New Fraud Scam Alert

The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office wants to bring to the attention of the public the latest in Visa fraud. Royal Bank received this communication about the newest scam. This is happening in the Midwest right now and moving across the country.

Human Trafficking to be Discussed March 6

AUGUSTA, GA (Jennifer Hilliard Scott) – Georgia Regents University is hosting two presentations next month with internationally known experts in the fight against human trafficking.
Drs. Gloria Halverson and Clydette Powell will discuss “Human Trafficking: Hidden in Plain Sight” from 10-11:15 a.m. Thursday, March 6, in the Jaguar Student Activities Center Ballroom on the Summerville Campus. Student and faculty breakout discussions will follow from 11:15-11:45 a.m.

Azziz Elected Trustee for Commission on Colleges

AUGUSTA, GA (Jennifer Hilliard Scott) – Dr. Ricardo Azziz, President of Georgia Regents University and CEO of Georgia Regents Health System, has been elected to the Board of Trustees for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. Azziz, who will serve a two-year term, was elected during Commission’s College Delegate Assembly Business Meeting in December.

Eugene Yu Turns Away From Senate Race

AUGUSTA, GA  - I am announcing today that I am entering the race for the 12th Congressional district of Georgia. In early May 2013, I made the decision to enter the US Senate race because, like many of you, I was not satisfied with our politicians and what has been going on in Washington.

GA Legislature Keeps The Latino Lobby Busy

ATLANTA, GA (GALEO) - There is a lot going on and your actions and raising your voice is necessary.  It is needed to both stop efforts to deny DREAM'ers access to driver's licenses, but also to help move immigration reform forward.

Latinas abogan por la salud en Georgia

NUEVA YORK —  Jessica González-Rojas, directora ejecutiva del Instituto Nacional de Latinas para la Salud Reproductiva, se unió a otros líderes del Movimiento de Familias Fuertes en solidaridad con el Séptimo Evento Anual “Legislate THIS!“ de SPARK Reproductive Justice. 

FDA ordena suspender venta de tabacos

(Gloria Sanchez) - La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) de los Estados Unidos dio órdenes hoy para que dejen de venderse y distribuirse cuatro productos de tabaco ahora disponibles en el mercado. Ésta es la primera vez que la FDA ha usado la autoridad que le confiere la ley de Prevención Familiar del Tabaquismo y Control del Tabaco para ordenarle a un fabricante de productos de tabaco actualmente disponibles que deje de venderlos y distribuirlos.

No Evidence to Support Humane Society Against GRU

Augusta, Ga (Kelly Jasper) – The United States Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare has found no evidence to support the Humane Society of the United States’ allegations that animals are used or cared for inappropriately in research at Georgia Regents University.

Fire in Georgia Republican Camp

Atlanta, GA (AJCGPA) - Today, in response to House Bill 1033, a sweeping law which would allow convicted child predators and registered sex offenders to loiter around our school yards and playgrounds, the American Jobs Council Georgia Political Action, Inc. launched a Facebook Page and released the following statements:

An Open Letter to Prosecutor Angela Corey and the Legal Community

We write this letter out of our deep commitment to racial equity, as well as in the principles of fairness upon which this country was built. The trial of the People of Florida v. Michael Dunn underscores the need for our legal system to understand and address racial bias. We are not all attorneys, so we will not offer a detailed legal analysis here.

Georgia Seeking Regional Super Tuesday Primary

Atlanta, GA - Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp released a plan to make Georgia and other southern states key players in the 2016 Presidential Election.  Following the announcement of Kemp's Southeastern Regional "Super Tuesday" Primary proposal, Georgia Republican Party Chairman John Padgett issued the following statements of support:

Blood Supply in State of Emergency

AIKEN, S.C., Feb. 19, 2014—The American Red Cross needs blood and platelet donors to help restock the blood supply this February.

In the South Carolina Blood Services Region, last week’s winter storm forced the cancellation of 40 Red Cross blood drives, resulting in more than 1,300 uncollected blood and platelet donations.