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'Religious Liberty' Veto, 4-Year-Old Drowns, Obama Visits Tuesday: News Nearby
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Deal Vetoes Religious Liberty Bill
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday morning that he will veto HB 757, the controversial religious liberty bill that was approved by the Georgia General Assembly and would have allowed faith-based groups to refuse services or terminate employees based on sexual orientation.
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"Government doesn't need to confer religious liberty," Deal said. "Inclusions and omissions in their statutes may lead to discrimination, intentional or unintentional." >>> Read more.
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Police say the mother of a 4-year-old boy who drowned in Duluth Friday thought the child had run into a bedroom, but that the child was instead found in an apartment complex pool. Gwinnett County Police have now identified the victim as Precieus Basulama. >>> Read more.
President Obama will be in Atlanta on Tuesday, speaking at the National Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit. Stay abreast of any traffic delays or detours as the presidential motorcade makes its way into the city by checking the Georgia Regional Transit Authority's Twitter account or the White House blog. >>> Read more
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