WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * "This is What I'm Fighting For": Warnock Highlights Georgians' Shocking Premium Spikes * On October 1, Georgians who purchase their health care on Georgia Access - the state-based online health care marketplace - were able to log on and see the new cost of their health care premiums for 2026 To the surprise of many, most of the health care plans offered for 2026 have more than doubled their p  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 3 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA Calls on Democrat Representatives to End Government Shutdown, Support a Clean Funding Bill * # Oct 3, 2025 by AFP Atlanta, GA - Today, Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) is calling on Georgia's Democrat members of Congress to support a clean continuing resolution, reopen the federal government, and put an end to Washington's partisan games. Recent polli  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * An Update on CNN Max * October 3rd, 2025 Please note: Beginning November 17, CNN Max, the 24/7 live news stream will no longer be available on HBO Max in the United States. That's because, as previously announced, CNN will be launching a new streaming product this fall. While the 24/7 live news stream will no longer be available, HBO Max will continue to stream select CNN Originals, like Anthony Bourdai  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 30 -- Emory University issued the following news release: * * * Emory Nursing $3.9 million grant to study home dialysis patient, caregiver quality of life Mi-Kyung Song, professor at the Emory University Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, has been awarded a $3.9 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) to lead a longitudinal study on home dialysis patients and their family caregivers. The multisit  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 4 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Maternal and Child Health Center of Excellence to Expand Initiatives with New Grant The Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Center of Excellence at the Rollins School of Public Health aims to expand the maternal and child health workforce regionally and nationally with the help of a new five-year grant renewal from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). This wo  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 2 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Georgia's growing doctor shortage demands new solutions * Georgia's doctor shortage is large, and growing larger. Facing that fact is crucial if policymakers are to address the problem. So is rejecting the pervasive inclination to continue building our physician workforce "the way we've always done it." Here's how bad the situation is. With about 28,000 practicing physicians serving mo  more

LONDON, England, Oct. 3 -- The International Bar Association issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2025: * * * Georgia: IBAHRI joint statement on freezing of NGO accounts and the impact on legal aid The International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) has issued a joint statement of concern about the recent freezing of bank accounts belonging to several civil society organisations in Georgia as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged 'sabotage' by the authorities.   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock Statement on Teamsters Local 728 Strike * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released a statement on the Teamsters Local 728 strike: "In the words of my spiritual mentor, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,: 'All labor has dignity,'" said Senator Warnock. "'One day our society will come to respect the sanitation worker if it is to survive. For the  more