City of Atlanta, Board of Regents and local politics
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. […]
The University System of Georgia has announced the concealed carry protocol for House Bill 280 (HB 280). The memo outlines where guns are not allowed. In the announcement, Chancellor of the University System of Georgia, […]
The Atlanta City Council (ACC) has delayed to vote on a proposal that would eliminate jail time for people caught using marijuana, and lower possession fines to up to only $75. The ACC […]
Campus Carry (House Bill 280) Senate: Yea House: Yea The campus carry bill resurfaced as House Bill 280 (HB 280) with a few tweaks this year following its veto by Gov. Deal in April 2016. […]
The Georgia House has passed House Bill 37 (HB 37) which will cut state funding from private universities in Georgia that implement sanctuary policies for undocumented immigrants. The bill was proposed to counteract the growing […]
The State of Georgia will be expanding its definition of domestic terrorism. The new definition will take into account the terrorist’s ideological motivations. Senate Bill One (SB 1) comes amidst death threats aimed at […]
The University System of Georgia Board of Regents (BOR) has appealed a court decision that would have allowed DACA students to pay in-state tuition for Georgia’s public universities. In the Dec. 30 decision, Judge Gail […]
Georgia State will now consider accepting undocumented students at its Atlanta campus, and some advocates for immigrants’ rights are hailing the news as a triumph over a policy that’s been called discriminatory and segregating. But, […]
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