Yet another Georgia district attorney has found themselves in trouble with the law, this time controversial Democratic DA Mark Jones of the six-county Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit. Jones, who has had run-ins with the law previously, was indicted by a Muscogee County grand jury for nine felonies including charges of attempting to bribe his own prosecutors and influence witnesses. Jones joins Paulding County DA Dick Donovan and ex-Glynn County DA Jackie Johnson (who was actually arrested Wednesday) as state prosecutors now in serious legal trouble. A bad look for the state and especially for Jones’ career, which is SINKING…
Georgia approves three-year bachelor’s degree
Georgia is joining a handful of other states in trying out a new three-year bachelor’s degree program meant to get students into the job market faster. The University System of Georgia’s Board of Regents has approved the Bachelor of Applied Science, which cuts down on electives and only requires 90 credit hours instead of the traditional 120. It remains to be seen how successful these new degrees will be, but another option for students, and one that could help stave off the “enrollment cliff” has Georgia colleges and their students RISING…
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