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Health Care March 18, 2024

Georgia Senate OKs bill to loosen limits on health care facilities, but talks ongoing

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 15, 2024 A proposal to loosen up Georgia’s health care business regulations cleared…

Health Care March 15, 2024

They Were Injured at the Super Bowl Parade. A Month Later, They Feel Forgotten.

This article by Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR, first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Bram Sable-Smith and Peggy Lowe, KCUR March 14, 2024 Jason Barton didn’t…

Health Care March 15, 2024

For-profit nursing homes are cutting corners on safety and draining resources with financial shenanigans − especially at midsize chains that dodge public scrutiny

by Sean Campbell, The Conversation and Charlene Harrington, University of California, San Francisco, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The care at Landmark of Louisville Rehabilitation…

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Mableton March 13, 2024

A report from the Mableton District 4 and 6 town hall meeting

[Tuesday evening Mableton District 4 Councilwoman Patricia Auch and District 6 Councilwoman Debora Herndon held a Town Hall for their districts at the Cobb County Public Safety Training Academy. The…

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Immigration March 10, 2024

Bookman: Bipartisan immigration bill offers solutions for border security instead of photo ops

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] March 7, 2024 As a father of two daughters, I look at photographs of…

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Education March 2, 2024

‘Fireworks’ at Cobb school board meeting over safety, contract renewal

by Rebecca Gaunt It was another heated meeting for the Cobb County school board Thursday as the Republican board majority extended Superintendent Chris Ragsdale’s contract until 2027 in a 4-3…

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Elections February 26, 2024

GOP backs voting by mail, yet turns to courts to restrict it in battleground states

by Zachary Roth, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] February 25, 2024 Fearing that Democrats hold a crucial edge in ballots cast before…

Opinion February 23, 2024

Bookman: Threats of violence poisoning American politics, damaging democracy

by Jay Bookman, Georgia Recorder February 22, 2024 In emotional court testimony last week, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis recounted the racist vandalism and repeated threats of violence that…

Immigration February 14, 2024

Immigration reform has always been tough, and rarely happens in election years – 4 things to know

by Daniel Tichenor, University of Oregon, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Immigration is already a major polarizing issue in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Arrests…

National February 13, 2024

A brief history of Dearborn, Michigan – the first Arab-American majority city in the US

by Sally Howell, University of Michigan-Dearborn and Amny Shuraydi, University of Michigan-Dearborn, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Dearborn, Michigan, is a center of Arab American…

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