Georgia Head Start programs among hardest hit in nation by government shutdown

As the federal government shutdown stretches into a second month, working poor parents suddenly have no child care for their ...

Georgia families get a sign of relief after judge orders full SNAP payments amid shutdown

A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to fully fund SNAP benefits for Nov., providing relief for thousands of ...

Government shutdown set to close GA Head Start programs. Here's where, how many

Over a dozen Head Start programs are set to close in rural Georgia, leaving families without many essential services.

Federal workers hit with government furloughs, layoffs can get help here with aid, food

Federal employees affected by the current government furloughs or by recent layoffs may be able to find resources that can ...
USA Today

Georgia sheriff suspended by Gov. Brian Kemp following body camera incident. What to know

Gov. Brian Kemp suspended Towns County Sheriff Kenneth Henderson for 60 days on Tuesday, following a physical confrontation between the sheriff and a local police officer. Here's what we know about ...
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Message from Georgia Department of Labor as government shutdown continues

GDOL Commissioner Rivera Holmes on government shutdown and help for federal workers. George Santos' prison sentence commuted, to be released 'immediately': Trump How to hard boil eggs without using ...
WMAZ

Gov. Brian Kemp to deliver keynote speech at 2025 Georgia National Fair's opening. Here's when and where

PERRY, Ga. — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will deliver the keynote speech at the 2025 Georgia National Fair opening ceremony Thursday, highlighting the role of agriculture in the Peach State and the fair's ...
The Valdosta Daily Times

More than a hundred thousand Georgians could be directly affected by shutdown

ATLANTA — The federal government shut down as of 12:01 a.m., and it could affect the income of about 111,000 Georgia employees. Many will not get paid, causing an economic loss that could reverberate ...
Savannah Morning News

Shutdown could directly impact salaries of more than 100K Georgians

Over 110,000 federal employees in Georgia could be impacted by the government shutdown. Furloughed workers in Georgia may be eligible to apply for state unemployment benefits. A 2019 federal law ...
ProPublica

Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirement Program Spent Twice as Much on Administrative Costs as on Health Care, GAO Says

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with The Current. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. Update, Sept. 24, ...
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Gov. Kemp to visit with Hyundai in South Korea for first time since ICE raid at Georgia plant

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is set to meet with Hyundai officials as he embarks on a trip to both South Korea and Japan this fall in an effort to strengthen economic ties with the two countries, ...
CBS News

Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan running for Georgia governor as a Democrat

Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan has announced he will be running for Georgia governor as a Democrat in 2026. A former longtime Republican, Duncan was elected as the state's lieutenant governor ...