Author: Theresa Garcia Robertson

End the Stigma – Treat Obesity like the Disease it is | A Special to GAPol by Minority Caucus Chairman Billy Mitchell

Millions of Americans suffer from obesity.  They are blamed for their weight; constantly being told they are not making good decisions. From friends and family to their own healthcare providers, they experience discrimination and bias from all sides. Many have searched high and low for affordable options and treatments to help manage what the medical

Morning Reads for Friday, August 20, 2019

Standing in for the incomparable Ginny. Georgia bars local governments from enacting mask, vaccine mandates Georgia jobless rate dips below 4% as payrolls again leap How the Apple lobbying machine took on Georgia Georgia public health agency issues new advice for school quarantines Almost all eligible Georgians are registered to vote, data show Georgia’s Sen.

Morning Reads for Monday, May 17, 2021

Happy Monday! Georgia gas situation largely remaining flat despite normal operations resuming on pipeline Georgia State study finds Atlanta students lost months of progress in pandemic Georgia Museum of Art honored for pandemic programs Georgia universities advised to drop mask mandates, social distancing Taking a closer look at the citizens arrest repeal in Georgia Heiress

Morning Reads for Monday, May 3, 2021

Happy Monday, friends! House explodes in north Georgia, killing 2 Mental health a challenge for Georgia college students, providers UGA academics fight climate change through Drawdown Georgia Other states pass Georgia in school choice Georgia restaurants can begin to apply for a much-needed financial boost Columbus, Georgia airport gets new flights to Texas, North Carolina

Mid-Morning Reads for Monday, April 19, 2021

Happy Monday! Otters at Georgia Aquarium test positive for Covid-19 Georgia’s Abrams navigates voting law fight with eye on 2022 Georgia GOP committees vote to censure Kemp, Raffensperger Georgia Natural Gas invites community to recycle electronics at Lenox Square on Earth Day, April 22 Unemployment claims rising in Georgia, contrary to national trend Georgia 2022: