City of Atlanta, Board of Regents and local politics
The month of June is nationally recognized as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. This month commemorates a historic turning point in the gay rights movement when the 1969 Stonewall riots occurred in […]
Posters put up by the Atlanta Antifascists warning against “white nationalist scum” emerged around the downtown campus on the night of April 8. The Atlanta Antifascists organization has published a summary on their website documenting […]
Georgia legislators have continued to push forward two bills that could significantly change the chances of financial aid for Georgia students. House Bill 928, first proposed in the House several years ago, aims to extend […]
New proposed Senate Resolution 587 takes another stab at making English Georgia’s official language. State senator Joshua McKoon proposed the resolution on Jan. 18, 2018, and thinks this piece of legislation will not only reduce […]
Weeks after Confederate monuments were debated in local and national news, the issue might see new rules in Georgia with a set of bills in the state legislature this session. Versions of the bill appear […]
Keisha Lance Bottoms emerged as victor over Mary Norwood in an intense – and stretched – political battle for mayor of Atlanta last month. With her new position as the head of the city, she […]
Since the 2016 election, women have been running for office in record-breaking numbers. Georgia State women share their experiences of what it is like being a woman studying political science. She Should Run, an organization […]
In the final days of the mayoral runoff, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed criticized a piece by Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) columnist Bill Torpy for what he believes were attempts to discredit Reed’s endorsement in the […]
The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act (ACDC), introduced by Georgia Congressman Tom Graves’ office, gives companies and individuals the power to monitor hacker activity. Under the act, companies can recover and corrupt stolen files and […]
New marijuana legislation is headed to Kasim Reed’s desk after passing in the Atlanta City Council. Over 50 public speakers managed to convince City Council on the new piece of legislation, which unanimously passed Monday, […]
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