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Georgia lawmakers fail in efforts to legalize sports betting

Fast Company Tech

It turns out 2025 isn’t the year for legalized sports betting in Georgia. But like in Georgia, legalization faces high hurdles in the 10 remaining states that bar sports gambling. But like in Georgia, legalization faces high hurdles in the 10 remaining states that bar sports gambling.

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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership 

Candid

Black CEOs are more prevalent in the South but still underrepresented In Georgia, 34% of nonprofits are led by Black CEOs, followed by Louisiana and Mississippi, at 30% each. However, these figures fall short of the Black adult population in these states.

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Verizon says service in Georgia has been restored

The Verge

Verizon says it has fixed a major outage that appeared to affect Georgia and parts of Florida. This afternoon there was a fiber issue that caused a network disruption for some customers in Georgia,” Verizon spokesperson Karen Schulz said in a statement to The Verge. Outages are mainly affecting customers in Georgia.

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Microsoft says controversial Georgia law will ‘unfairly restrict the rights of people to vote’

The Verge

Big employers in Georgia are currently under scrutiny from activists, including some threatening to boycott both Delta Air Lines and Coke for failing to condemn the law. Microsoft is now positioning itself favorably compared to these other big companies, largely by being a newcomer that already issued a tweet.

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The Masters offers public phones as alternatives to cellphones. Here’s what attendees think

Fast Company Tech

And while they provide an outlet for those looking to touch base with the world outside of Augusta National’s gates, there are some issues that come with them. .” The line at the public phone bank can stretch up to 10 people deep at the height of the Masters. Like, remembering phone numbers.

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Healthcare Worker Shortfall Getting Expensive

The NonProfit Times

Shortages are projected for Georgia (11,308), Massachusetts (12,329), Tennessee (16,719), New Jersey (17,769), and New York (61,474). Healthcare expenditure data shows, according to the researchers, that older people spend more money on services as they encounter more health issues.

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Inside Georgia’s data-driven push for equitable vaccine access

Tableau

According to CDC data, during the initial phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, Georgia ranked last in the US in administering the vaccine to eligible citizens in early March. Those figures illustrated that slightly less than 30,000 of every 100,000 Georgia adults had received a vaccine.