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Georgia Election Law Fuels Partisan Cancel Culture Debate
After Major League Baseball announced it was pulling the All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of the state’s election law, Sen. Mitch McConnell warned of “serious consequences.”
Sports Should Boycott Georgia
COMMENTARY | Major League Baseball can get the attention of conservative politicians who are indifferent to civil rights.
Georgia Senate Approves Bill to Ease Gun Restrictions
The bill, which comes just two weeks after mass shootings at spas in the Atlanta area, would allow people from outside Georgia to carry concealed weapons in the state.
Atlanta Shootings Fuel Fear Over Rising Anti-Asian Violence
More than 3,800 reports of anti-Asian discrimination or bias have been reported over the last year.
Cities Giving Paid Leave to Employees to Work the Polls
Facing shortages of poll workers, some city officials are allowing employees to volunteer as election workers in exchange for paid leave.
What Happens Next With Affordable Housing?
COMMENTARY | States and local governments already haven’t been investing enough to help build housing that poor families, and sometimes even middle-class people, can afford. And now funding could be yet another victim of the coronavirus.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Over Mask Mandate
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt becomes first governor to test positive … People pack into Utah meeting to complain about school mask requirements … Supreme Court will allow Florida to bar ex-felons from voting if fines remain unpaid.
DA Questions Atlanta Police Shooting, Says Charging Decision Could Be Ready Soon
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | The Tulsa health director expressed reservations about President Trump’s planned rally in the city this week … Minneapolis begins slow process of considering police dismantling … California police unions release their reform plan.
From School Outreach to Hip Hop: How Mayors Plan to Boost Census Participation
The 2020 Census count will begin nationally in March and mayors are working to get the message out that every resident needs to be counted.
The School Districts Serving Free Lunch to All Students
Tapping into a federal program, more school districts are providing free lunches for all students. Atlanta is among those opting in this school year.
Feeding a City with an Open Farm
How the city and non-profit groups rallied a community to create a seven-acre “food forest” that provides fresh fruits, herbs, nuts, and vegetables to anyone who wants to pick them.
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