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  • Stacey Abrams Presses Kemp On Suspending Gas Tax Through the End of 2022

    Stacey Abrams Presses Kemp On Suspending Gas Tax Through the End of 2022

    Georgia’s motor fuel tax break has saved drivers more than $300 million in taxes and is set to expire on July 14th.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 7, 2022
  • Republicans Won’t Renew Free School Meal Program Which Could Hurt Millions of Children

    Republicans Won’t Renew Free School Meal Program Which Could Hurt Millions of Children

    Millions of children around the country will lose access to free breakfast and lunch upon the program’s expiration on June 30th

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 3, 2022
  • New York On Track To Pass Its Own John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act

    New York On Track To Pass Its Own John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act

    The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York would enact some of the strongest voter protections in the country.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 2, 2022
  • California Reparations Task Force Releases ‘Groundbreaking’ First Report

    California Reparations Task Force Releases ‘Groundbreaking’ First Report

    The California task force outlined harms against its African American citizens and steps to address those wrongs that may serve as a future blueprint.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 1, 2022
  • Charles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand Paul

    Charles Booker, Kentucky Democrat, Wears Noose in New Campaign Ad and Calls out Sen. Rand Paul

    The first Black Kentuckian to receive a Democratic nomination for Senate wearing a noose in the emotional ad chronicling America’s lynching history

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    June 1, 2022
  • Texas Congressman Blames Rap Music and Video Games, Not Guns For Texas Shooting

    Texas Congressman Blames Rap Music and Video Games, Not Guns For Texas Shooting

    Meanwhile, Senate Republicans still won’t commit to common-sense gun control measures after recent shootings

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    May 30, 2022
  • Sen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised Debates

    Sen. Warnock Challenges Herschel Walker To Three Televised Debates

    Even though Walker has committed to debating Sen. Warnock, the number of debates he actually commits to is waiting to be seen.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    May 27, 2022
  • Supreme Court Might Soon Loosen Gun Laws In Wake of Texas Shooting

    Supreme Court Might Soon Loosen Gun Laws In Wake of Texas Shooting

    The Supreme Court’s upcoming ruling on a New York law could open constitutional challenges to gun safety laws around the country

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    May 26, 2022
  • Biden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death

    Biden Signs Policing Executive Order On 2nd Anniversary of George Floyd’s Death

    Biden’s executive order will establish a national Law Enforcement Accountability Database and outlaw chokeholds for 100,000 federal officers.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    May 26, 2022
  • Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

    Stacey Abrams Wins Georgia’s Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

    Abrams’s win sets her up for a rematch with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in the fall election.

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    Murjani Rawls






    Published

    May 25, 2022
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