President Donald Trump’s 100-day mark for his second term is fast approaching. Since taking office, the Trump administration has already taken several executive actions on education, immigration and more. Today’s special edition of “Closer Look” focused on the potential economic and social challenges the Atlanta region could face within the next four years. The conversation allowed guests to share their concerns and thoughts about the local response and mobilization to federal actions.
Guests include:
Staci Fox, the president and CEO of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Fallon McClure, the deputy southeast regional director for Working Families Power
Fred A. Jones, the senior director of public policy and advocacy at the Southern Education Foundation
Nathaniel Smith, the founder and chief equity officer of the Atlanta-based Partnership for Southern Equity

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