Archith Seshadri

Atlanta

Atlanta Bureau Correspondent at Nexstar Media Group

Correspondent at WDHN-TV (Dothan, AL )

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Georgia to expand mental health crisis centers

1 week ago | wjbf.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Georgia is focusing on mental health and suicide prevention by expanding its crisis resource centers across the state. Georgia has more than a dozen crisis centers around the state and is planning on building two more in Atlanta, as well as additional units in Augusta, Columbus and Savannah. Each of those cost around $10 million dollars to run, and the state has the ability to deploy those resources across the state in case someone is having a behavioral health episode.
Federal EV cuts could impact Georgia

2 weeks ago | wjbf.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – A proposed bill in Congress could eliminate Georgia’s electric vehicle tax credits and now heads to the United States Senate. New data from electrification coalition shows Georgia has seen more than $24 billion in clean energy investments and 26,000 jobs in the electric vehicle and battery manufacturing sectors. The investment has sparked training programs in EV and battery workers in schools and colleges to create the next pipeline of workers.
Federal cuts could impact SNAP in Georgia

2 weeks ago | wrbl.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives want to cut the budget for programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The cuts could impact low income Georgia families who rely on the benefits and make it harder for them to buy groceries. The Department of Agriculture says around 13 percent of Georgia’s population, or 1.4 million people receive snap benefits every month.
Security beefing up in Atlanta over potential protests

2 weeks ago | wjbf.com | Archith Seshadri

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Security beefing up in Atlanta over potential protests

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Security is being tightened up in Atlanta ahead of anticipated protests this weekend similar to the anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Georgia’s Attorney Chris Carr said Americans have the right to protest peacefully, but those who destroy property, loot businesses or attack police officers will be prosecuted. Carr says protesters use words, while rioters use violence. If you engage in violence, Carr says you could face domestic terrorism charges which is up to 35 years behind bars.
Georgia to distribute $30 million in opioid grant funds

2 weeks ago | wjbf.com | Storm Wolf |Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – The Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust is rolling out new applications for a $30 million dollar grant fund to tackle the opioid crisis and reduce fentanyl related overdoses. The trust was created to distribute Georgia’s portion of a $638 million dollar national settlement fund with major pharmaceutical distributors for the next 18 years. State Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Kevin Tanner, oversees the trust.
Federal cuts could impact SNAP in Georgia

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives want to cut the budget for programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps. The cuts could impact low income Georgia families who rely on the benefits and make it harder for them to buy groceries. The Department of Agriculture says around 13 percent of Georgia’s population, or 1.4 million people receive snap benefits every month.
Atlanta Bureau Chief analyzes Georgia's political future

1 month ago | wrbl.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WRBL) — Georgia, a once ruby red state, has recently emerged as a pale pink state with shades of purple that will have a major impact on the nation’s political landscape over the next few election cycles. Former President Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia in 2020, against now-President Donald Trump, marked a change for Georgia’s political image.
Analyzing Georgia’s political future: Atlanta Bureau Chief explains

1 month ago | wjbf.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Georgia, a once ruby red state, has recently emerged as a pale pink state with shades of purple that will have a major impact on the nation’s political landscape over the next few election cycles. Former President Joe Biden’s victory in Georgia in 2020, against now-President Donald Trump, marked a change for Georgia’s political image.
American Jewish Committee in Atlanta speaks out after Wednesday attack

1 month ago | wjbf.com | Archith Seshadri

ATLANTA (WJBF) – The American Jewish Committee, the group that hosted the event in Washington Wednesday night, says they are still reeling and outraged at the lost of innocent lives. Police say two Israeli staff members were shot and killed Wednesday night around 9 p.m. in Washington, D.C. outside the Capitol Jewish Museum.