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Road sign at South Cobb Drive near Cooper Lake Road in article about South Cobb Drive overnight lane closures (photo by Larry Johnson, Cobb County Courier, CC 4.0)

Transportation March 31, 2023

Overnight lane closures on South Cobb Drive Friday and Sunday

Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) contractors will install lane closures on SR 280 Connector/South Cobb Drive Southeast in Cobb County this weekend to continue resurfacing activities from the Fulton County…

National March 30, 2023

Manhattan grand jury votes to indict Donald Trump, showing he, like all other presidents, is not an imperial king

by Shannon Bow O’Brien, The University of Texas at Austin [first published in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Manhattan grand jury voted to indict former President Donald Trump on…

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National March 29, 2023

When it comes to explaining elections in Congress, gerrymandering is overrated

by Charles R. Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past decade, a consistent refrain in discussions of politics has been…

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Georgia March 29, 2023

Prosecutor oversight bill headed to Kemp; local control concerns dismissed

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 27, 2023 The Georgia General Assembly sent a controversial bill to the governor’s…

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Education March 27, 2023

Report documents ‘explosive growth’ in Georgia’s school voucher spending; Georgia bill could expand that further

By Rebecca Gaunt A new report shows significant increases in voucher program spending in seven states, including Georgia, which went up 883% between 2008 and 2019. Public Funds Public Schools,…

Transportation March 24, 2023

Lane closures on I-75 between Akers Mill and Terrell Mill roads beginning Friday night, March 24

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-75 between Akers Mill and Terrell Mill roads beginning tonight, Friday, March 24, for bridge rehab work. The closures will…

Marietta March 24, 2023

Lane closures on I-75 from Allgood Road to Canton Road in the Marietta area for bridge preservation work

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced lane closures on I-75 between Allgood Road and Canton Road in the Marietta area beginning tonight, Friday March 24, for bridge preservation work….

Opinion March 24, 2023

Bookman: Potential indictments of former president not created equal

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This opinion article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 23, 2023 Let me ask a question, purely theoretical: Should the justice…

Road construction equipment on shoulder of road with orange safety barriers

Transportation March 24, 2023

Alternating lane closures on South Cobb Drive from the Fulton County line to Austell Road overnight Friday

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) announced alternating lane closures on South Cobb Drive from the Fulton County line to Austell Road (SR 5). The press release describes the scope…

National March 23, 2023

In Congress, breaking unwritten rules that encouraged civility and enabled things to get done is becoming the new normal

by Sarah Burns, Rochester Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When House Speaker Kevin McCarthy ordered an investigation into the Manhattan district attorney’s…

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