Letitia “Tish” Naghise, a first-term member of the Georgia House, has died. The 59-year-old Fayetteville resident won a Democratic primary in House District 68 in 2022.
Democratic Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate a health care system that closed hospitals in downtown Atlanta and a southern suburb. They claim Wellstar Health System has illegally discriminated against Black people and violated its tax-exempt status.
Federal investigators have announced a special investigation into railroad Norfolk Southern. The move follows a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border in February and several other accidents.
The U.S. Army is bringing back its classic "Be All You Can Be" slogan from the 1980s for a campaign that senior commanders hope will help turn around recruiting troubles. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville was sprinkling the revived slogan into conversations with soldiers and reporters while visiting Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Tuesday.
Georgia House budget writers want a $4,000 pay raise for state law enforcement officers, double the $2,000 pay raise proposed by Gov. Brian Kemp for all state employees and teachers. They also want to pay higher rates to health care providers and expand training of new health care workers.