Emory President Mark Wagner announced Friday his intention to step down in August of 2016. Under Wagner’s direction Emory has maintained its top 25 ranking nationally and led the largest fundraising effort in school history. A 12 year era ends at Emory, but Wagner’s work has the university’s ship RISING…
Major contender enters CD-6 primary
With U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath expected to announce her bid for governor in the near future, Democrats are lining up with their eyes on her current, 6th District seat. The first candidate to jump into the race is state Sen. Sonya Halpern, a well-connected lawmaker who will be among the favorites to win a hotly contested Democratic primary in the deep-blue district. By getting in early, Halpern’s odds at winning the primary in the west metro Atlanta CD-6 are RISING…