Georgia Medicaid agency asking to add oversight workers
ATLANTA - The state agency that runs Georgia's Medicaid program is asking for $7.2 million for a new initiative aimed at improving oversight of the private sector companies that manage health care for the state's Medicaid recipients. The Georgia Board of Community...
Ex-teller pleads guilty to pocketing bank deposits
ATLANTA - A former Candler County bank teller has pleaded guilty to bank fraud after skimming nearly $90,000 from a convenience store's deposits. Kayla Evans, 32, of Metter is facing up to 30 years in prison and up to three years of supervised release after completing...
Transgender bill draws fire in state Senate hearing
ATLANTA - Legislation banning teachers and other non-parental adults from talking about gender identity with minors without the consent of a parent or guardian drew a parade of opponents Wednesday, including religious conservatives. Senate Bill 88, which was...
Section of westbound I-16 reopens after bridge repairs
Highway workers repair a stretch of Interstate 16 this month. Photo courtesy of Georgia Department of Transportation ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation has reopened a seven-mile stretch of westbound Interstate 16 north of Soperton after repairing a...
State appealing federal court ruling blocking transgender law
ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr is asking a federal judge to reconsider a preliminary injunction issued late last week blocking enforcement of legislation limiting medical care for transgender minors. A motion filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the...
State Department of Natural Resources veteran promoted to commissioner
ATLANTA - A veteran administrator with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency's new commissioner. The state Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to promote Walter Rabon to the top post. Rabon has been serving as interim commissioner since...
State Senate to tackle growth of artificial intelligence
ATLANTA - The Georgia Senate is working to come to grips with the ramifications of the growth in artificial intelligence (AI) technology for public policy. Two Senate committees announced plans Monday to hold a joint hearing on AI this fall. The Public Safety and...
Federal court blocks state ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors
ATLANTA - A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction prohibiting the state from enforcing a portion of a bill limiting medical care for transgender children. Judge Sarah E. Geraghty ruled late Sunday that four Georgia families and a national organization of...