Bipartisan U.S. House duo seeks to upgrade FEMA to Cabinet membership
WASHINGTON, D.C. (States Newsroom) — A bipartisan pair of Florida U.S. House members introduced a bill Monday to remove the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Judge bars DOGE access to sensitive personal information at 3 federal agencies
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Personnel Management and Treasury Department were temporarily barred by a federal judge on...
Teachers union, NAACP set to sue over Trump dismantling of Department of Education
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — A coalition of advocacy and labor groups says it plans to file suit against the Trump administration Monday over its...
Georgia gas prices see uptick
Georgia drivers are seeing higher prices at the pump compared to last week, with the state’s average cost for a gallon of regular unleaded...
Housing groups pessimistic legislature will tackle investor price squeeze
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A coalition of housing rights advocates is feeling disappointed heading into the home stretch of the 2025 legislative session after...
Georgia’s plan for UnitedHealth to control foster Medicaid raises concerns
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — Georgia is set to hand over control of Medicaid services for foster children to UnitedHealthcare, leading some foster parents and...
Only Congress can close the Department of Education, and Republicans are going to try
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Congressional Republicans are working to codify into law President Donald Trump’s sweeping executive order that calls for the elimination of...
Ossoff rallies Democrats with anti-Trump message as he looks to 2026 reelection bid
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A rowdy rally held Saturday at an Atlanta concert hall was both a response to outrage over the Trump administration’s...
Georgia legislature OKs minimum wage for those with intellectual disabilities
The Georgia legislature gave final approval to a bill that would require companies to pay Georgians with intellectual disabilities a minimum wage.
Under current state...
Georgia House OKs bill to prepare state code for potential end of U.S. Department...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A bill preparing Georgia for the end of the U.S. Department of Education moved closer to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk...
Bill to ban unscrupulous parking lot sales of pets in Georgia now up to...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A bill designed to make it harder for unscrupulous breeders to entice animal lovers into an impulse purchase is now...
Trump to rehouse student loans, other programs amid push to close Education Department
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. Small Business Administration would handle the student loan portfolio for the slated-for-elimination...