Georgia Republican leaders called for stricter border policies and encouraged voters to choose former President Donald Trump at an event in Northeast Georgia.
On the Wednesday, Aug. 21 edition of Georgia Today: Georgia Republicans rally in Hall County for former President Donald Trump; more Georgia plaintiffs join a racial discrimination suit against cereal maker General Mills; and Richmond Hill residents air their grievances about the city's response to Tropical Storm Debby.
On Tuesday, the Senate Study Committee on Firearm Safety Storage held its first meeting to discuss how Georgia can encourage safe firearm storage in households with young children.
Political drama involving a rural Georgia county reflects how state regulations that govern when and where hospitals can be built or expanded are evolving.
Older Black Americans are about twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s or other dementias as older white Americans, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. Yet, awareness and resources to address these diseases within the Black community have often lagged behind. That’s where Alter Dementia steps in.
“Certificate of need” laws, largely supported by the hospital industry, limit health facility construction in 35 states and Washington, D.C. Georgia lawmakers decided its law was complicating the reviving of two hospitals critical to their communities.
The City of Midway could lose its only firehouse after the interim chief and most of the volunteer firefighting force resigned Monday evening. A Georgia fire compliance officer has sent the city a letter giving it 30 days from that point to get the department back into compliance.
Former President Jimmy Carter is staying home from this year’s Democratic National Convention, but his grandson Jason Carter took the stage Tuesday night and delivered a speech in his honor, including an update on the 99-year-old Georgia native.
On the Tuesday, Aug. 20 edition of Georgia Today: The state board of elections adopts a new rule critics say could delay certification; A new program offers financial assistance to Atlanta business owners; And a Georgia church makes efforts to reduce the stigma of Alzheimer's disease, and help those affected by it.
A report from an organization that advocates for equity in health care ranks Georgia among the worst states for women’s health. The Commonwealth Fund says the state has several key issues to address.
Shopping for health insurance will be slightly different come November with the final approval for Georgia Access, a piece of Gov. Kemp’s Patients First Act.
