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Georgia Today: Dept. of Corrections held in contempt; Tick map; School choice bill becomes law

On the Tuesday, April 23 edition of Georgia Today: The Georgia Dept of Corrections is in trouble for failing to fix certain practices deemed unconstitutional; a new map lists the locations of Georgia's most common tick species; and Gov. Brian Kemp signs into law a controversial school choice bill.

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Georgia Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver, second from left, in a 2023 meeting of the Board of Corrections. Oliver is one of the named defendants in a civil rights case flowing from Georgia's solitary confinement practices.

In a scathing order, federal judge finds Georgia prison officials in contempt of their own promises

A federal judge has found leaders of the Georgia Department of Corrections in contempt of a 2019 agreement GDC made with attorneys for people incarcerated in the state’s most extreme solitary confinement unit.

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Atlanta Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot speaks during a press conference at the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The NFL's investigation of the Atlanta Falcons' possible violation of tampering policies before signing quarterback Kirk Cousins won't conclude before this week's NFL draft. For Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot, that means the team won't lose any draft pick this year as he looks to build around Cousins.

Falcons' draft won't be impacted by NFL's investigation of possible tampering violation with Cousins

The NFL's investigation of the Atlanta Falcons' possible violation of tampering policies before signing quarterback Kirk Cousins won't conclude before this week's NFL draft. For Falcons general manager Terry Fontenot, that means the team won't lose any draft picks this year.

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President Joe Biden arrives to speak at Prince William Forest Park on Earth Day, Monday, April 22, 2024, in Triangle, Va. Biden is announcing $7 billion in federal grants to provide residential solar projects serving low- and middle-income communities and expanding his American Climate Corps green jobs training program.

Biden will speak at Morehouse commencement, an election-year spotlight in front of Black voters

President Joe Biden will be the commencement speaker for Georgia's Morehouse College and at West Point next month. The Morehouse appearance in Atlanta gives Biden a key election-year platform on one of the nation's preeminent historically Black campuses.

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Veronica Pemberton Daniels - Chief Human Resources Officer

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