WABE's Week In Review: Buckhead City effort and "Don't Say Gay"-style bill fail for now at the Capitol

Two bills with a lot of attention both came up for a vote in the state Capitol on Thursday: a bill allowing residents of Buckhead to create their own city and a bill legalizng certain types of sports betting. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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Georgia’s version of a controversial Florida bill fails…

Plans to expand Atlanta’s urban forest…

Also in this episode…

–Emily Jones tells us why Georgia Power is raising rates on most customers again.

–Chamian Cruz looks at what Latino advocates say are a priority for their community at the state Capitol.

–Emily Wu Pearson has more on efforts at the Capitol to help “new Americans” and what advocates are doing to help lawmakers here be more engaged with the growing community.