Georgia Healthcare Professionals Invited to Healthcare Summit

Registration is open for UAPRN of Georgia’s United for Healthcare Summit Oct. 22-23 2021 at the Marriott Conference Resort at Stone Mtn.

My Kids' School Won't Reinstate Masks Despite Surge In Coronavirus

Here's what I chose to do.

Governor Wants Lawmakers To Take On Crime In Special Session This Fall

At the public safety hearing, the panelists said lawmakers could increase the budget for state police and offered more pro-police measures.

Senate Democrats Push Voting Rights Bills, Lambast Georgia Election Law

Shortened runoff time frames, tighter absentee ballot deadlines, and new state powers over local elections are cause for grave concern.

You Can't Fake Local News

Because of all the journalists I have known, it rankles to hear somebody toss around the fake term “fake news.”

Conflicting Versions Of Tree-Spiking Case Delay Stone-Manning Nomination

Stone-Manning's confirmation is stuck in a divided U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee, with no vote scheduled yet by Manchin.

Recalling The ‘Dead Cat' District, Other Remapping Lessons Of Georgia's Past

The past two redistricting cycles can offer insight into the coming battle, the report indicates, as the Democratic Party continues to rise.

Ga. Lawmakers Study Ways To Balance ‘Big Tech' Bans Vs. Business Rights

That's what members of the House Science and Technology Committee want to know as they discussed the idea of tech censorship.

Election Skeptics, Suing To ‘Audit' 2020 Fulton Ballots, Running Short Of Options; "Big Lie" Called A "Dangerous Conspiracy"

There’s no indication any vote in Georgia’s historic presidential election was included more than once in official results, the report says.

Roadside Vegetation & The Ray

Roadsides are about more than trees and grass. They can provide a valuable habitat for pollinators and more.

Biden Rips Georgia Election Law, Says Honor The Late Civil Rights Icon John Lewis With Voting Rights Act

The lawsuits claim Georgia’s new absentee ID requirements, limitations on absentee drop boxes and other changes violate federal voting laws.

Mental Health Called Georgia's ‘Next Pandemic' As Substance Abuse Rises

“We're looking at this – as mental health – as being the next pandemic,” said Abdul Henderson, of Mental Health America of Georgia.

Can The Georgia Countryside Provide Fertile Soil For Democrats Again In 2022?

“It was very grassroots, waving signs on corners, making sure people came out, getting people registered to vote” -- Timmons, local chair

Money Pours Into Statewide Races, Fueling 2022 Georgia Showdown

It's still early to draw many conclusions, and some races – most notably, the governor's race – are not even fully set.

State OKs Spaceport Camden, Few Ways Now For Opponents To Defuse It

The Coastal Resources Division of the Dept. of Natural Resource issued a letter, saying it had been in collaboration with Camden County.

Bookman: Blame Murder Surge On Pandemic-Related Rage And Gun Sales

"If the phenomenon was local, you may suspect causes and solutions are local as well, but it's occurring all over the nation" -- Bookman

Kemp Interviews Justice Candidates In Georgia Supreme Court Makeover

The Republican governor has started the process of interviewing six finalists as potential replacements for the seat left vacant.

News Outlets Strain Against Money Ills Worsened By Pandemic Losses

The past year, as readers searched for the latest COVID news, local newspapers continued to cover all the news, despite financial strain.

Georgia's Redistricting Roadshow Spurs Calls For Local Balkanization

“The carpet industry alone employs over 30,000 people in Whitfield County, and the majority of those are migrant workers" -- Morales

Electrifying School Buses Will Benefit Local Economy And Children's Health

However, bold leadership by Congress this year could ensure that an infrastructure bill includes funding to accelerate the transition.

Solar Industry Reps Urge Georgia PSC To Expand Popular Rooftop Program

Georgia Power, the state's largest electricity provider, agreed in 2019 to let 5,000 customers participate in a pilot program.

Supreme Court Ruling On Arizona Law Could Hinder Georgia Court Challenges

Experts say the ruling raises doubts in most of the federal lawsuits alleging Georgia's new rules have a disparate effect on minorities.

New Absentee Voting Rules Take Effect With Full 2021 Georgia Election Law

The federal government's lawsuit against Georgia argues the state's new election rules adversely affect Black voters.

Warnock: ‘Fix' Needed To Help Expand Medicaid In Georgia And Other Holdout States

Warnock, who is in Georgia this week while the Senate is on break, said Tuesday he has urged the White House to include a “federal fix.”

U.S. House Votes To Remove The Statue Of Georgia's Confederate VP

Also flagged for removal is a bust of 19th century Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger Taney, who wrote the despised Dred Scott decision.

GOP Resists New Calls For Federal OK Of John Lewis Voting Rights Act

A witness, a Georgia woman, said the recent voting law is a backlash against the 2020 presidential election, in which Biden won her state.

At Atlanta Preschool, Ossoff Says Child Tax Credit Can Reduce Poverty

Ossoff stopped by to promote a provision of the American Rescue Plan the White House intends will help mitigate barriers faced from poverty.

Georgia's Hot Summer Of Political Mapmaking Drama Takes Capitol Step

Earlier this month, state House and Senate committees in charge of redistricting and reapportionment held a virtual hearing for residents.

U.S. Justice Dept. Suit Says New Georgia Voting Law Rules Violate Rights

U.S. Attorney General Garland announced the Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgia to overturn its sweeping elections law.

End Of The Line For Jobless Georgians Reliant On $300 Weekly Federal Boost

On Saturday, Georgia will stop participating in a host of federal programs enhancing state unemployment during the pandemic.

State Regulators, Federal Inspectors Give Big Headaches To Vogtle Owners

Georgia Power and its parent company, Southern Co., endured a blistering hearing at the Georgia Public Service Commission Thursday.

Bookman: Trump Quits Court Battle, But Recklessly Urges Followers To Fight

This was forced upon Trump after two counties demanded he pay the legal costs they had incurred in defending his "nonsense" suits.

Predicted ‘Electric Vehicle Revolution' In Georgia Arriving At A Crossroads

She knew the vehicle escorting her to the next stop was electric powered, but wasn't the car's range limited?

Environmentalists Bank On State Regulators To Stop Okefenokee Mine

Twin Pines President Ingle said his company would not rush sending final pieces of its application to the environmental protection division.

Vice President Harris In Atlanta Urges Vaccine-Shy Georgians: ‘Get Those Numbers Up'

Georgia is not doing President Biden any favors this time — about 52 percent of Georgians 18 or older have received at least one dose.

MarketNsight Predicts 10 Years to Reach Normal

MarketWatch Atlanta highlights historically low Atlanta new home inventory

Supreme Court Ends Challenge By Georgia, Other States To Obamacare

The justices ruled, 7-to-2 majority, that states lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of President Obama's health care law.

Ga. Lawmakers Tee Up Battle To Set Political Turf With Decade Shelf Life

Lawmakers began the once-in-a-decade process of redrawing the state's political boundaries with a virtual joint hearing.

COVID Anxiety Persists Even As Post-Pandemic Normalcy Starts To Return

“For the first chunk of April through October, the calls were really focused on individuals who were extremely stressed" -- Timberlake

Georgia Tourism Springs Back To Life, Businesses Struggle To Regain Staffing

Just over a third of Georgians are fully vaccinated for COVID-19, lower than in most states, according to the report.