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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 1d

New from @alander.bsky.social: Marjorie Taylor Greene sounds alarm over expiring health care subsidies as shutdown continues

Marjorie Taylor Greene sounds alarm over expiring health care subsidies as shutdown continues • Georgia Recorder

As the government shutdown drags into its second week, Georgia’s congressional delegation is locked in a partisan struggle over who is to blame, with one of the state’s most high-profile Republicans, ...

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New from @alander.bsky.social: Georgia’s limited Medicaid expansion program is extended through 2026 despite concerns about cost

Georgia’s limited Medicaid expansion program is extended through 2026 despite concerns about cost • Georgia Recorder

An approval letter from CMS noted that the temporary extension and its amendments are designed to help the program accomplish its goals.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 17d

ICE officials, attorneys for Mario Guevara spar over the Georgia journalist’s immigration history, reports @alander.bsky.social.

ICE officials, attorneys for Mario Guevara spar over the Georgia journalist’s immigration history • Georgia Recorder

Mario Guevara's lawyers asked a federal court on Monday for his release and to halt any potential deportation while in ICE's custody.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 25d

A nonpartisan state council is in the process of finding a special prosecutor to take on the last remaining criminal case against President Donald Trump. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

DA Fani Willis loses appeal in quest to lead Fulton County election interference case against Trump • Georgia Recorder

The state’s highest court will not review the Georgia Court of Appeals’ ruling that disqualified Willis from prosecuting the case involving Trump.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · 25d

“Who’s going to train the next generation of scientists and engineers in these areas? You need funding to do that, and that is gone,” said Geza Kogler, a now-retired Kennesaw State University professor who lost his National Institutes of Health training grant. Story by @alander.bsky.social.

NIH grant cuts throw science into a ‘downward spiral,’ researchers and advocates say • Georgia Recorder

Following the Trump administration's $783 million cut to disease research projects with DEI elements, a researcher observed a "chilling effect" on Georgia's universities.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · Sep 3

New from @alander.bsky.social: Resigned CDC officials say erosion of agency mission, staffing is akin to ‘death by a thousand cuts’

Resigned CDC officials say erosion of agency mission, staffing is akin to ‘death by a thousand cuts’ • Georgia Recorder

CDC employees describe the agency as being in turmoil, with science being sidelined by political ideology following leadership changes, resignations, and a deadly attack on its headquarters.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · Aug 28

Update: The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention doesn’t appear inclined to leave her post, despite the Trump administration announcing Wednesday that she’s no longer running one of the country’s top public health agencies.

Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · Aug 27

The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leaving the job after less than a month, according to reporting by the Washington Post.

CDC director ousted less than a month after confirmation, Washington Post reports • Georgia Recorder

WASHINGTON — The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is leaving the job after less than a month, according to reporting by the Washington Post. The U.S. Senate voted along part...

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Alander Rocha @alander.bsky.social · Aug 20

First byline (as a staff writer) for @georgiarecorder.com.

Lawmakers are considering eliminating the state's income tax to be more competitive with states like Florida and Tennessee. Income taxes currently account for over 50% of Georgia's total state revenue.

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Georgia lawmakers explore ways to end the state income tax, though critics caution against it • Georgia Recorder

Lawmakers eliminating the income tax would make Georgia more competitive with neighboring states, such as Florida and Tennessee.

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · Aug 18

Canceled pride graduation celebrations. Eliminated resource centers for LGBTQ students. Tighter rules for using a preferred name on class rosters and student IDs. These are some of the casualties on Georgia college campuses as a national push to erase DEI initiatives and programs takes hold.

LGBTQ-friendly resources, policies recede on Georgia’s college campuses as DEI rollbacks continue • Georgia Recorder

Canceled pride graduation celebrations. Eliminated resource centers for LGBTQ students. Tighter rules for using a preferred name on class rosters and student IDs. These are some of the casualties on G...

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Georgia Recorder @georgiarecorder.com · Aug 15

We're thrilled to welcome @alander.bsky.social to our staff. He's done great work at our sister newsroom in Alabama (@alabamareflector.com), including an impressive job chasing down the large amounts of First Liberty money that ended up with Alabama politicians. We're fortunate to have him join us.

Brian Lyman @brianlyman.bsky.social · Aug 15

Alander was the first reporter we hired at the Reflector, and he’s done top of the shelf work on mental health, gun violence, health care access and the Alabama Legislature. Hate to lose him, but @georgiarecorder.com is getting a great journalist.