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Four years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe, Georgia is the second deadliest state for mothers
Four years ago this week, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. This is what the consequences have been.
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Trump appointee blocks DOJ dubpoena seeking Georgia election worker info
A federal judge has blocked Trump’s DOJ from getting Georgia election workers’ information. Here’s what the ruling means.
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With Georgians carrying heavy debt loads, Trump’s medical loan proposal raises concerns
Trump administration officials are floating a proposal to let people facing costly illness or emergency bills borrow a medical loan from their own health insurer — likely with interest. Georgia already ranks as the nation’s fourth most debt-burdened state, raising questions about what more medical debt would mean for people already stretched thin.
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Trump’s speech expected to call 2020 results back into question
President Donald Trump is expected to bring up new claims of foreign election interference during his speech scheduled for tonight. Is he calling Georgia senators candidacy into question?
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Why Birthright Citizenship Is in the Constitution
The Supreme Court just upheld birthright citizenship—and the history behind why it exists traces straight back to the legacy of slavery. ✏️: Colleen Hamilton
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Sen. Jon Ossoff: How Far Has America Come in 250 Years?
As America celebrates its independence, Sen. Jon Ossoff reflects on the nation’s progress and warns that President Trump is putting its founding ideals and democracy at risk. Watch his Fourth of July message.
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Trump just refused to sign a law that could have stopped corporate owners from buying up Georgia’s homes
Atlanta has the highest rate of corporate home ownership in the country. This week, President Trump refused to sign a bill that could have changed that. ✏️: Colleen Hamilton
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Georgia town helps derail one of America’s largest proposed ICE detention centers
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the Trump administration backed away from plans to turn a warehouse in Social Circle, Georgia, into one of the nation’s largest ICE detention centers because it “did not fit the community’s needs.” The proposed facility could have held up to 10,000 detainees, roughly twice the city’s population. Local officials and…
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Sen. Raphael Warnock: ‘Corporations are picking homes the way you pick tomatoes in a grocery store’
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law Saturday, including two provisions written by Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.): a cap on how many homes private equity firms can own; and the Appraisal Modernization Act, which aims to curb discrimination in the home appraisal process.
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‘Our communities are not investment portfolios’
Corporate landlords, take note. Councilmember Andrea L. Boone joined Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) Monday to celebrate a major housing win for communities. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act caps private equity firms from owning more than 350 homes.
