Congressional oversight committee finds Justice Department failed to count nearly 1,000 deaths in jails and prisons
ATLANTA - A new report a U.S. Senate subcommittee released Tuesday found that the Justice Department (DOJ) failed to properly count the deaths of close to 1,000 people in state and local prisons and jails last year. The oversight committee, chaired by Sen. Jon Ossoff,...
Feds approve Georgia DOT plan for EV charging stations
ATLANTA - The Federal Highway Administration has approved Georgia’s plan for rolling out a network of electric vehicle charging stations, the state Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday. Approval of Georgia’s National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure...
Georgia attorney general, defense group clash over pandemic-era execution order
ATLANTA - Georgia should be allowed to execute the longest-serving inmate on the state’s death row despite an agreement that capital cases would not move forward during the pandemic, a lawyer for the state argued Tuesday. Senior Assistant Attorney General Brooke...
Panel recommending new names for forts Gordon, Benning issues final report
ATLANTA - The federal commission that recommended last spring renaming forts Gordon and Benning in Georgia and seven other military bases named for Confederate leaders has completed its work. The Naming Commission submitted the third and final portion of its report to...
Historic bridge built by African American rededicated at Stone Mountain
ATLANTA - Stone Mountain Park, originally created as a Confederate memorial, now features a historic covered bridge named in honor of the 19th century African American who built it. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association rededicated the Washington W. King/College...
State senators hear calls for more equity in school funding
ATLANTA - Georgia’s school funding formula should be overhauled to steer more resources toward students from low-income families, educators, parents, and students from Chatham County told a state Senate study committee Friday. The Senate formed the study committee...
Cataract surgeries subject to prior approval requirements for some in Georgia – but not in other states
ATLANTA - Georgians who are members of two large Medicare Advantage plans may face a tougher time getting cataract surgery - a routine eye procedure for older people. That’s because Aetna and Humana now require doctors in Georgia to get prior approval for cataract...
Kemp, Atlanta leaders lay out plan to address major hospital closure
ATLANTA – The state will funnel $130 million in federal COVID relief funds to Grady Memorial Hospital to help offset the impact of the looming closure of WellStar’s Atlanta Medical Center (AMC), Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday. The Republican governor and two...