The Supreme Court's decision regarding Idaho's abortion ban may hinge on whether federal spending power can protect doctors against a state's criminal code. Justices questioning this power could look to the launch of Medicare. Two years after passage of the Civil Rights Act, health care remained segregated by race across the South, and Black patients were denied treatment at many hospitals.
Two Georgia state House incumbents have lost to challengers in party primaries this week. Republican Lauren Daniel lost a rematch of her 2022 primary to Noelle Kahaian on Tuesday in suburban Henry County, while Democrat Teri Anulewicz lost to Gabriel Sanchez in suburban Cobb County.
Federal funding is coming to programs in Marietta, Macon, Dublin, and Atlanta to address economic disparities in maternal health and maternal mortality rates across Georgia.
U.S. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones of the Northern District of Georgia has announced he would take senior status starting in January, creating a vacancy on the bench.
Residents in Northwest Georgia's Floyd and Polk Counties now can access a number of community services by dialing 211.
A group of nonprofits are working to help 1,000 families in the Atlanta metro area go from living in motels to stable, permanent housing by June of 2025.
On the Wednesday, May 22 edition of Georgia Today: We'll have results from yesterday's primary races; an Emory student challenges his suspension over the creation of an AI tool; and a new study shows Atlantans are sidelined by corporate investors in the real estate market.
A new study by Georgia Tech researchers attempts to measure how much wealth Atlantans have lost over the past decade or so, as they've been pushed to the sidelines by large corporate real estate investors.
The National Rifle Association has elected Doug Hamlin as its executive vice president and CEO. Hamlin, who recently served as director of NRA publications, replaces Wayne LaPierre. The former CEO resigned earlier this year just before a trial on charges he wrongly used millions of dollars of the organization's money to pay for an extravagant lifestyle.
On the Tuesday, May 21 edition of Georgia Today: Voters in Georgia are headed to the polls on this primary day; a former Georgia congressman has been elected president of the National Rifle Association; and new affordable housing options are in the works in Macon.
The Georgia Ports Authority says a surge of auto imports rerouted from Baltimore led to its busiest month ever for car and truck shipments. The Georgia agency's chief executive said Tuesday that the Port of Brunswick saw more than 80,000 automobiles and heavy machinery units move across its docks in April.
Twelfth grade student Grayson Jones has been named the winner of the 11th annual Poet Laureate’s Prize. The prize is awarded for an original poem written by a Georgia high school student.