A state investigation into a South Georgia puppy mill is ongoing after law enforcement officers with the Georgia Department of Agriculture seized 136 dogs Sunday and shut down the facility in Pierce County.
This week, the Georgia General Assembly was pretty quiet. This is budget week, but even with a light week, we're staying on top of what our legislators have been up to. Donna Lowry, host of GPB's Lawmakers, joins for this week's Lawmaker Huddle. Our regular segment each Friday on Morning Edition, where we cover the highlights of each week from the Gold Dome.
January has been one of the best for star-gazing and one of the most spectacular celestial displays of planetary magic is coming up on Saturday, Jan. 25.
Work at the Carter Center helped make Georgia the leader when it comes to certified peer specialists, who are trained to counsel others from a perspective of shared experience.
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
A new federal immigration enforcement bill inspired by Laken Riley has won bipartisan passage in Congress; former first lady Rosalynn Carter inspired the state’s certified peer specialist program through her mental health advocacy, and the Carter Center hosted Mental Health Parity Day to celebrate Georgia’s progress.
On the Thursday January 23rd edition of Georgia Today: An unhoused man died last week when city workers used construction equipment to clear the camp where he was living; the Laken Riley Act is on its way to becoming law; And CNN expects to lay off about two-hundred people.
Residents and city leaders recently celebrated the grand opening of Ruby Harper Skatepark, which, for many in the neighborhood, represents the power of working together and investing in the community.
Fulton’s annual Point In Time Count of all the unhoused people in the county has been postponed this year due to cold weather. It was scheduled to begin Wednesday.