Julianne Akers
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Recently, as part of the Covering Poverty Project at the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication, WUGA’s Julianne Akers visited a food bank in Oglethorpe County.
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Today on Athens News Matters, stories include a new east side library, food insecurity, and AI in schools.
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Bags stuffed with antisemitic symbols and pamphlets with links to white supremacy websites were thrown in driveways and yards throughout Oglethorpe County in recent weeks.
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Budget surplus expected to be around $5 billion — state cuts 95K from Medicaid rolls — Ossoff seeks to crack down on social media for opioid sales — Kia to spend more in Georgia
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The Fentanyl Trafficking Prevention Act on Wednesday aims to hold social media companies accountable for not preventing the sale of dangerous drugs.
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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from the House Freedom Caucus following a vote by the group in late June, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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The report finds that America’s buying power—total personal income after taxes—was $18.5 trillion in 2021, a 329% boost since 1990
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UGA football player arrested for driving offense — Ossoff to visit Athens — state employees to see raises this summer