On the Friday Feb. 24 edition of Georgia Today: Cigarette and tobacco tax could go up; Mercer and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta are helping to fund rural pediatricians; and Savannah is getting a board game.
A chunk of weather-beaten flotsam that washed up on a New York shoreline last fall has piqued the interest of experts who say it is likely part of a famous shipwreck. The SS Savannah became the first vessel to cross the Atlantic Ocean partly under steam power in 1819.
Friday on Political Rewind: Across the state, legislators and organizers are looking for solutions to homelessness — this as the cost of home ownership continues to skyrocket. Also, we look at environmental issues facing our state.
As a little-known Georgia governor, Jimmy Carter took his family and friends to Iowa and New Hampshire, where "the Peanut Brigade" set the modern standard for a retail campaign and helped elect Carter as the 39th president. But the long odds weren't just about 1976 for Carter, who is 98 and now receiving end-of-life care at his home in Plains, Georgia.
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is committing $200 million to better train rural pediatricians and incentivize medical students to practice in underserved parts of the state.
A Senate panel heard testimony on voting bills, including some that reflect conspiracy theories that arose after the 2020 election.
After closing its doors last November Atlanta’s historic Tara Theatre is coming back.
The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would eliminate unsecured judicial release for some offenses. Senate Bill 63, sponsored by Sen. Randy Robertson (R - Cataula), aims to crack down on crime by expanding the list of crimes that require cash bail.
On the Thursday Feb. 23 edition of Georgia Today: Lawmakers are considering a transgender surgery ban for teens; Ahmaud Arbery's memory is honored on the anniversary of his death; and one Georgia Bulldog is arrested as the rest prepare for a trip to D.C.
Prosecutors have dropped charges of assault, obstruction and other counts against a Georgia jail detainee after security camera video showed him being beaten by deputies. The decision to dismiss the charges against Jarrett Hobbs came several months after three Camden County sheriff's deputies were arrested on battery charges in the Sept. 3 jail beating.
A Georgia House committee unanimously passed a plan on Wednesday that would mark a major shift in the future of electric vehicles in the state by establishing new charging fees that are similar to the cost of refueling a car.