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The 988 phone system is designed to help those experiencing a mental health crisis. It will enhance access and build services to help reduce suicide and overdose in Georgia.

988 suicide prevention line ready for July 15 rollout in Georgia

by Ellen Eldridge | GPBMay 30, 2022May 30, 2022

A commission created to rename military bases currently named for historical figures with ties to the Confederacy is recommending renaming Fort Gordon near Augusta for former President and World War II military leader Dwight Eisenhower.

Here are the new names being recommended for two Georgia military bases

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022

A redistricting process set new boundaries for many state legislators ahead of Tuesday’s midterm primary, which led to some surprising outcomes, including the defeat of an incumbent lawmaker who oversaw the drawing of her district’s ‌new‌ ‌boundaries.

Georgia GOP redistricting chair loses election on map she helped draw

by Stanley Dunlap | Georgia RecorderMay 25, 2022September 24, 2023

Gov. Brian Kemp captured renomination for a second term Tuesday, defeating former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Republican primary without the need for a runoff.

Brian Kemp wins Republican Primary in landslide

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 24, 2022September 24, 2023

Below is our live coverage of the May 24 Georgia Primary Election. Results will be posted as they come in.

Georgia Primary Election Results

by Thom ChandlerMay 24, 2022May 24, 2022

A company run by a veteran executive at Stone Mountain Park will take over as private manager of the park this summer.

It’s Official: Stone Mountain Park has a new management company

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 23, 2022September 24, 2023

A Pennsylvania-based company that maintains and operates more than 300 cemeteries nationwide will step up its upkeep of four Georgia cemeteries following a state probe.

After state investigation, cemetery company must improve upkeep at its Georgia cemeteries

by T.A. DeFeo | The Center SquareMay 21, 2022May 21, 2022

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AU Health Now Offers Prescription COVID-19 Treatment

by Thom ChandlerMay 20, 2022October 10, 2023

The confederate monument in Brunswick, GA coming down this morning! #TakeDownHate #GeorgiaNAACP #NAACP pic.twitter.com/8DgCodyNjU

Confederate monument in Brunswick removed

by Margaret Coker | The CurrentMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

“After which failed pregnancy should I have been imprisoned? Would it have been after the first miscarriage, after doctors used what would be an illegal drug to abort the lost fetus?,” McBath asked.

Lucy McBath tells personal story about her three miscarriages

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022

A GoFundMe campaign has been organized for Georgia musician Brennan Johnson after he died suddenly while jogging at Sawnee Mountain.

GoFundMe campaign started for family of Georgia musician who died suddenly

by Thom ChandlerMay 17, 2022May 17, 2022

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Here is What Georgia is Doing to Help Businesses Hit Hardest by the Coronavirus Pandemic

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 17, 2022October 10, 2023

Last night stargazers got to experience the rare phenomenon of a total lunar eclipse that created a blood moon.

Did you see the Lunar Eclipse last night?

by Thom ChandlerMay 16, 2022May 16, 2022

State and local elected officials from Houston County dedicated one of the most visible solar energy projects in Georgia Wednesday.

New solar project in Houston County will bring green power to 11,000 customers

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 13, 2022May 13, 2022

The Georgia House Democratic Caucus held a press conference Monday in which representatives – all women – decried the potential loss of abortion rights in Georgia and urged voters to support pro-choice candidates in upcoming elections.

Georgia House Democrats decry potential abortion ban

by Rebecca Grapevine | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 9, 2022May 9, 2022

A federal workplace investigation has determined that two companies failed to follow required safety standards that could have prevented a bridge collapse in Covington last October that killed one worker and seriously injured another.

Two Georgia companies fined in deadly bridge collapse in Covington

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022

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What would overturning Roe v. Wade mean for Georgia?

by Sarah Varney | KHNMay 4, 2022September 24, 2023

Electric vehicle startup Rivian and state and local officials signed off Monday on a deal announced last December to build a $5 billion manufacturing plant east of Atlanta that will create 7,500 jobs.

Rivian gets $1.5 billion incentive package from Georgia

by Dave Williams | Capitol Beat News ServiceMay 2, 2022May 2, 2022

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