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2022 Elections May 4, 2022

Georgia election-year politics jolted by Supreme Court draft abortion opinion

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 4, 2022 A leaked draft of the U.S. Supreme Court’s highly anticipated ruling on…

2022 Elections April 29, 2022

Kemp signs off on laws he says will keep ‘woke politics’ out of public schools

by Ross Williams, Georgia RecorderApril 29, 2022 Gov. Brian Kemp cemented much of his planned education policy Thursday, signing a raft of bills aimed at keeping controversial ideas out of…

A crowd gathered at a press release with Gov. Brian Kemp to mark the passage of the recent gun law by Georgia GOP legislators

Georgia April 13, 2022

Georgia law nixes permit requirement for firearms as gun politics gin up GOP base

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [First published in the Georgia Recorder republished with permission]April 13, 2022 The first political event 30-year-old Nick Champion ever attended was Tuesday outside a sporting…

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Letters to the Editor August 4, 2020

Letter to the Editor: Republican elected officials put politics above safety and well-being of citizens

[Letters to the editor do not necessarily express the views of the Courier. We might agree with them, we might disagree, but they are the opinion of the person submitting…

Drawings of Democratic Donkey and Republican Elephant

Opinion October 17, 2025

Lessons From Government Shutdown Surveys: Focus On The Serious and Tangible

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College Since the government shutdown began on October 1, there’s been a debate about who is “winning” the government shutdown, with…

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Government & Politics October 16, 2025

When government websites become campaign tools: Blaming the shutdown on Democrats has legal and political risks

by Stephanie A. (Sam) Martin, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] For decades, federal shutdowns have mostly been budget fights. The 2025 one…

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Political Violence October 14, 2025

Far fewer Americans support political violence than recent polls suggest

by Ryan Kennedy, The Ohio State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A series of recent events has sparked alarm about rising levels of political…

Justice October 14, 2025

Supreme Court redistricting ruling could upend decades of voting rights law – and tilt the balance of power in Washington

by Sam D. Hayes, Simmons University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Oct. 15, 2025, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in one of…

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Opinion October 14, 2025

From Derision To Emulation: The Atlanta Battery Provides Cobb County With A Lot Of Economic Juice

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College What a strange trip it’s been for Cobb County’s Battery Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. Once a source of…

Gun violence October 13, 2025

Political violence: What can happen when First Amendment free speech meets Second Amendment gun rights

by Gregory P. Magarian, Washington University in St. Louis, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The assassination in September 2025 of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has…

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Elections October 17, 2025

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