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Reps. Johnson and Bowman re-introduce RAP Act to protect rappers in the courtroom
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 12 months ago“For too long, artists have been unfairly targeted by prosecutors who use their lyrics as evidence...
Lawmakers Are Trying To Ban Using Lyrics in Criminal Trials — Again
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 12 months agoCongressmen Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) have reintroduced the Restoring Artist...
Congressman announces federal grant for Brookhaven police
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 6 months agoA Georgia police department is set to get almost $150,000 for a boost to mental health project...
Rep. Hank Johnson Says the RAP Act Will Help All Artists: ‘We Have to Protect the First Amendment’
The Wrap via Yahoo News· 2 years ago"When you allow music and creativity to be impacted, you're opening the door for other realms of...
POTUS, Ga. leaders react to the death of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 5 months agoReactions are pouring in from around Georgia and across the country after the death of former First...
Miami’s Rolling Loud festival calls to end using rap artists’ lyrics as evidence
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoJohnny Cash never faced prosecution for singing “I shot a man in Reno.” Neither did Willie Nelson...
Candidates begin qualifying at Georgia Capitol to keep and win jobs from Congress to Legislature
Georgia Recorder via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe Georgia Capitol was abuzz Monday with lawmakers and hopeful lawmakers lined up to qualify to run...
RAP Act introduced in Congress to bar use of lyrics as evidence in court cases
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA new bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives will seek to protect artists from having...
Bishop co-heads effort to name Veterans Affairs office to honor Isakson
The Albany Herald, Ga. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJul. 14—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Sanford Bishop Jr., D-Ga., and Congressman Rick Allen, R-Ga., were joined by all members of Georgia's U.S. House of Representatives delegation — Buddy ...
Georgia lawmakers push federal agencies to focus on fighting child trafficking
WAGA fox local articles via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoMetro Atlanta's great transportation and infrastructure has made it a hub for human trafficking, so...