Politics
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BREAKING: Athens-Clarke County Police Chief Resigns
BREAKING NEWS: Athens-Clarke County Police Chief R. Scott Freeman resigned Thursday evening, according to a press release from Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. Chief Freeman had served the ACC Police Department since June 2015. Blaine Williams, the ACC Unified Government manager, said in a statement, “(Chief Freeman) has helped lead the…
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Libertarians Meet for Town Hall
The Libertarian Party of Athens has been around for less than a year, and are hoping to have candidates run for the midterm elections on May 22nd. Vice Chairman of the party, William Wright, explains how they are going to do this, “We have a candidate we are trying…
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2018 Athens-Clarke County Spring Elections: Who and What
This year’s The Athens Clarke County local election is taking place takes place right around the corner on May 22nd. This election will include the General Primary, non-partisan primary, and a special election. Six commissioner seats, two judge seats and one mayor seat are all up for grabs this election…
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Updates on Georgia General Assembly’s Final Legislative Day
Today is the last day of the 2018 Georgia Legislature, also known as Sine Die. The capitol is filled with lawmakers working to get their bills passed before midnight. If the bills aren’t passed today, they will be tabled until next year. Here’s a look at what’s happened at the…
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How to Contact Legislators in Georgia General Assembly
If your job is to find ways to stop voter fraud, to lower number of highway deaths in Georgia which are at their highest level since 2007, or to get wireless internet to the people of rural Georgia, that’s a lot of pressure. That’s exactly what GA general assembly men…
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Hundreds Participate in March for Our Lives in Athens
Hundreds of Athens residents met at the Arch to protest gun rights on Saturday, March 24th. Athens-Clarke County Commission Candidate Mariah Parker said it was important to her that children feel empowered and that they had a voice.
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Looking Ahead to Georgia General Assembly Session
If your job is to find ways to stop voter fraud, to lower number of highway deaths in Georgia which are at their highest level since 2007, or to get wireless internet to the people of rural Georgia, that’s a lot of pressure. That’s exactly what GA general assembly…
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LGBT Adoption Bill Heads to Next Stage in Georgia
The Georgia State Senate passed SB-375. The bill, if passed, would allow adoption and foster care agencies to deny gay couples the right to adopt or foster in the state of Georgia. The bill, also called “Keep Faith in Adoption and Foster Care Act”, passed 35-19 on Friday. The bill,…
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Grady Explains: Crossover Day
Crossover Day is coming up in the state of Georgia. We conducted a Twitter poll and 75% of people surveyed did not know what Crossover Day was. Dr. Charles S. Bullock, III, a political science professor at the University of Georgia, explained Crossover Day and what that means for the…