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#1. July 20 marked a year since abortion in the state of Georgia was restricted to which time window?
It’s six weeks.
Six weeks is before many people realize they’re pregnant, and the law has meant navigating a host of changes for patients and clinics across the state.
#2. According to the film and television union, out of 20,000 production workers in Georgia, ________ members are a part of SAG-AFTRA.
It’s 4,000.
Georgia has become a major hub for film productions because it offers lucrative unlimited tax credits. State officials also tout the low unionization as a reason to film here.
With the current run of the WGA and now SAG-AFTRA strike, many workers have found themselves out of opportunities for the first time in years.
#3. An investigation by Georgia’s state elections board found vote counters in this metro Atlanta county made mistakes during an audit of the 2020 presidential election.
It’s Fulton.
The investigation attributed the mistakes to “human error,” including ballots that were double-counted and counted for the wrong candidates.
However, the state election board confirmed that these mistakes did not change the outcome of the audit, which showed that Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in Georgia.
#4. Georgia’s highest court Monday rejected a request by this political figure to block a district attorney from prosecuting him for his actions in wake of the 2020 election.
It’s Donald Trump.
The state Supreme Court noted in its five-page ruling that Trump has a similar petition pending in Fulton County Superior Court. The justices unanimously declined to overstep the lower court, writing that Trump “makes no showing that he has been prevented fair access to the ordinary channels.”
#5. This WABE host and radio broadcast icon recently celebrated their 70th birthday on Thursday, June 20.
It’s Lois Reitzes.
In honor of the day, the “City Lights” team honored her by playing audio bday well wishes and shares a song by singer-songwriter Phil Harrison called “Lois Reitzes.”
