Results
#1. Workers from which Georgia-based business began voting Thursday on whether they want to be represented by a labor union or not?
It’s The Blue Bird Corporation.
More than 1,400 employees at Blue Bird Corp.’s two factories and warehouse in Fort Valley will be voting through Friday on whether they want to unionize under the banner of the United Steelworkers. That union represents more than 850,000 workers nationwide in a variety of industries.
#2. On Monday, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff received Congress’s support to offer an investment of $500,000 to business owners in which Atlanta neighborhood district?
It’s Sweet Auburn.
The investment went to Sweet Auburn Works’ SPARK Innovation Lab, which offers tailored business training, mentorship and assistance to local small businesses.
#3. Protestors and Georgia Democratic lawmakers appeared at the Georgia state Capitol on Wednesday to express their desire for ____________.
It’s tighter gun laws.
Democrats highlight three issues. They want background checks for all gun purchases, including private sales. They want to require gun owners to lock up their guns at home. And they want courts to be able to temporarily take away guns from people who are a danger to themselves or others.
#4. This week, WABE reporter Stephannie Stokes analyzed years of records from Fulton County’s property tax auction. Of the more than 3,000 properties auctioned, 80% were in neighborhoods that for decades have been mostly made of which ethnicity?
It’s Black.
WABE obtained years of delinquent tax collection data, including all properties auctioned for taxes in Fulton County between 2015 and 2022. That amounted to more than 3,200 parcels.
There are several factors that could contribute to this disparity. These areas, all of which were more than 80% Black at the start of the period analyzed, had lower incomes and older homes.
#5. Which Georgia university football team decided to turn down an invitation from The White House on Tuesday, citing scheduling conflicts?
It’s the University of Georgia Bulldogs.
According to a statement released by the Georgia athletic association on Tuesday, the Bulldogs will not be able to attend a June 12 event with other college teams at the White House. The event is described by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden as “College Athlete Day.”
