affordable housing

Housing August 21, 2023

No quick fix for Georgia’s affordable housing shortage

by Aaleah McConnell, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 19, 2023 The supply of affordable housing units is at extreme lows in…

Housing December 19, 2022

Voters embraced affordable housing initiatives. Advocates say Congress should do the same.

by Casey Quinlan, Georgia Recorder [This article was first published in the Georgia Recorder and in the States Newsroom, republished with permission] December 19, 2022 Voters in Colorado approved a…

Renters March 14, 2022

Affordable housing in the US is increasingly scarce, making renters ask: Where do we go?

By Celine-Marie Pascale, American University [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The United States is facing an expanding gap between how much workers earn and how…

Housing August 12, 2021

Homelessness in county a crisis, Cobb Collaborative executive director says

by Arielle Robinson Executive Director Irene Barton from Cobb Collaborative, an advocacy non-profit organization that works with other non-profits and organizations to help county residents in need, gave us a…

Screenshot of Quintana Scott from the video of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting

Economy July 31, 2021

With end of eviction moratorium looming, Cupid responds to public comments from tenants and advocates

By Arielle Robinson Ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the national eviction moratorium, housing advocates approached the Cobb Board of Commissioners at their Tuesday meeting, where they asked the board to…

protestors against evictions hold signs in front of apartment complex

Economy July 20, 2021

Marietta residents rally to stay in their homes

By Arielle Robinson Residents at the Legacy at West Cobb apartments in Marietta rallied this past Friday after the apartment complex told them that they must vacate their homes. The…

Cobb County May 22, 2021

“Evictions haunt us:” Cobb residents demand better housing solutions from BOC

by Arielle Robinson Cobb residents spoke during the public comments section of last Tuesday’s Board of Commissioners meeting to express concern over affordable housing and evictions. Back in February of…

MUST Ministries expands (Illustrated by a photo of their existing buidling)

Cobb County January 26, 2021

MUST Ministries expands facility

Officials with Marietta-based MUST Ministries say construction crews start turning earth Wednesday on their “consolidated campus” project, which will greatly expand their ability to house those without a place to…

Doorway to magistrate court, the court which conducts eviction hearings

Cobb County January 3, 2020

Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing

The courtroom activity during Monica DeLancy’s eviction hearing on Friday December 20 was largely typical of eviction proceedings. But on this particular morning, there were only five days remaining until…

Monica Delancy of the We Thrive Riverside Renters Association

south Cobb June 22, 2017

Renters association in south Cobb mobilizes for education, affordable housing

If you regularly attend meetings of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners or the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority you have probably seen Monica Delancy speaking on education and affordable housing, among…

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Labor April 24, 2024

Supreme Court appears open to Starbucks’ claims in labor-organizing case

by Michael Z. Green, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] What factors must a court consider when the National Labor Relations Board requests…

Justice April 24, 2024

Opening statements are the most important part of a trial – as lawyers in Trump’s hush money case know well

by Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Though Hollywood movies about courtroom dramas often glamorize the closing arguments given by…

Business April 24, 2024

Should family members be in charge of family businesses? We analyzed 175 studies to understand when having a family CEO pays off

by Vitaliy Skorodziyevskiy, University of Louisville; Jeff Chandler, University of North Texas; Jim Chrisman, Mississippi State University; Joshua J. Daspit, Texas State University, and Oleg Petrenko, University of Arkansas, [This…

Education April 24, 2024

Georgia governor signs school voucher bill to provide $6,500 toward private tuition

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] April 23, 2024 Gov. Brian Kemp signed a suite of education-related bills into law…

Opinion April 24, 2024

Political Cartoon from John Cole

Political cartoon by John Cole first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission.

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