Senate Investigation Fuels Debate Over Georgia Foster Care

Governor’s race puts Georgia’s struggling foster care system in the spotlight

Georgia’s child welfare advocates hope the campaign of Rick Jackson, who spent years in foster care, will sharpen the focus on the state’s troubled foster care system.

Senate Investigation Fuels Debate Over Georgia Foster Care

Quick Summary: Senate Investigation Fuels Debate Over Georgia Foster Care Jon Ossoff’s foster-care crackdown is central to Georgia’s 2026 campaign, sparking a public clash with state officials. Georgia’s child-welfare agency criticized Ossoff’s ad as “more talk than action,” prompting accusations of systemic failures from his team. Rick Jackson’s gubernatorial candidacy, backed by over $30 million in TV spending, emphasizes foster-care reform a…