An attorney for Donald Trump says the former president looks forward to presenting arguments to a Georgia appeals court that will review a ruling letting Fani Willis keep prosecuting the election interference case against him. The Republican ex-president and some other defendants had tried to get the Fulton County district attorney removed from the case, saying her romantic relationship with special prosecutor Nathan Wade created a conflict of interest.
On the Wednesday, May 8 edition of Georgia Today: A Georgia court will hear arguments over whether Fulton County DA Fani Willis should be removed from the Trump election interference case; self-service kiosks at public libraries make it easier for Georgians to access state financial benefits; and a rediscovered African American cemetery in Penfield, Ga., reveals new details about Mercer University.
FTX says that nearly all of its customers will receive the money back that they are owed, two years after the cryptocurrency exchange imploded, and some will get more than that.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is both increasing spending and cutting taxes as state tax revenues decline, saying he is looking to the state's billions in surplus to allow him to remain on that course. The Republican governor on Tuesday signed a $36.1 billion budget for the year beginning July 1 that will boost pay for public school teachers and state employees, while spending more on education, health care and mental health.
Georgia's attorney general says city officials in Savannah overstepped their authority when they outlawed keeping guns in unlocked cars. Savannah's mayor and city council adopted a new ordinance in April that requires people to lock vehicles with guns stashed inside.
For the week ending May 3, 2024, Sens. Warnock and Ossoff worked on improving youth mentorship, reconnecting undeserved communities in Atlanta, creating Georgia's first National Park and Preserve and expanding nursing programs in West Georgia.
Atrium Health Navicent received $600,000 in federal appropriations to buy four new van-style ambulances Sen. Jon Ossoff says are “the latest and greatest.”
A state investment of $125 million dollars from federal COVID relief funds is helping grow school-based health through grants issued by the Georgia Department of Education.
A new lab gives Columbus State University nursing students the opportunity to train on mother-baby simulation mannequins with lifelike movements, facial expressions, and responses. The lab is named in honor of Dr. Cecil F. Whitaker, M.D., a retired OB-GYN physician.
What do you do if a loved one asks to borrow a big sum of money from you? Experts weigh in on when it's OK to fork over the cash — and when you should probably say no.
The WNBA star, who is six feet, nine inches, says she felt like a zoo animal in prison. "The guards would literally come open up the little peep hole, look in, and then I would hear them laughing."
Donald Trump's campaign speeches are like his signature rally playlists — never the same topics in the same order, heavy on the greatest hits but with room to riff on what's popular.
Some governments have been cracking down on the knives people can carry in public as crime has increased. Victorinox said any bladeless offerings wouldn't replace its selection of Swiss Army Knives.
What do you do if a loved one asks to borrow a big sum of money from you? Experts weigh in on when it's OK to fork over the cash — and when you should probably say no.
Why do video game workers offer labor at a discount? How can you design a video game for blind and sighted players? Does that design have lessons for other industries?
These and other questions about the business of video games answered in todays episode. The Indicator just wrapped a weeklong series decoding the economics of the video game industry, we're excerpting some highlights.
First, we meet some of the workers who are struggling with the heavy demands placed on them in their booming industry, and how they are fighting back.
Then, we check in on how game developers are pulling in new audiences by creatively designing for people who couldn't always play. How has accessibility become an increasingly important priority for game developers? And, how can more players join in the fun?
You can hear the rest of our weeklong series on the gaming industry at this link, or wherever you get your podcasts.
This episode was hosted by Wailin Wong and Darian Woods. Corey Bridges produced this episode with help from James Sneed. It was edited by Kate Concannon, fact-checked by Sierra Juarez, and engineered by Robert Rodriguez with help from Valentina Rodríguez Sánchez. Alex Goldmark is Planet Money's executive producer.
President Biden had said he wanted the power to effectively "shut down the border" when migration numbers surge. But this rule is an incremental shift.