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• Fife business donates more than $1 million worth of medical supplies to Ukraine

  18-01-2023 18:17 via cbsnews.com
  
  FIFE, Wash., January 17, 2023 - More than a million dollars worth of medical supplies are making their way from Pierce County to Ukraine thanks to the generosity of a local business."I've had Ukrainians cry when I hand them something, because they're so appreciative of the help coming from the other side of the world," said Rick Steckler of the iMiracle Project.Steckler has been shuttling between Olympia and Ukraine since last spring after war broke out in Eastern Europe."The best way for us to
  
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• Disaster funds at hand in 7 Georgia counties after last week's tornadoes

  18-01-2023 16:02 via cbsnews.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — The Federal Emergency Management Agency says that disaster assistance has been made available to Georgia in areas struck by a tornado outbreak across the South on Thursday.In an announcement Tuesday, FEMA said that President Joe Biden's action makes federal funding available to people impacted by the storms in Butts, Henry, Jasper, Meriwether, Newton, Spalding, and Troup counties.The federal assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans
  
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• Gov. Kemp: Georgia budget spending meant to keep economy growing

  18-01-2023 15:53 via cbsnews.com
  
  ATLANTA (AP) — Gov. Brian Kemp told Georgia lawmakers Tuesday that his plans to give raises to teachers, pay more tuition for many college students, and invest in new housing are all designed to keep the state's workforce growing and meet the needs of employers."The most valuable in-demand resource in our state right now is our people," the Republican governor said. "We need to keep them, and the pipeline of skilled workers, wide open to keep up with that demand."Kemp spoke to lawmakers re
  
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• Georgia's Asian American Pacific Islander legislative caucus releases priorities for 2023

  18-01-2023 15:37 via cbsnews.com
  
  ATLANTA (WUPA) -- Asian American lawmakers shared their top priorities for the 2023 legislative session on Tuesday, January 17, during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol.Georgia's first Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus, one of the largest of its kind in the nation, shared its goals for this session. The priorities for the 11-member caucus include supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to help undocumented students, increasing minority representation in
  
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