WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The National Women's Law Center, in its report titled "Birth Control Under Threat: How Birth Control Rights and Access Are Being Undermined Since Roe v. Wade Was Overturned," issued in April 2025, warned of escalating attacks on contraception following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. This report outlines how, in the years since this ruling, contraception has become a target through various strategies mirroring the anti-abortion playbook. The Dobbs v  more

WASHINGTON, April 13 -- The Transportation Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. EC2025019) on Feb. 12, 2025 entitled "A More Systematic Approach Is Needed To Identify Potential Anticompetitive Bidding on Federal-Aid Highway Projects." Here are excerpts: * * * Our Objective(s) To inform FHWA's guidance for preventing and detecting anticompetitive practices. Specifically, we (1) assessed competition in procurement for Federal-aid highway projects using statistical methods,  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Georgia's parliamentary elections held on October 26, 2024, were "fundamentally flawed" due to an inequitable pre-election environment, suppression of opposition and civil society, systematic voter intimidation, and compromised state institutions, according to the final report from the International Republican Institute's (IRI) International Election Observation Mission. The report casts serious doubts on the election's credibility and highlights a decline in genuine poli  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Carter Congratulates Lori Frazier Bearden on her U.S. Department of Labor Appointment WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter today spoke on the House Floor to honor Savannah resident, Lori Frazier Bearden, for her appointment as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at the United States Department of Labor. Watch and read his remarks her  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Warnock Introduce Legislation to Increase Investment Opportunities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) recently introduced legislation to increase the percentage limitation on assets of real estate investment trusts (REIT) which may be held in taxable REIT subsidiaries. "By increasing the percentage limitation on assets of real estate in  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 15 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news: * * * United Bank and Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Award $4.7 Million to Support Affordable Housing in Washington, D.C. and Virginia WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) - United Bank (NASDAQ: UBSI) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today an investment of $4.7 million in grant funding, designated for five  more

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces New Presidential Appointments (Washington, D.C., April 14, 2025) -- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins today announced the latest slate of presidential appointments, bringing new leadership to key roles within the Department. These appointees have been selected to implement President Trump's America First agenda at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ensuring the  more