Women swimmers back transgender sports ban
ATLANTA - Five former elite-level college women swimmers Tuesday described losing to a transgender athlete in an unfair competition and the trauma they suffered sharing a locker room with Lia Thomas. The five competed in the 2022 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships...
Democrats sue State Election Board over rules changes
ATLANTA - The Democratic National Committee and Democratic Party of Georgia are suing to block rules changes the plaintiffs say would let the State Election Board (SEB) delay or prevent certification of election results in November. The lawsuit, filed Monday in Fulton...
Georgia educators rolling out literacy improvement steps
ATLANTA - The state Department of Education (DOE) laid the groundwork for the Georgia Early Literacy Act during the past school year. Now, it's time to implement legislation the General Assembly passed last year aimed at improving the quality of early reading...
Democrats urge Kemp to remove State Election Board members
ATLANTA - Georgia Democrats called on Republican Gov. Brian Kemp Monday to remove three GOP members of the State Election Board for approving "11th-hour" changes to state elections laws they say could disrupt the November elections. The board has adopted rules changes...
State launches ad campaign for Georgia Pathways Medicaid program
ATLANTA - The state agency that runs Georgia Medicaid is going all out to increase enrollment in Gov. Brian Kemp's limited Medicaid expansion initiative beyond the paltry numbers who signed up during its first year. The Georgia Department of Community Health (DCH)...
Georgia lands federal funds to get the lead out of school water
ATLANTA - Georgia will receive $1.15 million in federal funds to help schools and child-care centers reduce lead in drinking water. The Georgia funding is part of a $26 million allocation nationwide by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which will be used by 55...
Georgia Tech subject of federal lawsuit over cybersecurity
ATLANTA - The Justice Department is suing Georgia Tech and the Georgia Tech Research Corp. for failing to follow cybersecurity requirements governing federal contracts. The federal lawsuit follows a whistleblower suit current and former members of the university's...
Expected surge in Medicaid enrollment behind state spending increase request
ATLANTA - The Georgia Board of Community Health approved a $5.7 billion budget request for fiscal 2026 Thursday for the agency that runs the state's Medicaid program. That represents a $347 million increase over the Department of Community Health's (DCH) current...