The Trump Administration will announce on December 31st rural healthcare grants, and Georgia hopes to receive some $1.4 billion for its lengthy project list. The Georgia Rural Enhancement And Transformation of Health program, or GREAT Health, is a 96-page proposal seeking to draw funds from the federal government’s new Rural Health Transformation Program fund, created by last summer’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act. State officials are cautiously optimistic of their odds at securing the “transformative” funding, which has rural healthcare hopes RISING…
Atlanta Beltline light rail back on the menu?
Many Atlantans were dismayed when Mayor Andre Dickens seemingly tabled the idea of light rail along the Atlanta Beltline, the city’s wildly popular and successful pedestrian path. After all, light rail was a core part of the loop’s original vision, meant to connect the city all around its (eventual) 22-mile loop. But now the Atlanta City Council is pushing back, with 11 councilmembers, led by Atlanta City Councilwoman Kelsea Bond signing onto a resolution signaling support for the idea. Expect fierce resistance and debate, but the push has pro-transit advocates RISING…
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