East Cobb cityhood

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2022 Elections May 26, 2022

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 26, 2022 Efforts to carve three new cities out of Cobb County failed Tuesday…

2022 Elections May 25, 2022

East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings cityhood votes all fail

The tally is unofficial, but with 100 percent of the precincts reporting residents of the proposed cities of East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings all voted no for cityhood. The…

2022 Elections May 19, 2022

Public safety and fraud allegations dominate East Cobb Cityhood debate as referendum nears

By Rebecca Gaunt As the final week of advance voting proceeded, public safety officials addressed concerns in a virtual public forum, while cityhood proponents and opponents sparred over the legitimacy…

2022 Elections May 6, 2022

Debate over Cobb cityhood movements intensifies as early voting wraps up first week

By Rebecca Gaunt As week one of early voting came to a close, advocates on both sides of the cityhood debates in east and west Cobb made it clear they…

2022 Elections May 6, 2022

Hyperlocal control on the ballot as voters decide whether to carve three cities from Cobb

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 6, 2022 The first week of early voting for the May 24th primary is…

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Letters to the Editor April 21, 2022

Letter to the Editor: Lost Mountain, the City of East Cobb and the City of Vinings charters “legally deficient”

To the editor: As some voters across Cobb County make a choice about cityhood referendums this May, this proverb seems quite applicable: “Everybody learns from their own mistakes. The wise…

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2022 Elections March 9, 2022

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening

This is a reminder that the first in a series of town halls on the cityhood initiatives that will be on the ballot for East Cobb, Lost Mountain, Mableton and…

Cobb by the Numbers February 28, 2022

Proposed East Cobb, Vinings cities assemble census tracts with the lowest Black population

It is about race. Specifically, the proposed cities of East Cobb and Vinings have carved out the census tracts with the lowest Black population in the county when drawing their…

2022 Elections February 15, 2022

Cobb Board of Commissioners to hold work session on cityhood elections this evening

Cobb County posted the following announcement on its website about a work session the Board of Commissioners will hold this evening, February 15, 2022, to hear reports from staff on…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Cobb County February 12, 2022

Where to go for information about the Cobb cityhood votes

[Editors note: Aside from our early coverage of the Mableton cityhood movement, the Courier has been late to the game in covering the cityhood proposals that have swept the county….

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Elections November 2, 2024

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by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

Foreign countries are helping autocracies repress exiled dissidents in return for economic gain

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Elections November 2, 2024

Rust Belt voters aren’t all white, but election coverage of the region often ignores the concerns of people of color there

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Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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East Cobb cityhood

Rushed and skeptical voters give thumbs down to three proposed Cobb cities

East Cobb, Lost Mountain and Vinings cityhood votes all fail

Public safety and fraud allegations dominate East Cobb Cityhood debate as referendum nears

Debate over Cobb cityhood movements intensifies as early voting wraps up first week

Hyperlocal control on the ballot as voters decide whether to carve three cities from Cobb

Letter to the Editor: Lost Mountain, the City of East Cobb and the City of Vinings charters “legally deficient”

County-sponsored town hall meeting about the Cobb cityhood ballots this evening

Proposed East Cobb, Vinings cities assemble census tracts with the lowest Black population

Cobb Board of Commissioners to hold work session on cityhood elections this evening

Where to go for information about the Cobb cityhood votes