A Doraville bound MARTA train arrives at the Five Points transit station on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

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A Doraville bound MARTA train arrives at the Five Points transit station on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

Credit: Itoro N. Umontuen / The Atlanta Voice

Recent inflation reports and jobs numbers paint a grim picture of the American economy, but in Georgia the numbers are a little better than the rest of the nation.

Health care advocates warned Thursday that Georgia residents who have to find their own insurance in the government marketplace should expect significant rate increases next year.

Officials with Atlanta's public transit agency, MARTA, say several upgrades to the system will be in place by next spring ahead of the World Cup.

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