On Monday’s episode of the podcast, Applin stated, “I looked at those phones and paid the bill when my kids were in high school.”
Additionally, he expressed his hope that lawmakers will address safe gun storage during the upcoming legislative session to Patricia Murphy and Martha Dalton of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
“Safe storage is important, in my opinion,” he stated. Many children are using guns to conduct crimes, even when it’s not their own firearm.
Repaying student loans
Jason Armesto, a higher education writer for the AJC, talked on the extensive changes that President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful” bill would bring to Georgia colleges, including caps on new student loans.
According to Armesto, loan payback schedules were shortened from seven to two.
That’s a good thing, according to the bill’s supporters. He added that over a ten-year period, it will save the federal government an estimated $270 billion. Meanwhile, some people may find it more challenging as a result of these new possibilities, according to [critics]. More defaulting might result from it.
Cuts to Medicaid and SNAP
Washington Bureau Chief Tia Mitchell examined how President Donald Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill would change Georgia’s educational policies on the Washington Wednesday episode of the program.
Cassidy Alexander, an AJC education reporter, explained how cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits mean that students will have less access to free meals and health care in schools now that significant measures have been signed into law.
According to Alexander, almost two-thirds of Georgia students are currently eligible for the benefit.
According to her, eligibility rules are evolving and getting more stringent. Less money will be available to pay for lunch, and fewer individuals will be able to get it for free or at a reduced cost.
Mental health and Atlanta traffic
On Thursday’s show, AJC producers Shane Backler and Natalie Mendenhall wrap up the series with interviews on how parents can cope with the increased traffic and the mental health issues that students encounter.
According to Beth Collums, a writer and former therapist from Atlanta, parents can help their children prepare for school by establishing an early bedtime and using positive words.
Priming is an extremely useful technique that can be applied. According to her, it’s essentially preparing the brain for what you’re going to do.
School pickups and drop-offs will add to Atlanta’s already heavy traffic, cautioned Doug Turnbull, 11 Alive’s transportation correspondent.
Turnbull stated, “I would simply advise planning to drive ten to fifteen percent longer in general.”
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