Catoosa County Sheriff’s Department educating public on new Hands Free Law
The Catoosa County Sheriff's Department currently has pamphlets circulating through town that inform residents of what the new Georgia Hands Free Law consists of.
Category Archives: Republican
House GOP postpones key immigration vote amid party infighting
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan , Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Republican Kevin Brady and House Majority Leader Republican Kevin McCarthy enter a news conference with House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2018. Speaker of the House Paul Ryan , Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Republican Kevin Brady and House Majority Leader Republican Kevin McCarthy enter a news conference with House Republican leadership on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on June 20, 2018.
TxDOT warns of driving on wet pavement after bus crash causes traffic backup
The bus has all northbound lanes blocked near mile marker 364. All traffic is being moved to the access road.
Can GOP fix immigration amid border crisis
The AP toured a holding facility in South Texas that's holding hundreds of immigrant children. While reporters were not allowed to record the tour, video released by border patrol shows them waiting in a series of cages created by metal fencing.
House GOP immigration compromise teeters ahead of votes
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks following a closed-door conference with fellow Republicans at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 20, 2018. A sweeping House GOP immigration overhaul teetered on the brink of collapse Thursday as lawmakers struggled to move past an issue that has become politically fraught amid the dire images of families being separated at the border.
New Report Illuminates the Benefits to Modernizing Federal Grant Reporting
The report highlights perspectives of 30 grant management leaders from across the executive branch, federal agencies, and the private sector. Today the Data Foundation and MorganFranklin Consulting released Transforming Federal Grant Reporting: Current Challenge, Future Vision .
Now is the time for our lawmakers to show they have consciences
The Trump/Sessions policy of separating immigrant children from parents seeking shelter in America is a disgrace on this country.
Jennifer Anderson: Congress should act to protect SNAP program
It is heartwarming to see community members come through so the Huntington City Mission can reinstate lunch service.
Around Town: Bill Shipp on the governor’s race, Democrats, Trump and the free press
Around Town paid a call on the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame member this week, finding him in good spirits, though concerned about such things as the future of the free press in this country and the leftward march of the Democratic Party.
Trump ends family separations
One of El Salvador's top diplomats Wednesday described conditions at shelters for migrant children in the United States as "totally inadequate," blasted the Trump administration's family-separation policy and warned that migrants should seriously consider any decision to travel north.
Rescissions package falls in GOP-led SenateWASHINGTON a ” In a rebuke…
In a rebuke to President Donald Trump, the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday blocked a White House plan to cut almost $15 billion in unused government money slated for children's health insurance and other programs.
Sens. McCain, Coons urge Trump to withdraw migration nominee
By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Chris Coons called on President Donald Trump's administration Tuesday to withdraw its nominee for a key State Department position over his "lack of empathy" for immigrants. The appeal comes as the president faces mushrooming outrage over treatment of migrant families at the border.
A struggle for next steps on immigration
From left, Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Trump, and Re... . Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., joined by House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., left, and House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady, R-Texas, talks following a closed-door conference with fellow Rep... .
Ivanka Trump thanks father for border action
Presidential adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump has broken her days-long silence about the forced separations of migrant families, tweeting thanks to President Donald Trump for "taking critical action" to end the separations at the border. Presidential adviser and daughter Ivanka Trump has broken her days-long silence about the forced separations of migrant families, tweeting thanks to President Donald Trump for "taking critical action" to end the separations at the border.
6commentaryKaren Tumulty: The weakness of Donald Trump’s cruelty
Maybe there are reasons to hope that this nightmare has awakened some Republicans to the fact that they can actually stand up to the president. President Donald Trump gestures as he signs a "Space Policy Directive" during a meeting of the National Space Council in the East Room of the White House, Monday, June 18, 2018, in Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence watches.
White House to propose merging Labor and Education into one agency
President Donald Trump, flanked by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, answers a question on Aug. 11, 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump, flanked by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, left, and Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta, answers a question on Aug. 11, 2017, at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The White House on Thursday will propose merging the Education and Labor departments into one federal agency, the centerpiece of a plan to remake a bureaucracy that President Donald Trump and his supporters consider too big and bloated, according to an administration official familiar with the plan.
Veteran Republican strategist Steve Schmidt renounces GOP Source: AP
Veteran Republican campaign strategist Steve Schmidt said Wednesday he is renouncing the GOP - in part because of what he calls President Donald Trump's unethical and corrupt behavior, but more because the party's leadership in Congress has failed to hold Trump to account. "What we've seen is the complete and total corruption of the Republican Party among its elected officials," Schmidt, senior strategist for 2008 GOP presidential nominee John McCain, told The Associated Press.
Two debates set in 1st Congressional District
Two debates are planned in the race for the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District race to succeed Rep. Paul Ryan. As of Wednesday, The Gazette had received no word of any debate planned ahead of the Republican primary.
Obama Criticized in Senate for Not Doing More on Russia Meddling
The Republican and Democratic senators leading an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections joined in criticism of President Barack Obama's administration for failing to do more to stop the meddling. Republican Senate Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr said at a hearing Wednesday that Obama administration officials have made clear they were operating "without a playbook" against a new threat with an undefined set of rules.
Democratic Black Caucus of Florida endorses Mayor Gillum
He also mentioned his status as the 'only non-millionaire Democrat' in the primary and how it makes him more relatable to those casting ballots. "One of my opponents is 11,000 times wealthier than I am, but I think I am in good company," said Gillum.