City of Atlanta, Board of Regents and local politics
When Georgia’s anti-mask laws were scrawled into state code some 60 years ago, supportive legislators sought to curb anonymous violence by hooded Ku Klux Klansmen. But first-year Georgia State student Nabila Khan never guessed such […]
On Aug. 20, Georgia joined 22 other states in the fight against transgender students who want to use the bathroom corresponding to their gender identity. A week later, a U.S. District judge ruled in their […]
[slideshow_deploy id=’13961′] A fun night at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida turned into complete horror with the death of 49 people and has left the country in mourning. After this deadliest mass shooting in […]
On May 3 Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal decided to finally shoot down the ever-polarizing House Bill 859 (HB 859), declining the legalization of carrying handguns on college campuses.
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Students and faculty in Library Plaza on April 14 might have noticed a giant Ronald McDonald towering above them. Students who are part of ATL Raise Up and Atlanta Jobs with Justice, two local organizations […]
Just after midnight on the final day of the Georgia legislative session the House passed the Pursuing Justice for Rape Victims Act with a unanimous vote. The legislation, Senate Bill 304, managed to pass both […]
On March 28 Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal announced he will not sign the contentious House Bill 757 (HB 757), which would have allowed faith-based entities to deny services to people with conflicting views. In a […]
Carrying concealed guns on campus could soon be legal once Georgia House Bill 859 (HB 859) meet’s Gov. Nathan Deal’s pen. HB 859, once ratified, would allow 21-year-old and older licensed individuals to carry concealed […]
Georgia legislators just nudged a bill through the state Senate that could allow faith-based groups or individuals to withhold services from members of the LGBT community. House Bill 757 (HB 757), dubbed the “religious liberty” […]
Jordan Hall, a Georgia State student travelling by wheelchair due to cerebral palsy, said having a disability shouldn’t mean her life is over. She wants a full-time job, a home away from her parents and […]
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