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Divided over immigration, U.S. Senate blocks advancing aid for Ukraine, Israel
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate failed to move forward Wednesday with a $111 billion spending package that would have bolstered aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and the Southern border amid deep disagreement about immigration policy. The 49-51 procedural vote, which needed at least 60 senators to advance the bill toward final passage, represents a significant […] The post Divided over immigration, U.S. Senate blocks advancing aid for Ukraine, Israel appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to exit Congress, along with a flock of other lawmakers
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Wednesday joined the growing list of Congress members heading for the U.S. Capitol exits. McCarthy’s planned departure by year’s end, following the expulsion of disgraced New York Republican Congressman George Santos, will leave the House GOP with a razor-thin majority in 2024. The California Republican’s announcement also came one […] The post Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to exit Congress, along with a flock of other lawmakers appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia GOP lawmakers steam ahead with new political maps, Dems predict collision with court review
Georgia Republican senators voted Tuesday in favor of a controversial congressional map after deflecting criticism that the redrawn districts unfairly target a Democratic congresswomen while also conflicting with a federal judge’s order directing the state to remedy voting rights violations against Black voters. Democratic lawmakers expressed indignation on Tuesday over Republican legislators’ redistricting plans to […] The post Georgia GOP lawmakers steam ahead with new political maps, Dems predict collision with court review appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Border talks stuck as Senate nears vote on package for Israel, Ukraine aid
WASHINGTON — The success of the U.S. Senate in passing a $106 billion global security supplemental aid package hinges on a bipartisan agreement about U.S. border security, but any deal was at an impasse Tuesday. “There will not be a national security bill unless and until there is serious and significant changes in security at […] The post Border talks stuck as Senate nears vote on package for Israel, Ukraine aid appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees, blaming Democrats
WASHINGTON — After blocking hundreds of U.S. military promotions for most of 2023 in protest of a Pentagon abortion policy, Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama said Tuesday he will lift his holds on all of them except for a handful of four-star general nominees. The senator, who sits on the Senate Committee on Armed Forces, […] The post Tuberville relents on months-long blockade of most military nominees, blaming Democrats appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia Power gets its way again
Surprise. Surprise. Georgia Power gets its way again. For now. Was I surprised that Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division (EPD) greenlighted the mega-utility’s plan to ignore the dangerous-pollution risk in some of its leaking coal-ash ponds? Are you kidding? Whatever Georgia Power thinks that it needs or wants (I’ll leave rate hikes for another day) is […] The post Georgia Power gets its way again appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia Power again presses case for customer rate hike to pay for bloated Plant Vogtle expansion
State regulators heard familiar complaints on Monday about Georgia Power customers paying more for electricity after years of being saddled with runaway nuclear expansion costs. Plant Vogtle’s two nuclear reactors took center stage as the Georgia Public Service Commission began a hearing to determine how to divide the project’s expenses among Georgia Power shareholders and […] The post Georgia Power again presses case for customer rate hike to pay for bloated Plant Vogtle expansion appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia GOP lawmakers advance plan to revamp McBath’s district over Dem objections
Georgia’s new GOP-created Congressional map is teed up for a vote in the Senate after a committee approved it on a party-line vote Monday. Georgia lawmakers are back in Atlanta working on the maps because a federal judge ruled the maps for the state House and Senate as well as Georgia’s 14 Congressional Districts violated […] The post Georgia GOP lawmakers advance plan to revamp McBath’s district over Dem objections appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
From COVID to climate change, Republicans question CDC’s role in keeping public safe
It’s been more than two and a half years since Alabama dropped its mask mandate as part of its COVID-19 safety guidance. But last week, U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer (R – Alabama) was fixated on whether the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control would reimpose such a requirement. “It’s good that we’re in a different place and […] The post From COVID to climate change, Republicans question CDC’s role in keeping public safe appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Congress is haggling over border security: Where does it stand?
WASHINGTON — As Congress negotiates the White House’s $106 billion supplemental aid request for Israel, Ukraine and U.S. border security, fights over immigration policy have tied up the request. The White House sent its proposal that includes nearly $14 billion in supplemental border security funding to Congress in late October, but it will likely look different after going through […] The post Congress is haggling over border security: Where does it stand? appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia lawmakers exchange sharp words as GOP-drawn political maps clear key vote Friday
This story was updated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Proposed new legislative maps cleared a key vote Friday as Republican lawmakers race to push through remedial plans that they say comply with a federal judge’s ruling that struck down the state’s political maps. But Democrats argue the plans run afoul of the court-ordered […] The post Georgia lawmakers exchange sharp words as GOP-drawn political maps clear key vote Friday appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93
WASHINGTON — The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court is dead at 93. Sandra Day O’Connor, a groundbreaking justice on the U.S. Supreme Court, died Friday in Phoenix, Arizona of complications related to advanced dementia, probably Alzheimer’s, and a respiratory illness, according to an announcement from the court. President Ronald Reagan nominated O’Connor in […] The post Sandra Day O’Connor, who made history as the first woman on the Supreme Court, dies at 93 appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
New York Republican George Santos expelled by U.S. House in bipartisan vote
WASHINGTON — New York Republican George Santos on Friday became the sixth lawmaker in history and the first member of the GOP to be expelled from the U.S. House of Representatives. The 311-114 bipartisan vote, which required two-thirds support, followed months of scandal that culminated in a federal criminal indictment and a damning report from the […] The post New York Republican George Santos expelled by U.S. House in bipartisan vote appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Georgia GOP lawmakers push revised political maps toward passage to meet court’s looming deadline
Georgia Republican lawmakers Thursday advanced through Senate and House committees new legislative district maps after rejecting proposed maps that Democratic legislators contend better comply with a federal court order to create seven new majority Black legislative districts. The pair of House and Senate district maps endorsed by state Republican lawmakers appear to be on the […] The post Georgia GOP lawmakers push revised political maps toward passage to meet court’s looming deadline appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
U.S. House votes to bar use of public lands for housing migrants
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House Thursday passed a bill to bar the use of public lands for temporary housing for migrants applying for asylum. The bill, H.R. 5283, passed with a majority of Republicans in support, 224-203. Georgia’s congressional delegation split votes along party lines. It’s dead on arrival in the U.S. Senate, where Democrats hold a […] The post U.S. House votes to bar use of public lands for housing migrants appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Democrats, voting rights activists pan Georgia GOP lawmakers’ revised legislative districts
The redrawn legislative maps floated by Georgia Republican leaders have quickly found pushback from Democrats and voting rights advocates as a special redistricting session – the second in two years – gets underway. A proposed state Senate map was released Monday, and a state House map was unveiled Tuesday afternoon, just one day before the […] The post Democrats, voting rights activists pan Georgia GOP lawmakers’ revised legislative districts appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Bookman: Expect Georgia lawmakers to push school vouchers again with fake sympathy for the poor
Give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. Give them a voucher system, they’ll take your public school system. For several decades now, conservatives have been pushing vouchers by arguing it would help poor students “escape” public schools into supposedly better private schools. Opponents have countered by accusing voucher proponents of using poor students as […] The post Bookman: Expect Georgia lawmakers to push school vouchers again with fake sympathy for the poor appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Democrats split on placing conditions on military aid to Israel
WASHINGTON — Democrats in Congress are divided on whether to set guardrails on additional military aid to Israel as that country responds to the Oct. 7 Hamas terrorist attacks with airstrikes and a ground war in Gaza. It’s not yet clear what those conditions would be or how they would affect congressional support for aid […] The post Democrats split on placing conditions on military aid to Israel appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
Schumer on U.S. Senate floor condemns ‘rank antisemitism’ amid Israel-Hamas war
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the nation’s highest-ranking Jewish official, spoke from the chamber on Wednesday about the rise of antisemitism in the United States since the attack by Hamas militants on Israel and that nation’s airstrikes on Gaza. Schumer, speaking to a mostly empty chamber, an unlikely setting for what he described […] The post Schumer on U.S. Senate floor condemns ‘rank antisemitism’ amid Israel-Hamas war appeared first on Georgia Recorder.
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