ACLU says Cobb Sheriff in potential violation of U.S. Constitution
In a letter to the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia stated that alleged absence of clean drinking water at the Cobb County Adult Detention…
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Cobb Sheriff pens response to jail water quality concerns after ACLU issues statement
After the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia alleged in a scathing news release that prisoners at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center were left without clean water for drinking…
Georgia election-year politics jolted by Supreme Court draft abortion opinion
by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 4, 2022 A leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s highly anticipated ruling on…
Kemp signs off on laws he says will keep ‘woke politics’ out of public schools
by Ross Williams, Georgia RecorderApril 29, 2022 Gov. Brian Kemp cemented much of his planned education policy Thursday, signing a raft of bills aimed at keeping controversial ideas out of…
Bill inspired by backlash to 2020 racial justice protests clears Georgia Senate panel
by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [first published in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 9, 2022 A Georgia bill opponents argue aims to stop protests by trampling on constitutional…
Cobb elections board votes to move Cooper 01 precinct to Calvary Baptist Church in Austell
The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration voted 4-1 to move the Cooper 01 voting precinct, which had moved from Cooper Middle School to the Cobb police training facility…
Cobb elections board tables discussion on move of Cooper Middle School polling place to police training center
The Cobb County Board of Elections and Registration tabled a final decision on whether to follow through with a previous decision to move the voting location which is now in…
Automatic License Plate Readers in Cobb County
Automatic License Plate Readers have been instrumental in an increasing number of arrests in Cobb County and the City of Marietta, and the technology has gotten more portable and versatile….
When schools call police on kids
By Corey Mitchell, Joe Yerardi and Susan Ferriss, Center for Public Integrity This story was produced as part of a collaboration with the Center for Public Integrity and USA TODAY…
SCLC activist says Cobb school district trying to suppress free speech and conversations on racism
By Arielle Robinson A local SCLC activist who is also a Cobb County parent, grandparent and anti-racist activist says that the Cobb County School District is attempting to squash discussions…