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Health Care May 17, 2022

Kemp OKs expanded Medicaid coverage for new moms, rejects coverage for HIV

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 17, 2022 Low-income moms will be eligible for a year of Medicaid coverage under…

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Education May 16, 2022

Georgia school teachers creating new lesson plans to comply with culture war laws

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 16, 2022 Georgia students will soon be trading their pencils and books for sunglasses…

2022 Elections May 14, 2022

Q & A with Terry Cummings, Democratic hopeful for GA State House District 39

By Arielle Robinson The Courier spoke last week with Terry Cummings, a Democrat running for Georgia House District 39. Cummings ran against incumbent Rep. Erica Thomas in the 2020 primaries….

2022 Elections May 12, 2022

Election officials make their voices heard as battleground states debate voting laws

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 12, 2022 When Georgia legislators pushed through a restrictive voting bill during the 2021…

Interior of the Apple store in Cumberland Mall taken from outside the store

Labor movement May 11, 2022

Pandemic-fueled Apple union movement unlikely to spur a trend in right-to-work Georgia

By Ray Glier, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 11, 2022 Inside the Apple store at Cumberland Mall, business is brisk on a…

Health Care May 10, 2022

What is fentanyl and why is it behind the deadly surge in US drug overdoses? A medical toxicologist explains

By Kavita Babu, UMass Chan Medical School [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Buying drugs on the street is a game of Russian roulette. From Xanax…

Politics May 9, 2022

Florida Republicans’ row with Mickey Mouse highlights widening gap between historical BFFs GOP and corporate America

By M. K. Chin, Indiana University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There’s a growing rift between corporate America and the GOP – two groups that…

Gloria Hammond, far right, was part of the large group of Juliette residents who visited the state Capitol two years ago to push state elected officials to intervene in Georgia Power’s coal ash disposal plans. The county is now installing a water line so residents can access clean water, but Hammond says residents still want the coal ash moved to a lined landfill. Jill Nolin/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

Environment May 9, 2022

Juliette residents tap into new county water line, but coal ash concerns remain

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 9, 2022 Andrea Goolsby speaks wistfully about the taste of water fresh from the…

Seth Synstelien along with his wife and two children

2022 Elections May 7, 2022

Q & A with Seth Synstelien, Republican hopeful for US House District 14

By Arielle Robinson The Courier spoke with Seth Synstelien, one of several Republican candidates who is challenging US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in the 14th district. Synstelien is one of…

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