Sanford Bishop News Archives

You would think people would be fired up about the congressional races on tap for next year, considering that Republicans will be trying to reverse their election losses of 2006 and 2008 while Democrats will be trying to protect their majority status.

Opponents of the health care reform bills currently being considered In the U.S. Congress are encouraged to join an invigorated, bipartisan Freedom Line.

Members of Georgia's congressional delegation have invited their counterparts from Alabama and Florida to a discussion on how to resolve the tri-state water dispute.

In the House, courtesy of the Office of the Majority Leader: First Vote of the Week... Monday 6:30 p.m. Last Vote Predicted... Friday p.m. MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2009 On Monday, the House will meet at 12:30 p.m. for Morning Hour and 2:00 p.m. for legislative business with votes postponed until 6:30 p.m. Suspensions H.R. 2489 - AmericaView Geospatial ...

Thurbert Baker spoke at the NAACP's centennial banquet at Monroe High School. People with the NAACP brought out the decorations, the music, and the food to celebrate their 100 anniversary.

A White House effort to undermine conservative critics is generating a backlash on Capitol Hill -- and not just from Republicans.

Sixty members of the House of Representatives are forming a new caucus to look out for the interests of military families, and intending to tackle spouse employment and aid for families with special-needs children as their first legislative issues.

Despite some opposition to the renaming a big ceremony took place in Americus Sunday afternoon.

For more on the story, see Monday online for videos of the speeches and in Tuesday's print edition.

The replacement of Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning has taken a major step forward with the awarding of a contract to design and build the state-of-the-art facility.