A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since 1991 to protect Americans against an incurable liver disease.

A federal judge has rejected a challenge to absentee ballot restrictions implemented under a controversial measure passed in 2021, delivering a blow to one of the last ongoing lawsuits against the sweeping election law. Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Follow along as the results come in for today's special Georgia state Senate election. @mayahoman.bsky.social will have a full story on the results later.

The 2026 election is still over a year away, but candidates across the Peach State are already hard at work, seeking to win over Georgia voters early and raise funds for their campaign. Story by @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Critics of the GOP megabill warn that provisions cutting Medicaid spending could devastate Georgians’ access to health care, particularly in rural parts of the state, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is meeting in Atlanta this week.

It's the first meeting since RFK Jr. dismissed all 17 ACIP members and replaced them with 8 hand-picked appointees, many of whom are seen as vaccine skeptics.

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New from @mayahoman.bsky.social: Three years later, debate over abortion limits in Georgia is far from settled

Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case enshrining abortion rights across the country, was overturned three years ago today.

Now, reproductive health advocates gearing up for a fight that will play out — at least in part — at the ballot box in 2026. #gapol

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Governor gets wish for 2025 Legislature as bill to limit lawsuit damage awards awaits his signature

Kemp’s big lawsuit award limit bill on the move as 2025 Georgia Legislature winds down, reports @mayahoman.bsky.social.

Human trafficking emerges as new front in Georgia legislative tension over lawsuit limits, @mayahoman.bsky.social reports.

New from me: As discourse over legislation that would overhaul Georgia’s civil litigation landscape intensifies, a growing number of sexual assault survivors and advocates are sounding the alarm on Gov. Kemp's top legislative priority: Senate Bill 68. #gapol

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Story with @mayahoman.bsky.social: On eve of key Georgia Senate vote, hints emerge Kemp’s 2025 priority ‘tort reform’ faces headwinds

New from me: Just a few days into Georgia’s 2025 legislative session, so-called "tort reform" is top of mind for business groups, lawmakers and the governor alike.

A recent report could point to the direction state leaders will take in pursuing changes. #gapol

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The Georgia Promise Scholarship, which allows families to divert public education funding towards private school tuition, will launch in 2025.

However, the pool of eligible students may far exceed what many legislators anticipated when passing the bill. #gapol

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New from me: At a Georgia State Election Board meeting Monday, Board Member Janelle King floated the idea of divulging voters’ private information to the software program EagleAI as a way of boosting voter confidence in the state’s election integrity. #gapol
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