From “In Goochie We Trust” to real currency: Brandon Beach tapped as U.S. Treasurer
Georgia Republican Sen. Brandon Beach’s selection as President Donald Trump’s choice to become the next U.S. Treasurer has boosted his popularity.
Beach signed fake currency...
Georgia House rejects last-minute plan to give governor, other top state officials pay raises
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — House lawmakers quickly swatted down a Senate plan to give the governor and other statewide officials pay raises.
The Senate had...
IVF bill goes to the governor as GOP women move to extend protection to...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A proposal to protect access to in-vitro fertilization has been sent to the governor as Georgia lawmakers are proposing a...
Trump asks U.S. Supreme Court to restore blocked deportation plan
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Trump administration submitted an emergency appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday in an effort to resume the...
Broad election bill nears Georgia Legislature’s 2025 finish line aiming to exit data partnership
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A Georgia GOP-controlled Senate panel Thursday greenlighted a revised version of a wide-ranging bill packed with controversial provisions that no...
Georgia Senate offers to increase governor’s pay to $250K, forging tie for tops in...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — Legislation passed by the Senate on Thursday would place the Georgia governor at the top of the list of high-paid...
Chairman, top Dem on U.S. Senate Armed Services ask for probe into Signalgate
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The chairman and ranking member on the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to the Defense Department inspector...
Georgia Senate OKs anti-DEI school policies after debating meaning of ‘anti-racism’
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — In the final days of Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, Senate Republicans passed a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion policies...
Appropriators in Congress issue warning to White House budget office
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The top Republican and top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee sent the Trump administration a joint letter on...
Revised bill to require disclosure of third-party financing in civil suits heads to Georgia...
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A sequel to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to overhaul Georgia’s civil litigation system has passed the House in a...
After deadly midair collision, lawmakers grill FAA, Army on ‘shocking’ lack of safety system
WASHINGTON, D.C. (States Newsroom) — The U.S. Army and Federal Aviation Administration continued to allow some flights to operate near a Washington, D.C.-area airport...
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to slash 10,000 jobs, close 5 regional...
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The Trump administration announced a sweeping plan Thursday to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services by cutting an...