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Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
In this May 16, 2019 file photo, abortion rights supporters stand during a news conference by Presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss abortion bans in Georgia and across the country. A fed
In this May 16, 2019 file photo, abortion rights supporters stand during a news conference by Presidential candidate Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta to discuss abortion bans in Georgia and across the country. A federal appeals court plans to hear arguments Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 on whether it should overturn a lower court’s ruling that permanently blocks a restrictive abortion law passed in 2019 by Georgia lawmakers. - photo by Associated Press
KATE BRUMBACK
Associated Press
Published: Sep 25, 2021, 1:04 AM
ATLANTA — A federal appeals court seemed to indicate Friday that it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a woman's right to an abortion before ruling on the appeal of a lower court's ruling blocking a restrictive Georgia abortion law.
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Mayor clarifies: Panel on homelessness not meant to plan downtown shelter
Council approves small rental assistance fund through Action Pact
Mayor at meeting - city homelessness
Mayor Jonathan McCollar, center, speaking to City Council, staff members and the public Tuesday, May 6, clarifies what he says was "some misinformation" regarding the aims of the Ad Hoc Committee on Housing Instability and Homelessness. (AL HACKLE/staff)
AL HACKLE
ahackle@statesboroherald.com
Published: May 6, 2025, 11:50 PM
The Ad Hoc Committee for Housing Instability and Homelessness recently appointed by Mayor Jonathan McCollar is not aimed at creating a homeless shelter in downtown Statesboro, he clarified during the Tuesday morning, May 6, City Council meeting. Instead, the 10-member panel will consider such questions as the availability of temporary "transitional housing" for families who lose their homes and how services for addressing mental health issues and addiction can help prevent homelessness, McCollar said. When he named the committee back at the April 1 council meeting, he gave it an initial 120-day timeline to study the issue and make policy recommendations.
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