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Health Care April 25, 2025

A Chicago Hospital Bows to Federal Pressure on Trans Care for Teens

This article by Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Kristen Schorsch, WBEZ Chicago April 24, 2025 He’s 17 and lives in the Chicago…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia March 23, 2023

Georgia Legislature sends bill to limit transgender care for minors to governor

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 22, 2023 A bill limiting the care Georgia doctors could provide to transgender…

Georgia March 17, 2023

Georgia House OKs bill to limit transgender care for minors as GOP prevails in party-line vote

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 16, 2023 Republican House lawmakers have approved a controversial measure limiting the care…

Georgia March 16, 2023

Emotions run high as Georgia House panel advances bill limiting transgender care for minors

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 15, 2023 If signed into law, Cordele Republican Sen. Carden Summers’ Senate Bill…

Georgia March 9, 2023

Senate backs ban on transgender care for children in late Crossover Day vote

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2023 Young transgender Georgians could be denied access to some forms of…

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Health Care October 15, 2022

Not everyone is male or female – the growing controversy over sex designation

by Carl Streed Jr, Boston University and Frances Grimstad, Harvard University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Check out your birth certificate and surely you’ll see…

Weather July 8, 2025

More thunderstorm;another high heat index for Georgia Tuesday PM

The National Weather Service is warning of isolated to scattered thunderstorms and extreme heat across north and central Georgia today, with potentially strong storms and high heat index values expected…

Cumberland July 8, 2025

Pedestrian bridge over Cobb Parkway opens in time for All-Star festivities

By Mark Woolsey Just in time for Major League Baseball’s All-Star festivities, the pedestrian bridge linking the Cobb Galleria Centre and Cumberland Mall over Cobb Parkway is open again. The…

Environment July 8, 2025

Bees and Butterflies: Master Gardener Volunteers of Cobb County to host pollinator count

By Larry Felton Johnson The Master Gardener Volunteer of Cobb County (MGVOCC) distributed the following announcement, along with a request for the media to cover MGVOCC’s participation in the Great…

Austell July 8, 2025

Cobb K-9 Unit helps Austell police with apprehension of robbery suspects

Photo above: Cobb commissioners and police officials along with three dogs gather around sign stating “JoAnn K Birrell Police K9 Annex” at a BOC meeting, January 2024 (Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb…

Weather July 8, 2025

Cobb climate summary & weather forecast for Tuesday, July 8, 2025

The National Weather Service forecasts sunny skies here in Cobb County on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, with a high near 95 degrees. Tonight it is expected to be partly cloudy,…

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