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Government & Politics April 17, 2026

Time is running short to register to vote in Georgia’s May 19 primary election

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 17, 2026 If you’re not registered to vote in next month’s primary election,…

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Government & Politics, National Government April 16, 2026

Clay Fuller sworn in to Congress

By Mark Woolsey It’s official: Clayton “Clay” Fuller is now a member of the 119th U.S Congress after winning a runoff election earlier this month. The former northwest Georgia prosecutor was…

Medical symbolic staff with serpents and wings

Government & Politics, Local government April 16, 2026

Cobb County approves $1.25 million in contracts for South Cobb Health Facility in Mableton

At Tuesday morning’s meeting Cobb County commissioners approved more than $1.24 million in contracts tied to the development and design of a new South Cobb Health Facility on Riverside Parkway…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Government & Politics, Local government April 14, 2026

Cobb commissioners approve right-of-way acquisition for Noonday Creek Trail pedestrian bridge

Cobb County commissioners, at its Tuesday April 14 meeting, unanimously approved a proposal from Cobb DOT to acquire right-of-way for a planned pedestrian bridge along the Noonday Creek Trail, a…

Government & Politics, Local government April 14, 2026

Curtis “Buddy” Tesar appointed Cobb’s Chief Financial Officer

Photo above: Screenshot of Curtis “Buddy” Tesar from the video of the Cobb BOC meeting Curtis “Buddy” Tesar was unanimously approved as Cobb County’s Chief Financial Officer during the Board…

Government & Politics, State Government April 14, 2026

Judge to rule on PSC candidate Fitz Johnson’s residency status

by Mary Landers, The Current, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 13, 2026 Former Public Service Commissioner Fitz Johnson videotaped a campaign…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics, State Government April 14, 2026

GOP lawmaker says it was a ‘mistake’ to dress in blackface after 2010s photo surfaces

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 13, 2026 Dalton Republican state Rep. Kasey Carpenter is facing criticism after a…

Government & Politics, National Government April 14, 2026

A justice department opinion arguing the Presidential Records Act is unconstitutional could revert the nation to a time when presidents freely burned their papers

by Austin Sarat, Amherst College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Prior to 1978, U.S. presidents could do what they pleased with the records from their…

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Government & Politics, National Government April 14, 2026

Trump’s exchange with Pope Leo reflects deep‑rooted tensions between the Vatican and the United States: 4 essential reads

by Kalpana Jain, The Conversation, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV, the U.S.-born head of the Catholic Church, had…

Government & Politics, State Government April 13, 2026

Big money and endorsements flow as Georgia primary approaches

by Ross Williams, Alander Rocha, and Maya Homan, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 10, 2026 Georgia lawmakers are back home in…

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Health & Wellness May 11, 2026

Watch: 8 Health Insurance Terms You Should Know

This video hosted by Jackie Fortiér, produced by Lexi Krupp, illustrated by Oona Zenda, and animated by Hannah Norman, was first produced in KFF Health News, reposted with permission. May…

Government & Politics May 11, 2026

Campaigns enter homestretch as Trump, Obama try to whip up support for Georgia candidates

by Jill Nolin and Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 9, 2026 There is one more week of early voting…

Government & Politics, State Government May 11, 2026

GOP candidates for governor continue to spend big as election day looms

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] May 8, 2026 Candidates running to be Georgia’s next governor are shelling out millions…

Energy May 11, 2026

Why Trump’s $2 billion buyoff to cancel offshore wind farms is a bad deal for American taxpayers and the US energy supply

by Christopher Niezrecki, UMass Lowell; Ben Link, Johns Hopkins University, and Zoe Getman-Pickering, UMass Amherst, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. is in a…

Science & Technology May 11, 2026

The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise

by Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States is spending billions of dollars…