On the Wednesday April 2nd edition of Georgia Today: Georgia's Dept. of Public Health faces federal funding cuts; A scientific study says a large portion of coastal Georgia is at risk of flooding in the next century; And a Georgia high school senior is one of the top scholarship earners in the history of the state.
Georgia Senate Bill 79 or the Fentanyl Reduction and Eradication Act, takes Austin's Law to the next step, establishing mandatory minimum sentences for drug crime.
Billed as the “biggest outdoor Asian food festival in the US,” Panda Fest heads to Atlanta for the first time, April 4-6, bringing with it hundreds of food stalls lining Atlantic Station’s Pinnacle Lot in Midtown.
A federal judge has dismissed a long-running lawsuit challenging the security of Georgia’s electronic voting machines even though the judge maintained substantial concerns about the system.
Paid family leave programs not only reduce infant maltreatment but also reduce the need for spending on child protective services, according to new Georgia Tech research.
Federal funding cuts have hit Georgia’s Department of Public Health; A new scientific analysis finds just over one thousand square miles in coastal Georgia is at risk of severe flooding by the middle of the century.
On the April 1 edition: Georgia lawmakers pass a bill aimed at school safety; layoffs at the CDC; and a new bill establishes mandatory minimum sentences for fentanyl distribution. Some worry that won't help.
CDC employees began receiving dismissal notices this morning; the General Assembly passed school safety measures yesterday; Georgia wins new victory in "water wars" with Florida and Alabama.
Georgia is the only state with the death penalty that requires defendants to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that they are intellectually disabled to be spared execution. That could soon change.
