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Gov. Nathan Deal has given Piedmont Healthcare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia a deadline to resolve their contract dispute.

Nathan Deal sets Tuesday deadline, threatens ‘executive action’ if Blue Cross, Piedmont cannot agree

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 16, 2018August 12, 2020

State health officials said Thursday that they believe Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare — which are deadlocked without a new contract — have moved closer to agreement on reimbursement rates.

Nathan Deal to meet with Blue Cross, Piedmont Monday

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 15, 2018August 12, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education has given Georgia a waiver that will keep some middle school students from unnecessary testing.

New waiver means some Georgia students will take fewer tests

by Thom ChandlerApril 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia and Piedmont Healthcare each said Tuesday that they’re making progress in negotiations to reach a new contract.

Still no breakthrough in Blue Cross, Piedmont negotiations

by Andy Miller | GHNApril 10, 2018August 12, 2020

Georgia lawmakers passed a bill that will make recess mandatory in all elementary schools starting with the 2018-2019 school year.

Mandatory Fun: Recess is about to be required in all Georgia elementary schools

by Thom ChandlerApril 10, 2018May 11, 2019

The Issue: While reading a speech about gun control during National School Walkout Day, students at Cambridge High School in Milton were told to stop by school officials and ushered away from the area where they were speaking. In an earlier attempt to give the speech, the students microphones were cut off.

You Decide: Were Cambridge High students unfairly silenced during school walkout?

by Thom ChandlerMarch 15, 2018December 14, 2018

Below is the realtime information we gathered during National School Walkout Day in Georgia. A more detailed story will be published Thursday. Check this site for details.

Reporter’s Notebook: National Walkout Day protests not without controversy

by Thom ChandlerMarch 14, 2018March 22, 2019

What's Happening?: In the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the first of several nationwide school protests is upon us. Students nationwide are planning several school walkouts in the coming weeks to protest the rise of school shootings and to call on lawmakers to take action to keep schools safe.

Georgia school systems differ in approach to walkouts

by Thom ChandlerMarch 13, 2018September 24, 2023

In Fattitude, one of the many examples of this was Disney characters. Take Ariel—the tiny, sweet mermaid who ends up with her prince, and then Ursula, the big mean monstrous, octopus lady who scares everyone.

Adjust your Fattitude: Why being fat isn’t bad for your health

by Caroline YoungFebruary 24, 2018April 13, 2022

Got unexpected medical bills? This Georgia lawmaker wants to help

by Thom ChandlerFebruary 10, 2018December 14, 2018

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