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Health Care March 10, 2025

NIH funding cuts will hit red states, rural areas and underserved communities the hardest

by Prakash Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina and Mitzi Nagarkatti, University of South Carolina, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The National Institutes of Health is…

Ashley Manuel of Mableton, Georgia, visits the South Cobb Community Health Center in Austell. The Cobb and Douglas Public Health agency is planning to expand services there. (Allen Siegler / Healthbeat)

Health Care March 1, 2025

Cobb and Douglas Public Health wants to expand services, but federal funding has grown more uncertain

PHOTO ABOVE: Ashley Manuel of Mableton, Georgia, visits the South Cobb Community Health Center. The Cobb and Douglas Public Health agency is planning to expand services there. (Allen Siegler /…

National February 13, 2025

Why federal courts are unlikely to save democracy from Trump’s and Musk’s attacks

by Maya Sen, Harvard Kennedy School, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] State governments, community groups, advocacy nonprofits and regular Americans have filed a large and…

National February 4, 2025

Musk’s inauguration salute is not the only apparent fascist signal from Trump’s administration

by Matthew Kriner, Middlebury Institute of International Studies, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Once again, a presidential administration headed by Donald Trump is in the…

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Immigration January 22, 2025

Trump executive order attacks long-standing American principle of birthright citizenship

by Carol Nackenoff, Swarthmore College and Julie Novkov, University at Albany, State University of New York, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] One of President Donald…

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Education January 15, 2025

US secretary of education helps set national priorities in a system primarily funded and guided by local governments

by Dustin Hornbeck, University of Memphis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The Department of Education has been a source of political controversy since its creation…

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Cobb County January 15, 2025

BOC holds public hearing on engineering services for King Springs Road sidewalks

Before the regular meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners this morning, a public hearing was held in anticipation of spending an amount above $100,000 to hire a consulting…

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News Brief January 7, 2025

Mark Cheatham sworn in as Acworth Chief of Police

By Mark Woolsey The City of Acworth has a new top law enforcer. Major Mark Cheatham was sworn in as Chief of Police Monday by Cobb County Superior Court Judge…

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International January 4, 2025

5 elections to watch in 2025

by Lisandro Claudio, University of California, Berkeley; Garret Martin, American University School of International Service; Jorge Heine, Boston University; Patrick James, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and…

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National January 4, 2025

‘The shield that protects our democracy’: Democrats celebrate Biden judicial nominations

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]January 2, 2025 WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday said the work his administration…

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Food Safety January 18, 2026

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