The U.S. Supreme Court late last week ruled that Georgia’s Public Service Commission races must be put on hold and will not appear on the November ballot. The ruling comes following a lawsuit from Democratic voting groups that claimed that the PSC’s unusual elections system, (implemented in 1998 by a Democratic-majority legislature) featuring five districts but holding a statewide vote, was intentionally diluting the black vote. That ruling saw two PSC races in November suspended – then reinstated following an order from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Now that ruling has been overturned and the elections are on the backburner again, and it’s unclear when voters will have their say. This elections mess has Georgia voters 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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