City of Atlanta, Board of Regents and local politics
Today is the last day for Georgia State students (and all Atlanta residents) to register to vote for Atlanta mayor on Tuesday, Nov. 7. City Council posts, Board of Education seats, and judgeships will also […]
After a divisive presidential election, Georgia State students and Atlanta residents now have the chance to elect a mayor representative of their greatest concerns. The election is set for Nov. 7 and looks to have […]
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 today, […]
On Sept. 5 President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, but before he could get his announcement out, DACA recipients and their supporters had already begun protesting. […]
The Atlanta City Council (ACC) voted unanimously recently to allocate $26 million in bonds to help finance a project aimed at homelessness, achieving a promise made by Atlanta’s mayor Kasim Reed during this year’s State […]
Applications are open! If you want to be a part of stories like these, apply now! [powr-button id=3152920a_1470075873289] At Georgia State, safety is a top priority. Whether it’s after a late snack with a friend, […]
On July 1, the beginning of fiscal year 2018, the city of Atlanta started its initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next two fiscal years for city workers. The […]
Monday, June 12, marked the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting in Orlando. In response to the anniversary of this tragedy, Mayor Kasim Reed announced the colorful crosswalks in Midtown as a commemoration of […]
At Georgia State, the Student Government Association (SGA) is the interceding power that first addresses the concerns of the student body before they can reach University President Mark Becker. The SGA has the power to […]
Sobering statistics show how many people are homeless in Atlanta, but not all the reasons why. In Atlanta, out of the over 7000 homeless people in our city, 2000 sleep on the streets at night. […]
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