Government & Politics

Mike Boyce -- photo of him seated at a table at the beginning of his first term.

Cobb County September 8, 2025

Former Cobb BOC Chairman Mike Boyce inducted into Military Hall of Fame

Mike Boyce, seated at a table at the beginning of his first term (Photo: Larry Felton Johnson/Cobb County Courier) By Mark Woolsey A former top Cobb County official has been…

Color drawing of the south side of the White House

Government & Politics September 8, 2025

Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to fight crime blurs the legal distinction between the police and the military

by Luke William Hunt, University of Alabama, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A federal judge ruled on Sept. 2, 2025, that the Trump administration broke…

a screenshot of the six districts in Mableon, with 1,2,3 to the south, 4, 5, 6 to the north

Mableton September 7, 2025

Agenda for Monday’s Mableton City Council Work Session

The Mableton City Council work session will be held this Monday, September 8, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA 30168.. To keep up…

Mableton September 7, 2025

Agenda for Mableton City Council Meeting, Wednesday September 10

The Mableton City Council will meet this Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at the Riverside EpiCenter, 135 Riverside Parkway, Austell, GA 30168. We’ve included the agenda below, but to download and…

Government & Politics September 5, 2025

Civil servant exodus: How employees wrestle with whether to stay, speak up or go

by Jaime L. Kucinskas, Hamilton College and Yvonne Zylan, University of Calgary, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For many Americans, work is not just about…

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Government & Politics September 4, 2025

Third-place finisher requests recount in special state Senate as runoff looms

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 3, 2025 The special election to choose the next state senator in a…

A map of Georgia with a red white and blue Democratic donkey

Government & Politics September 2, 2025

Georgia Democrats hope an anti-Trump mood could propel state Senate candidate to upset win in runoff

by Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 30, 2025 The winds of change might be blowing through Georgia. At least,…

Government & Politics September 1, 2025

Active Clubs are white supremacy’s new, dangerous frontier

by Art Jipson, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Small local organizations called Active Clubs have spread widely across the U.S. and internationally,…

Mableton August 29, 2025

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens receives Civic Excellence Award

The City of Mableton distributed the following public information release: Mableton Mayor Michael Owens will be a recipient of the 2025 Georgia Civic Excellence Award. The honor from the Georgia Democracy Resilience Network…

Government & Politics August 28, 2025

Georgia teacher fired over LGBTQ book continues to fight her termination, school district policies

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2025 A federal judge in Atlanta paused a challenge against school district…

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