Bipartisan Bishop bill aims to improve healthcare workforce
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 new $100,000 fee for H1-B visas. The healthcare workforce is already under strain and this legislation hopes to keep the issue from getting worse.
In a rare compromise, Georgia senators make a deal on fentanyl prison sentences
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.
USG joins other systems in creating new accreditation model
The University System of Georgia (USG) is joining with several other public university systems to create a new agency to set quality standards for their schools.
Woods: Student Bill of Rights will guide strategic vision
Georgia’s top school chief is launching a Student Bill of Rights that is designed to guide the State Department of Education’s strategic vision and legislative priorities for 2026, and outline students’ fundamental rights to a well-rounded, excellent education in public schools.
State’s new wildlife plan goes into action
After two years of review by Department of Natural Resources (DNR) staff, conservation organizations and public comment, the new conservation strategy for the DNR is heading into implementation phase. The plan will guide the wildlife-related work of DNR over the next decade.
Carter nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-GA, has officially nominated President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his historic role in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Iran and “preventing the world’s largest state sponsor of terrorism, Iran, from obtaining a nuclear warhead.”
Governor Kemp announces $26.5 mill in transportation projects
Governor Brian Kemp and the State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) have announced the next round of Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank (GTIB) loans and grants that will help to fund 13 transportation projects across the state.
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Ga. CEO: Open Hand Atlanta’s new West Midtown home
Open Hand Atlanta is a nonprofit that provides meals for individuals in need who have nutrition-sensitive illnesses. Founded in 1988 as a way for the community to help provide for victims of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, today it is one of the largest community-based providers of medically tailored meals in the U.S.
Atlanta area voters to head to polls in November for another Senate special election
Metro Atlanta voters will head to the polls again in November to fill another vacancy in the Georgia Senate, after Democrat Jason Esteves resigned his seat this month.
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The CRT Trojan Horse rolls into Valdosta
The story of the Trojan Horse is one of deception and subjugation.
Truth, Justice, and the American Way
America’s original superhero was Superman who, in the 1950s was fighting “…a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way.” How visionary that promotion was given that in 2023 and we are still fighting a “never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way.”
‘Quality Rated’ Has Profoundly Improved Georgia’s Early Education and Care
In 2008, a group of civic leaders convened an inspiring brain trust of educators, lawmakers, philanthropists and business leaders to make up the Early Education Commission.
