Georgia Senate Sends High School Cell Phone Ban to Governor After Unanimous Vote
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – Georgia lawmakers have moved a statewide high school phone ban to the governor’s desk, extending a broader school-device policy that the state began rolling out last year for younger students. According to WABE, the Georgia Senate voted unanimously Monday to approve House Bill 1009, a measure […]
Georgia State Athletics Unveils Five-Year Plan Built Around Facilities, Revenue and Fan Growth
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – According to a new announcement from Georgia State University, the athletic department has rolled out a five-year plan aimed at improving competitive results, expanding facilities in Summerhill, increasing attendance, and strengthening the department’s long-term finances. The university is framing it as a broad roadmap, not a […]
Georgia’s Time Zone Bill Promised an End to Clock Changes, But the Workaround Ran Out of Time
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – The twice-a-year clock change is one of those rituals almost everyone complains about and almost no one fully follows until the night before it happens. That helps explain why Georgia lawmakers keep trying to stop it. But the latest effort did more than revive the usual […]
Georgia Lawmakers Advance Bill Increasing Penalties for Street Protests
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – Georgia lawmakers have approved a measure that would increase penalties for protesters who block roads and highways, sending the legislation to the governor’s desk after a closely watched Georgia vote in the state House. The bill, Senate Bill 443, passed largely along party lines, reflecting a […]
New Farm Bill Debate Could Carry Real Consequences for Georgia Farms — Even Beyond Row Crops
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – The latest debate over the farm bill is not just a Washington story. For Georgia, it has the potential to shape how producers manage risk, how conservation dollars are spent, and whether federal farm policy continues to reflect the realities of a state where agriculture and […]
Residents of Social Circle Push Back on Proposed ICE Mega Detention Center
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Social Circle, GA – In the small Georgia town of social circle, a community that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in recent elections, a growing group of residents is pushing back against plans to convert a massive warehouse into one of the country’s largest immigration detention facilities. The proposal, […]
Georgia Jury Finds Father Guilty in Apalachee High School Shooting Case
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Winder, GA – A Georgia jury has convicted Colin Gray on all charges connected to the 2024 attack at Apalachee High School, a decision that places new legal scrutiny on the responsibilities of parents in cases involving a teenage school shooter. The verdict came after roughly two hours of […]
Parents Tried to Avoid Vaccines — Now a South Carolina Community Faces the Consequences
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Spartanburg County, SC – For decades, measles was considered largely eliminated in the United States. That success depended on something simple: most children were vaccinated before entering school. Now, public health officials say that protection is weakening in parts of the country. In Spartanburg County, South Carolina, a rapidly […]
Laken Riley’s Father Sues Georgia University System, Alleging Failures Before Campus Killing
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Atlanta, GA – According to court filings first reported by the Associated Press, the father of Laken Riley has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit accusing Georgia’s public university system and several property management companies of negligence in the events leading up to his daughter’s killing on the University of Georgia […]
South Carolina Measles Cases Climb Again as Health Officials Warn Outbreak May Persist
Aiman Tariq – Regional News Editor Columbia, SC – South Carolina’s measles outbreak continues to grow, with state health officials reporting 979 confirmed cases as of this week — six more than the previous update — as public health leaders warn the surge could stretch on for weeks or months. The South Carolina Department of […]