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Behavioral Health, Health & Wellness December 12, 2025

Highland Rivers awarded $1 million to expand recovery-to-work programs through Appalachian Regional Commission’s ARISE initiative

The following press release was submitted by Highland Rivers Behavioral Health: Highland Rivers Behavioral Health has been selected as a partner organization in a $13.4 million regional initiative funded through…

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Health & Wellness December 11, 2025

Health Care Consolidation and Rising Costs Happen, but Obamacare Is Not the Key Culprit

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, KFF Health News December 11, 2025 In a recent Meet the Press appearance, Sen….

Health & Wellness December 11, 2025

Putting pig organs in people is OK in the US, but growing human organs in pigs is not – why is that?

by Monika Piotrowska, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In a New York operating room one day in…

Health & Wellness December 10, 2025

Navigating Food Allergies During the Holiday Season: What Families Need to Know

Photo courtesy of Wellstar Health System Wellstar Health System submitted the following article about navigating food allergies for the holiday season: A food allergy occurs when the body’s immune system…

Health & Wellness December 10, 2025

This HIV Expert Refused To Censor Data, Then Quit the CDC

This article by Amy Maxmen first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Amy Maxmen December 10, 2025 John Weiser, a doctor and researcher, has treated people with HIV…

Health & Wellness December 9, 2025

Trump’s Idea for Health Accounts Has Been Tried. Millions of Patients Have Ended Up in Debt.

This article by Noam N. Levey first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Noam N. Levey December 9, 2025 Sarah Monroe once had a relatively comfortable middle-class life….

Health & Wellness December 9, 2025

Health insurance premiums rose nearly 3x the rate of worker earnings over the past 25 years

by Vivian Ho, Rice University and Salpy Kanimian, Rice University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Health insurance premiums in the U.S. significantly increased between 1999…

Health & Wellness December 8, 2025

Flu and RSV climb in Georgia as winter virus season starts slowly

This article by Rebecca Grapevine first appeared in Healthbeat, republished with permission. Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat Dec 5, 2025 at 5:06pm EST Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free…

Health & Wellness December 8, 2025

Vaccine committee votes to scrap universal hepatitis B shots for newborns despite outcry from children’s health experts

by David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on…

Food Safety December 8, 2025

Health inspection scores for Cobb County restaurants and other food services from November 28 to December 4

The following are scores for the past week for restaurants, school cafeterias, hotels, and other food service facilities in Cobb County from the Georgia Department of Public Health. For more…

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Government & Politics, State Government January 22, 2026

Georgia candidates pitch zero state income tax. How would it work?

by Maggie Lee, The Current, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 21, 2026 Two high-profile Republicans running for higher office in Georgia…

Government & Politics, State Government January 22, 2026

Agency responsible for child welfare services in Georgia is on track for $48M budget shortfall

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 21, 2026 The head of Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services faced…

Education, News January 22, 2026

Cobb legislators file bill to prevent school districts from cutting public comment feed

(photos by Rebecca Gaunt) By Rebecca Gaunt Six Cobb legislators have filed House Bill 989, a bipartisan bill that would require all Georgia school districts to record or broadcast public…

Immigration January 22, 2026

Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance

by Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, University of California, Santa Barbara, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Trump administration’s recent surge of more than 3,000 federal agents to…

Justice January 22, 2026

A government can choose to investigate the killing of a protester − or choose to blame the victim and pin it all on ‘domestic terrorism’

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The question the First Amendment keeps asking, across wars and panics and…

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