By Dave WilliamsCapitol BeatATLANTA – President Joe Biden has signed legislation introduced by two members of Georgia’s congressional delegation establishing independent oversight of the federal...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Prison Reform
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van BrimmerAtlanta Journal-ConstitutionU.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, co-sponsored a bill on federal prisons that is now headed to...
WSB-TV: GA Sen. Ossoff, bipartisan group of lawmakers pass federal prison oversight bill
By WSBTV.com News StaffWSB-TVATLANTA — Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff and a bipartisan group of Senators and members of the U.S. House of Representatives are pushing to strengthen federal oversight of U.S....
AP: Congress OKs bill overhauling oversight of troubled federal Bureau of Prisons
By Michael R. Sisak and Michael BalsamoAssociated PressThe Senate passed legislation Wednesday to overhaul oversight and bring greater transparency to the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of...
Fulcrum: Surprise! Some great public servants are actually members of Congress
The FulcrumBy Bradford FitchRep. Lucy McBath is the first lawmaker from Georgia to win a Democracy Award. Michael Brochstein/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesThe Congressional Management...
Gwinnett Daily Post: McBath’s Office Named Best In The Nation for Constituent Services
Gwinnett Daily PostWelcome to Around Town, a periodic report on bits and pieces, odds and ends, and opinions, anecdotes and inquiries in, around and about Gwinnett County. The column is compiled by...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Immigrants become citizens in Gwinnett before Independence Day
By Alia Pharr and Merrill Hart Atlanta Journal-Constitution Samuel Kanyamibwa’s path to becoming a United States citizen Tuesday spanned decades, mostly spent in a refugee camp in Rwanda after...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Summer Meal Letter in Politically Georgia A.M.
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van BrimmerAtlanta Journal-Constitution***NO FREE LUNCH. U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath sent a letter to Gov. Brian...
Georgia Public Broadcasting: U.S. House passes McBath’s prison oversight bill
By Dave WilliamsGeorgia Public BroadcastingATLANTA – Legislation establishing oversight of the federal prison system sponsored by U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, has cleared the U.S. House of...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Prison Oversight in Politically Georgia AM
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy, and Adam Van BrimmerPRISON OVERSIGHT. The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require more inspections of...