Georgia
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Hartsfield-Jackson is hectic post-holiday with lengthy security lines
As a former travel nurse who lives a few miles from Hartfield-Jackson International, Cheryl Christopherson thought she had mastered the world's busiest airport.
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Plaintiffs seek stay in Georgia utility commission case
Brionté McCorkle was "furious" when a federal appeals court ruled in late November that Georgia could keep its current method of electing its utility regulators. She punched her kickboxing heavy bag so hard that it broke.
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Georgia plans ‘strategic surge’ to check Medicaid eligibility after 150,000 children lose coverage
Georgia will boost spending to get state workers help with handling the massive job of checking the eligibility of all 2.8 million people covered by Medicaid after a high number of children have lost coverage.
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Rivian chooses construction firm to build $5 billion EV factory in Georgia
Electric vehicle startup Rivian announced Tuesday it has chosen the construction firm to build its planned $5 billion factory an hour east of Atlanta.
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Walker County elections board chair won’t get another term
After nearly 16 years of service on the Walker County Board of Elections and Registration, Jim Buckner said he was sad and disappointed to learn he wouldn't be reappointed to another term.
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Regulators approve deal to pay for Georgia Power’s new nuclear reactors
Almost 15 years of wrangling over who should pay for two new nuclear reactors in Georgia and who should be accountable for cost overruns came down to one vote Tuesday, with the Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approving an additional 6% rate increase to pay for $7.56 billion in remaining costs at Georgia Power Co.'s Plant Vogtle.
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These kids want to go to school. The main obstacle? Paperwork
It's unclear to Tameka how — or even when — her children became unenrolled from Atlanta Public Schools. But it was traumatic when, in fall 2021, they figured out it had happened.
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Get there early: Hartsfield-Jackson will be packed for the holidays
Crowds of passengers are streaming into Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the busiest period of the Christmas holiday travel season approaches.
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Georgia ranked third worst in nation for kicking children off Medicaid
Georgia is disenrolling children from Medicaid in greater numbers than most other states, many of whom may actually be eligible for coverage, according to information released Monday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Just in time for the holidays: COVID-19, flu, RSV make their return
Just as throngs of people hit the roads and fly the skies to be with friends and family for the holidays, a trio of now-familiar respiratory viruses are showing up again.