorder During a speech at the state Capitol…