It’s been a year since the Trump Administration began mass layoffs at the Atlanta-based agency. Over the past year, about 3,000 workers either left or were laid off from the CDC. Add onto that, policies led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. either eliminated or disrupted the agency’s focus on violence prevention and HIV. Secretary Kennedy also made controversial claims about autism and vaccines, all while the nation experienced outbreaks of the measles. HHS has also paused several lab tests and altered dietary guidelines. On today’s “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” we welcomed former CDC workers back to the program to discuss policy changes and how the laid off workers have coped over the past year.

Touring Chamblee Police Department’s Real-Time Crime Center; Christians confronting Christian Nationalism
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Legislation on assisted living community referrals, making Atlanta area ballots nonpartisan; New documentary on life of W.E.B. Du Bois
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‘Money Buddies’ teaches kids basic money skills; Impact of Artemis II moon mission; Final hours of Georgia Legislative Session
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