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Johnson among those arrested in Georgia Statehouse protests
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The Rev. Francys Johnson
ATLANTA — Police arrested 39 people, including Statesboro lawyer the Rev. Francys Johnson, the president of the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP, at Georgia's Capitol during protests over Republican refusals to allow more people to join a government-funded health care system. The protests were organized by the Moral Monday coalition, which is pressuring Republican Gov. Nathan Deal to ease eligibility rules and allow more low-income people into the Medicaid system, The Associated Press reported.
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