Georgia's child welfare system remains on shaky ground after budget shortfall
Georgia's child welfare agency spiraled into crisis amid an $85.7 million shortfall and although lawmakers voted to fill it, the impacts will last.
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Georgia's child welfare agency spiraled into crisis amid an $85.7 million shortfall and although lawmakers voted to fill it, the impacts will last.
The Georgia Division of Family and Children Services faces a projected budget shortfall of more than $85 million, triggering immediate service cuts and a near halt on new foster care placements by private providers.
Some young adults in Atlanta who are coming out of foster care are starting the new year with a new home.
Hundreds of young people age out of Georgia's foster care system every year, and without support, they could end up unhoused.
The Stockbridge City Council voted to rename Lee Street to honor Martin Luther King Jr., a move leaders said reflects the city's connection to the King family.
In the final stretch of a closely watched special election in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, the seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Republican candidate Clay Fuller is covering ground in more ways than one.
At least one small business owner in Stone Mountain Village is concerned about the impact of the recently announced Stone Mountain Park layoffs.
The Cobb County Police Department has confirmed that two people were killed Friday morning in a multi-vehicle crash on northbound I-75 near Hickory Grove Road.
Officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit seeking to block President Trump's executive order that aims to restrict mail voting.