By Jill Nolin | Editor
It appears that large swaths of both parties in Congress can agree on the sensibility of at least one thing right now: Avoiding a shutdown before the midterm election.
The U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2026. (Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom)
DC BUREAU
By Jennifer Shutt
The U.S. House approved a short-term government funding bill Tuesday that would avoid a shutdown this fall once President Donald Trump signs it.
The 370-48 vote showed neither Republicans nor Democrats want a repeat of the funding lapse that took place last year when disagreement over enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits led to a historic 43-day shutdown.
Georgia Congressman Andrew Clyde, an Athens Republican, was the only member of Georgia’s congressional delegation to vote against the measure.
Pasture mealybug. Isaac L. Esquivel/University of Florida
AGRICULTURE
By Ross Williams
A grass-eating invasive pest has been spotted in Georgia, and it could mean further headaches for cattle ranchers and farmers.
The pasture mealybug has been spreading across the Southeast since it was first confirmed in Texas last October, and Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced recently the insect had been spotted at a turf business in Decatur County in the southwest corner of the state in August.
“Pasture mealybug is a serious threat to Georgia agriculture, and we’re asking Georgia farmers and producers to stay vigilant in order to protect their operations,” Harper said.
A U.S. Postal Service whistleblower in a report published Sept. 1, 2026, alleged that USPS rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting. (Photo by Simone Hogan/Getty Images)
VOTING
By Jacob Fischler
The U.S. Postal Service rushed the development of electronic tools to comply with a Trump administration policy placing new restrictions on mail-in voting, and defied a court order to stop work on the system, according to an explosive whistleblower complaint published Tuesday by Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal.
The unnamed whistleblower predicted the result could be “foreseeable catastrophic disruption to our coming nationwide elections based on the reckless pursuit of readying a new, insufficiently tested, poorly planned mail-in ballot screening system.”
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