Week in Review: Georgia Power's surprise agreement and state prisons to provide hormone therapy for trans inmates

On the left, two people hold open a long scroll of demands. On the right, several people gather around a podium and watch as a student speaks
Kiran Kapileshwari with Georgia Tech Students Organizing for Sustainability, right, speaks outside the Georgia Public Service Commission's offices as activists hold a list of demands on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (Rahul Bali/WABE)

In a surprise announcement, Georgia Power says it’s reached an agreement with state regulators on a massive, controversial expansion plan that covers $15 billion in construction. Plus, a federal judge is ordering Georgia’s prison system to provide hormone therapy for transgender inmates.

And Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to appear next week before a Georgia State Senate Committee that is investigating her for alleged misconduct connected to her prosecution of the now-dismissed 2020 election interference case, which included the indictment of President Donald Trump. Also, we continue our Medical Wealth Gap series exploring just how much insurance plans are going to spike if Congress can’t work out a deal.

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