Government & Politics

Drawing of a row of four gunshot holes in a surface

Government & Politics September 12, 2025

Who was Charlie Kirk? The activist who turned campus politics into national influence

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk during a speaking engagement…

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

Mableton September 11, 2025

Mableton holds hearing on interim 2045 Comprehensive Plan

Before its regular city council meeting yesterday evening, the City of Mableton held a public hearing on the interim 2045 Comprehensive Plan. Deputy Community Development Director Tina Garver said that…

Government & Politics September 11, 2025

An Arkansas group’s effort to build a white ethnostate forms part of a wider US movement inspired by white supremacy

by Paul J. Becker, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In October 2023, a group calling itself Return to the Land established its…

Elections September 10, 2025

Cobb elections board sets early voting schedule for municipal elections

By Mark Woolsey The Cobb County Board of Elections has set its early voting schedule for the November municipal elections and the special Public Service Commission general election being held…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Government & Politics September 10, 2025

Open attorney general seat in 2026 sets off competitive race to be Georgia’s next top cop

by Niles Francis, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 9, 2025 The upcoming race for governor won’t be the only wide-open constitutional…

Government & Politics September 9, 2025

How Trump’s dismissal of a Fed governor could redefine presidential power – if courts agree that he alone can interpret vague laws

by Claire B. Wofford, College of Charleston, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] President Donald Trump’s penchant to act first, ask later was on full display…

Government & Politics September 9, 2025

Georgia Democrats press governor to reverse decision to send National Guard members to DC

by Alander Rocha, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] September 8, 2025 Democratic state lawmakers are asking Gov. Brian Kemp to recall Georgia…

Brick Kennesaw government building with four tall wooden columns

Kennesaw September 8, 2025

Kennesaw holds first hearing for proposed 2026 $34.38 million budget

By Rebecca Gaunt The city of Kennesaw held the first public hearing for the proposed 2026 $34.38 million operating budget last week. The budget has undergone adjustments since it was…

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…

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