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Elections April 8, 2024

Why courts aren’t the fastest or clearest ways to solve election disputes – a former federal judge explains

by John E. Jones III, Dickinson College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Pennsylvania is expected to be a key battleground in the 2024 presidential election,…

Cobb County April 8, 2024

Cobb BOC to decide on settlement of DOJ charge of discrimination in fire department

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will decide whether to enter a Consent Decree with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over a discrimination claim. The item is on the…

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Mableton April 6, 2024

Planning Commission delays recommendation on rezoning on Old Floyd Road in Mableton

At last Tuesday’s meeting, the Cobb County Planning Commission voted to hold until its May meeting a recommendation on a rezoning request that would allow the applicant to operate a…

Transportation April 5, 2024

Akers Mill Road bridge over I-75 in Cobb County closed all weekend

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that its road contractors will close the access to the Akers Mill Road bridge in Cobb County for the entire weekend. Also, the Interstate…

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Immigration April 4, 2024

GOP, Trump build on immigration fears to push voting restrictions in states

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 3, 2024 With polls showing unauthorized immigration as Republicans’ best issue for the…

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Mableton April 2, 2024

UPDATE: South Cobb High student dies of injuries sustained when hit by car on March 20

The Cobb County Police Department distributed the following update to the incident in which a 15-year-old South Cobb High School student was hit by a car while crossing Clay Road:…

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Housing March 30, 2024

Monica DeLancy’s email to tenants under threat of eviction

Monica DeLancy, a well-known Cobb County tenants’ rights organizer and the founder and president of the We Thrive in Riverside Renters Association, distributed a message to tenants who are under…

Elections March 26, 2024

Legislative inaction and dissatisfaction with one-party control lead to more issues going directly to voters in ballot initiatives, with 60% of them in six states

by Thom Reilly, Arizona State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Recent polls show Americans are increasingly dissatisfied with their system of representative democracy, in…

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Georgia March 26, 2024

Georgia lawmakers could still tinker with election rules in waning days of 2024 legislative session

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 25, 2024 Georgia’s lawmakers head into the final week of the 2024 legislative…

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Crime & Public Safety May 27, 2025

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