For the week ending Nov. 22, the senators pushed: Congress to provide agricultural assistance to Georgia after the damage caused by Hurricane Helene, the state of Georgia to improve prison conditions following the Department of Justice's investigation of Georgia's prisons, and for more federal protections against human smuggling at the southern border.
In a letter, the state’s public health commissioner said the action was taken because “confidential information provided to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee was inappropriately shared with outside individuals.”
Georgia Power and solar industry representatives renewed their long-running debate before lawmakers Tuesday over whether setting up a new solar program would provide the same benefits to ratepayers as the existing renewable energy options.
Georgia’s State Election Board voted Monday to request state lawmakers pass legislation next year making voter lists readily available to the public before and after elections.
The Georgia State Election Board will hold its first post-election meeting on Monday, where it is set to consider resuming its recent push to change Georgia’s election rules and stir the debate anew about counties review controversial mass voter challenges.
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S.
Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care.
It can be hard to find therapy when you need it most for yourself or a loved one. But access to ongoing peer support can help keep folks out of behavioral health crisis.
The Georgia Court of Appeals’ scheduled Dec. 5 hearing on the latest development in the Fulton County racketeering indictments of President-elect Donald Trump and his allies remains on track despite the results of last week’s presidential election. But questions still linger about the case against Trump and his remaining 14 co-defendants.
In recent weeks, Ossoff and Warnock have worked on questioning the BioLab Conyers CEO for answers on the plan to address safety concerns, introducing legislation to improve oversight in the foster care system, delivering funding to hire more school counselors in schools to support students' mental wellbeing, and provide clean energy upgrades to Georgia's ports.
The right wing of the Georgia State Election Board that champions rules favored by GOP supporters of President-elect Donald is set to get back to its agenda after court decisions thwarted past attempts to implement the changes before November.
