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Business November 30, 2022

Albertsons-Kroger mega-deal raises questions from lawmakers about higher food prices

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 29, 2022 WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee panel raised…

Voters line up at the Ben Robertson Community Center in Kennesaw. The wait there on Monday morning lasted about 30 minutes, but other locations saw wait times of more than an hour. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder

2022 Elections November 29, 2022

Black voters, students home for the holiday help drive early turnout for Georgia Senate race

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 29, 2022 Early voting in the U.S. Senate runoff got off to a…

Long line on election day at polling location

Voting Rights November 27, 2022

A headlong rush by states to attack voting access — or expand it

by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity [This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C.] October 6, 2022 Iowa…

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Voting Rights November 26, 2022

What voter turnout shows, and hides, about elections

This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public Integrity November 18, 2022 The…

Voting Rights November 26, 2022

Cities want noncitizens to vote on local matters. GOP sees a target

This article was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. by Kristian Hernández, Center for Public Integrity November 22, 2022 WASHINGTON…

Gun violence November 24, 2022

Suspect in the Colorado LGBTQ shootings faces hate crimes charges – what exactly are they?

by Jeannine Bell, Loyola University Chicago [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The 22-year-old suspected shooter at a gay night club in Colorado Springs, Colorado, who…

2022 Elections November 24, 2022

Midterm election results reflect the hodgepodge of US voters, not the endorsement or repudiation of a candidate’s or party’s agenda

by Robert B. Talisse, Vanderbilt University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The results from the U.S. midterm elections came as a shock to many. The…

The "Star of Life" symbol represents medicine and health care. Three rectangles are arranged in a radial pattern to form a sort of abstract star shape, with a snake coiled around a staff superimposed on the center.

Health Care November 22, 2022

Schools, Sheriffs, and Syringes: State Plans Vary for Spending $26B in Opioid Settlement Funds

This article by Aneri Pattani first appeared in Kaiser Health News, republished with permission Aneri Pattani November 22, 2022 With more than 200 Americans still dying of drug overdoses each…

Gun violence November 22, 2022

Red flag laws and the Colorado LGBTQ club shooting — questions over whether the state’s protection order could have prevented tragedy

Alex McCourt, Johns Hopkins University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The killing of five patrons in a Colorado LGBTQ bar on Nov. 19, 2022, is…

Zach Binney, his wife Amy and their six-month-old son Jacob. Jacob was conceived with the help of in vitro fertilization, and Binney worries changes to Georgia abortion law could prevent families like his from growing. Photo courtesy of Zach Binney.

Health Care November 22, 2022

Georgia’s on-again, off-again abortion restrictions create doubt for future of fertility treatments

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] November 22, 2022 On Friday, Zach Binney, an assistant professor at Emory University’s Oxford…

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