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Posted inEducation, Politics & Policy

Project 2025: What Could It Mean for Education in Georgia?

Sydney Sims headshot by Sydney Sims

Georgians with school-age children and who attended college with the help of federal student loans routinely interact with the U.S. Department of Education without realizing it. That’s because it’s among the many federal bureaucracies that, unless there’s a major hiccup, does most of its work in the background.  With Republicans taking control of Congress and […]

Posted inCriminal Justice, Politics & Policy

Project 2025: How a Conservative Justice Department Could Affect Georgia

by Madeline Thigpen

Former President Donald Trump doesn’t hide his desire for revenge against prosecutors he considers his political enemies for bringing criminal charges against him. But how could a reelected Trump use the legal system against those perceived enemies? Project 2025, the conservative Heritage Foundation’s policy agenda for the next Republican presidency, provides a road map — […]

Posted inHousing, Partner Content, Politics & Policy

Housing-First Policies Are on the Ballot This Presidential Election

by Sean Keenan, Atlanta Civic Circle

This story was originally published by Atlanta Civic Circle. One of the nation’s most widely embraced strategies to combat homelessness — getting people housed first and then addressing other needs around mental health, addiction, and employment — faces an existential threat in the upcoming presidential election. Like Democratic and Republican administrations before it, the Biden […]

Posted inElections, News, Partner Content, Politics & Policy

Fact Check: What Have Biden and Trump Done for Black People?

Capital B Atlanta by Capital B Staff and PolitiFact

This story will be updated. As America watched the first presidential debate Thursday night, some observers said President Joe Biden’s performance failed the vibe check and former President Donald Trump kept lying. But what really raised eyebrows was Trump’s response when asked about the candidates’ appeal to Black voters. “The fact is that his big […]

Posted inPolitics & Policy, What Black Voters Are Saying

This Issue Is Critical to Black Georgia Ahead of the Presidential Debate

by Chauncey Alcorn

Atlanta resident Cathy Hooker has heard enough about Donald Trump’s legal woes and Joe Biden’s fraught relationship with Israel this election cycle. Instead, the 63-year-old grandmother — who earns $25,000 annually as a child care provider in Lithonia and shares a rented, single-family home with her son, daughter-in-law-and their two children — wants to hear […]

Posted inCourts, Politics & Policy

Nathan Wade Resigns as Special Prosecutor in Trump Election Case After Court Ruling

by Madeline Thigpen

Nathan Wade, the special prosecutor hired by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis in the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump, has resigned from his position, effective immediately, after a judge ruled either he or Willis had to step away from the case. Late last year, one of the defendants, Michael Roman, filed a […]

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