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Macon-Bibb County Seeks Community Input for Design Guidelines Update
Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning (MBPZ) is inviting residents, property owners, and stakeholders in central business districts and historic districts to participate in a survey aimed at updating the Design Guidelines. This initiative focuses on changes to building exteriors, new constructions, and demolitions in historic districts, including Intown, Central Business District, Vineville, and Cherokee Heights, all of which are significant to Macon’s cultural and architectural heritage.
Columbus’ Mykel Williams representing UGA at SEC Media Days
DALLAS, Tx. (WTVM) - Many could argue, the Georgia Bulldogs are viewed as the gold standard in the college football world. A strong factor that helps the team achieve said standard happens to have Columbus ties. Mykel Williams, the former Hardaway standout, is entering his junior year with the Dawgs....
Columbus Botanical Garden celebrates 25 years with new traveling exhibit
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM)— For its 25th anniversary, the Columbus Botanical Garden introduced its first-ever traveling exhibit, “Art of Nature, Walk on the Wild Side.”. The exhibit includes 12 large-scale animal topiaries made with moss, flowers, and foliage throughout the gardens, and CBG officials said guests will experience something new every time they come.
Can a Medicaid plan that requires work succeed? First year of Georgia experiment is not promising
By now, Georgia officials expected their new Medicaid plan, the only one in the nation with a work requirement, to provide health insurance to 25,000 low-income residents and possibly tens of thousands more. But a year since its launch, Pathways to Coverage has roughly 4,300 members, much lower than what...
Judge refuses to extend timeframe for Georgia's new Medicaid plan, only one with work requirement
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the Biden administration complied with the law when it declined to grant an extension to Georgia’s year-old Medicaid plan, which is the only one in the country that has a work requirement for recipients of the publicly funded health coverage for low-income people. The state didn’t comply with federal rules for an extension, so the Biden administration legally rejected its request to extend the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program’s expiration date from September 2025 to 2028, U.S. Judge Lisa Godbey Wood ruled Monday. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said it would work with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to “continue to pursue the necessary time to demonstrate the program’s viability.” “Just as before, we remain committed to this Georgia-specific, innovative initiative that leads not only to healthcare coverage but to better opportunity and coverage options for those who enroll in the program,” spokesman Garrison Douglas said in a statement.
‘Nothing matters when you can't take care of yourself when sick’: Warnock introduces Medicaid bill
LISTEN: U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock explains his new stopgap Medicaid coverage legislation. On Thursday, July 11, Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock introduced legislation that would temporarily relieve the thousands of Georgians stuck in the Medicaid coverage gap. The Bridge to Medicaid Act would provide a three-year temporary relief to those...
Georgia Delegate to the RNC talks security and rhetoric changes in a contentious political season
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — In the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Trump’s life, security is a front and center topic for those attending the Republican National Convention. Long time Republican Party activist and Columbus resident, Alton Russell, is one of the 59 official delegates from Georgia who attended the convention. He has […]
Mosquito control can help prevent spread of dengue fever
ATHENS -- As overnight temperatures increase during the summer, so do mosquito populations, bringing with them the risk of mosquito-borne diseases. In late June, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that the U.S. is seeing an increased risk of dengue fever, a sometimes fatal viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes. This disease has been across much of South and Central America and the Caribbean, and with about 1,500 cases, the U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has declared a public health emergency over dengue. ...
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