The election for two seats on Georgia’s Public Service Commission, the folks who regulate your utilities, is now more high profile than ever with national dollars now coming in. Plus, a fired Georgia teacher is suing her district, alleging it violated her First Amendment rights for punishing her for what she posted about the killing of Charlie Kirk. And Georgia environmental activists are asking the state to permanently protect areas around the Okefenokee Swamp from mining. We’ll have officials with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources explaining what they’re considering to make more money from parks. Also, we look at how some local groups are trying to help victims of violent crime get compensated.
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Also in this episode…
—DorMiya Vance has more on a teacher from Oglethorpe County, near Athens, who is suing her school district after she was put on leave when she posted on Facebook about political commentator Charlie Kirk following his killing.
—Molly Samuel reports parts of Atlanta are now experiencing extreme drought conditions as our streak of dry weather continues.
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