Georgia Tech’s Fiscal Year 2021 budget has been through several revisions and iterations, mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic and its effect on state revenues. In July, Georgia Tech announced that …
United Health Foundation Donates $750,000 to Support Maternal Health Needs of Georgia Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The United Health Foundation has donated $750,000 to the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia to improve access to health care and health outcomes for Georgia’s mothers and babies. The …
Coronavirus update: Global cases top 20.3 million, U.S. tally tops 5.15 million as Florida and Georgia see record one-day deaths
The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 worldwide climbed above 20.3 million on Wednesday and the U.S. case tally topped …
‘We Opened Up Too Soon.’ Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Wants Georgia to Roll Back Reopening
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was sued by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp over the city’s mask mandate last month …
$8 million in drugs seized in largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, officials say
An Atlanta man has been indicted on federal charges related to the largest heroin bust in Georgia’s history, according to officials.
Trump congratulates QAnon supporter Greene on Georgia win
President Donald Trump on Wednesday tweeted support for congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter of the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory who’s been criticized for racist comments, …
Georgia Student Behind Crowded Hallway Photo Gets More Threats as School’s COVID Cases Climb
“There has to be a way to remove her,” wrote one social media user about Georgia high school student Hannah Watters whose photos of a crowded school highway went viral in August.
COVID-19 Outbreak at Georgia High School That Posed for Back to School Picture
Etowah High School in Cherokee County, Georgia has shut down after dozens in the district tested positive for COVID-19. Some students are sharing images from their first week of school showing very …
2 longtime Georgia House incumbents appear to be defeated
There were 13 legislative runoff elections held Tuesday, with two long-time Atlanta-area Democratic House members facing opponents. There also was a special election to replace state Sen. Jack Hill, …
How Georgia’s Marjorie Taylor Greene Could Become the GOP’s Next Steve King in the House
Greene, a supporter of the QAnon conspiracy theory, has insisted Black people should be “proud” of Confederate monuments and denounced Muslims as pedophiles who “marry their sisters.” …