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National July 26, 2023

DeSantis’ ‘war on woke’ looks a lot like attempts by other countries to deny and rewrite history

by Rochelle Anne Davis, Georgetown University and Eileen Kane, Connecticut College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A Florida law that took effect on July 1,…

Education July 25, 2023

Cobb County School District not liable in redistricting lawsuit

By Rebecca Gaunt A lawsuit, filed in June 2022, alleging the Cobb County School District’s new maps are racially gerrymandered is moving forward against the Cobb Board of Elections, but…

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Justice July 25, 2023

40 years ago, the US started sending more and more kids to prison without hope of release, but today, it’s far more rare – what happened?

by Julie Ellen McConnell, University of Richmond, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the…

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Opinion July 25, 2023

Cobb County Finds Itself At Ground Zero In The Methodist Disaffiliation Battle

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College As the biggest schism in the Methodism since perhaps the pre-Civil War battle over slavery ensues, Cobb County finds itself…

International July 24, 2023

Here’s how China is responding to US sanctions – with blocking laws and other countermeasures

by Bashar Malkawi, University of Arizona, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After a recent meeting between U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and officials in Beijing,…

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Health Care July 23, 2023

National abortion ban eyed as group marks ‘Siege of Atlanta’ protests 35 years ago

by Kelcie Moseley-Morris, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 21, 2023 Members of a national anti-abortion religious organization called Operation Save America…

Crime July 19, 2023

Trump says he has been told he is a target of the special counsel’s Jan. 6 investigation

by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 18, 2023 Donald Trump has received a target letter from Special Counsel Jack…

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Mableton July 18, 2023

Mableton hires former GA Chief Justice Melton to defend against lawsuit seeking to dissolve the city

Mableton Mayor Michael Owens announced that the city has retained former Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Harold Melton to defend the city against the lawsuit intended to dissolve the city….

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Smyrna July 18, 2023

Child allegedly kidnapped in Smyrna in 2021 found in Mexico and returned safely; two arrested

According to a public information release from Chief Deputy John Stevens of the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), the USMS and the Smyrna Police Department, with assistance from the National Center…

Kennesaw July 18, 2023

Kennesaw councilman Robert “Trey” Sinclair charged with DUI, hit and run

By Rebecca Gaunt Kennesaw City Council member Robert Sinclair, better known as Trey Sinclair, is facing misdemeanor charges for DUI, hit and run, and following too closely after a June…

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