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Elections October 28, 2024

Homeless people already struggle to vote. Georgia law could make it harder.

by Robbie Sequeria, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 25, 2024 Civil rights groups say new Georgia voting rules have made it…

The year 2024 in big red letters with "Vote" written in the "O" which is the shape of a campaign button

Elections October 28, 2024

Loeffler serves as Georgia GOP poll watcher, Dems deploy their party’s precinct monitors

by Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 24, 2024 If you’re one of the more than 2.2 million Georgians who…

Elections October 26, 2024

Georgia GOP secretary of state reports audit found 20 noncitizens registered to vote out of 8.2M

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 23, 2024 Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday that an audit…

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Opinion July 19, 2024

Georgia Is Among The Best States In America To Do Business

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College The USA economy is number one in the world, outpacing China, especially in the category of GDP per capita. The…

Georgia State Capitol on mostly sunny day

Georgia July 18, 2024

Federal judge rejects Georgia’s request to extend length of time for state’s limited Medicaid plan

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 16, 2024 A federal judge has denied the state’s end-around attempt to gain…

Georgia July 15, 2024

Georgia PSC to act on Sandersville Railroad owner’s request to condemn land held by Black owners

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 12, 2024 A predominantly Black neighborhood in Hancock County has a second chance…

Elections July 11, 2024

National Democratic party unveils plan to loosen the GOP’s strong grip on the Georgia Legislature

by Jill Nolin, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 10, 2024 The national Democratic party plans to target four Republican-held seats in…

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Transportation July 3, 2024

Move over, Michigan: Georgia now leads in building next-generation cars

by Stan Cross, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 3, 2024 Since the first Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line…

Elections June 12, 2024

Georgia’s battleground state status spurs partisan elections board skirmishes

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 11, 2024 The Fulton County and Cherokee County election boards are the latest…

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Opinion May 31, 2024

Georgia Is One Of The Stickiest States In The USA, And That’s A Good Thing

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College When I moved to Georgia, I began to hear the phrase “stick to your ribs,” and with great established BBQ…

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Science and Technology October 30, 2024

Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is a Halloween visitor from the spooky Oort Cloud − the invisible bubble that’s home to countless space objects

by James Wray, Georgia Institute of Technology, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so…

Elections October 30, 2024

For an estimated 4 million people with felony convictions, restoring their right to vote is complicated – and varies state by state

by Naomi F. Sugie, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] People who are convicted of felonies might think they can’t vote….

Health Care October 30, 2024

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