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- During the month of February, CobbLINC transit riders can purchase the new silver Breeze card for only $1.00.
- Is the Georgia PTA “imploding?”
- HB 123, which would require anyone who wants a tattoo to receive written notice that their tattoo could potentially disqualify them from military service, is based on outdated military requirements.
- Macon’s school’s have essentially re-segregated.
- A Cobb County Board of Education member forwarded an internet immigration hoax that was debunked ten years ago.
- There’s a nursing shortage in Georgia.
- As Georgia’s lawmakers prepare to discuss another proposed plastic bag ban ban, here’s a look at how things are going in California.
- …Speaking of state versus local control for plastic bags.
- Why conservative Eliot Cohen believes the Trump presidency will likely end earlier than four years from now as a result of either “impeachment or removal under the 25th Amendment.”
- Samantha Bee will host the “Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner” at the same time as the actual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on April 29.
- The Economist sums up Russia’s move to decriminalize domestic abuse: “Why are we even having this argument?“
- We’re also a little bit closer to “economic armageddon.”
- The reason avocados are a good example of why the proposed 20% tax on Mexican imports is a terrible idea. (Relevant to Georgia’s interest: it’s might actually be good for onion growers.)
- The success of Sonoma, California’s Millennial mayor.