Graduation day is always a happy time for students and their families, but for members of the Morehouse College class of 2019, Saturday’s commencement takes the cake. Billionaire Robert F. Smith was the commencement speaker for the event, and during his speech he shocked the crowd in attendance by announcing he would be paying off the entire class’ student loan debt via a special grant. The gift, estimated at $40 million, is the largest in school history. For his extreme generosity, Smith’s ship is RISING…
Questions linger over Atlanta City Hall investigation
An ongoing investigation into former Atlanta Municipal Clerk Foris Webb III is hitting roadblocks, as city employees are delaying or rejecting interviews by the inspector general. Webb received more than $900,000 in consulting fees from the city for his “work” on a referendum meant to block the city’s law enforcement training center, dubbed “Cop City.” That referendum got held up in court, never wound up doing anything, and the center was built, but Webb continued to cash a $35,000 check each month. Another murky situation at Atlanta City Hall has public trust SINKING…
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