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Cobb by the Numbers July 6, 2023

Cobb County tax bill gone up? Here’s an interactive map where you can find out how your home value compares with others in your census tract

by Larry Felton Johnson This year many homeowners in Cobb County got an unpleasant jolt as reassessments of home values brought about an increase in the tax bill for most…

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Health Care July 1, 2023

How Often Do Health Insurers Say No to Patients? No One Knows.

This article by Robin Fields originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: Uncovered How the Insurance Industry Denies Coverage to Patients It’s one of the most crucial questions people have…

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Transportation June 29, 2023

Roads, bridges, trails, ports: White House awards $2.2B in transportation grants

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 28, 2023 The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion…

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Georgia June 28, 2023

Georgia Democrats trumpet $1.3B grant to expand rural broadband internet connections

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 26, 2023 A historic broadband investment has been secured for Georgia broadband expansion…

Labor June 27, 2023

States are weakening their child labor restrictions nearly 8 decades after the US government took kids out of the workforce

by John A. Fliter, Kansas State University and Betsy Wood, Bard College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A movement to weaken American child labor protections…

Justice June 22, 2023

Justice Samuel Alito Took Luxury Fishing Vacation With GOP Billionaire Who Later Had Cases Before the Court

This article by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Mierjeski originally appeared on the ProPublica website. Series: Friends of the Court Clarence Thomas’ Beneficial Friendship With a GOP Megadonor In…

Justice June 13, 2023

Prosecuting a former president is not an easy decision. A criminal law professor explains why

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The question of whether to indict a former U.S. president is a difficult…

Georgia June 13, 2023

FDA is blowing away Georgia’s vaping crisis

by Georgia State Senatior Nan Orrock, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 11, 2023 The United States Congress recently held a hearing where…

Labor June 12, 2023

The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind

by Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] At the University of Maryland, Baltimore County’s Special Collections, where I am…

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Justice June 11, 2023

Why a federal judge found Tennessee’s anti-drag law unconstitutional

by Mark Satta, Wayne State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The drag shows will go on. At least for now. On June 2, 2023,…

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