Sofi Gratas covers rural health and health care for GPB. She joined GPB in June 2022 as a Report for America Corps member. Based in Macon, her coverage area includes Middle and South Georgia. Her focus is on the crisis facing rural communities that consistently rank near the bottom nationwide in health and health care. Sofi is a 2020 graduate of the University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism. Prior to joining GPB, she worked at the Red and Black and WUGA.
On the March 20 edition: Trump aims to dismantle the Department of Education; study shows AI helps predict which children will develop mental health issues; an Atlanta man held by the Taliban is released.
Compared to last year, abortion remains a largely untouched issue by state lawmakers. Constituents on both sides of the debate say they'd like to see more action.
State government tries to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities"; a new study compares health care spending in Georgia to the leading causes of poor health; and Andrew Young, 93, has no plans of slowing down.