State & National News

Nonpartisan analysis of US Senate GOP mega-bill finds it adds $3.2 trillion to deficits

WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Sunday that the U.S. Senate Republicans’ proposed tax and spending cuts bill will increase ...

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Regulators approve plan for Georgia Power to freeze base rates through 2028

Georgia electricity Co.’s plan to freeze base electricity rates through the end of 2028 was approved by utility regulators on Tuesday, according to AP. ...

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Senate passes Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill as Vance breaks 50-50 tie

WASHINGTON (AP) — Following a tumultuous midnight session, Senate Republicans narrowly defeated Democratic and GOP resistance to pass President Donald Trump’s tax giveaways and ...

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Budget debate underway in Senate, but overnight voting delayed

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans were battling President Donald Trump’s massive tax break and spending reduction measure against growing Democratic resistance and even some brake-pumping ...

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A man lured Idaho firefighters to a mountain with a fire then shot and killed 2, officials say

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A small mountain village in northern Idaho was experiencing panic due to a wildfire, and firemen who hurried to put ...

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US Senate kicks off vote-a-rama on massive tax and spending cut bill

(States Newsroom) Washington As a final vote draws closer, the U.S. Senate began a lengthy amendment voting session Monday, where members will discuss scores ...

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Rural hospitals, SNAP cuts, Medicaid: Democrats force tough votes on GOP mega-bill

WASHINGTON — By a self-imposed deadline of July 4th, Senate Republicans were attempting to approve their version of the big, beautiful tax relief and ...

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Inmate fatally shoots North Carolina officer before being caught in stolen vehicle, sheriff says

MURPHY, N.C. (AP) – On Monday, a federal prisoner broke out of custody at a medical clinic in western North Carolina, shot and killed ...

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Key vaccine panel recommends banning thimerosal from shots but CDC’s own research says it’s harmless

(Recorder of Georgia) The main vaccination panel at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted 5-1 to outlaw thimerosal, a safe preservative found ...

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Judge blocks Georgia’s social media age verification law, citing free speech concerns

Atlanta (AP) A federal judge has halted a bill requiring age verification for social media accounts in Georgia, making it the most recent state ...

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