Monthly Archives: February 2016

Fourteen Students Jailed Protesting University Bans on Undocumented Students (UPDATE 1)

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Photograph courtesy of Dr. Laura Emiko Soltis, Freedom University.   (APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, February 01, 2016, fourteen students, including six undocumented students, were arrested in civil disobedience actions at two universities.   Almost one hundred undocumented and documented students integrated classrooms at Georgia State University (GSU); the University of Georgia, Athens (UGA); and Georgia Tech.   The purpose […]

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Rep. Peake’s HB 722, In-State Cultivation, Gets a Committee Hearing

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(APN) ATLANTA – On Monday, January 25, 2016, patients and parents testified to the House Judiciary Non-Civil Committee asking for their support for HB 722, a follow-up bill to HB 1, Haleigh’s Hope Act.   HB 1 allowed possession of medical cannabis oil for eight conditions, but no legal means to access it in-state.   http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/HB/722   The bill, if […]

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Bipartisan Cooperation on Health Care in Georgia, but not Medicaid Expansion

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(APN) ATLANTA — Medicaid expansion may be dead for the year, but there appears to be bipartisan cooperation on other health policy issues.   “One of the biggest concerns I have is our rural hospitals…. I have personally seen what happened when some of my friends in Dooly County, when their hospital closed. I had friends who worked there, doctors, […]

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47,000 Apply to Georgia DCA for Housing Vouchers in First 24 Hours

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(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) opened its wait list for rental vouchers to new applicants statewide, and the results have been overwhelming.   Within the first 24 hours, the agency has received approximately 47,000 applications, according to Jana Wiggins, a DCA spokesperson.   That is more than three times the number of households that currently […]

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APN Capitol Journal: 2016, Week Three

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(APN) ATLANTA — This installment of Capitol Journal covers Week Three of the 2016 year of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly.   Legislative Session Day 9 (Monday, Jan. 25, 2016)   The medical cannabis (marijuana) bill, HB 722, sponsored by State Rep. Allen Peake (R – Macon), had a hearing today, with over two hours of […]

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