On the Friday, March 24 edition of Georgia Today: Airport construction during the spring break travel rush; schools won't be able to mandate COVID vaccinations; and the Braves step up to help a fan mourning the loss of his dad.
The House Public Health committee passed Senate Bill 109 on Tuesday that requires the Department of Community Health to include glucose monitors as a pharmacy benefit for those with Medicaid.
Friday on Political Rewind: We have Kevin Riley on to reflect on his career and time at The Atlanta Journal-Constituiton. The Political Rewind team also congratulates his successor Leroy Chapman, who makes history as the first Black editor-in-chief in the paper's 155-year history.
Officials with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expect more than 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport during the spring holiday travel period — just as the airport plans to block off parts of its roadways.
Beware of turtle holes in Georgia — because they could be hiding large alligators, the Georgia Wildlife Resources Division says. That discovery was made the hard way when biologists studying gopher tortoises peeped into a seemingly innocent burrow in Tattnall County, about 60 miles west of Savannah.
Scientists for the federal government say documents that Georgia state regulators relied upon to conclude a proposed mine won't harm the nearby Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge are riddled with technical errors
The Georgia Senate approved its version of a $32.4 billion state spending plan that cuts funding for higher education and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
A federal lawsuit filed this week by the city of Atlanta and six metro area counties aims to recover damages from opioid manufacturers.
Federal transportation officials have awarded the public transit system in Savannah's Chatham County a $1.2 million grant to develop a prototype ride-share service.
Officials with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expect 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport over the two-week spring holiday period beginning on Sunday.
Thursday, the Senate passed its plan in a 51-to1 vote, but HB 19 was rejected by the House. With only two days left in the session, their differences must be settled in a conference committee.
On the Thursday, March 23 edition of Georgia Today: Atlanta is suing opioid manufacturers; a Korean War vet from Georgia will finally be laid to rest; and a new film highlights the power of empathy over racism.
The city of Atlanta and six metro area counties filed a federal lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia seeking compensatory and punitive damages against drug companies and pharmacies related to their role in the opioid crisis.