ATLANTA, Georgia, June 1 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society posted the following news release: * * * ACS Study Finds Medicaid Expansion Increased Medicaid Coverage, Early-Stage Cancer Diagnoses and Survival Among Adults 65 and Older * CHICAGO -- A new study by researchers at the American Cancer Society (ACS) shows Medicaid expansion was associated with an increase in Medicaid coverage, early-stage cancer diagnoses, and improved two-year survival among patients diagnosed with   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Altamaha Riverkeeper Inc., Brunswick, Georgia, has opposed a proposal by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service to rescind the definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The environmental advocacy organization argues that the proposed change would severely weaken existing protections for vulnerable species and their critical habitats across the nation. The group, which   more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- The Georgia Farm Bureau has voiced strong support for a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service to rescind the regulatory definition of "harm" under the Endangered Species Act. The organization believes this change is vital for reducing regulatory burdens and ensuring the economic viability of the state's agricultural sector. For decades, the current broad interpret  more

WASHINGTON, June 1 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Reverend Warnock on MTP: "This Big Ugly Bill is Going to Strip People of their Health Care" * Today, Senator Reverend Warnock joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press to outline the consequences for Georgians if the Senate passes the GOP billionaire tax giveaway bill The Senator laid out a vision for a tax code that uplifts ordinary people: "Here's a proposal. How about [allowing] the   more