The annual Trust for America's Health emergency preparedness report’s 10 key public health preparedness indicators give state officials benchmarks for progress, point out gaps within their states’ all-hazards preparedness, and provide data to compare states’ performances against similar jurisdictions.
Friday on Political Rewind: We have Kevin Riley on to reflect on his career and time at The Atlanta Journal-Constituiton. The Political Rewind team also congratulates his successor Leroy Chapman, who makes history as the first Black editor-in-chief in the paper's 155-year history.
The Georgia Senate approved its version of a $32.4 billion state spending plan that cuts funding for higher education and Georgia Public Broadcasting.
A federal lawsuit filed this week by the city of Atlanta and six metro area counties aims to recover damages from opioid manufacturers.
Federal transportation officials have awarded the public transit system in Savannah's Chatham County a $1.2 million grant to develop a prototype ride-share service.
Officials with Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport expect 4.4 million passengers to travel through the airport over the two-week spring holiday period beginning on Sunday.
The city of Atlanta and six metro area counties filed a federal lawsuit this week in the U.S. District Court of North Georgia seeking compensatory and punitive damages against drug companies and pharmacies related to their role in the opioid crisis.
Thursday onPolitical Rewind: Host Bill Nigut welcomes The Vagina Monologues playwright V — formerly known as Eve Ensler — and former state Sen. Jen Jordan to the panel for a conversation on women's autonomy, V's life, and more.
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Lawmakers held a final hearing on Wednesday for a House bill proposing sweeping mental health legislation.
Advocates for Northwest Georgia waterways have secured funding to begin multi-year testing to determine the extent of contamination by so-called "forever chemicals."
A task force looking into unsolved cases in Dekalb County will use federal funding to identify remains in 27 cases.
House Bill 414 sets up a grant program within the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities to provide behavioral health services to military service members, veterans and their families.