2023

Row of buidlings in downtown Powder Springs

Powder Springs September 3, 2023

Dwight McMutry to run unopposed for Powder Springs City Council Post 1

After the qualifying period ended, there was only one candidate standing for Powder Springs City Council Post 1. Dwight McMutry will run unopposed for the seat, making him the presumptive…

Health Care September 2, 2023

Medicare starts a long road to cutting prices for drugs, starting with 10 costing it $50.5 billion annually – a health policy analyst explains why negotiations are promising but will take years

by Simon F. Haeder, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Biden administration released on Aug. 29, 2023, a list of the first…

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LGBTQ September 2, 2023

Trans students benefit from gender-inclusive classrooms, research shows – and so do the other students and science itself

by Sarah Eddy, Florida International University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Across the U.S., legislators are debating how and when sex and gender should be…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Energy September 2, 2023

Georgia Power, state regulators agree to division of Vogtle nuclear plant costs

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 31, 2023 A settlement agreement among Georgia Power, clean energy advocates, and state…

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Environment September 2, 2023

New federal water pollution rule draws mixed reaction

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] August 30, 2023 A federal rule limiting agencies’ power…

Health Care September 2, 2023

A Move to Cut Drug Prices Has Patients With Rare Diseases Worried

This article by Markian Hawryluk first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Markian Hawryluk August 30, 2023 For people with cystic fibrosis, like Sabrina Walker, Trikafta has been…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Long Term Care September 2, 2023

Exclusive: CMS Study Sabotages Efforts to Bolster Nursing Home Staffing, Advocates Say

This article by Jordan Rau first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Jordan Rau, KFF Health News August 29, 2023 The Biden administration last year promised to establish…

Opinion September 2, 2023

How Trump Lost…And Won…The 1st Debate. What Does It Mean For the Georgia primary?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The biggest loser in the first Republican debate in Milwaukee was Donald Trump, according to the polls. Yet, in the…

Cobb weather March 10: Photo of cloudy skies above a residential street

Climate and Weather September 2, 2023

Cobb County weather forecast for Saturday, September 2, 2023

The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies here in Cobb County on Saturday, September 2, 2023, with a high near 82 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be mostly clear,…

People waving signs protesting the banning of books by the Cobb County School District

Cobb County September 1, 2023

The battle over books in Cobb County Schools

by Rebecca Gaunt About a dozen people stood outside Lassiter High School Friday morning in response to the district’s recent decision to pull two books from libraries across the district….

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