By Beau Evans – Capitol Beat News Service The days of unexpectedly big hospital bills in Georgia could be nearing an end if a bill filed Tuesday in the state Senate reaches the finish line during the current legislative session. Senate Bill 293 would...
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By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder Georgia Power’s rate case is scheduled to resume Monday as the utility provider and state’s regulators try to resolve a billion dollar standoff. The Public Service Commission’s staff is recommending that...
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By Andy Miller – Georgia Health News One in four Georgia hospitals earned an “A’’ grade in the latest safety ratings by the Leapfrog Group, released Thursday. That percentage is lower than the one-third of Georgia hospitals scoring an A in the...
More infoAtlanta, Georgia—November 7, 2019 – The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit aiming to improve health care quality for consumers, employers and purchasers, announced today the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades. Georgia ranks 34th in the nation...
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By Jill Nolin – Georgia Recorder Environmentalists and consumer advocates will have another chance to persuade a Fulton County judge that a review should happen now – instead of years from now – of state regulators’ decision to allow the...
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By Dave Williams – Atlanta Business Chronicle A lawsuit challenging the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to let Georgia Power Co. finish the long-delayed, over-budget Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion is about to get another...
More infoAtlanta, GA—Groups challenging the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) decision to continue the Vogtle nuclear expansion project despite billions in cost overruns will have another chance to make their case that the decision was procedurally flawed and...
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By The Citizen Fayette Senior Services’ (FSS) Case Manager Iris Harris was presented with the Georgia Watch 2019 Consumer Champion Award this month. This award recognizes her work to protect and empower consumers in Georgia. Other recipients among...
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By Stanley Dunlap – Georgia Recorder ATLANTA – Georgia Public Service Commission staffers are pushing back on a steep rate increase that Georgia Power had requested start as soon as January. The staff on Friday endorsed a one-time $2 base rate...
More infoATLANTA, GA – On October 10, 2019, Georgia Watch presented its 2019 Consumer Champion Awards to four individuals for their work to protect and empower consumers in Georgia. Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta, Health & Human Services...
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By Sonami Vashi – Atlanta Magazine In Grove Park, a neighborhood just west of Bankhead, a familiar story is playing out. The first chapter might begin in the 1950s, when black Atlantans first started moving to the neighborhood and white...
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By Emma Hurt – WABE (Listen) Georgia Power is requesting to raise customer rates by about $10 per month for the average residential user. The request is more than $2.2 billion over the next three years, and hearings before the Public Service...
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