2022 Elections

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2022 Elections October 17, 2022

Challenges to voters are growing before the midterms – and have a long history as a way of keeping down the Black vote

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Voters who want to cast their ballot on Election Day this November may be in…

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2022 Elections October 17, 2022

Biden pitches to the middle class as Democrats fight for support in advance of midterms

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 16, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore. — President Joe Biden at a community center here Saturday…

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2022 Elections October 16, 2022

CCAE president hits back at board member David Chastain’s attack on teacher association

By Rebecca Gaunt Jeff Hubbard, president of the Cobb County Association of Educators, had strong words for Cobb school board Chair David Chastain after his attacks on the local teacher…

2022 Elections October 16, 2022

It’s decision time in Cobb County as advance voting begins tomorrow, Monday October 17

It’s decision time for voters in Cobb County, as early voting begins tomorrow, October 17, 2022. The midterm elections are important because they can shift the balance of political power…

2022 Elections October 13, 2022

Candidates discuss prosecutorial discretion, CRT and abortion at MIC and ACT forum

By Rebecca Gaunt The Mableton Improvement Coalition and Austell Community Task Force invited local candidates for the General Assembly, Cobb school board and solicitor general to participate in a virtual…

2022 Elections October 10, 2022

Updated: SPLC PAC targets Chastain’s school board leadership in digital ad

By Rebecca Gaunt The New Southern Majority IE PAC released a digital ad Monday targeting Cobb school board Chairman David Chastain for the board’s “misuse of taxpayer dollars.” From the…

2022 Elections October 10, 2022

Pozniak and Chastain fundraising neck and neck as school board election nears

By Rebecca Gaunt Incumbent David Chastain nearly caught up to challenger Catherine Pozniak in funds raised for the tense Cobb Post 4 school board race with a donor list of…

2022 Elections October 5, 2022

Austell Community Task Force and Mableton Improvement Coalition to hold two forums: a candidates forum and a forum on Mableton cityhood

The Austell Community Task Force (ACT) and the Mableton Improvement Coalitions (MIC) are jointly holding two forums. The first is a candidates forum tomorrow, Thursday October 6, where residents can…

Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker makes his case to voters in Emerson in September. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections October 5, 2022

Republican allies want to change subject after Herschel Walker abortion story bombshell

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]October 4, 2022 Republican Senate hopeful Herschel Walker faced the toughest challenge of his candidacy…

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2022 Elections October 4, 2022

Georgians with disabilities quiz statewide candidates on labor issues, waiver access

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]September 30, 2022 As he spoke into the microphone, Carmine Vera posed a question that…

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