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#1. Residents with no in-home Wi-Fi in _______ County can now access the internet through a program offered by their public library.
It’s DeKalb.
Launched in 2017, the program allows residents to check out a mobile hotspot for up to 21 days at a time for free — giving families the ability to complete everyday activities like checking email, paying bills and doing homework.
#2. Earlier this week, Emory University Hospital Midtown announced the launch of a new comprehensive center dedicated to which medical research?
It’s cancer research.
The Peachtree Street facility is designed to improve cancer care and provide new opportunities for cancer research.
The new Winship Cancer Institute includes inpatient and outpatient coordinated care all in one place, which is not typical for most cancer care centers.
#3. This national labor strike, which began Tuesday, May 2, will affect over 20,000 Georgia-based film and television production crew members.
It’s The Writer’s Guild of America Strike.
Rapid changes within the entertainment industry, particularly with the rise of streaming services and A.I. usage, have led television and film writers to strike, claiming that they cannot sustain a livable way of life with the wages offered by studios.
Although most of the writing for Georgia-filmed television and film projects is done in places like New York and L.A., most production crew members who work on set are state residents.
#4. The upcoming 3-day music festival, Shaky Knees, has updated its policy to prohibit which of the following?
It’s weapons.
Because of Georgia law, that rule won’t be entirely enforceable legally.
A 2019 Georgia Supreme Court ruling on Georgia’s Safe Carry Protection Act prevents most events like Shaky Knees from banning guns on public or state-owned land.
#5. Which Georgia utility company is expected to raise prices for customers for the second time this year?
It’s Georgia Power.
This increase, which could be close to $16 a month for a typical residential customer, comes just as the summer starts to heat up, a time when bills typically increase as customers run fans or air conditioning to stay safe and cool.
