Since 2013, five rural medical centers in Georgia have closed, and countless others are struggling to stay afloat financially. From restructuring to cutting services, many hospitals are changing in whatever means necessary to survive. This financial crisis was unintentionally brought on by the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and related legislation that followed it. Before the

On this date in 1953, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz signed a contract worth $8,000,000 to continue the “I Love Lucy” series for another two years. Peaches We executed another man last night Early voting is on the up and up Georgia prisons running red light scam? Best unemployment rates by county in Georgia Jimmy Carter

We often hear about how good legislation is crafted. A legislator comes up with an idea, writes a bill, gets suggestions for improvements in committee, and passes it in one chamber, only to send it to the other side where the process repeats itself. Eventually, one hopes, a bill is perfected and becomes law. Such

From the Savannah Morning News: Two Savannah residents have filed an ethics complaint alleging Alderman Tony Thomas launched an “all-out hate campaign” against them following their support for an opposing city council candidate last year. The complaint filed Friday by Debra Kujawa and Karen Thompson claims Thomas violated code sections calling for elected officials to

Georgia’s 3rd District Congressman Lynn Westmoreland knows Trey Gowdy well. They’ve served together not just as Congressmen from neighboring states in the GOP caucus, but also served together on the House committee investigating Benghazi. Tomorrow they’ll be talking about another common interest: Electing Marco Rubio. The media availability will be tomorrow afternoon just before rush

At last we leave the safety of the shallow end of the budget knowledge pool, and dive into deeper waters that require a comfortability with the basics to tread. Consider videos four through six of this series from PolicyBEST a bit more advanced and hitting at a deeper level for discussion here at GeorgiaPol. Georgia

On Tuesday,  the University System of Georgia’s chancellor, Hank Huckaby, announced a freeze on tuition for the 2016-2017 academic year. This comes as lawmakers are considering legislation that would cap tuition at the inflation rate as measured by the Consumer Price Index. H.R. 1326, introduced by Georgia House Majority Leader Matt Ramsey (R-72), will change

Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) is sponsoring a bill (SB 330) that would allow a referendum this year to allow MARTA to expand north on Georgia 400 from North Springs station to Windward Parkway. After pushback from North Fulton residents opposed to shelling out more for rail transit that they say they would not use, Beach,

Union County is one of eight counties within the state of Georgia governed by a Sole Commissioner. With less than 22,000 citizens I feel I have better representation by the numbers, than I did when I lived in Gwinnett County where each commissioner represents about 180,000 citizens. Of Georgia’s 159 counties, 102 have less than

Those attending a Tuesday Senate Rules Committee hearing believed it would consider two bills, the Pastor Protection Act, sent over from the House, and the First Amendment Defense Act, sponsored by Senator Greg Kirk of Americus. Instead, what they got was a substitute for the Pastor Protection Act that took the original, and added on