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Health & Wellness August 27, 2025

Blue States That Sued Kept Most CDC Grants, While Red States Feel Brunt of Trump Clawbacks

This article by Henry Larweh, Rachana Pradhan, and Rae Ellen Bichell first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Henry Larweh and Rachana Pradhan and Rae Ellen Bichell August…

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Business & Economy August 27, 2025

Trump’s push to fire Fed governor threatens central bank independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic stewardship (or battling inflation)

by Ana Carolina Garriga, University of Essex and Cristina Bodea, Michigan State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The fate of Lisa Cook, who is…

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Government & Politics August 25, 2025

GOP Senate primary anyone’s game as candidates compete for votes and endorsements

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 22, 2025 When Georgia Congressman Mike Collins kicked off his 2026 campaign for…

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Government & Politics August 25, 2025

Tit-for-tat gerrymandering wars won’t end soon – what happens in Texas and California doesn’t stay there

by Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Christopher A. Cooper, Western Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Congressional redistricting – the process of drawing…

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Elections August 23, 2025

Rundown of Cobb municipal election candidates

By Mark Woolsey The races have now been set for the Nov.4 Cobb County municipal elections, as voters will pick among mayoral, city council and school board candidates in six…

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Education August 21, 2025

No more broadcast of public comments after 4-3 vote by Cobb school board

Photo above: Laura Zhiss By Rebecca Gaunt Following a party line vote of 4-3 Thursday evening, public comments will no longer be broadcast or recorded for the public record by…

Health & Wellness August 20, 2025

Guns, Race, and Profit: The Pain of America’s Other Epidemic

This article by Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Fred Clasen-Kelly and Renuka Rayasam August 19, 2025 BOGALUSA, La. — Less than…

gerrymandering August 18, 2025

Independent Commissions May Be A Nonpartisan Solution To Gerrymandering Chicanery

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College “The current decennial Census brings up again the possibilities for chicanery in redrawing of electoral districts. It is sometimes felt…

Government & Politics August 14, 2025

Déjà Dooley? Kemp bets big on little-known candidate – again

by Niles Francis, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 11, 2025 Stop me if you’ve heard this story before. Gov. Brian Kemp…

Government & Politics August 11, 2025

3 reasons Republicans’ redistricting power grab might backfire

by Charlie Hunt, Boise State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The gerrymandering drama in Texas – and beyond – has continued to unfold after…

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Government & Politics December 12, 2025

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