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Hate crimes plan in Georgia criticized as time grows short

by Associated Press
| June 19, 2020 10:03 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — A new proposal to give Georgia a law penalizing hate crimes — under attack from advocates who say it's too broad it would penalize crimes against nearly everyone and also lacks key protections for transgender people — rolled onto the runway Thursday and promptly went back to the hangar for more work.

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