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National July 21, 2022

Supreme Court reversed almost 200 years of US law and tradition upholding tribal sovereignty in its latest term

Kirsten Matoy Carlson, Wayne State University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Over the past 50 years, Congress and the U.S. Supreme Court have increasingly diverged…

The U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision threw out federal abortion rights protections and lets states decided limits on access to the procedure. After the ruling, abortion rights supporters took to the streets of Atlanta in protest. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder (file photo)

Georgia July 21, 2022

Court rules Georgia’s strict anti-abortion law with ‘personhood’ clause is now in effect

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 20, 2022 This story was updated at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday, July 20, 2022. Georgia’s…

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Kennesaw July 20, 2022

500 new butterflies brighten Kennesaw’s Smith-Gilbert Gardens

By Rebecca Gaunt A UPS truck pulled into Smith-Gilbert Gardens Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. with a magical delivery: 500 butterflies. Garden staff immediately released the butterflies into the pollinator exhibit…

Climate and Weather July 20, 2022

How record-setting heat waves in cities across UK, US and mainland Europe could punish economies already reeling from inflation

By Derek Lemoine, University of Arizona [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Hundreds of millions of people struggled to keep cool amid a sweltering summer heat…

Climate and Weather July 19, 2022

Too hot to handle: Climate considerations for youth sport during the hottest years on record

By Jessica R. Murfree, Texas A&M University and Natasha Brison, Texas A&M University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At least 50 high school football players…

In Georgia, the Legislature gave the Georgia Bureau of Investigation authority to investigate election crimes and issue relevant subpoenas. Cobb County poll workers helped voters cast ballots in 2020. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections July 19, 2022

Election officials risk criminal charges under 31 new GOP-imposed penalties

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]July 19, 2022 Second in a two-part series. See part one here. Since the 2020…

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2022 Elections July 18, 2022

More young voters could come out to vote in November, sparked by abortion and other hot political issues

By Abby Kiesa, Tufts University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion has far-reaching personal…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care July 18, 2022

Abortion funds may not be able to keep up with rising demands, as more people travel out of state for the procedure

By Gretchen E. Ely, University of Tennessee [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Abortion providers in places like Pennsylvania and California are seeing an uptick in…

Transportation July 17, 2022

Lane closures on SR6/Thornton Road on Sweetwater Creek bridge in Austell to continue through Monday morning

The Georgia Department of Transportation announced in a press release that the lane closures on Thornton Road/SR 6 in Austell will continue through Monday Morning July 18. Here is the…

Music July 11, 2022

Scapegoating rap hits new low after July Fourth mass shooting

By A.D. Carson, University of Virginia [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When local police named 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III as “a person of interest”…

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