Local Government

Denied and deported

February 23, 2016 Christina Maxouris 1

Daybreak of Jan. 2, federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) went knocking on doors in Georgia, Texas and North Carolina, taking 121 immigrants into custody for deportation under federal government orders. U.S. Department […]

Local Government

House reps HOPE to hike GPAs

February 18, 2016 Sean Keenan 1

Half a dozen Republican Georgia House reps are pushing legislation this session to boost students’ GPAs. The proposed hike in grades from House Bill 801 (HB 801), however, would only be applied to STEM courses, […]

City

Will city give ParkAtlanta the boot?

February 10, 2016 Dominique Times 0

State Sen. Vincent Fort just dropped a new bill that could have everyone’s favorite parking enforcement agency, ParkAtlanta, driven outta town. Fort told The Signal that ParkAtlanta has spent its tenure in the city preying […]

City

Is cannabis the cure?

January 19, 2016 Editor-in-Chief 2

Last year, the state of Georgia dabbled with medical marijuana legalization. But nine months later Gov. Nathan Deal has yet to inhale. In April 2015, Deal ratified House Bill 1, nicknamed “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” which […]

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