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Afternoon Host/ Reporter for WABE (NPR). Living, working, & loving both in ATL. I obsess over cars, planes & sneakers 👟🏳️‍🌈🚙✈️
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US Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia says ‘draconian’ tariffs threaten small businesses

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By Jim Burress Verified, Christopher D. Alston Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
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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SPLC pushes back against executive orders calling for restoration of Confederate monuments

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By Jim Burress Verified, Christopher D. Alston Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
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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Public health measures in Georgia stall before end of legislative session

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By Jim Burress Verified, Christopher D. Alston Verified
| WABE-FM (Atlanta, GA) Verified
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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