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Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson took the stage in Athens to pitch their policies to a business community crowd.
There has been an unprecedented surge of new registered patients over the past month after the law changed significantly to ease access.
Evan Newton, 25, told the Georgia Recorder that he got a “great deal” because the paper’s previous owner wanted to keep ownership local.
“That is in fact great news. The more demand you have, the more you drive your economy," James Danly said from the U.S. Dept. of Energy.
As of now, state officials plan to exclude HIV from a list of medical conditions that exempt Georgians from Medicaid work requirements.
Several Republican candidates for statewide office had speaking slots, giving the official White House event a distinctly partisan tint.
A $19.8 million Community Change Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency was supposed to shift the tides of neighborhoods.
Advocates caution against a potential return to institutionalization.
“Study after study has shown that local homegrown reporting is essential to democracy,” Georgia Trust Director Cynthia DuBose said.
Scarcity of facilities is especially hard on people who lack housing.
“We’re at the point where things are about to shift,” said Valdosta Superintendent Craig Lockhart.
"Families, small businesses, and churches shouldn’t be paying for Jeff Bezos’ data centers,” Rooks said, referring to the founder of Amazon.
The invasive insect was first seen in Georgia in 2024 but has so far only been observed near Atlanta.
The question of how to count votes had threatened to destabilize the state’s midterm elections.
A new state law that took effect Wednesday fundamentally changed Georgia's medical cannabis program.
States say that the “medically frail” designation will make it too difficult for ill and disabled people to remain on Medicaid.
Historically, the federal government has covered the cost of the food aid while splitting administration costs equally with the states.
New tech brings new possibilities and new worries.
$13 million for centers was among the cuts made to pay for the income tax break package.
These nominees are now turning their focus to the general election in November.
