Skidaway Abigails

02/02/2026

Dr. Otis S. Johnson: A Trailblazer in Civil Rights and Leadership

We have an extraordinary event in February! Join us on February 12 at 3:30 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church to hear Dr. Otis S. Johnson, educator, activist, and former mayor of Savannah. We encourage everyone to secure their spot and be part of this remarkable event you won’t want to miss! ✨

All Abigails members and their guests are welcome.

10/30/2025

https://www.ajc.com/politics/2025/10/despite-a-146-billion-surplus-state-leaders-say-they-cant-bail-out-snap/?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TodaysTop5(TT5)&utm_content=6389749

The federal government says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will run out of money Nov. 1. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says there is nothing the state can do.

10/27/2025

https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/federal-food-aid-for-over-one-million-georgians-to-stop-nov-1-because-of-shutdown/?emci=bc4154e7-f9b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=fea3b5dd-34b3-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=327039

The federal government informed Georgia that it lacks funds for November SNAP food benefits for one in 10 state residents.

10/26/2025

https://thecurrentga.org/2025/10/25/chatham-county-absentee-ballots-go-missing-in-mail/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sunday%20Solutions%20--%20Oct.%2026%2C%202025&utm_source=a869d97c8b&utm_source=All+-+The+Current&utm_campaign=997d95b602-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_24_08_43&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-997d95b602-360262826

Chatham County's voter registration office is working to remedy a 'technical error' that caused some absentee ballots to go missing in the mail, adding to the pressure to restrict mail-in voting.

10/25/2025

https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/10/23/state-election-panel-recommends-ending-no-excuse-absentee-voting-in-georgia/?emci=d576f59f-d2b0-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=2b78fc87-a2b1-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=327039

The State Election Board will officially recommend that Georgia lawmakers end no-excuse absentee voting when they reconvene in January.

10/22/2025

https://thecurrentga.org/2025/10/21/floridan-aquifer-shows-recovery-after-international-paper-ceases-operations/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Coast%20Watch%20Oct.%2022%2C%202025&utm_source=a869d97c8b&utm_source=All+-+The+Current&utm_campaign=3f9ce93693-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_10_20_09_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-3f9ce93693-360262826

The Floridan aquifer in Savannah rose approximately 2 feet after International Paper shut down production at its nearby mill, which is permitted to withdraw 12.2 million gallons of water a day from the aquifer.

10/13/2025

https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/georgia-makes-strides-on-emissions-while-growing-economy/?emci=28a4a5eb-c6a5-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=6c0c218a-34a8-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=327039

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Georgia has cut its greenhouse gas emissions per person nearly in half in the last 20 years, mostly by replacing coal power plants with natural gas and solar. But the state stil...

10/10/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/us/politics/epa-abortion-wastewater.html?unlocked_article_code=1.sU8.yoi9.HxpyskWlAdaQ&smid=url-share

Scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency found that they could develop methods to identify traces of the medication if necessary — a practice long sought by the anti-abortion movement.

09/30/2025

https://thecurrentga.org/2025/09/29/ending-affordable-care-act-subsidies-could-raise-georgia-health-costs-by-2-billion/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Soundings%20Tuesday%2C%20Sept.%2030%2C%202025&utm_source=a869d97c8b&utm_source=All+-+The+Current&utm_campaign=7222fc8068-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_30_12_39&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-7222fc8068-360262826&mc_cid=7222fc8068&mc_eid=0e4ca98422

If Congress ends Obamacare subsidies, Georgia residents will face an estimated $2 billion in higher costs for health insurance, and hospitals in the state will lose $1.6 billion in revenue, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Urban Institute.

09/29/2025

https://georgiarecorder.com/briefs/reproductive-health-advocates-turn-to-giant-inflatable-iud-to-help-broadcast-message/?emci=a4033320-239b-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&emdi=d5dca932-349d-f011-8e61-6045bded8ba4&ceid=327039
For reproductive health advocates, the lack of action on the state level to protect access to contraception is troubling, especially given the benefits that birth control provides for a variety of different health conditions.

Reproductive health advocates are celebrating World Contraception Day with the help of a 20-foot-tall inflatable IUD statue affectionately known as Freeda Womb.

09/23/2025

https://georgiarecorder.com/2025/09/23/christian-schools-amazon-attract-most-georgia-voucher-school-dollars/?emci=782e1edc-ea97-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&emdi=929de836-7d98-f011-b484-6045bdeb7413&ceid=327039

This story was done in collaboration with The Current GA and is part of an ongoing series examining Georgia’s school voucher program. Georgia’s new program to subsidize private education has helped more than 8,000 children move from public schools with low test score averages to educational orga...

09/21/2025

https://thecurrentga.org/2025/09/19/election-officials-press-georgia-lawmakers-for-swift-funding-action/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Sunday%20Solutions%20--%20Sept.%2021%2C%202025&utm_source=a869d97c8b&utm_source=All+-+The+Current&utm_campaign=e78c97b332-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2025_09_13_08_46&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e78c97b332-360262826&mc_cid=e78c97b332&mc_eid=0e4ca98422

Lawmakers in Georgia are considering a law that would overhaul the way Georgians vote, and election chiefs are urging them to hurry up and provide funding for the change, while a statistician from UC Berkeley has raised concerns about the security of the state's voting system.