| News Tipoffs - Georgia Editors Newsletter for Sunday April 05, 2026 ( 6 items ) |
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AFGE Local 3511 VP Guerrero Testifies Before House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Dennis 'Sarge' Guerrero, vice-president of the American Federation of Government Employees Local 3511 at the Audie L. Murphy Memorial Veterans' Hospital in San Antonio, Texas, from a March 25, 2026, hearing on legislation affecting the VA workforce:
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Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Ramirez, and Members of the Subcommittee:
Thank you for inviting the Ameri
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Chairman Cassidy Expands Child Care Fraud Investigation
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news:
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Chairman Cassidy Expands Child Care Fraud Investigation
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, expanded his efforts to protect American families and taxpayers' dollars by rooting out the widespread fraud in federal child care funding. Cassidy previou
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DeKalb County Felon Indicted for Possessing Firearm in Connection With Shooting
ATLANTA, Georgia, April 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release:
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DeKalb County felon indicted for possessing firearm in connection with shooting
Shikino Quantavius Reid has been arraigned on federal charges of unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon after Reid allegedly discharged a firearm in a Decatur neighborhood last summer. Reid was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 24, 2026.
"Shikino Reid's
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Foundation for Economic Education Posts Commentary: Why the US South Is Rising
DETROIT, Michigan, April 4 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on April 3, 2026, by Douglas Carswell, president of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy:
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Why the US South Is Rising
The region has become a business-friendly destination.
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While New York and California are losing population, states like South Carolina and Alabama are not only gaining residents at a record rate, but they are also experiencing rapid economic growth.
A recent JL Par
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Sen. Ossoff Delivering Resources to Strengthen Public Safety in Treutlen County
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Sen. Ossoff Delivering Resources to Strengthen Public Safety in Treutlen County
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Soperton, Ga. -U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is delivering resources to strengthen law enforcement transparency in Treutlen County.
Sen. Ossoff brought Republicans and Democrats together to deliver new body cameras to the Treutlen County Sheriff's Office to strengthen public safety and transparency.
The Federal resources w
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Senators Rev. Warnock, Ossoff Delivering Resources to Expand Mental Health Services in Forsyth County
WASHINGTON, April 3 -- Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Georgia, issued the following news release:
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Senators Rev. Warnock, Ossoff Delivering Resources to Expand Mental Health Services in Forsyth County
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Cumming, Ga. -U.S. Senators Reverend Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are delivering resources to expand mental health services in Forsyth County.
Sens. Ossoff and Rev. Warnock brought Republicans and Democrats together to help Forsyth County expand their Crisis Intervention Response Team program.
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