Americans to hit the road in record numbers this holiday season
Americans are expected to hit the road in record numbers during the year-end holiday travel period. The American Automobile Association (AAA) predicts that more...
Georgia nonprofits help needy families put food on the table during holiday season
A nonprofit organization found that 1.1 million Georgians were food insecure over two weeks in August and September this year, a number that is...
Georgia House Committee studying AI releases preliminary findings
The state House committee studying artificial intelligence released its preliminary findings Thursday.
Representatives on the committee said they are still finalizing the report, but emphasized...
Lara Trump says she’s removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump, said Saturday that she's removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator...
Trump taps ‘Apprentice’ producer, Mark Burnett, as special envoy to the United Kingdom
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Mark Burnett, the power producer who helped reintroduce Donald Trump to a national television audience with “The Apprentice,”...
Social Security benefits boosted for millions in bill headed to Biden’s desk
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Senate approved a broadly bipartisan bill early Saturday that would increase Social Security benefits for millions of Americans...
Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund...
U.S. House at the last minute passes bill to avert government shutdown; Senate next
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. House finally approved a stopgap spending bill Friday night that will keep the government open for a few...
House speaker says Republicans have agreed on a new spending deal
WASHINGTON D.C. (AP) — Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund...
AAA to offer Tow-to-Go for year-end holidays
As the year winds down, auto group AAA will provide free rides and tows through its Tow-to-Go program in Georgia as a special holiday...
Trump endorses new spending plan in Congress that suspends debt limit for two years
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans released a spending package Thursday that would keep the government funded through mid-March while boosting disaster aid by about...
U.S. lawmakers propose legislation to protect incarcerated women
After spearheading an inquiry on abuse of pregnant women in Georgia prisons and jails, Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has introduced a bipartisan bill in...