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Augusta University nursing anesthetist students visiting the Georgia State Capitol (Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia).
On Tuesday, Feb. 18th, 2025, about 100 Augusta University Student Registered Nursing Anesthetists (SRNA) visited the Georgia Capitol to push for changes in health policy to allow them to operate without physician oversight in certain...
(Left to right) Chris Henderson, Miguel Almirón and Garth Lagerwey pose for a picture at Almirón’s introductory press conference (Henry Higuita Jr./Fresh Take Georgia).
After a busy offseason and some major spending, Atlanta United is locked and loaded for the 2025 Major League Soccer season, which it will kick off by hosting CF Montréal on Saturday, Feb. 22 at...
Interfaith Children’s Movement staff Rozina Gilani (left) and Cassandra Henderson (Gabby Miller/Fresh Take Georgia).
The Interfaith Children’s Movement brought its message of creating a brighter future for children to the state capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 11. ICM offers resources for the proper care of a child’s well-being by providing...
Councilwoman Diane Howard from Lithonia (l) with seniors from the East Dekalb at Bruce Street Senior Center (Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia).
Seniors with the Georgia Council of Aging met at the Capitol on Thursday, Feb 11. They spoke with senators and their local representatives to influence current and future legislation regarding senior care, housing and affordable...
House Representative Matt Hatchett (R) introduces House Bill 67.
On Thursday, Feb. 6, the Georgia House of Representatives passed the amended current 2025 state budget 166-3. It included increased funds for Hurricane Helene recovery and the state prison system. The budget reflects Gov. Brian...
An emaciated deer showing symptoms of chronic wasting disease (Creative Commons/United States Geological Survey)
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources Division confirmed the first case of Chronic Wasting Disease in Georgia.    The positive identification came through a routine sample test conducted on the Lanier - Berrien County line in South...
A protester dressed as a Wrestler running with the flag of Mexico. (Zaire Breedlove/ Fresh Take Georgia)
All photography and video by Zaire Breedlove/Fresh Take Georgia. On Saturday Feb. 1, 1,000 Georgia residents gathered at the intersection of Buford Highway and Clairmont Road at Fiesta Plaza shopping mall in Chamblee for a...
Georgia State Prison in Tattnall County. Front view of a white building.
At the State Capitol, the Joint Appropriations Subcommittee held a meeting early this session to discuss how to increase non-security staffing at state prisons. Prison staff hires are lower now than in previous years and reflects...
Folkston Detention Center in Folkston, Georgia. Front view of building.
State leaders in the General Assembly are proposing bills on illegal immigration to align state policies with President Trump’s efforts. State Republican leaders are pushing legislation to crackdown on the Georgia’s illegal residents. Trump’s election prioritized...
Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver(upper right corner) presented Governor Brian Kemp’s 2025-26 state prison budget proposal on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. 
The General Assembly’s Joint Appropriations Subcommittee held a meeting in early January to address state prisons’ budget. Governor Brian Kemp proposed nearly $600 million in additional funding to address the state’s growing prison crisis.  Managing the...
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