Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock has urged Atlanta's mayor to be more transparent in how city officials handle a petition drive led by opponents of a proposed police and firefighter training center. Warnock's letter Friday comes after weeks of calls from "Stop Cop City" activists who were furious that the state's top Democrats had stayed largely silent over the city's plan to adopt a signature-matching verification process.
On the Friday September 15th edition of Georgia Today: Attorneys on both sides of a high-stakes Georgia redistricting trial made their closing arguments; A new federal program offers help for struggling rural hospitals; And the US Soccer Federation announces a big commitment to the city of Atlanta.
By converting to a Rural Emergency Hospital, existing rural hospitals commit to changing their model of care, with a focus on emergency medicine, in exchange for subsidies from the federal government.
The United States Soccer Federation is planning to build a national training center in Atlanta with financial support from Arthur Blank. U.S. Soccer on Friday announced plans for the training center.
Georgia animal shelters are working alongside national groups to save lives of animals who aren't adopted by waving fees and encouraging fostering during National Adoption Weekend.
This week on Georgia in Play, host Leah Fleming talks Music Midtown, the Macon Film Festival, "Try That in a Small Town", and Georgia's up-and-coming musical talent.
A trial challenging voting district maps in Georgia has concluded, leaving a decision in the hands of a federal judge. A lawyer for the state said in closing arguments Thursday that court intervention on behalf of Black voters isn't needed. Plaintiffs say Black voters are still fighting opposition from white voters and need federal help to get a fair shot.
The Baseball Hall of Fame is going Bananas. An exhibit dedicated to the sport's wackiest team, the Savannah Bananas, is opening at the hallowed shrine in Cooperstown, New York.
Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as "Soldiers of Christ" religious group members were in custody on murder charges after a woman's body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a popular spa in Georgia.
Georgia U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff shared on Wednesday that he is calling for Attorney General Merrick Garland to launch a Department of Justice investigation on Clayton County's jail examining the mistreatment of inmates