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An Atlanta-area hospital system has completed its takeover of Augusta University's hospitals

An Atlanta-area hospital system has completed its takeover of Augusta University's hospitals. Both the University System of Georgia and Marietta-based Wellstar Health system say the deal will mean greater financial stability, more medical training and better care.

August 30, 2023
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Sonny Perdue, former Governor of Georgia and current Chancellor of the Georgia Board of Regents, speaks in a Regents meeting via livestream on May 16, 2023.

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No tuition hike at Georgia colleges and universities despite $66 million budget cut

Despite a $66 million cut to the University of System of Georgia's budget by state lawmakers, tuition will remain mostly unchanged for the 2023-24 school year.

May 17, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
This Monday, May 1, 2023 photo shows the main entrance to Savannah State University in Savannah, Ga. Savannah State President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is resigning as leader of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university amid financial challenges that include employee layoffs and a faculty revolt against one of her top administrators.

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Savannah State leader resigning amid declining enrollment

The president of Georgia's oldest historically Black public university is resigning amid financial challenges that sparked employee layoffs and a faculty revolt against one of the top administrators. Savannah State University President announced Thursday that she would step down on June 30.

May 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
State Sen. Burt Jones (R-Jackson) officially launched his campaign for lieutenant governor of Georgia on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021.

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Political Rewind: Burt Jones targets DEI programs; Raffensperger says disinfo threatens democracy

Friday on Political Rewind: Mirroring conservative leadership nationwide, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is calling for an audit of University System spending on diversity, equity and inclusion programs. Plus, Brad Raffensperger tells reporters disinformation is the greatest threat to democracy.

April 28, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut and
  • Chase McGee

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University system extends waiver of test requirements

The University System of Georgia (USG) will waive SAT and ACT test requirements at most of the system’s 26 institutions for another academic year.

April 21, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
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Political Rewind: SCOTUS continues abortion drug access, DeKalb autopsy of slain protestor complete

Thursday on Political Rewind: The Supreme Court is temporarily allowing access to the abortion drug mifepristone while it decide if it will permit the medication's use. Meanwhile, the DeKalb County autopsy of Manuel Teran, the activist killed at the planned police training center, shows no gunpowder residue on their hands.

April 20, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Sonny Perdue in the U.S. Capitol.

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Sonny Perdue speaks on 'unfortunate' and 'disappointing' budget cuts to Georgia's university system

The University System of Georgia says the additional state budget decrease of $66 million will hurt USG institutions.

March 31, 2023
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  • Orlando Montoya
Atlanta Medical Center on Boulevard will close Nov. 1. (Wellstar Health System)

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Wellstar agrees to takeover of Augusta University hospitals

Georgia officials have approved the takeover of the Augusta University hospitals associated with the state's only public medical school. The state Board of Regents on Friday approved agreements to transfer control of the hospitals to Marietta-based Wellstar Health System.

March 31, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Lawmakers vote on HB 462 in the House chambers during crossover day at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia lawmakers get incomplete grade in transition year

For the Georgia General Assembly, 2023 was a year when a lot of things didn't happen. There's no one policy fight that sums up 2023. Instead, 2023 may be remembered for new leaders in Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns, and a struggle over who defines priorities.

March 30, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Headshot of the Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clyde Reese. The court says Reese died unexpectedly on Saturday after a short hospital stay.

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Georgia Court of Appeals Judge Clyde Reese dies at 64

A Georgia Court of Appeals judge has died at age 64. The court says Judge Clyde Reese died on Saturday.

December 19, 2022
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Political Rewind: Targeting 'divisive' subjects in school, like history; Greene sees GOP blowback

Friday on Political Rewind: The Georgia House is set to vote on the first in a series of GOP-sponsored bills to limit how teachers can talk about race and the U.S. history of bigotry. Also: Georgia politicians are using the Russian invasion of Ukraine to make points on the campaign trail.

March 04, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Sonny Perdue officially gets University System chancellor job

Former U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and two-term Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue Tuesday was officially tapped to be the next leader of the University System of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities.

March 02, 2022
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  • Ross Williams
Sonny Perdue in the U.S. Capitol.

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Political Rewind: Sonny Perdue closes in on chancellor seat; Evidence presented in hate crime trial

Friday on Political Rewind: Former Gov. Sonny Perdue is one step away from the top job overseeing Georgia's public universities and colleges. Meanwhile, the latest from the federal hate crimes trial in Brunswick. The prosecution presented evidence to proves racial animus led to the murder of Ahmaud Arbery by Gregory and Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan.

February 18, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Georgia Today: How Sonny Perdue's ascent to chancellor went from implausible to inevitable

Students and faculty members around the state are reacting to news that Republican former governor Sonny Perdue may soon head up Georgia’s public university system. This week, officials on the Board of Regents announced Perdue is the sole finalist for the top job of chancellor. Opponents of the choice say Perdue's appointment would jeopardize academic freedom across the system’s 26 campuses.

February 18, 2022
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
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Political Rewind: Kemp flexes with appointments; Testimony heard in Brunswick; Redistricting woes

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Sonny Perdue will become the next chancellor of the state's university system. Meanwhile,  Dems are fuming at GOP maneuvers during redistricting. And on the coast, testimony is underway in the trial of the men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.

February 16, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
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