Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns said earlier this month a "private option” was being studied. Many Republicans have voiced support for an Arkansas-style model that uses federal funds to purchase private plans on the federal marketplace.
One of the most influential members of the Georgia House of Representatives has died. The House Speaker's office says state Rep. Richard Smith, a Columbus Republican, died at his home from complications of the flu before dawn Tuesday.
On the Tuesday Jan. 30 edition of Georgia Today: Three soldiers from Georgia killed in Jordan over the weekend are posthumously promoted; Atlanta-based UPS plans to cut 12-thousand jobs; and will this be the year Georgia legalizes sports betting?
Long before the Balenciaga label made recent headlines with teddy bears togging harnesses and Kardashians in athletic wear sashaying beneath Hollywood palms, the brand's namesake set the pace for exquisite cuts and craftsmanship in austere Barcelona, Madrid and Paris studios.
Shock and grief are rippling across Georgia after the U.S. Defense Department announced three Army Reserve soldiers from the state were killed in a weekend drone strike in Jordan. Those killed were identified Monday as Sgt. William Jerome Rivers of Carrollton, Spc. Kennedy Sanders of Waycross and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett of Savannah.
All three of the American soldiers killed in a drone strike by an Iran-backed group on Sunday were assigned to a U.S. Army Reserve unit based out of Georgia's Fort Moore.
Georgia’s prosecuting attorney’s qualification commission is one step closer to reviewing cases.
Georgia's one and only facility for exporting liquefied natural gas could be impacted by a new order issued by President Joe Biden.
Mental health advocates, peers, key leaders, and legislators from across Georgia gathered last week at Georgia's state Capitol asking to be involved with each legislative/gubernatorial commission, study group, or panel created to advise about mental health. They also want lawmakers to bolster the state's mental health workforce shortage by expanding the certified peer specialist (CPS) workforce and supporting a salary increase in parity with other service providers.
On the Monday, Jan. 29 edition of Georgia Today: Three soldiers based out of Fort Moore in Georgia are killed in a drone attack in Jordan; two controversial new voting bills clear their first hurdle in the state legislature; and a look at how peer-led recovery can help those suffering from mental illness.
The soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, at Fort Moore, south of Columbus near the Alabama line and had been near the Syrian border as part of Operation Inherent Resolve.