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Margaret Coker

Margaret Coker

Editor-in-Chief at The Current

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  • English
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Daughter’s battle for father’s care sparks scrutiny on Georgia War Veterans Home

Connie Sewell has been advocating for better care standards for her father and other veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home due to inadequate staffing levels and systemic problems that have occurred since a new company took over management.
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Savannah commission OKs broader hotel ban in historic areas

The Municipal Planning Commission is considering a proposal to expand the city's ban on large hotels in the Victorian, Streetcar and Carver Village neighborhoods, supported by neighborhood associations and residents, to protect housing supply and prevent an influx of tourists.
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Report: Ending Affordable Care Act subsidies could raise Georgia he...

If Congress ends Obamacare subsidies, Georgia residents will face an estimated $2 billion in higher costs for health insurance, and hospitals in the state will lose $1.6 billion in revenue, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.
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Camden County’s appeal fails, must settle $2.6 million debt for spa...

Camden County has been told by a federal appeals court to pay the outstanding money owed to Union Carbide Corp for the land where county commissioners wanted to build a now-defunct spaceport, ending the county's efforts to recoup its costs from the failed project.
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Georgia health commission hasn’t met this year despite looming fede...

The Comprehensive Commission on Health Care in Georgia has not met this year. The commission chair is set to release a report next week that reflects the lack of urgency over the drastic changes ahead for public health.
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What Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement tells us about costs of ‘B...

Explore the proposed federal work requirements for Medicaid recipients, including Georgia's experience and potential impact on state healthcare.
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Savannah City Council set to approve Forsyth Park deal after public...

Savannah's city council is set to approve a revised agreement for Forsyth Park, addressing concerns over private donations and public oversight.
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Firm running Georgia’s struggling Medicaid experiment was also paid...

Deloitte Consulting is taking in tens of millions in tax dollars to build, manage and market Georgia’s Medicaid work requirement program. Yet only 3% of eligible residents have enrolled.
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Prospect of Trump tariffs buoys hopes of Coastal Georgia shrimpers

Local shrimpers in Coastal Georgia are pinning their hopes on President Trump's proposed tariffs to help the industry, which has been undercut by cheaper imported shrimp, but relief is uncertain.
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Tariff threat casts shadow over Hyundai’s plant-opening party in Br...

Hyundai's top executives and Georgia's top Republicans celebrated the opening of the company's manufacturing plant in Ellabell, but failed to mention the looming threat of tariffs that could postpone plans to produce electronic vehicles there.
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DNA tests reveal which Savannah restaurants do, don’t serve local s...

A Georgia bill sponsored by Rep. Jesse Petrea aims to require restaurants to disclose the origin of their shrimp. According to a recent scientific study of shrimp served in Savannah restaurants, the truth in advertising may be long overdue.