When last year’s behavioral health parity bill was signed into law, Janet Norris was sitting in a Bartow County jail cell. A lot has changed for her since then. After struggling with addiction for 27 years, the Cartersville resident found recovery through mental health court.
Is Atlanta a good place to live? Recent rankings certainly say so.
Locally, according to a newly released Bureau of Labor Statistics report released on February 1, the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metropolitan area unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted) dropped from 2.7 percent in November to 2.6 percent in December.
Preventing maternal and infant mortality in Georgia is a top priority for health care providers in the state.
Big changes are underway for Medicare participants, after historic legislation put them in motion this month.
In December, the Georgia unemployment rate was 3.0 percent which is the same as the unemployment rate in November.
If anyone was harboring hope that a new House speaker might want to take a fresh look at full Medicaid expansion in Georgia, House Speaker Jon Burns dumped cold water on that Thursday.
The clock is ticking down for the public to voice its opinion on a proposed heavy metals strip mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.
A quick survey of the salaries for police officers in rural southwest Georgia found that some officers started off earning $12.70 per hour, providing further insight into why so many local law enforcement agencies are struggling to recruit new personnel and keep experienced officers on staff.