Trump administration gives one-year extension to Georgia’s health insurance program for the poor
ATLANTA -- Georgia's unique approach to Medicaid was set to expire this month, but the state just got a one-year extension from the federal government. The Pathways to Coverage program, which requires recipients to prove that they work, volunteer or take classes 80...
Health officials warn of measles in Georgia
ATLANTA -- Georgia health officials are monitoring seven people for measles after they came in contact with infected people. The state Department of Public Health said Tuesday it had confirmed three new measles cases, including one on Sept. 11. "Two of the individuals...
Atlanta area voters to head to polls in November for another Senate special election
ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta voters will head to the polls again in November to fill another vacancy in the Georgia Senate, after Democrat Jason Esteves resigned his seat this month. Esteves, a former Atlanta school board member who was first elected to the Senate in...
GOP keeps hold on north Atlanta suburbs with solid win in Senate election
ATLANTA -- Republican Jason Dickerson cruised to a strong finish ahead of a Democratic challenger in the special election Tuesday to fill a vacant state Senate seat in the northern suburbs of metro Atlanta. Dickerson, a businessman from Canton in Cherokee County, took...
Three of Georgia’s top higher education institutions retain high rankings
ATLANTA -- Georgia's two public flagships for higher education placed in the top 100 again along with Emory University in the annual U.S. News rankings for 2026. The Georgia Institute of Technology moved up a spot to 32nd. The University of Georgia remained at 46th...
New round of community grants for literacy open with reading by Super Bowl champ
Literacy advocate Malcolm Mitchell tosses a football while warming up to read a children's book he authored, as Atlanta Public School students gather to watch him at the College Football Hall of Fame on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025 (Ty Tagami/Capitol Beat) ATLANTA --...
State school safety efforts contribute to kids missing class
ATLANTA -- Efforts to make Georgia schools safer are exacerbating student absenteeism, a major problem that lawmakers have been studying since this summer. Many students who are awaiting a tribunal for an alleged disciplinary infraction may be out of school for...
Kemp indicates visit to South Korea not reaction to federal raid
ATLANTA -- Gov. Brian Kemp's upcoming trip to the Republic of Korea was planned "well before" the federal immigration raid on Georgia's Hyundai electric vehicle battery plant west of Savannah, his office said, indicating the two are unrelated. “Governor Kemp and First...