"Local news is not the only answer to the challenges facing our democracy, but it is one very tangible and practical intervention that can be funded, strengthened, and expanded." -John Palfrey writes in this 2024 MacArthur Foundation presidents essay. macfound.org/about/reflecti…

Alarming. "The number of partisan-backed outlets designed to look like impartial news outlets has officially surpassed the number of real, local daily newspapers in the U.S." From NewsGuard and Axios via Sara Fischer. axios.com/newsletters/ax…

After their original legal complaint was dismissed on a procedural error, Black residents of Hogg Hummock on Sapelo Island refiled a legal challenge to zoning they fear will push them off their ancestral Gullah Geechee community. #gapol ⬇️ thecurrentga.org/2024/06/14/sap…

PART II: Minimal oversight led to misspent money. GDOT paid more than $200,000 to build on and improve private property including a 2-story home for a nonprofit Rep. James Beverly created. For The Macon Newsroom Center for Collaborative Journalism The Macon Melody #Macon macon-newsroom.com/22036/news/geo…

The Savannah alderman who represents the neighborhoods surrounding Forsyth Park successfully postponed a vote on a measure to cede substantial control of the park to a new private charity that is seeking to preserve and improve the beloved city landmark. thecurrentga.org/2024/08/12/vot…

The rapid pace of construction at the Hyundai site has come at a cost for those who are building Georgia’s largest economic development project, according to one former and one current safety manager at the site. Read the investigation here. ⬇️ thecurrentga.org/2024/08/14/wor…

After that day Gary was never invited to the log again 😂

The Chatham County District Attorney race has been dominated by talk of ethics, mainly accusations against the incumbent for lapses. But last week, DA Shalena Cook Jones accused her Republican opponent of compromising an ongoing drug trafficking probe: thecurrentga.org/2024/09/07/cha…

For our coastal georgia neighbors out there still without power, The Current has an explainer about your Georgia Power bill. If your cell phone has enough power to watch the Atlanta Braves game, check this out between innings thecurrentga.org/2024/09/03/bre…

The Sapelo Island gangway collapse that killed seven people over the weekend may have been due to buckled metal, the head of the state agency that operates the ferry dock said Tuesday. thecurrentga.org/2024/10/22/buc…

Last month, when a Superior Court judge halted a McIntosh County referendum meant to protect Sapelo Island’s Gullah Geechee community, he sided with local officials who believe that the vote’s $20,000 price tag was a waste of taxpayer money. thecurrentga.org/2024/10/22/sto…

Federal authorities have officially found that the fake video of Haitians voting in Georgia, multiple times, with fake IDs in Fulton and Gwinnett Counties is a Russian disinformation operation. Anyone sharing it now knows this. cisa.gov/news-events/ne…

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State leaders have shown a decadeslong antipathy toward the health insurance program. If Trump makes severe reductions, it’s unlikely leaders would have the political will to make up any lost federal funds with state money, experts say. propublica.org/article/trump-…

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Here The NY Times identifies words the Trump administration erased or discouraged in federal websites and documents, along with many of the ideas that the words express.

People often believe the success of the civil rights activists was inevitable—but in reality, it was improbable. Passing a voting rights bill after a civil rights bill wasn’t likely to happen. But they forged on, because the vision of a better, more equal America was not