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The Cobb Transit Advisory Board seated at a table

Cobb County June 6, 2024

Cobb Transit Advisory Board recommends BOC approval of putting MSPLOST on November’s ballot

Photo by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves The Cobb County Transit Advisory Board adopted a resolution on Tuesday, June 5, 2024, to recommend that the Board of Commissioners place the…

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Cobb County June 5, 2024

Cobb government participates in cyber threat exercises

Image generated by DALL-E from OpenAI Several Cobb County departments participated in a set of cybersecurity exercises organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)….

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Transportation May 31, 2024

Cobb Transit Advisory Board to hold special called meeting about MSPLOST

The Cobb DOT posted the following notice to its web page There will be a Transit Advisory Board Special Call Meeting on June 5, 2024, to consider the Cobb County…

Transportation May 31, 2024

Cobb DOT will hold an open house about signage improvements on Powder Springs Road at Hollydale

The Cobb County Department of Transportation will hold an open house to present the community with options for the revitalization of signage along Powder Springs Road near the Hollydale neighborhood….

Transportation May 29, 2024

Cobb BOC approves new process for traffic calming measures

By Caleb Groves Cobb approved a new approach and an expanded toolkit to calm traffic at Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting on May 28, 2024. The new traffic calming policy…

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Cobb County May 22, 2024

Settlement reached with former Gov. Roy Barnes in Cobb zoning dispute

By Caleb Groves At the Cobb County Board of Commissioners’ monthly zoning hearings, the board approved signing a settlement litigation for a rezoning application denied in 2023, applied for by…

Elections May 22, 2024

Cupid, Sheffield win commanding leads in Cobb BOC primaries, with runoff likely in District 2

With the unofficial results in for Cobb County Board of Commissioners races, Chairwoman Lisa Cupid, and District 4 Commissioner Monique Sheffield have substantial and insurmountable leads in their primary races…

Members of the Housing Stability Court program from Cobb County Magistrate Court and the Center for Family Resources

Housing May 16, 2024

Families in Cobb Celebrate Having a Home and Stability

Members of the Housing Stability Court program from Cobb County Magistrate Court and the Center for Family Resources (Photo: Cobb County Government) The Center for Family Resources submitted the following…

Cobb County May 15, 2024

Dispute over how many votes it takes to pass a resolution on the Cobb BOC

By Caleb Groves On Tuesday, May 12, 2024, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved a contract for the proposed transit referendum and the intent to put the transit tax…

Audience seated at Cobb Board of Commissioners candidate forum

Elections May 10, 2024

Cobb District 4 BOC candidates take up home rule maps, transit referendum

District 4 candidates for the Cobb County Board of Commissioners faced off on Monday, May 6, 2024’s forum at Grace City Church. Incumbent Monique Sheffield and attorney Yashica Marshall answered…

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Climate January 14, 2025

Firefighting planes are dumping ocean water on the Los Angeles fires − why using saltwater is typically a last resort

by Patrick Megonigal, Smithsonian Institution, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Firefighters battling the deadly wildfires that raced through the Los Angeles area in January 2025…

Education January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers set to debate school policies, from safety to 1985 school spending formula

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 Georgia’s school kids are heading back to school on Monday, and Georgia…

Immigration January 14, 2025

Mass deportations don’t keep out ‘bad genes’ − they use scientific racism to justify biased immigration policies

by Shoumita Dasgupta, Boston University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Threats of mass deportations loom on the post-2024 election horizon. Some supporters claim these will…

International January 14, 2025

Trump’s canal canard obscures a truth: Panama just wants to run its shipping passage without interference from China or the US

by Carla Martinez Machain, University at Buffalo; Michael A. Allen, Boise State University, and Michael E. Flynn, Kansas State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission]…

Georgia January 14, 2025

Georgia lawmakers’ expected debates to include IVF protections, lawsuit limits in 2025 Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 13, 2025 New dome, who dis? Georgia lawmakers will return to the state Capitol…

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