Public health employees and contractors who lost their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Friday to put a face on the mass terminations and demand that state officials speak up for them with the Trump administration.

Fired CDC workers are telling their stories. Carolyn Corrigan is a highly educated woman with a decade's experience working in the government. Recently fired, she says she's struggling to make ends meet. Like many others in her position, she says she's turning to public assistance like food stamps and unemployment during this time of uncertainty.

At the state Capitol on Friday, dozens of current and recently-fired CDC employees stood behind lawmakers to protest the efforts of DOGE, the newly former Department of Government Efficiency led by tech billionaire Elon Musk.

Gov. Brian Kemp has reiterated his stance on limiting government growth, telling Politico during a weekend overseas trip that the government could benefit from “rightsizing."

Georgia state Democrats gathered at the Georgia State Capitol to discuss recent job cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at a news conference led by State Rep. Saira Draper.

This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in a decade, with nationwide figures showing at least 29 million cases, 370,000 hospitalizations, and 16,000 deaths so far.

Roughly 700 employees are believed to be impacted by the layoffs mandated by the current administration's Department of Government Efficiency.

The layoffs have hit agencies such as the Department of Veterans Affairs, the CDC, and more. Here's a look at how Georgia's parks are being impacted.

Senate Bill 79, dubbed the “Fentanyl Eradication and Removal Act,” passed out of the Senate with bipartisan support.

Lab tests suggest a strain of the flu virus circulating this season may not be "well-recognized" by the flu vaccine.