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GOP asks America to wait while Lewis fights for more gun control

Atlanta Congressman and Civil Rights icon John Lewis held a press conference Wednesday pushing for stronger gun control laws, in the wake of the tragic Las Vegas shooting. Lewis, as well as several other House Democrats, is calling for a bill that would strengthen firearm background checks. Lawmakers also want a bipartisan Select Committee on Gun Violence established in Congress, to study the issue and recommend potential legislation. “How many more dead bodies will it

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Lack of state mandated training for officers leads to increased use of force

In 2007, Georgia was one of the 30 states in the US that allowed officers to be on the police force for up to two years without attending police academy first. While it appears that Georgia’s grace period between training and being in the field has since been eliminated, there is still shockingly little training provided to police officers. Georgia requires police officers to graduate from an 11-week police academy which includes 408 course hours,

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Georgia’s rural schools struggle

Georgia’s rural schools are struggling and being left behind as metropolitan Georgia expands. Rural Georgia schools deal with high rates of poverty, small budgets and rising transportation costs. About 65 percent of Georgia students receive free or reduced lunch, a rate that is third-highest in the country. Georgia also has one of the highest numbers of students receiving special services. While Atlanta and Savannah are seeing populations soar, rural Georgia’s population continues to shrink. Too

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People with student loan debt have physical, stress-related ailments

Years after being labeled the state with the highest per capita student loan debt, Georgia is seeing student debt and college dropout rates continue to increase. Every year student loan debt is preventing many Georgians from buying houses, putting money into savings, and making financial investments. These financial repercussions are crippling, but a recent study by Student Loan Hero found that the physical results of student loan debt are even harder to deal with. “Debt

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Bernie Sanders’s universal health care bill would save Georgia lives

Today, Sen. Bernie Sanders is introducing legislation that would expand Medicare into a universal health insurance program. At least 15 Democratic senators are backing the Sanders’s Medicare for All Act of 2017 – that’s one-third of the Senate Democratic Caucus and includes just about every Democrat seriously considering a presidential run in 2020.  “This is where the country has got to go,” Sanders said in an interview at his Senate office. “Right now, if we

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Woman fired after getting a heavy period at work

For anyone who menstruates, there’s often a fear that you will spill or leak menstrual fluids at work, school or anywhere you are out and about. Alisha Coleman was dealing with this while working as 911 call taker for the Bobby Dodd Institute. And she was fired. Menstruation is a reality that carries far too much taboo and shame in our culture. Coleman is now suing her employer because she was fired for heavy menstrual