Samuel Sachs

Atlanta

Digital Content Producer at WSB-TV (Atlanta, GA)

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Georgia school superintendent releases list of legislative priorities for 2025

Dec 3, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Education announced their list of 2025 legislative priorities on Monday, and the items they’re looking to prioritize are split into three categories: Safety, Success and Support.
Tariffs and trade: How proposed import taxes on goods from China, Canada and Mexico may impact you

Nov 26, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — With the possibility of a multi-front trade war looming over the January inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, tariffs are the name of the game for economic forecasts. The president-elect has already said he plans to impose higher tariffs on three countries: 60% tariffs on China and 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, both of whom are part of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the NAFTA economic deal during the previous Trump administration.
Georgia Election results: Voters approve all 3 ballot measures, tax reforms

Nov 5, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — On Election Day, a majority of Georgia voters chose more than just who they wanted for the next President of the United States. In addition to picking former President Donald Trump to return to the White House in January, more than 50% of Georgia voters also approved three ballot measures related to taxes and property values. As a result, homeowners and other Georgians will benefit from a broader homestead exemption and will also see the creation of a Georgia Tax Court.
Atlanta City Council approves nearly $18 million in funds for new fire trucks

Nov 4, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — Months after an Atlanta City auditor’s report found one-third of the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department’s trucks were past their nearly 20-year service life and another 20% of the fleet was out of service, the Atlanta City Council approved funding to buy 11 new fire trucks. In August, Channel 2 Action News reported on the audit, sharing the findings on the fire department fleet’s condition.
Nonprofit says Georgia Pathways to Coverage program enrollment levels hurt barriers to access

Nov 1, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — A new analysis of the experimental Georgia Pathways to Coverage medical insurance program says that barriers to access, particularly among uninsured Georgians in rural communities and among Georgians of color, had a negative impact on how many residents were able to enroll in the program.
Laken Riley murder case: Jose Ibarra back in court for hearing on DNA evidence

Oct 31, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATHENS, Ga. — The man accused of murdering Laken Riley on the University of Georgia’s campus in February is expected back in court Friday morning for a hearing on the use of genetic evidence at trial. Attorneys representing Jose Antonio Ibarra are contesting the use of DNA evidence collected during the investigation into Riley’s death.
Biden to apologize to Tribal Nations for 150 years of boarding school abuses, 2 schools were in GA

Oct 25, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

BARTOW COUNTY, Ga. — On Friday, President Joe Biden traveled to Arizona to address members of the Gila River Indian community and issue an apology for what federal officials call historic wrongs. White House officials said Thursday that in addition to highlighting federal efforts during his presidency to help Tribal Nations in the United States advance their sovereignty, the president planned to apologize to Native communities on behalf of the federal government and the American people.
GOP hosts ‘Protect the Vote’ event with Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Oct 19, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ROME, Ga. — While Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned in Atlanta on Saturday as the time before the presidential race ticks down, the Republican National Committee hosted a “Protect the Vote” tour stop in Rome. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who represents Rome in U.S. Congress, attended the event at the Forum River Center on Tribune Street.
Lyft offering rideshare discounts to get voters to polls for 2024 election

Oct 19, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — Rideshare company Lyft says it’s doing it’s part to help voters get to the polls for the November election. The company announced it would be offering rideshare discounts to voters hitting the ballot box as we head closer to the Nov. 5 presidential election. That means the company will discount rideshare, bikeshare and scooter costs for those heading to the polls during early voting and election day.
Georgians to decide fate of 3 tax reform questions during November election

Oct 18, 2024 | wsbtv.com | Samuel Sachs

ATLANTA — Come Nov. 5, Georgians will be deciding more than just who they want for president and who will serve on a variety of boards and commissions across the state. In addition to political officers, voters will also be deciding on three tax reform initiatives that passed in the legislature but would modify the state constitution. As a result, the three ballot items have to be put in the hands of voters to fully decide if they will become law, or if they will be canceled.

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