By Julian Pecquet 01/20/12
Most healthcare plans will be required to cover birth control without charging co-pays or deductibles starting Aug. 1, the Obama administration announced Friday.
The final regulation retains the approach federal health officials proposed last summer, despite the deluge of complaints from religious groups and congressional Republicans that has poured in since then.… Read the rest
By MAGGIE LEE – mlee@macon.com
As part of a long to-do list this year, Republicans in the state Senate say they will resubmit a bill that requires nearly anyone who witnesses child abuse to report it to authorities.
“With the recent allegations that have happened in Pennsylvania, I think now is a good time to bring that bill back forward,” said state Sen.… Read the rest
Stephanie Samuel
Christian Post Reporter
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously agreed Wednesday that the government should not interfere with religious groups’ internal affairs in the case of a disgruntled former employee of a Lutheran school.
Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion for Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v.… Read the rest
BY SARAH FAY CAMPBELL
THE NEWNAN TIMES-HERALD
(Editor’s Note: This is the second of three articles focusing on the upcoming session of the Georgia Legislature from the point of view of Coweta’s legislative delegation. Today we feature the view from State Rep.… Read the rest