Insurance coverage of mental health is the law now, and The Carter Center through an awareness campaign is driving people to a website that provides specific instructions to go access mental health services.
A hearing has begun to help determine whether a Georgia railroad can legally condemn property to build a rail line. The Georgia Public Service Commission began hearing testimony on Monday.
In advance of GivingTuesday, The Associated Press interviewed people from across the country with a variety of life experiences about why they give. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, GivingTuesday, started in 2012 as a hashtag and it has become a central part of nonprofit fundraising.
Ceremonies celebrating the life of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died Nov. 19 at age 96, will take place from Monday, Nov. 27, to Wednesday, Nov. 29, in Atlanta and Sumter County, Georgia. Tune in for streaming coverage on GPB.org and GPB Radio and a television special on GPB-TV.
The family of Rosalynn Carter is beginning three days of memorials for the former first lady and global humanitarian who died Nov. 19 at the age of 96. There will be brief ceremonies Monday in the Carters' native Sumter County, Georgia, then Rosalynn Carter's remains will travel by motorcade to Atlanta, where she will lie in repose at The Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum.
Three days of ceremonies honoring the life of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter take place at institutions that played an important role throughout her 96 years of life.
A federal appeals court has ruled that elections for its five-member commission that regulates utilities can remain statewide.
Lawmakers will convene their special session on Wednesday to redraw some of Georgia’s voting districts.
On the Friday, November 24th edition of Georgia Today: Georgia gets an "F" on the latest report on premature births; The Thanksgiving travel rush is not over yet; And a 26 year Christmas tradition in Columbus is coming to an end.
In Georgia, more than 130,000 are currently living with Alzheimer's, which is expected to increase 46% over the next decade, according to the state Department of Public Health.
On the Wednesday November 22nd edition of Georgia Today: Georgia is getting a funding boost for Alzheimer's research; Savannah-based aircraft maker, GulfStream, sets a transatlantic flight historic first; And we talk with Georgia-born musician Chan Marshall, better known as Cat Power, about her upcoming Bob Dylan covers album.
A Fulton County judge has rejected a request to revoke the bond of one of 19 people indicted for their role in attempting to overturn the 2020 election.
Georgia environmental groups say state regulators have flouted a federal rule by issuing a permit this month to close one of the state’s largest coal ash ponds.
Georgia is getting a funding boost for Alzheimer's research. Some of the funds are going to Emory University, one of the few Alzheimer's disease research centers in the country.
In her first time appearing in court in the case since the indictment was filed in August, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday presented the prosecution's case against Harrison Floyd, who was a leader in the organization Black Voices for Trump.
The 102-hour Thanksgiving holiday travel period begins at 6 p.m. Wed., Nov. 22, and ends at 11:59 p.m. Sun., Nov. 26. The day before Thanksgiving is the busiest travel day of the year, and the Georgia Department of Public Safety and AAA are sharing travel times and tips in hopes of making this week safer for drivers.