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The Jolt: New poll suggests ticket-splitting in top Georgia races A new poll offers one of the clearest snapshots yet of the state’s marquee matchups – and provides further evidence of a budding ticket-splitting trend that could help shape the November outcome. The poll of likely voters commissioned by the Georgia AARP shows Republican Gov. Brian Kemp with a comfortable 52-45%… Read more »

Bishop co-heads effort to name Veterans Affairs office to honor Isakson   WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., and Congressman Rick Allen, R-Ga., were joined by all members of Georgia’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation — Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson, Hank Johnson, Nikema Williams, Lucy McBath, Carolyn Bourdeaux, Austin Scott, Andrew Clyde, Jody Hice,… Read more »

Guthrie, Buchanan Announce Healthy Future Task Force Solutions to Make Health Care More Affordable WASHINGTON, D.C. – Healthy Future Task Force co-chairs, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02) and Congressman Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and the Affordability Subcommittee announced the Task Force’s solutions to make health care more accessible and affordable. In… Read more »

Ga. House members push to name VA facility for late senator WASHINGTON (WRDW/WAGT) - U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta, and the rest of the Georgia House delegation have introduced a bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs regional office in Atlanta after the late Sen. Johnny Isakson. The Republican from Georgia died in December. “Sen. Isakson’s legacy as a champion for America’s… Read more »

Biden Administration OKs Final Rule for Multiemployer Pension Aid Impacting Millions of Workers WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has announced a final rule for a program intended to keep some 200 multiemployer pension funds solvent for the next 30 years and protect more than 2 million workers from having their retirement benefits reduced. The rule, announced by the federal Pension… Read more »

PBGC Issues Final Rule on Assistance for Underfunded Union Pension Plans The federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) issued a final rule implementing changes to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) program that will pay up to $91 billion to financially troubled multiemployer pension plans. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on July 8 and takes… Read more »

Rubio, Colleagues Urge Biden to Reverse Plan Creating Unofficial Consulate to Palestinians in Jerusalem Florida Senator Marco Rubio and Senator Bill Hagerty, along with U.S. Representative Lee Zeldin and colleagues, released a joint statement calling on the Biden Administration to reverse course on what they say is a plan to erode the full and faithful implementation of… Read more »

Labor Dept. Made $77.2 Billion In Improper Unemployment Insurance Payments In 2021: IG The Labor Department (DOL) “published an improper payment rate of 18.71 percent for the UI program, which resulted in an estimated $77.2 billion in reported gross improper payments,” the IG reported. The improper payment rate for the previous year was 9.17 percent, equal to about $37.8… Read more »

Biden Celebrates $90 Billion Bailout of Private Union Pension Plans President Joe Biden jetted off to Cleveland on Wednesday evening to announce the official launch of a $90 billion bailout of union retirement plans—one that's completely paid for with federal borrowing. The bailout was approved last year as part of the American Rescue Plan, the $1.9 trillion emergency… Read more »

Controversial Pension Rescue Plan Finalized The White House on Wednesday heralded the finalization of a hotly debated plan to stabilize troubled pensions.  Speaking in Cleveland, where he was joined by union workers and retirees, President Joe Biden announced a final rule implementing a financial assistance program for multiemployer pension plans. “Those retirees who lost their… Read more »