Experts are calling for increased funding of public health, pointing to cases of monkeypox rising and the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to impact Georgians and the economy.
Many Georgia teachers will receive a $125 supplement to buy back to school supplies.
Atlanta is in the running to host the Democratic National Convention.
Smaller universities as well as Georgia’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities could receive funding to train more students to work in science, tech and research fields.
Kids across the state are getting ready to return to the classroom and some already have.
Friday on Political Rewind: After claiming the 2020 election was rigged, Republicans are mobilizing election volunteers and disputing individual voter registrations statewide. Plus, teachers are better-paid this school year, but they face new restrictions on teaching race and gender.
Universities could receive funding to train more students to work in science, tech, and research fields.
Georgia’s Camden County has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force Union Carbide to sell 4,000 acres to the county to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.
As kids across Georgia prepare to return to the classroom, a pediatrician reminds parents to check in with their kids’ mental health.
A Georgia county has filed a lawsuit that seeks to force a company to sell it 4,000 acres on which the county has long planned to build a launch pad for commercial rockets.
The Georgia Coalition for Paid Leave says access to parental and sick leave can increase employee engagement and retention, while lacking it leads to turnover.
The risk of fire from a launch failure at the proposed Camden County spaceport is low.
Thursday on Political Rewind: The CEO of Daniel Defense claimed his company bore no responsibility for its use in the Uvalde shooting. Instead, he blamed an "erosion of personal responsibility." Plus, a majority of Georgians oppose the new abortion law and many say they'll vote accordingly.
A new report from the Georgia Coalition for Paid Leave says the unpaid 12 weeks of leave available under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act does not cover about 60% of Georgia's workers, and polling shows bipartisan support among state policymakers for paid leave beyond the three weeks currently available only to state workers.
On July 27, 2022, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Atlanta Regional Office in honor of the late Georgia U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. The legislative effort was led by Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO).
The National Medical Association convenes in Atlanta starting this weekend. The goal is to come away with strategies and potential legislative action on gun violence which they call a health crisis in the U.S.
The CEO of a Georgia gun manufacturer testified in front of Congress on Wednesday, as part of an ongoing investigation by lawmakers into what is fueling the country’s high rates of gun violence.