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A closeup of a person's nose, mouth and hand while smoking a cigarette

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  • Health

This is how Georgia lawmakers are balancing public health and tax hikes on smokers

Advocates of House Bill 191 argue higher tobacco taxes will reduce the number of smokers and save on health care costs, but other anti-smoking advocates say we need to do more to combat the physical, economical, and racist effects.

February 27, 2023
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
New York City Mayor Eric Adams visits the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 17. This week, he announced that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."

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  • National

NYC Mayor Adams faces backlash for move to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people

Mayor Eric Adams announced this week that officials will begin hospitalizing more homeless people by involuntarily providing care to those deemed to be in "psychiatric crisis."

December 01, 2022
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By:
  • Giulia Heyward
Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Herschel Walker, left, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., gesture to the crowd as they arrive for a campaign stop in Cumming, Ga., Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022.

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  • Politics

Georgia candidates head to party bastions amid early voting

Georgia's top candidates are campaigning in communities dominated by their own supporters as they seek to boost turnout amid heavy early voting statewide. Both sides are trying to pry votes out of every cranny, knowing that even as more than 4 million people are likely to vote by Nov. 8, the outcome could be decided by mere thousands of ballots.

October 28, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Children walk home from Camp Creek Elementary School in Lilburn, Ga., after school on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. Polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year as candidates talk more about inflation, the economy, abortion and guns.

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  • Politics

Education takes an unusual back seat in Georgia election

Both Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams are touting education proposals in Georgia's race for governor. But polls show K-12 education trailing among voter concerns in Georgia this year.

September 23, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks about the economy in McDonough July 29, 2022.

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  • Politics

Kemp seeks tax breaks, rebutting Abrams on economy

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will call for tax breaks in the first major policy proposals of his reelection campaign. Kemp on Thursday plans to propose another state income tax rebate and renew a long dormant state property tax break.

August 11, 2022
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  • Associated Press
Group of people sitting in a grassy field

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  • Economy

Policy experts say it's time for Georgia to restore cuts and invest in public health and education

Policy experts with the nonprofit Georgia Budget and Policy Institute are hoping lawmakers pass an equitable budget that restores cuts made during the pandemic and invests in public health and education.

December 27, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A young child watches as former President Barack Obama steps on stage to speak during a campaign rally for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams at Morehouse College Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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  • Elections

Battleground: Ballot Box | A Surge In Registration Brings Demographic Change

On this episode of "Battleground: Ballot Box," we take a look at voter registration, demographic changes and why Georgia is an electoral battleground.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
In this photo from March 20, 2019, Harry Ethridge, client services manager at the Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, and Jonathan Spuhler, an outreach coordinator for Absolute Care and volunteer at AHRC, set up a needle exchange station for drug users to swap out used syringes for clean syringes on English Avenue in Atlanta.

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  • Health

Bipartisan Policy Center Report: Use Federal Money For Syringe Exchange Programs

The Bipartisan Policy Center released a report Wednesday looking at how federal money is being used to combat the opioid epidemic.  

The report builds on one the center released last year, which was the first transparent comprehensive study of its kind tracking opioid resource disbursement.

October 01, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
a person in a face mask looks at a phone screen.

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  • Health Care

For Some, Telemedicine Is A Boon. Others Need To Escape Isolation

Telehealth services aren’t new, but they’ve exploded in popularity due to the coronavirus pandemic.

July 30, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Studies suggest that access to healthcare and economic security are linked.

How Health Care Can Make Or Break Women's Financial Well-Being

In the majority of Georgia families, mothers are the sole, primary or co-breadwinners, according to the Center for American Progress . But that doesn't...

June 08, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
A self-described "STEMinist" at the 2017 March for Science in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rally For Science Organizers: 'Politics Can't Avoid Science'

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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By:
  • Maura Currie and
  • Adam Ragusea

On Second Thought For Wednesday, April 11, 2018

In the year since President Trump took office, a new wave of social movements has rippled across the country. March for Science Atlanta brings together...

April 11, 2018
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By:
  • Sean Powers ,
  • Adam Ragusea ,
  • and 6 more

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