Local lawmaker pushes to end so-called tampon tax; Professor discusses the recent increase in tornadoes in Georgia
May 15, 202347m 42s
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State Rep. Debbie Buckner, Claire Cox, the chair of Georgia STOMP, and Ashlie James, the secretary of Georgia STOMP, discuss Georgia’s 4% sales tax on menstrual products and the ongoing push for legislation to end what they call “period poverty.”
Plus, Walker Ashley, an atmospheric scientist, disaster geographer and a professor of meteorology at Northern Illinois University, discusses the connection between climate change and the recent rise in tornadoes in Georgia.
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