Since last summer, thousands of Georgians have turned to food banks, kitchens and shelters in order to make up for the loss of extra federal food stamp benefits that kept them from going hungry during the worst of the pandemic.
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State Agency to Recommend Pay Hike for Caregivers Who Aid Georgians With Disabilities
A key state agency will recommend a slightly higher wage increase for caregivers who work with people with disabilities in Georgia and who would see a $6 hourly rate increase under the proposal.
Georgia Continues Charging So-Called Tampon Tax Despite Latest Legislative Repeal Effort
When Laura Strausfeld was a law student, she went to the drugstore to pick up a box of tampons, throwing a chapstick in on the way. Glancing at the receipt, she noticed that the tampons had a sales tax. The chapstick, however, did not.
GA Centers Combat Child-Abuse Misconceptions with Impactful Initiatives
Georgia saw more than 62,000 reports of child abuse in 2020, representing more than 120,000 children.
Georgia’s SB 140 Seen as Serious Threat to LGBTQ+ Youth
New legislation in Georgia targeting gender-affirming health care for transgender minors has health professionals and LGBTQ+ advocates on high alert.
Better Broadband Would Minimize Healthcare Gaps in Georgia
A half-million Georgians face the reality of inadequate internet access, according to the state’s broadband annual report.
Infant Formula Shortages Forced Some Parents to Feed Their Babies in Less Healthy Ways
One third of families who relied on formula to feed their babies during the COVID-19 pandemic were forced by severe infant formula shortages to resort to suboptimal feeding practices that can harm infant health, according to our research published in the journal Maternal and Child Nutrition.
Georgia House OKs Bill to Limit Transgender Care for Minors As GOP Prevails in Party-Line Vote
Republican House lawmakers have approved a controversial measure limiting the care doctors can provide transgender patients under the age of 18.
As Opioids Overdose Deaths Keep Rising, Report Urges Lawmakers to Develop New Approaches
Lawmakers should view America’s staggering opioid crisis, including the rise of illicit fentanyl, through an “ecosystems” approach, argues a massive RAND Corporation report published Thursday.
Georgia House Speaker Tees Up Legislature’s Homestretch, Drops Sports Betting Teaser
House Speaker Jon Burns defended the push to create oversight panels for local prosecutors, touted ongoing efforts to improve access to mental health services in Georgia and seemed to crack the door back open for sports betting this session in remarks at an Atlanta Press Club event Thursday.