WABE's Week In Review: Lawmakers move antisemitism bill forward, remembering 'Snowmageddon' 10 years later

January 27th, 2024

In this aerial photo, traffic is snarled along the I-285 perimeter north of the metro area after a winter snow storm, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Tulis)

Georgia lawmakers passed a bill Thursday that would define antisemitism in state law, with Republicans uniting in support of Israel's war on Hamas and some Democrats splitting over fears of suppressing support for Palestinians. #gapol https://t.co/mE8n7zUDjz
— WABE News (@wabenews) January 25, 2024

Bill Defining Antisemitism in Georgia State Law Heading to Governor Brian Kemp's Desk

The Georgia House gives final passage to House Bill 30, which defines antisemitism for purposes of hate crime prosecution & cases of discrimination. #gapol

Read HB 30: https://t.co/7es8r317M8 pic.twitter.com/NXHM7x9Tmu
— Rahul Bali (@rahulbali) January 25, 2024

Possible tax breaks for some…

House Speaker Jon Burns on Wednesday said his GOP caucus will back a plan to raise the amount that parents can deduct per child from their yearly state income taxes to $4,000 from the current $3,000. #gapol https://t.co/ZnAGVINFBe
— WABE News (@wabenews) January 24, 2024

Know when to hold ’em…

"There is going be a proposal on sports betting, that I think is going be backed by all our teams here in the city … would fall under the Georgia Lottery & the proceeds would go to the HOPE Scholarship."@LtGovJonesGA on legislation to legalize sports betting in Georgia #gapol pic.twitter.com/JMnUHdHxok
— Rahul Bali (@rahulbali) January 24, 2024

The slow-turning wheels of lawmaking…

Council Member Liliana Bakhtiari on the latest attempt to codify a process for verifying referendum and ballot initiatives: “I am not in the practice of bending to the state when it comes to sacrificing the voices of my constituency.” — via @wabenews https://t.co/xQVySqHgCR
— Chamian Cruz 🔎 (@xchamian) January 23, 2024

When housing is the reason to break up families…

An analysis by WABE and ProPublica found that an inability to afford housing stands between parents and their children in many child welfare cases in Georgia. https://t.co/7vspvaIRr5
— WABE News (@wabenews) January 20, 2024

Snowmageddon 10 years later!