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Georgia town resists proposed ICE detention center

Small Georgia town pushes back on plan for massive immigration detention center A small town about 45 miles east of Atlanta has become a focal point of resistance against the Trump administration’s expanding immigration policy. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements plans to convert a warehouse into one of the nation’s largest immigration detention centers that could house around 9,000 detainees, according to The Washington Post.  However, around 100 residents of […]

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STEM Atlanta adjusts programming, expands work to South Africa

STEM Atlanta adjusts programming, expands work to South Africa An Atlanta-based STEM education nonprofit is adjusting its approach after recent changes in government funding, while continuing to expand its work locally and abroad, according to reporting from WSB-TV. STEM Atlanta, founded by Dr. Maxine Cain, has shifted its focus in response to the loss of funding tied to changes in diversity, equity and inclusion policies. The organization says the change […]

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Georgia Senate study committee advances report on social media and AI risks to children

Georgia Senate study committee advances report on social media and AI risks to children Georgia lawmakers aren’t yet back in session, but the debate over how to protect children online is already taking shape at the State Capitol. On Wednesday, a bipartisan Senate study committee advanced a report examining the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on young people. Committee members described the move as both urgent and overdue. […]

todayDecember 11, 2025 11

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Georgia life expectancy rises, but state still trails behind the nation

Georgia life expectancy rises, but state still trails behind the nation Georgia’s life expectancy increased in 2022, rising by 1.6 years and outpacing most other states, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the change follows two years of declines tied to the pandemic and overdose deaths, though Georgia still trails much of the nation. The CDC lists Georgia’s average […]

todayDecember 9, 2025 19

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Port of Savannah trade with Vietnam jumps 38% amid global supply chain shifts

Savannah sees surge in trade as Vietnam becomes port’s fastest-growing partner The Port of Savannah is experiencing strong growth in trade with Vietnam, which has become the port’s fastest-growing international partner, according to the Georgia Ports Authority. Over the past five years, container traffic between the two has increased 38%, adding about 104,000 twenty-foot equivalent units and bringing the total to 379,000 TEUs in fiscal year 2025. A report from […]

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Georgia State Law Introduces New ‘WomenLead in Law’ Course

Georgia State Law Introduces New ‘WomenLead in Law’ Course Georgia State University’s College of Law and the J. Mack Robinson College of Business’s WomenLead initiative has added a new leadership course to its curriculum this fall, marking the first time the university’s WomenLead program has been offered within the law school. The course, WomenLead in Law, was designed by associate professor Erica Byrd, to give students structured guidance on leadership, […]

todayDecember 8, 2025 10

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Emory’s Carlos Museum presents “Continuum” exhibit featuring Mvskoke artists Johnnie Diacon, Hotvlkuce Harjo

Carlos Museum exhibition spotlights Mvskoke art and history in Atlanta The Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University is presenting “Continuum,” an exhibition highlighting work by two Mvskoke Nation artists and examining how Indigenous history is represented in Atlanta. Rough Draft reports the exhibition is on view through Dec. 7 and will move to Emory’s Oxford campus for the 2026 academic year. The show includes more than 20 pieces by […]

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Georgia to receive more than $300M for broadband expansion under federal infrastructure law

Georgia to receive more than $300M for broadband expansion under federal infrastructure law Georgia is set to receive more than $300 million in new federal funding to expand high-speed internet access, U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced Monday. The money comes from the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) a major initiative created under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to bring reliable internet service to communities that have […]

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Georgia borrowers carry second-highest student loan debt in the nation

Georgia borrowers carry some of the nation’s highest student loan debt Georgia’s college students continue to shoulder some of the heaviest loan burdens in the country, according to a new national review of student financial stress. The report details the results of a survey from the Education Data Initiative, it included more than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students. The findings show that the average Georgia borrower owes $42,226, the second-highest […]

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