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#1. In Georgia, the increase in non-fatal drug overdoses between 2019 and 2021 has risen by which percentage?
It’s 10%.
In the wake of increasing overdose rates, hundreds of millions of dollars are flowing into Georgia as part of the opioid drugmaker settlement between states and top opioid manufacturers, distributors and pharmacies.
Mental health advocates, state and local officials have touted the settlements as providing desperately needed relief to communities hit hard by the crisis.
#2. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday signed H.B. 30, a law defining _________ in state law.
It’s antisemitism.
The Republican governor said by enacting the law, he was “reaffirming our commitment to a Georgia where all people can live, learn and prosper safely, because there’s no place for hate in this great state.”
The antisemitism definition measure had stalled in 2023, but was pushed with fresh urgency this year amid the Israel-Hamas war and a reported surge in anti-Semitic incidents in Georgia.
#3. Last week, this downtown Atlanta rapid housing facility opened its doors, making it the first in the city’s history.
It’s The Melody.
The Melody is a 40-unit access-controlled residential facility built from shipping containers – each equipped with a bed, bathroom and kitchenette.
The housing project, which took four months to construct at under $125,000, is dedicated to Melody Bloodworth, a Georgia woman who recently died after struggling with addiction, mental health and chronic homelessness.
#4. Which Atlanta-based company plans to cut 12,000 jobs five months after reaching a high-stakes union deal?
It’s UPS.
The Teamsters in September voted to approve a tentative contract agreement with UPS, putting a final seal on contentious labor negotiations that threatened to disrupt package deliveries for millions of businesses and households nationwide.
#5. Recently, the state’s finance committee held a hearing on _________, a bill that would cap the property tax at 3% of a home’s increased value per year.
It’s S.B. 349.
According to the real estate company Redfin, in December, Atlanta home prices rose 6.5% compared to last year, selling for a median price of $410,000.
Republican Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Hufstetler proposed a limit of 3% on a home’s increased value per year that would last as long as the owner maintained a homestead exemption.