Health agency freezes employee vacations, citing pandemic
The state’s Department of Public Health has told its employees – already stretched from pandemic duty — that they can’t take annual leave or...
Lawmakers advance revised spending plan as ‘headwinds’ loom, cuts remain
Lawmakers signed off Thursday on a revised $26.3 billion spending plan that dedicated more state money to public health but left in place some...
COVID clouds legislative session, from illness to test resistance
The lone state representative kicked out of the House chamber for refusing to take a COVID-19 test returned to the Capitol Thursday for the...
Elected officials voice support for teachers’ access to COVID vaccine
A growing chorus of voices is calling for Georgia to move educators up the list of people to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux...
Georgia House plan increases public health spending for COVID response
State House lawmakers plan to beef up spending on public health after the governor proposed a budget that mostly relied on massive federal spending...
Biden plan to change health rules could leave imprint in Georgia
The Biden administration is reportedly aiming to take steps to unravel recent federal decisions on health care.
If pursued, those moves could have a major...
Absentee ballot ID requirement a priority this year for Lt. Gov. Duncan
Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan said Tuesday he supports legislation during the 2021 session that would add another verification for people casting paper absentee ballots...
Biden administration unveils boost to state COVID-19 vaccine shipments
WASHINGTON — Amid frustrations at the slow pace of the national COVID-19 vaccination effort, President Joe Biden says his administration is boosting the number...
Georgia’s COVID vaccine shortage persists, teachers press for access
Georgia’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and positive test rate are trending downward, but that’s not an all-clear signal, Gov. Brian Kemp said at a Capitol press...
Buford lawmaker refuses COVID test, removed from House chamber
A state representative was escorted out of the House chamber Tuesday for refusing to get tested for COVID-19.
The Legislature has leaned on a twice-a-week...
Bipartisan push to reform or repeal state citizen’s arrest law expected
Momentum is building to reform Georgia’s citizen’s arrest law, with key lawmakers and advocates saying they’re optimistic state leaders can agree on an overhaul...
Plan returns to extend in-state college tuition rate to DACA recipients
Marysol Estrada learned she was undocumented when she applied for her first high school job. She ran to the internet to try to understand...