Rebecca Grapevine is a freelance journalist who was born and raised in Georgia. She has written about public health in both India and the United States, and she holds a doctorate in history from the University of Michigan.
Though Georgia’s Teachers Retirement System (TRS) lost about $33 million when two large banks failed earlier this month, the loss is just a sliver of a fraction of the TRS’ $88 billion in total assets.
A group of rural Georgians outlined their policy priorities Wednesday, calling on state policymakers to prioritize rural agriculture, broadband and education.