May 24, 2023 – Better Georgia

Georgia News

Biden student debt relief plan revoked in U.S. House vote

Student loan borrowers gathered near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt in May 2022 in Washington, D.C. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We, The 45 Million WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday voted to overturn the Biden administration’s one-time student debt relief plan that is currently on hold awaiting a Supreme Court decision expected within weeks. Before the 218-203 vote on the resolution, the the White House said President Joe Biden would veto it,

May 24, 2023 11:42 pm

Progressive News

‘Globes everywhere!’: Georgia GOP official pushes Flat Earth conspiracy theory

A former Republican candidate for Georgia governor recently elected as a district-level GOP chair is now pushing conspiracy theories that the Earth is flat, reported Rolling Stone on Wednesday. Kandiss Taylor is best known for her campaign touring Georgia in a bus that said “Jesus, Guns, Babies.” “In an interview with David Weiss (AKA ‘Flat Earth Dave’) and Matt Long on her ‘Jesus, Guns, and Babies’ podcast, Taylor and her guests discussed biblical ‘evidence’ that

May 24, 2023 11:41 pm

Georgia News

Documents shed light on Southwest Atlanta warehouse project’s intersection fixes for handling truck-traffic increase

Amid controversy about traffic safety, the developer of a Southwest Atlanta warehouse project is proposing a four-way stop and some kind of truck-friendly turn at a key intersection, according to documents obtained by SaportaReport. The draft traffic study and other documents for Prologis’s 1400 Murphy Ave. project do not make it clear what “improvement” is The post Documents shed light on Southwest Atlanta warehouse project’s intersection fixes for handling truck-traffic increase appeared first on SaportaReport.

May 24, 2023 10:43 pm

Progressive News

Trump begs Georgia judge to reconsider decision not to further delay election case

Lawyers representing Donald Trump on Wednesday filed a motion requesting that a Georgia state trial judge presiding over the former president’s election interference case reconsider a previous ruling denying a request for more time to file additional briefs amid their effort to scrap a Fulton County District Attorney’s investigation. Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney on Friday denied a request from Trump’s lawyers seeking 21 days to file a reply brief. McBurney in a statement obtained

May 24, 2023 9:44 pm

Atlanta Daily World

Music Legend Tina Turner Dis at the age of 83

One of the most celebrated artists in music, Tina Turner, has died. Dubbed the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, she was world known for her electrifying stage performances and her remarkable repertoire of hit songs blew open the music industry and redefined musical genres with her raw Rock ‘n’ Roll R&B sound. Turner died at … Continued The post Music Legend Tina Turner Dis at the age of 83 appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

May 24, 2023 8:42 pm

Atlanta Daily World

Tina Turner, Legendary Queen Of Rock And Roll, Has Passed At 83

Tina Turner has passed at 83. After battling a long illness, she died at her home in Küsnacht, Switzerland, according to a spokesperson. Turner, born Anna Mae Bullock in 1939, was partially raised in Haywood County, Tennessee and St. Louis. Following high school, she worked as a nursing aide during the day and would sing … Continued The post Tina Turner, Legendary Queen Of Rock And Roll, Has Passed At 83 appeared first on Atlanta

May 24, 2023 7:42 pm