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Health Care March 21, 2024

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment

This article by Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Andy Miller and Renuka Rayasam March 20, 2024 Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Health Care January 15, 2024

Talk of Georgia-style full Medicaid expansion spurs bipartisan buzz at state Capitol

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 13, 2024 The Gold Dome was aflutter during the first week of the…

Health Care January 12, 2024

Will this be the year Georgia Republicans soften decade-long refusal of full Medicaid Expansion?

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] January 10, 2024 House Speaker Jon Burns publicly opened the door to a conversation…

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Defense industry December 22, 2024

Lockheed Martin gets up to an additional $11.8 billion on existing F-35 contract

Photo of F-35 in flight courtesy of Lockheed Martin According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin will be awarded a “not-to-exceed $11,762,911,991” modification to…

Cobb County December 22, 2024

Two Sweetwater Mission food distributions highlighted

Avid community volunteer Barry Krebs submitted the following reports and photos from two Sweetwater Mission food distribution events in South Cobb: Food distribution at Friendship Revival Center Barry submitted the…

Climate and Weather December 22, 2024

Cobb climate almanac & weather forecast for Sunday, December 22, 2024

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Sunday, December 22, 2024, with a high near 46 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be clear, with…

Acworth December 22, 2024

Jeff’s Bagel Run: scratch-made bagels in Acworth

By Mark Woolsey There’s a new entry on the bagel front in Acworth, and its name might make you blink. Co-owner Valee Desai says their store, dubbed Jeff’s Bagel Run,…

Mableton December 21, 2024

Why was Six Flags built in Cobb County?

[We’re reworking and republishing some of the articles published in the Cobb County Courier in its earlier years. This was originally published in 2017, which was the 50th anniversary of…

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Georgia Medicaid

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment

Talk of Georgia-style full Medicaid expansion spurs bipartisan buzz at state Capitol

Will this be the year Georgia Republicans soften decade-long refusal of full Medicaid Expansion?