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WABE Newscast (22 Mar 2012)

Tasnim Shamma | WABE

March 22nd, 2012

Morning newscast from 90.1 WABE, your home for the classics and NPR News. Today’s stories include:

Domestic Violence Victims Could Be Required to Testify Against Spouses

List Released of Schools with Low Graduation, High Achievement Gap

Where the Jobs Are: Mostly Health, Education and Technology

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Top Stories

A hand presses against the cell window inside a dorm at the Fulton County Jail.

Criminal Justice

Justice Department finds unconstitutional conditions at Fulton County Jail

Doug Collins speaks at a Donald Trump campaign event in Atlanta.

Doug Collins

Trump names former Georgia congressman Doug Collins as his pick to lead the VA

Emanuel Jones talks with reporters in the Georgia State Capitol.

Guns

Democratic Georgia lawmaker sets goals for 2025 intended to reduce children’s gun injuries

Georgia State House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley talks to a crowd of reporters holding microphones

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia House Democrats choose State Rep. Carolyn Hugley as minority leader

Energy

Georgia launches energy efficiency rebate programs

Health Disparities

‘We all need our village’: Home-visiting programs are adapting to Georgia’s evolving maternal health crisis

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