WellStar Atlanta Medical Center shut its doors on Nov. 1, leaving the city 460 hospital beds poorer. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

WellStar Atlanta Medical Center shut its doors on Nov. 1, leaving the city 460 hospital beds poorer.

Credit: Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder

Georgia lawmakers, local officials and the NAACP are asking federal officials to investigate Wellstar Health System over their decision to close two Atlanta-area hospitals.

Gov. Brian Kemp is highlighting the need for more workforce housing to accommodate demand from economic development projects across the state.

Georgia’s top judge says a shortage of lawyers is holding up efforts of courts across the state to work through a backlog of cases.

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