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#1. Which of the following athletes participating in the 2024 Summer Olympics is NOT a Georgia native?
It’s Mariah Duran.
While Duran is an athlete participating in skateboarding at the Olympics, her hometown is Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Twenty-one athletes from the Peach State will compete in sports ranging from swimming to basketball to shooting.
The group features a mix of past gold medal winners, first-time Olympic qualifiers and active professional athletes.
#2. According to a new law, House Bill 1410, new accountability programs for unhoused Georgia residents must be voluntary and will provide housing for ___________.
It’s 18 months.
In exchange for housing, those in the program must find stable employment, stay sober and work toward self-sufficiency.
The programs will only be open to U.S. citizens. Also, people are only eligible if they affirm that they have lived in Georgia for at least a year.
#3. As of Tuesday, two people in Georgia are among the 28 in 12 states across the U.S. infected by an outbreak from which type of bacteria?
It’s Listeria.
People affected by the outbreak have reported consuming deli meats sliced at counters, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but the agency cannot confirm if deli meats are the cause of the outbreak. Public health officials are investigating the specific products linked to the outbreak.
All of the 28 people infected with listeria have been hospitalized. Two people have died. The CDC did not name where the deaths took place.
#4. Which Georgia politician currently serve as the chair of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law?
It’s Sen. Jon Ossoff.
Earlier this week, Ossoff organized a field hearing at Decatur City Hall about the abortion law known as House Bill 481.
H.B. 481 bans abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy. That is generally when an ultrasound can detect electrical activity in an embryo, legally considered a heartbeat in Georgia.
#5. In Gwinnett County, the ___________ consists of a single police officer and a licensed mental health clinician at each police precinct, who work side-by-side to try to help people get the mental health treatment and services they need before they get caught in the criminal justice system.
It’s the Behavioral Health Unit.
Cobb, DeKalb, Forsyth and Athens-Clarke counties have similar partnerships, but Gwinnett’s is unique because it serves one of the fastest-growing counties in Georgia and the most diverse in the Southeast.
According to the county, Gwinnett’s behavioral health unit responded to 4,800 calls in 2023, more than half of which were related to a mental health crisis.
