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Business April 20, 2024

Check out the 45 new businesses licensed by Cobb County over the past week

Here are the 45 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending April 19, 2024. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

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Mableton April 19, 2024

Morehouse Medicine presents program on health access at South Cobb Library

The Cobb County Public Library announced that it will partner with the Morehouse School of Medicine to present a program entitled Increasing Knowledge & Reducing Risks: Improving Health Literacy Access…

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Education April 18, 2024

Cobb County School District proposes $1.85 billion budget with staff raises

by Rebecca Gaunt The Cobb County Board of Education heard the proposed FY 2025 $1.85 billion budget presentation at Thursday’s work session, hours before the first public hearing to allow…

Justice April 17, 2024

Supreme Court to consider whether local governments can make it a crime to sleep outside if no inside space is available

by Clare Pastore, University of Southern California, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could…

Medicare April 17, 2024

When Rogue Brokers Switch People’s ACA Policies, Tax Surprises Can Follow

This article by Julie Appleby first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Julie Appleby, KFF Health News April 15, 2024 Tax season is never fun. But some tax…

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Education April 17, 2024

Tuition and fees to increase at Georgia’s public universities starting fall 2024

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 17, 2024 A degree from a Georgia public college or university will soon…

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Mableton April 17, 2024

Girl Scout Camp in Mableton celebrates its 100-year anniversary

All photos courtesy of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta The Girl Scouts of Great Atlanta distributed the following news release announcing that Camp Timber Ridge, the Girl Scout camp in…

Justice April 16, 2024

Rural counties increasingly rely on prisons to provide firefighters and EMTs who work for free, but the inmates have little protection or future job prospects

by J. Carlee Purdum, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you call 911 in rural Georgia, the nearest emergency responders might come…

Environment April 15, 2024

The South’s aging water infrastructure is getting pounded by climate change – fixing it is also a struggle

by Jonathan Fisk, Auburn University; John C. Morris, Auburn University, and Megan E. Heim LaFrombois, Auburn University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Climate change is…

Crime April 15, 2024

Trump’s repeated escapes from political damage to be tested in NYC trial

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 13, 2024 Donald Trump on Monday in a New York City courtroom will…

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