play_arrow

keyboard_arrow_right

Listeners:

Top listeners:

skip_previous skip_next
00:00 00:00
chevron_left
volume_up
Go to album
  • cover play_arrow

    Georgia NOW Live Streaming Now

  • cover play_arrow

    Slow Down And Think

Politics

77 Results / Page 6 of 9

Background
Expired Organic bio waste. Mix Vegetables in a huge container, in a rubbish bin. Heap of Compost from vegetables or food for animals.
insert_link

Community

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Murray County residents opposing proposed bio-waste plant

Marjorie Taylor Greene joins Murray County residents opposing proposed bio-waste plant U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stood beside constituents at a town hall meeting in Murray County last week to speak out against a proposed bio-waste facility. More than 300 people gathered to oppose the project. Vanguard Renewable, the company that will own the facility, sent representatives to the meeting to answer questions. “While you lecture these people with your […]

todayDecember 9, 2025 11

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Republican
insert_link

Featured

Raffensperger sues over fundraising rules, says opponent has unfair advantage

Raffensperger sues over fundraising rules, says opponent has unfair advantage Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the latest Republican gubernatorial candidate to raise concerns over campaign finance rules which allow one of his opponents, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, more access and flexibility to campaign funds. Safe Affordable Georgia filed a lawsuit Monday asking an Atlanta federal court judge to allow Raffensperger’s political action committee to work with his gubernatorial campaign […]

todayDecember 9, 2025 6

Classroom bathed in sunlight, with rows of empty desks and chairs, awaiting the beginning of a new school day
insert_link 4

Education

Georgia schools face new absenteeism measures, cell phone ban, and closures

Georgia schools face new absenteeism measures, cell phone ban, and closures Georgia public school systems made several headlines this week from, measures to reduce chronic absenteeism to announcements of school closures across broad areas.  Here is a wrap-up of the recent news that could impact students across the state. Chronic absenteeism measures Cell phone ban Atlanta Public School closures Chronic absenteeism measures Members of the Georgia Legislature will be considering […]

todayDecember 5, 2025 18 4

Robert E. Park Hall at the University of Georgia
insert_link 2

Education

Georgia Senate panel calls for new needs-based aid program for college students

Georgia Senate panel calls for new needs-based aid program for college students The state Senate Committee on Higher Education Affordability released a report Tuesday that calls for a comprehensive needs-based aid program for college students. Sen. Nan Orrock, chair of the committee, said the current system is not enough for some students. “We’ve invested heavily in the HOPE scholarship, and we know now that with the economy and the realities […]

todayDecember 5, 2025 58 2

A wooden judge's gavel and sounding block on a desk with a blurred courtroom in the background. Focus on themes of law, authority, and verdicts.
insert_link 2

Featured

Federal appeals court orders new review of Georgia’s election law case

Federal appeals court orders new review of Georgia’s election law case The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a 2023 ruling that partially blocked Georgia’s contested election law that bans handing out food or drinks to voters standing in line. The appeals court sent the case back to the U.S. District Court for further review. The appeals court decision argued that the U.S. District Court did not apply the […]

todayDecember 5, 2025 8 2

Akbar Ali, House District 106 representative, poses for a photo.
insert_link 2

Featured

At 21, Akbar Ali heads to Georgia legislature focused on affordability and civil rights

At 21, Akbar Ali heads to Georgia legislature focused on affordability and civil rights Democrat Akbar Ali, 21, will be the youngest member of the Georgia General Assembly in 2026 after winning the seat for House District 106. “If there was one word to describe it, it would be grateful, above all else. Just grateful to my family, my friends, my team, various organizations that have helped me out. But […]

todayDecember 4, 2025 19 2

A fence made of iron mesh and barbed wire against the backdrop of a beautiful sunset sky and mountains.
insert_link 1

Featured

Ossoff, Warnock launch inquiry into DHS limits on Congressional oversight of detention centers

Ossoff, Warnock launch inquiry into DHS limits on Congressional oversight of detention centers Democratic U.S. senators launched an inquiry on Monday into the Trump administration’s policy of restricting access to federal detention facilities. Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, along with 11 other colleagues, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying that the department’s new policies violated federal law and obstructed congressional […]

todayDecember 4, 2025 9 1

Georgia State Capitol Building
insert_link 5

Featured

Results are in! New mayors elected, youngest state lawmaker wins a seat

Results are in! New mayors elected, youngest state lawmaker wins a seat Several cities around the Atlanta area elected mayors on Tuesday, and one district has a new representative. Democrat Akbar Ali, 21-year-old, won the race for House District 106 against Marqus Cole, and he is set to become the youngest legislator in the General Assembly. “I’m proud and ready to serve this community,” Akbar told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “There […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 11 5

Compilation photo of Star Black, Shawn Harris and Jeff Criswell, who are all candidates for the 14th Congressional District
insert_link 7

Politics

Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene for GA District 14? Here are the potential candidates.

Who will replace Marjorie Taylor Greene for GA District 14? Here are the potential candidates. Although it’s been less than a week since U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced her resignation, candidates are already lining up to take her place. Greene announced her resignation in a video post on X, citing recent conflicts with President Donald Trump and frustrations with politics in Washington. She will be stepping down Jan. 5, […]

todayNovember 25, 2025 99 7