Georgia House Elects Speaker Jon Burns

Georgia House Elects Speaker Jon Burns

The Georgia House of Representatives elected former Majority Leader Senator Jon Burns (R-Newington) to be Speaker of the House in its first day of session. Burns replaces Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton), who became Georgia’s first woman Speaker of the...

Eggs Top $7 a Dozen

Yahoo News Golden State shoppers are shelling out extreme prices for eggs, amid an outbreak of bird flu that has killed millions of hens and left local grocers struggling to stock cartons that comply with California law. “I literally just came from another...

Microsoft Eyes $10B Investment in ChatGPT Developer

Washington Examiner Microsoft is considering investing up to $10 billion into the developer of a chatbot that can create essay-length answers and solve difficult problems, a consideration reflective of growing interest in the company’s AI products. The software...

House GOP Passes Repeal of IRS Funding Boost

The Hill House Republicans fulfilled a key campaign promise on Monday, passing legislation to rescind the bulk of an IRS funding boost signed into law last year, marking the first bill passed by the GOP-controlled House this Congress. The bill, which is unlikely to...

House Republicans in the Dark on McCarthy’s Shadow Document

Axios A private document that only some House Republicans have seen and others refuse to talk about could play an outsized role in the governance of the chamber over the next two years. The document contains concessions — not included in the rules package passed on...
Two Bills Would Begin Court Fines, Fees Reform in Tennessee

Two Bills Would Begin Court Fines, Fees Reform in Tennessee

by Jon Styf   The Tennessee court fines and fees system that has been questioned more in recent years is facing a few reforms already in the state’s upcoming legislative session. Two bills have already been filed to change the rules, including a 180-day...