Government

Georgia Congressman David Scott (GA-13) has introduced legislation creating a Housing Assistance Fund to aid homeowners harmed by the global coronavirus pandemic. If approved, The State Housing Relief Act would provide $35 billion in funding to states to deliver essential support for homeowners in...

In honor of Women's History Month, Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore presented DeKalb County Sheriff Melody Maddox with a Proclamation. Maddox is the first female Sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia's third-largest county, and although most of the City of Atlanta is in Fulton County, a...

Rashad Richey and Senator Jones

In Georgia, the presidential primary and special elections are slotted for March 24th, and it will be the first time that Georgia voters use the new voting machines statewide. Grassroots organizations say they are carefully monitoring voter suppression issues at the polls. FairFightAction, which...

Early voting for the presidential primary begins March 2 and today, voters in Fulton County have an opportunity to test out the new voting equipment during a mock election. The county has set up the new voting machines at 13 different locations from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. At least two voting machines...

Georgia NAACP State President James Woodall, along with local civil rights leaders and state legislators, spoke out against Governor Kemp's budget cuts during a press conference at the state capitol this week. In January, during the State of the State address, Kemp said that budget cuts had been...

Rashad Richey and Congressman Hank Johnson Interview