FDA authorizes Merck’s COVID-19 pill
The Food and Drug Administration Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for another COVID-19 pill. Merck’s molnupiravir may now be used to treat mild-to-moderate...
Georgia helps drive record enrollment in ACA health insurance
A record 13.6 million Americans have signed up for health coverage for 2022 on the Affordable Care Act marketplaces, with nearly a month remaining...
FDA authorizes first pill to treat COVID-19
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday issued an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill, Paxlovid.
The pill is authorized to treat mild-to-moderate COVID-19...
Gov. Brian Kemp backs Juneteenth as Georgia state holiday
Gov. Brian Kemp is supporting a plan to add Juneteenth as a mandatory 13th holiday for Georgia state employees.
Georgia law now mandates the observance...
Kemp, Carr sue Biden administration over Head Start vaccine mandate
As the COVID-19 Omicron variant surges in Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr announced Tuesday that the state has filed a...
Biden extends student loan repayment freeze through May 1
President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he is extending the freeze on student loan repayments until May 1.
The payments, which were set to restart on...
Hospitalizations and cases of COVID-19 climbing in Georgia
The number of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 has risen almost 50% in Georgia in the last month, and the number of infections detected continues...
Biden announces free COVID tests, aid for hospitals to deal with Omicron
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — With COVID-19 cases again on the rise and the new, highly-transmissible omicron variant making up almost three-quarters of cases nationwide, the Biden administration...
Georgia State Patrol to increase presence on roads during holidays
In an effort to reduce the number of crashes on Georgia roadways, Georgia State Patrol Troopers and the Motor Carrier Compliance Division Officers will...
US judge plans jury pool of 1,000 for 2nd Arbery death trial
The federal judge presiding over the upcoming hate crimes trial of three white men convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery said Monday she plans to...
Spaceport Camden receives FAA approval. But legal hurdles remain
A proposed launch facility in Southeast Georgia for small commercial rockets has come one step closer to becoming a reality, as the Federal Aviation...
Ga. Republican leaders warn GOP lawmakers not to ‘relitigate’ 2020 election
With 2022 elections on the horizon, some GOP lawmakers up for higher office are still looking backward.
So far, most Republican campaigns for state official...