by Rebecca Grapevine | Aug 15, 2022 | News, News 2
The Georgia Senate Study Committee to Review Education Funding Mechanisms will meet next Friday to consider what changes are needed to how schools are funded in the Peach State. Senate Majority Leader Mike Dugan, R-Carrollton, is chair of the committee. Other...
by Rebecca Grapevine | Aug 3, 2022 | James Magazine
The Georgia Department of Revenue issued new guidance Tuesday explaining how the state’s new abortion law will affect taxes. The so-called “heartbeat law” bans most abortions in Georgia after about six weeks of pregnancy. It also redefines “person” to include...
by Rebecca Grapevine | Jul 20, 2022 | James Magazine
Georgia’s Medicaid program will now cover gender-affirming surgery as a result of a new settlement in a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Gender-affirming surgery includes procedures that help transgender people transition to their...
by Rebecca Grapevine | Jul 13, 2022 | James Magazine
The federal government is releasing monkeypox vaccine to Georgia in a phased approach. The state will receive 5,943 doses of the Jynneos vaccine from the Strategic National Stockpile during the first two phases, Dr. Alexander Millman, chief medical officer for...
by Rebecca Grapevine | Jul 7, 2022 | James Magazine
Five-time Olympic medalist Elana Meyers Taylor – a champion bobsledder – is bringing her considerable talents to the Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities. Taylor, who was named to the council last month, attended George Washington University on a...
