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'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chief
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (561+ words) March 2, 2026 12:49 PM FILE - Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2025 / AP One of the world's leading…...
Lawmakers: Spotlight - Addressing Interstate Sexual Predators and Incest Law Gaps
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (179+ words) On this episode, Representative Darlene Taylor of Thomasville and Representative Mike Cameron of Rossville discuss legislation aimed at protecting Georgia's most vulnerable residents. From the Interstate Sexual Predator Prevention Act to closing loopholes in Georgia's incest law and establishing standards…...
Georgia Mental Health Policy Partnership wants lawmakers to enforce Mental Health Parity Act
1+ week, 3+ day ago (363+ words) February 20, 2026 2:56 PM LISTEN: State and federal law require equal insurance coverage for both physical and mental illness, but advocates say Georgia needs to hold insurers accountable when behavioral health care is hard to find. GPB's Ellen Eldridge reports. Roland Behm…...
Wunderkind Carson McCullers Screening and Discussion
1+ week, 3+ day ago (373+ words) Wunderkind Carson McCullers presents excerpts from Carson McCullers's most important works and traces her short and dazzling life. Her debut novel, "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter," catapulted her to fame in the New York literary scene in the spring…...
8 creative ways to build your village, according to our listeners
1+ week, 5+ day ago (801+ words) February 18, 2026 5:00 AM How did you build your village? We asked NPR's audience this question in our newsletter in January, inspired by Life Kit's interview with Priya Parker on how to create community. The key is to start imagining the community…...
Immigration crackdown in Maine is a top issue in battle for key Senate seat
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1001+ words) February 17, 2026 5:01 AM Demonstrators attend an anti-ICE rally in Lewiston, Maine, on Jan. 24. On Jan. 21, federal immigration authorities from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched a new enforcement operation in Maine called Operation Catch of the Day, aimed at identifying and…...
The Librarians: Community Screening and Discussion
2+ week, 1+ day ago (323+ words) The Librarians: Community Screening and Discussion'Georgia Public Broadcasting The Librarians: Community Screening and Discussion The Athens-Clarke County Library will host a special screening of "The Librarians," the award-winning documentary that follows a courageous network of besieged librarians as they unite…...
Listen: Buoy off Tybee Island hears right whale's 'contact call"
2+ week, 5+ day ago (315+ words) February 11, 2026 1:33 PM A Georgia monitoring buoy off the coast of Tybee Island listening for'the calls of endangered right whales heard a few for the first time late last month. GPB's Peter Biello reports. Right whale Catalog #3260 "Skittle" and calf sighted…...
'Lawmakers' Day 15: Senate OKs teaching on retirement; Moms Demand Action supports gun switch ban
2+ week, 6+ day ago (656+ words) February 10, 2026 8:17 AM Phyllis Jackson of the Moms Demand Action Augusta League spoke at the Capitol on Monday, February 9, 2026, to rally in support of a bill that would ban switches. As the session begins to ramp up this month, both chambers…...
Georgia Senate panel advances bill to ease path for foreign-trained doctors
3+ week, 3+ day ago (809+ words) February 6, 2026 1:04 PM Georgia state Sen. Ben Watson, a Savannah Republican and doctor, is sponsoring a bill to make it easier for foreign-trained doctors to practice in Georgia. A bill to make it easier for foreign-trained doctors to practice in Georgia…...