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6 days ago | 
wabe.org | Christopher D. Alston
A Georgia non-profit that provides medically appropriate meals to Atlantans in need could be among the many organizations feeling the pinch of the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to public health spending. Such funding could drop by as much as a third, according to a proposed budget circulating among federal officials. The effects of cuts that large would extend well beyond the government agencies they directly target.
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1 week ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
Small businesses across metro Atlanta are raising concerns about the Trump administration’s new and rapidly-changing tariffs. Democratic U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson of DeKalb County said he’s been meeting with local business owners and his constituents are worried about staying in business. “All of that is heightened by how we don’t know what’s going to happen.
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1 week ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
The Southern Poverty Law Center is speaking out against new executive orders from President Donald Trump aimed at restoring Confederate monuments and reshaping how U.S. history is taught. SPLC Chief Strategy Officer Seth Levi called the orders an effort to rewrite history and obscure the real reasons these memorials were built.
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1 week ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
A bill to certify community health workers in Georgia failed to pass after the state Senate ended its session early on Sine Die. The bill had support in both chambers and would have set standards for training and certification. Community health workers are not medical professionals, but they help people find care and services, often in underserved communities.
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2 weeks ago | 
wabe.org | Christopher D. Alston
As students get out of school for spring and summer break, many families will head out on vacations featuring beaches, lakes and pools. According to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the leading cause of death for children ages 1 to 4.
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4 weeks ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
The Trump administration’s freeze on climate funding has left many farmers and rural businesses in financial trouble. Much of this funding was part of the Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act, and was meant to help these businesses become more energy-efficient or install renewable energy systems, such as solar power. The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) gives grants or loan guarantees to small rural businesses to cover part of the cost of energy-saving projects.
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1 month ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
Georgia’s construction industry is facing a worker shortage, with 76% of companies struggling to find enough employees, according to a survey by the Associated General Contractors of America. The industry contributes $45 billion to Georgia’s economy, and the need for new workers is growing. By 2025, construction companies will need an additional 454,000 workers nationwide.
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1 month ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
Emory University’s Goizueta Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is preparing to host “Drag Down Memory Lane,” an event to connect Atlanta’s LGBTQ community with brain health initiatives. Dr. Monica Parker is one of the event’s organizers who, along with the show’s emcee Tugboat AKA Blake Fountain, joined “All Things Considered” to preview what attendees can expect on Saturday.
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1 month ago | 
wabe.org | Jim Burress |Christopher D. Alston
Georgia lawmakers are considering multiple bills before the General Assembly related to hemp products and medical marijuana. In the case of SB 254, Republican leaders introduced an amendment heading into Crossover Day that would ban THC-infused drinks like those made with delta-8 and other compounds. State Sen. Randy Robertson (R-Cataula) and supporters say these products are dangerous and need to be regulated more strictly.
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2 months ago | 
wabe.org | Christopher D. Alston |Jim Burress
There’s an effort underway to memorialize the mostly Black men who died while forced to work on “chain gangs” in Northwest Atlanta during the Jim Crow era. Bellwood Quarry is now home to one of Atlanta’s premiere greenspaces. And the National Center for Civil and Human Rights wants to ensure the city’s memorial has a lasting impact. To do it, they’re actively seeking the community’s ideas, says Darrin Sims.
