Low Pay In State Legislatures Means Some Can't Afford The Job
State legislators in 30 states make $30,000 a year or less. New Mexico doesn't pay lawmakers at all, while those in New Hampshire make just $200 per two-year term.
Georgia
For Many, Fewer Obamacare Choices Doesn't Mean Higher Prices
One in five people getting health care through the Affordable Care Act no longer have a choice of insurers. But those markets don't have significantly higher prices than areas with competition.
In The Mountains Of Georgia, Foxfire Students Keep Appalachian Culture Alive
For 50 years, high school students in Rabun County have chronicled their region's disappearing traditions and mountain people, from blacksmiths to moonshiners, in publications and a living museum.
Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall In S.C.; 'Serious Inland Flooding' Reported
Rain accumulations of 8 to 12 inches are possible from northeast South Carolina into northeast North Carolina and southeast Virginia, the National Hurricane Center says.
Hurricane Matthew Rolls Into Savannah, Ga., Which Is Now Under Curfew
With high winds and rain hitting Georgia's coastal communities, it's now too late to evacuate. A curfew is in place until daylight because of fears of looting.
Millions Of Coastal Residents Warned To Flee Inland As Hurricane Nears Florida
More than a hundred people died as Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas. The National Hurricane Center says the Category 4 storm will near the U.S. coast late Thursday or early Friday.
Gas Shortages, Price Spikes Seen Across The South Following Pipeline Spill
The pipeline's operator plans to have a workaround in place by the end of the week, but in the meantime prices are up 20 to 30 cents per gallon and some stations are running dry.
Communities Uneasy As Utilities Look For Places To Store Coal Ash
In 2014, after disastrous spills and opposition from environmentalists, the EPA imposed new rules on the storage of coal ash. Two towns are pushing back against different ways of storing the ash.
'Campus Carry' Gun Bill Is Vetoed In Georgia, With A Lengthy Explanation
Explaining his veto, Gov. Nathan Deal cites Antonin Scalia — as well as a college rules meeting attended by Thomas Jefferson back in 1824.
Even For Those Here Legally, High Stakes And Few Protections In Immigration Court
After conviction, non-citizens face deportation in a second system of justice that has different rules and fewer protections. NPR followed one man — and his family — through the process.