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The Current provides nonpartisan, solutions-based investigative journalism without bias, fear or favor with clear focus on issues affecting Savannah and Coastal Georgia.

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Twin Pines' staging area in Charlton County in April 2023. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current

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  • News

Twin Pines’ financial woes stall mining permits near Okefenokee Swamp

Twin Pines Minerals, the company waiting for more than a year for permission to mine near the Okefenokee Swamp, has not submitted evidence of financial reserves required to receive its  permits, state regulators disclosed this week.

June 09, 2025
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By:
  • Mary Landers and
  • The Current
Henry “Hal” Hart, Brunswick, was a participant in the Emory University exposure study. April 23, 2025 in Brunswick, GA. (Justin Taylor/The Current GA)

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  • Environment

Brunswick human exposure study leaves more questions than answers for participants

The 97-participant study included residents who lived or worked near the toxic sites.

May 22, 2025
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  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
Only about a dozen people attended a March meeting about the Georgia Pathways program in Cordele, in remote Southwest Georgia. Health advocates say the poorly publicized event illustrates how weak the state’s outreach to Black and disadvantaged communities has been. Credit: Nicole Craine for ProPublica

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Firm running Georgia’s struggling Medicaid experiment was also paid millions to sell it to public

When the state of Georgia handed Deloitte Consulting a $10.7 million marketing contract last July to promote the nation’s only Medicaid work requirement program, the initiative was in need of serious PR. 

May 14, 2025
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By:
  • Margaret Coker ,
  • The Current ,
  • and 1 more
Luke Seaborn appeared in a 2024 promotional video for Georgia Pathways to Coverage, the state’s insurance program. “I used to think of Pathways as a blessing,” Seaborn recently told The Current and ProPublica. “Now, I’m done with it.” Credit: Photo Illustration and YouTube screenshots by ProPublica

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  • Health

He became the face of Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement. Now he’s fed up with it

Last summer, as political debate swirled over the future of Georgia’s experiment with Medicaid work requirements, Gov. Brian Kemp held a press conference to unveil a three-minute testimonial video featuring a mechanic who works on classic cars.

May 14, 2025
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  • Margaret Coker ,
  • The Current ,
  • and 1 more
Family and Children Services. October 22, 2024 in Kingsland, GA Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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  • News

Federal cuts to children’s advocacy group hits coastal counties hard

The long-term work of the programs may be in jeopardy, advocates say.

April 28, 2025
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  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
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