ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 507th LRS Utilizes Driving Simulator * * Published Sept. 17, 2025 * By Airman 1st Class Katriel Coffee * 507th Air Refueling Wing TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- The 507th Logistics Readiness Squadron now provides additional vehicle training opportunities to Airmen of the 507th Air Refueling Wing with a new driving simulator. The simulator provides members throughout the wing the  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * A promise to keep: The beginning of Honor Flight * * Published Sept. 16, 2025 * By Lt. Col. Casey Staheli * Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Editor's Note: This article is the first in a three-part series exploring the origins, impact and enduring legacy of the Honor Flight program. In advance of the historic first Honor Flight to be  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Air Force Reserve expands international partnerships across Europe * * Published Sept. 17, 2025 * By Tech. Sgt. Sean Evans * Air Force Reserve Command ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. -- Lt. Gen. John Healy, Chief of the Air Force Reserve and Commander of Air Force Reserve Command, is expanding international partnerships through a strategic engagement tour across Europe this month. The t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter bill improving health care access for rural America passes committee * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) today spoke in favor of his Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act, a bill extending critical programs that increase access to health care services in rural communities, which unanimously passed out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Watch and  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Earl L. Carter, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Carter introduces Georgia House Republican resolution condemning assassination of Charlie Kirk * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) this week introduced a resolution condemning the assassination of Charlie Kirk on September 10, 2025, and reaffirming Congress' commitment to protecting the rights of all Americans to assemble peacefully and express their political views. The res  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 32) on August 28, 2025, entitled "Drug Overdose Deaths Involving Stimulants - United States, January 2018 - June 2024.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Stimulant-involved overdose deaths have increased in the United States since 2011  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 34) on September 11, 2025, entitled "Notes from the Field: Invasive Streptococcus Outbreak at a Long-Term Care Facility -- Pennsylvania, 2024": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Group G B-hemolytic Streptococcus (GGS) is increasingly re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Rich McCormick Introduces The Incentivize Savings Act * WASHINGTON \- Congressman Rich McCormick (GA-07) has introduced the Incentivize Savings Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation aimed at addressing the nation's unsustainable fiscal trajectory. With federal agency spending increasing by 51.7% from fiscal year (FY) 2019 to FY 2024, and deficit spending rising by 85.9% over the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Nikema Williams at FSC Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) joined the Financial Services Committee Housing and Insurance Subcommittee Meeting to ask witnesses and speak on the Reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA): Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news: * * * DGA Statement on Brad Raffensperger's Entrance into the Georgia Governor's Race * Today, DGA spokesperson Kevin Donohoe released the following statement on Brad Raffensperger's entrance into the governor's race: "Brad Raffensperger's campaign launch injects a new level of chaos into what was already a messy primary - and is bad news for Burt Jones and Chris Carr. "With Raffensperger in, Republic  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory joins NIH-funded study to advance seizure prevention technology for epilepsy Emory University School of Medicine, a national leader in epilepsy surgery and neurostimulation therapies, is partnering in a newly awarded $2.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support the development of a next-generation neurostimulation device aimed at preventing seizures in patients with drug  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, Sept. 18 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: * * * Georgia Southern hosts inaugural Georgia One Health Symposium The Institute for Health Logistics & Analytics (IHLA) at Georgia Southern University welcomed One Health professionals from across Georgia and neighboring states to the inaugural Georgia One Health Symposium on Sept. 3-4. One Health is a collaborative approach that recognizes the health of people, animals, plants and the environme  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Subcommittee Demands Transparency of Government Weather and Climate Engineering Today, the Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing titled "Playing God with the Weather -- a Disastrous Forecast." During the hearing, member  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * In the News: Constangy Attorneys Discuss Proposed Private Attorney General Act for Wage-Hour Claims with Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly * Constangy attorneys Sasha Thaler and Chris Deubert were quoted in the article "Employment bar split over private wage-theft measure," which was published in Massachusetts Lawyer Weekly. The article discussed the b  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 (TNSrep) -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Mercer professors publish book about impact of study abroad on students By Domonique King For many Mercer University students, studying abroad is considered a hallmark of their education. Through traditional study abroad programs and serving-learning opportunities like Mercer On Mission, undergraduate students have the chance to travel to new countries, immerse themselves in a new culture, and expand th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Georgia, chairwoman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Greene Opens Hearing on Weather and Climate Control Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency Chairwoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) delivered opening remarks at today's hearing titled "Playing God with the Weather -- a Disastrous Forecast." In her ope  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Rep. Barry Loudermilk, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Loudermilk on Introducing Bill to Name Cobb VA Clinic after Col. Michael H. Boyce * Rep. Barry Loudermilk (GA-11) issued the following statement after Introducing H.R. 5362 - To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the ''Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic'' : "Colonel Boyce spent much of his life  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * REPS. BISHOP & KIGGANS INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) joined Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02) to introduce the Military Housing Performance Insight Act. This bipartisan bill would help make Congressional reports publicly available regarding the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, a series of reforms  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Rollins Researchers Inform Global Hand Hygiene Guidelines Research led by faculty, staff, and students at Rollins School of Public Health is influencing global hand hygiene programs and policies. The World Health Organization (WHO) commissioned five systematic reviews to inform their first-ever Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings, which UNICEF co-endors  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Georgia, ranking member of the of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2025: * * * Subcommittee Ranking Member McBath's Opening Statement at Hearing on Combatting Criminal Drone Use in America Today, Rep. Lucy McBath, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance, delivered opening remarks at a subcommittee hearing on the malici  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Joins Bipartisan Effort to Reintroduce Fertilizer Research Act * Senator Reverend Warnock joined a bipartisan group of senators in reintroducing the Fertilizer Research Act Senator Warnock joins Senators Grassley, Baldwin, and Ernst The Fertilizer Research Act would require USDA to conduct a study on competition and trends in the fertilizer market and their direct impacts on pri  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Ossoff Press CDC Leadership for Update on Security Measures at Atlanta Headquarters * Senator Ossoff joined onto Senator Warnock's effort Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock sent a letter to CDC Acting Director O'Neill demanding an answer on the agency's plans to ensure a safe and secure environment for its employees return to work The letter comes after a tumultuous six-week period  more