City of Atlanta, Board of Regents and local politics
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, […]
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 […]
Updated 2/4/16 at 5:06 p.m. to clarify statistics from the Georgia Lottery Corporation. Another posse of Georgia State Reps. has rolled into town to try its hand at legalizing casino gambling in Georgia this legislative […]
If State Rep. Keisha Waites, D-Atlanta, has it her way, “curing” children of queer identity through therapy is going to end in Georgia. Waites last month introduced House Bill 716 (HB 716), which would, if […]
In the United States and Georgia government, addressing gun use has become a hot topic. On Jan. 5, Barack Obama introduced 23 executive actions on gun control, and he focused on the underlying reasons behind […]
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 […]
The city of Atlanta will continue pursuing a retention pond project, even though residents, including a Georgia State professor, may be forced from homes where the selected project site is. Georgia State law professor Tanya […]
Georgia State cyclists are hoppin’ curbs and cruisin’ sidewalks. But [for the most part] they’re not doing this to piss off pedestrians. They just need more bike lanes. Georgia State senior Jeff McKeon approached The […]
MARTA’s financial plan for three large projects was derailed last month when state legislators denied the transit system’s request for a half-cent sales tax increase in Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties, according to the […]
Gov. Nathan Deal signed Georgia House Bill 1 (HB 1) on April 16, legalizing cannabis extracts for individuals with debilitating conditions. HB 1, also called “Haleigh’s Hope Act,” was named after five-year-old Haleigh Cox who […]
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