Rural Georgians call for economic investment, better broadband and health care
ATLANTA – A group of rural Georgians outlined their policy priorities Wednesday, calling on state policymakers to prioritize rural agriculture, broadband and education. “We are Georgians who are concerned that rural issues are too often ignored and rural...
NAACP and state legislators file federal complaints over Wellstar’s closing of Atlanta hospitals
Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, Wednesday announced that she along with other politicians and the NAACP have filed two federal complaints over Wellstar's 2022 decision to close two Atlanta-area hospitals serving Black patients. (Photo credit: Rebecca Grapevine) ATLANTA –...
Georgia chief justice: Case backlog plaguing court system
ATLANTA - While Georgia's judiciary is emerging from three years of pandemic, a serious backlog of cases still looms over the state's judicial system, Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs told state lawmakers Wednesday. "The numbers in certain parts of Georgia are...
Georgia House budget writers approve ’24 spending plan
ATLANTA - The Georgia House Appropriations Committee approved a $32.5 billion fiscal 2024 budget Wednesday that prioritizes mental-health care and law enforcement. The spending plan, which takes effect July 1, includes the $2,000 pay raises for teachers and state...
State Senate gives final passage to TANF assistance for pregnant women
ATLANTA – The Georgia Senate Tuesday approved a bill that would expand eligibility for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program in Georgia to pregnant women. Currently, federal law allows very low-income pregnant women to receive...
Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion reaches key milestone
ATLANTA - The first of two new nuclear reactors being built at Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle has reached a key step toward going into service this spring, the Atlanta-based utility announced Monday. Vogtle's Unit 3 has safety reached initial criticality, meaning the...
Heavier limits on truck weights pass Georgia House
ATLANTA - Controversial legislation that would allow heavier trucks on Georgia's state and local highways has narrowly cleared the Georgia House of Representatives. Lawmakers passed House Bill 189 by a margin of 93-81 during a marathon Crossover Day session Monday,...
Georgia House OKs new board to oversee prosecutors
ATLANTA - The Georgia House's Republican majority has passed legislation creating an oversight board for the state's district attorneys and solicitors general over the objections of Democrats who argued the panel is unnecessary and politically motivated. House Bill...