After a little-known state law prevented Georgia counties from holding Saturday early-voting the weekend before the start of official early voting, elections officials in Chatham County in south Georgia say they will open the polls that Sunday instead. Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and other left-leaning groups are suing the Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office over the Saturday ban, arguing that the law prohibiting Saturday voting directly after a state holiday doesn’t apply to runoff elections. Raffensperger fired back, accusing Warnock of “muddying the water and pressuring counties to ignore Georgia law.” More elections drama and lawsuits have Georgia voters DRIFTING…
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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