Patient advocates reacted with alarm this week at the suggestion by the administration of Gov. Brian Kemp that it could end Georgia Pathways to Coverage, his signature Medicaid program that gives health coverage to about 18,500 poor Georgians. Precious Andrews, an advocate who works for mothers’ and children’s health, said she was in shock when […]
(The Center Square) – Georgia gas prices are inching up again, rising 3 cents over the past week, according to AAA.
Starting next summer, Georgia’s highest court will no longer routinely hear appeals in murder cases. The decision was announced Thursday as part of a concurring opinion from Chief Justice Nels Peterson that was tied to a murder case out of Fulton County, Coleman v. The State, though it was not clear why Peterson’s opinion was […]
Taking care of vulnerable children in Georgia has gotten a lot more expensive, and lawmakers are hoping to figure out why. “We’re trying to figure out what happened,” said state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick, a Marietta Republican. “And unfortunately, nobody had a whole lot of notice that we were in a deficit situation with that particular […]
With less than three months until the November election, Republican candidates are outraising Democrats in most of Georgia’s statewide races, according to the latest round of campaign filings. However, the most recent data comes with a silver lining for Democrats. Candidates outraised Republicans in three statewide races: attorney general, secretary of state and one of […]
(The Center Square) – Motorists who purchase fuel in Georgia are paying 11 cents less on average than they were last week, according to AAA.
(The Center Square) – A Wisconsin state senate candidate says she is a Wisconsin resident and her husband’s primary residence is in Georgia, making her eligible for a Wisconsin tax credit and her husband eligible for one in Georgia, she said.
(The Center Square) – Motorists who purchase fuel in Georgia are seeing slightly lower prices, according to AAA.
EUHARLEE, Ga. — A major natural gas expansion at Georgia Power’s Plant Bowen will hurt air quality in the Atlanta region, which is already struggling with ozone pollution, according to environmental groups challenging a state air permit for the project. The Georgia Environmental Protection Division in January issued a permit authorizing Georgia Power to build […]
This story has been republished through a partnership with The Current, an independent, in-depth and investigative journalism website for Coastal Georgia. More than 1,000 Georgia Democrats gathered in Savannah Saturday for a pep rally and strategy session, brandishing their determination to put a Democrat, Keisha Lance Bottoms, into the governor’s seat for the first time […]
