The next time you’re at the gas pump, you might feel less strain on your wallet. On March 18, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a bill to suspend Georgia’s tax on gasoline. Also known as a gas tax holiday, HB 304 was designed to reduce the rising cost of fuel for state residents struggling […]
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Medicaid Expansion Bill Aims to Curb Georgia’s High Maternal Mortality Rate
Top of the morning! It’s Friday, y’all! Here is Your AM Rundown, with news updates in 400 words or less. Get caught up on headlines and other developments you might’ve missed. Here’s what to know for today: ICYMI: Next week, be sure to check our next live event, The State of Black Maternal Health. The […]
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Lawmakers Centered This Track Star’s Story in Legislation. She Has Something to Say.
Andraya Yearwood has heard her name ring through state legislatures, political debates, and lawsuits since she was a teenager. Now 20 years old, the Atlanta-born college sophomore and her friend Terry Miller, both Black transgender women and former high school track stars, became unlikely activists. Yearwood has received national attention for her sports career since […]
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Black Voters Should Know About These Bills GA Legislators Passed in Their Last Votes of 2022
Georgia lawmakers worked through midnight early Tuesday to get a set of bills passed on Sine Die, the last day of the state’s 40-day legislative session. Several of the General Assembly’s most contentious proposed laws – including a measure giving the Georgia Bureau of Investigation greater authority to oversee elections – were passed by both […]
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How a Potential Sports Ban Would Affect Black Trans Youth in Georgia
When Laith Stevenson left her hometown of Ozark, Alabama, to attend college at Emory University, she was looking for an escape. The former high school track athlete wanted to leave the rural Southern town and embrace her queer identity. Stevenson found refuge in track and field. She competed on the boys team, and identified as […]