It is 2025 and Georgia is still not enforcing mental health parity laws (aka making insurance companies pay for mental health treatment). To be clear, federal parity laws first passed in 2008. Story via @mlbaruchman.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/202...

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NPF also awarded @taylorknopf.bsky.social from @nchealthnews.bsky.social an honorable mention for her investigation into understaffing at a psychiatric hospital. www.northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/05/06/f...

The National Press Foundation has awarded Sarah Wildman of the @nytimes.com the Carolyn C. Mattingly Award for Mental Health Reporting for her personal, in-depth reporting on pediatric end-of-life care. nationalpress.org/award-story/...

NPF and the Luv u Project established the award in memory of the Potomac, MD, philanthropist and activist after her tragic death in 2014. Thank you to them and to this year's judging panel, journalists @mlbaruchman.bsky.social, @aliadastagir.bsky.social, @nnguerrero.bsky.social and Deborah Wang. .

State Sen. Billy Hickman was one of four Republicans to co-sponsor a Democrat-backed bill that would expand eligibility for Georgia’s Medicaid program. Not anymore. Read more in today's Politically Georgia newsletter (h/t @mlbaruchman.bsky.social) www.ajc.com/politics/pol...

NPF and The Luv u Project established this award in 2015 to honor excellence in mental health reporting. @hannahfurfaro.bsky.social and @mlbaruchman.bsky.social won last year for their @seattletimes.bsky.social series on insurance denials and "ghost therapists." nationalpress.org/award-story/...

Welcome to the first day of the 2025 Georgia legislative session! This is the time to tune in. Here's what to watch at the Georgia Capitol this year. The @ajc.com has a large staff dedicated to bringing you the news. Here's a thread of our pre-session coverage. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/the...

A new debate over school vouchers is coming to the Georgia Capitol. House Speaker Jon Burns said the agency in charge of the voucher program went too far in granting them for entire school districts -- not just low-performing schools. By @mlbaruchman.bsky.social #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/hou...

Introducing The Michelle & Maya Show, your dedicated @ajc.com statehouse reporters for the 2025 Georgia Legislative session. We’re here to hold space for you. 🩷💚 Email us with new tips, tap us in the hallways, or meet us at Manuel’s. @mayatprabhu.bsky.social

Today’s front page of @ajc.com with @mlbaruchman.bsky.social in Plains. @cartercenter.bsky.social #JimmyCarter

Agriculture is the No. 1 industry in GA. Farmers, already devastated by #Helene, could be worse off if they lost migrant labor. But for some, their politics pose a challenge: they want to go the legal route to get workers but H2A workers are more $$ than undocumented. www.ajc.com/politics/geo...

The holidays can be a joyous but also difficult time. REMINDER: HELP IS AVAILABLE. ☎️ Call 988 if you need mental health support or just someone to talk to. Trained professionals will take your call for FREE, and no crisis is too small. Sending ❤️ this holiday season

Thankful that @mlbaruchman.bsky.social was able to hold space for me yesterday 🥹 cc @katherinelandergan.bsky.social @wickedmovie.bsky.social #wicked #holdingspace #defyinggravity

Georgia jails are filled with people who are mentally ill and need treatment before they can stand trial. The state agency responsible for overseeing behavioral health is asking lawmakers for $ to move those people into hospital beds and out of jail. www.ajc.com/politics/sta...

Thousands of women left the state for elective or medically necessary abortions since Georgia enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws. Three of those women spoke with @samantha-hogan.bsky.social and me about their experiences. #gapol #abortionnews @ajc.com www.ajc.com/politics/num...

Gov. Kemp’s Pathways program provides Medicaid to low-income adults who meet certain work requirements. But some critics have argued those have been too narrow. Now, some state lawmakers want to see caregiving added as an approved work activity and Kemp is open to it. www.ajc.com/politics/geo...

Everyone welcome @mlbaruchman.bsky.social to the butterfly app! #gapol

Hi 👋 I’ve joined BlueSky, and I’m just getting started on here. I’m a politics reporter at @ajc.com, and I previously worked at @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social. 📰🗞️ Follow me for news updates about 🍑 Georgia and email me for news tips. 💌

“We could round up every illegal immigrant there is, but what are we going to do with them when we do that?” Sheriff Chapman said. Brilliant reporting on the logistics of mass deportations via AJC www.ajc.com/politics/if-...