Protesters speak out against federal funding cuts affecting workers as part of a national day of action.

Protesters speak out March 7, 2025, at the state Capitol against federal funding cuts affecting CDC workers and more as part of a national day of action.

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Federal funding cuts have hit Georgia’s Department of Public Health.

Mass layoffs are underway at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new scientific analysis released Wednesday finds just over one thousand square miles in coastal Georgia is at risk of severe flooding by the middle of the century.

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