An interesting demographic note – for the first time in over 10 years, Atlanta’s three core urban counties – Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton, actually declined in population in 2021. Observers continue to study the reasons for the decline – between the pandemic, soaring home and rent prices, and working from home there are many to choose from – but urban Atlanta shows a population dip while the suburban and especially exurban reaches of the Metro area see populations RISING…
Dem lawmakers urge Kemp to return National Guard troops
A group of seven Democratic state lawmakers penned a letter to Gov. Brian Kemp, urging him to recall Georgia National Guard members stationed in Washington D.C. ahead of the holiday season. Georgia currently has the most guardsman of any state in D.C., some 516 in total, part of President Donald Trump’s mission to lower crime rates. Trump says he wants troops there through the end of his term in 2029, but pushback from lawmakers (and a new governor in January) could see their deployment DRIFTING…
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