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Elections December 16, 2024

Qualifying for Cobb BOC Districts 2 & 4 special elections take place this week

Cobb County government distributed the following notice about this week’s qualification window for candidates for Cobb County Board of Commissioners districts 2 and 4. Candidates must qualify Dec. 18 –…

Elections

Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive

Elections

Georgia election board majority that was praised by Trump resumes rulemaking push this week

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Elections

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

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Elections

A fight erupts over ‘garbage’ in the last moments of the presidential campaign

Elections November 5, 2024

Judge orders two Cobb precincts to remain open late: Marietta 6B and Kell 01

Cobb County Communications director Ross Cavitt distributed the following announcement about the order issued by Cobb Superior Court Judge Ann B. Harris to keep precincts Marietta 6B and Kell 01…

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News Brief December 23, 2024

Report of active shooter at Cumberland Mall turns out to be unfounded

Police determine the incident was a fistfight By Mark Woolsey An active shooter report, which turned out to be unfounded, sent shoppers scrambling at Cumberland Mall Sunday night and led…

Politics December 23, 2024

Climate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant

by Rachel Locke, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats and harassment are pushing some politicians out of office, scaring off some…

Science and Technology December 23, 2024

Octopuses and their relatives are a new animal welfare frontier − here’s what scientists know about consciousness in these unique creatures

by Rachel Blaser, University of San Diego, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We named him Squirt – not because he was the smallest of the…

Economy December 23, 2024

Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans

by Beverly Moran, Vanderbilt University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, a set of tax cuts Donald Trump signed into…

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Elections

Qualifying for Cobb BOC Districts 2 & 4 special elections take place this week

Presidents often claim mandates − especially when they want to expand their power or are on the defensive

Georgia election board majority that was praised by Trump resumes rulemaking push this week

One election victory does not make a new era in American politics − here’s what history shows

Did The Polls Get It Wrong and How Do They Impact The Election?

Dates set for special elections for Cobb commission districts 2 and 4

Cobb elections board meets tomorrow to certify November 5 election results

Why Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to count

A fight erupts over ‘garbage’ in the last moments of the presidential campaign

Judge orders two Cobb precincts to remain open late: Marietta 6B and Kell 01