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#1. Atlanta ________ held a press conference on Tuesday to denounce the use of force by police against student and faculty protesters on college campuses.
It’s Atlanta faith leaders.
The Atlanta Multifaith Coalition for Palestine held a press conference on Tuesday on the campus of Emory University.
The group also echoed the call of demonstrators for Georgia colleges and universities to divest from companies affiliated with the state of Israel and to end the construction of Atlanta’s controversial Public Safety Training Center that activists have called “Cop City.”
#2. Residents of what Westside Atlanta neighborhood have been campaigning for nearly three years for sound barriers between them and I-20.
It’s Mozley Park.
For nearly three years, a coalition of residents has campaigned for the Georgia Department of Transportation to install noise barriers along their stretch of I-20. So far, residents have drawn attention from local media and politicians with little change, partly due to federal policy.
#3. Which major American retailer announced this week it would close all 51 in-store health centers across five states — including 17 in Georgia.
It’s Walmart.
The company said it determined that the health centers and its virtual care services — which are also ending — are no longer financially sustainable to justify their continuation.
#4. True or false: More than half of Georgia’s 159 counties have little or no access to maternity care.
It’s true.
Georgia’s maternal mortality rate is among the worst in the United States. WABE is exploring the complex factors behind it and what’s being done to address it in our new series, “Missing Moms: Inside Georgia’s maternal health crisis.”
#5. Georgia residents will see higher power bills due to ____________.
It’s Plant Vogtle.
Georgia’s second new nuclear reactor, Unit 4 at Plant Vogtle, is now operating commercially after years of delays and billions in extra costs.
Almost every electric customer in Georgia will pay for Vogtle, with regulators recently approving a 6% rate increase for Georgia Power’s customers.
