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Smoke fills the air as the fire in Folkston, Georgia, burns at 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Credit: Carmen Palermo post to Facebook.
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Environment

Kemp declares emergency as South Georgia wildfires spread rapidly

Kemp declares emergency as South Georgia wildfires spread rapidly Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency Wednesday due to the wildfires in South Georgia. “With much of Georgia remaining in extreme drought conditions, wildfires have already surpassed the state's 5-year average and continue to spread,” Kemp said in a news release. “My team and I are working closely with Georgia State Forester Johnny Sabo and his team, along with […]

todayApril 23, 2026 18

A wide photo of a large smoke plume billowing out from the fire at BioLabs in Conyers, Georgia.
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Health

Georgia high court weighs long-term health monitoring after BioLab fire

Georgia high court weighs long-term health monitoring after BioLab fire The Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday related to the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers. Residents are seeking long-term medical monitoring regardless of whether they currently show symptoms. The fire at the BioLab facility in September 2024 caused more than 17,000 people to evacuate and another 90,000 people to shelter in place. Larry Cox, a vice president of Dan-Kel Concrete […]

todayApril 23, 2026 15

Doctor, hands and tablet with patient for consultation, medical advice or procedure at clinic. Closeup, healthcare employee and client with technology for health appointment or checklist at hospital
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Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts

Georgia sees major drop in ACA enrollment after subsidy cuts More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage after Affordable Care Act plans faced substantial price hikes with recent changes. An investigation by The Current and The Georgia Recorder shows that 550,000 Georgians have not signed up for Georgia’s healthcare plan. That is a 37% drop in enrollment compared to January 2025. Health insurance policies on Georgia’s […]

todayApril 22, 2026 12

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Politics

Refundable adoption tax credit brings relief to Georgia families

Refundable adoption tax credit brings relief to Georgia families A newly refundable adoption tax credit is giving Georgia families some financial relief as they take on the often expensive process of adoption. One Georgia mother says she didn’t even realize the credit existed until after her daughter’s adoption was complete. Now that recent changes allow part of the credit to be refunded, she believes it will make a meaningful difference […]

todayApril 22, 2026 10

A hand drops a ballot in the 3D Georgia map with the colors of the Georgia state flag on a blue background in a flat design style
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Politics

Georgia counties brace for paper ballots as QR code deadline looms

Georgia counties brace for paper ballots as QR code deadline looms Election officials are advising counties to prepare for a move to hand-marked paper ballots for the November election as a July deadline approaches with no other solution in place. After July 1, QR codes can no longer be used to count ballots due to a Georgia law that was passed in 2024. The 2026 legislative session ended in Georgia […]

todayApril 21, 2026 25

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Trump taps Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead CDC amid agency concerns

Trump taps Dr. Erica Schwartz to lead CDC amid agency concerns President Donald Trump has nominated Dr. Erica Schwartz to serve as the next director of the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention. Schwartz served as the deputy surgeon general during Trump’s first administration and retired as a Rear Admiral in the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. She is a preventative medicine physician and also served as the chief […]

todayApril 21, 2026 13

Gov. Brian Kemp gives the audience a thumbs up at his final State of the State address Thursday at the Georgia State Capitol. Credit: Georgia House of Representatives Livestream.
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Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan

Calls grow for Kemp to veto bill making some metro elections nonpartisan Republicans and Democrats are calling for Gov. Brian Kemp to veto House Bill 369, a bill that would make some elections nonpartisan in some metro Atlanta counties. If made law, Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Cobb and Clayton counties would see a shift to nonpartisan races for district attorneys, county commissioners, tax commissioners and other local offices. The changes would […]

todayApril 20, 2026 10

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Environment

Suwannee River named 10th most endangered over pollution, water use

A new report from American Rivers ranks the Suwannee River as the 10th most endangered river in the country, citing nitrate pollution and heavy groundwater withdrawals. The Suwannee remains one of the Southeast’s few largely undammed rivers, beginning in the Okefenokee Swamp and flowing south into Florida. Peter Raabe, the Southeast regional director for American Rivers, said problems originating upstream are affecting the entire watershed. "It is not being able […]

todayApril 20, 2026 14

A sky view of Kennesaw State University, located just 15 miles outside of Atlanta.
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Education

Georgia public colleges to raise tuition for 2026–2027 school year

Georgia public colleges to raise tuition for 2026–2027 school year Georgia’s public colleges and universities are raising tuition for students this upcoming fall. The Board of Regents for the University System of Georgia voted Tuesday to increase tuition by 1% for in-state students and 3% for out-of-state and international students for the 2026-2027 academic year. “For more than a decade, USG and the Board of Regents have prioritized keeping college […]

todayApril 17, 2026 15