by Cindy Morley | Mar 23, 2026 | News, News 2
As lawmakers eye the final day of the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly looming on April 2, they are working to get critical bills across the finish line. Late last week, Senators gave unanimous approval to a bill by outgoing House Speaker Pro Tem...
by Baker Owens | Mar 23, 2026 | News, News 2
Last week, the Home Depot Foundation celebrated its surpassing of $1 billion in charitable giving. Home Depot has a long history of community impact, going back to when Team Depot, the associate volunteer program, was established in 1993. The Home Depot...
by Baker Owens | Mar 20, 2026 | News, News 2
U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-GA, along with Reps. Mike Lawler, R-NY, Maria Salazar, R-FL, and Yvette Clark, D-NY, introduced this week the H–1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act that would exempt physicians and other health care workers from the...
by Mark Niesse | Mar 20, 2026 | News, News 2
Something unusual happened to an anti-fentanyl bill in the Georgia Senate on Monday. Republicans and Democrats listened to each other, amended the bill to target fentanyl traffickers instead of addicts, and then voted unanimously to pass it. In a highly...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 19, 2026 | News, News 2
A bill that addresses some types of discrimination in Georgia schools and colleges sailed through the House Wednesday. State Representatives gave unanimous approval to Senate Bill 523, by Sen. Russ Goodman, R-Cogdell, that would establish a Georgia-based...
by Cindy Morley | Mar 18, 2026 | News, News 2
Congressman Rick Allen, R-GA, introduced the PBM Kickback Prohibition Act this week – a signature component of President Donald Trump’s ‘Great Healthcare Plan.’ The legislation, Allen says, would rein in pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) by ending kickbacks....