WABE's Week In Review: State Democrats call for gun regulations and Moore replaces Confederate Benning at Georgia fort

May 13th, 2023

Supporters for gun regulations and Georgia Democrats stand on the South Steps of the Capitol calling for a special session to address gun violence on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

Democrats call for gun regs…

People seeking to tighten gun laws in Georgia must change Republican minds or change the Republican majority. State House Democrats on Wednesday released a letter calling for a special session to consider legislation they say would reduce gun violence.https://t.co/0cvpzIZIhs
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 10, 2023

Lost to taxes…

The property tax auction in Fulton County affects Black homeowners more than anyone. In this second part of a series, WABE asked experts how counties can reduce the tax system’s burden on Black homeowners when tax commissioners play a more active role.https://t.co/qzKXwYZARg
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 10, 2023

What’s in a name? A lot…

The Army’s training hub in Georgia was renamed Fort Moore during a ceremony Thursday, replacing the name of a Confederate officer that had adorned the base for more than a century with that of a decorated Vietnam War commander and his wife.https://t.co/eSUflHCCoJ
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 11, 2023

Studying the impacts on Georgia’s sea turtles…

Georgia coastal protection activists are celebrating good news for the rare sea turtle population that has been threatened by a channel dredging process that acts like a vacuum cleaner along the sea floor; per @GeorgiaRecorder.https://t.co/wI8JenlinH
— WABE News (@wabenews) May 10, 2023

Also in this episode…

–Rahul Bali reports on Georgia’s massive drop in tax revenue collected in April.

–Molly Samuel has more on the federal government proposing new rules to limit climate pollution from power plants just as Georgia’s largest utility is beginning to phase out coal.

–Chamian Cruz explores the new technology at Fulton County Jail after the high-profile death of LaShawn Thompson in the hospital’s psychiatric unit.

–DorMiya Vance reports on Clayton County residents now having access to free health stations in their public libraries.

–Julien Virgin has more on animal rights activists calling for the outgoing head of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention {CDC) to ban the importation of monkeys into the U.S.