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2022 Elections June 22, 2022

Georgia Democrats now set sights on decisive November statewide races

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]June 22, 2022 State Rep. Bee Nguyen became the Democratic Party’s nominee Tuesday for Georgia’s…

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Education June 16, 2022

White Parents Rallied to Chase a Black Educator Out of Town. Then, They Followed Her to the Next One.

By Nicole Carr [This article was first published in ProPublica, republished with permission] ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories…

Education June 10, 2022

Voting rights organizations file lawsuit over Cobb Schools redistricting

By Rebecca Gaunt Voting rights groups filed a federal lawsuit challenging the Cobb County school board redistricting map, alleging discrimination against communities of color, particularly Black and Hispanic voters, by…

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2022 Elections June 6, 2022

Cobb women participate in political training program for Black women and nonbinary people

By Arielle Robinson Two Cobb women were selected to participate in the Working Family Party’s “Bet on Us” training program, which prepares Black women and nonbinary people for involvement in…

National May 27, 2022

Why gun control laws don’t pass Congress, despite majority public support and repeated outrage over mass shootings

By Monika L. McDermott, Fordham University and David R. Jones, Baruch College, CUNY [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] With the carnage in Uvalde, Texas, and…

National May 26, 2022

How the NRA evolved from backing a 1934 ban on machine guns to blocking nearly all firearm restrictions today

By Robert Spitzer, State University of New York College at Cortland [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The mass shootings at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket…

Former Vice President Mike Pence and Gov. Brian Kemp. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections May 24, 2022

Pence and Trump hold competing rallies to boost rival Georgia GOP campaigns

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 24, 2022 Georgians will head to the polls Tuesday for the last day of…

2022 Elections May 23, 2022

Record early voting ends, setting up Georgia’s high-stakes 2022 Election Day

By Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 23, 2022 Tuesday’s primary election for Georgia governor, secretary of state, Congress, state lawmakers,…

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Crime May 21, 2022

Marietta man convicted of rape of a six-year-old child sentenced to life plus 25 years

Jamal Adams was sentenced to life plus 25 years to be served in confinement for the rape of a six-year-old child. He was convicted on May 6, 2022 in Cobb…

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