A federal judge has sanctioned Chatham County DA Shalena Cook Jones over her attempts to avoid a deposition in a sexual discrimination lawsuit against her office. It’s not Cook Jones’ first time getting bad headlines; in her first term her office saw 25 assistant DAs leave the office en masse, and she has a 32% conviction rate in murder cases, the lowest in the state. Could she be targeted under the state’s new DA oversight law? Seems likely, Cook Jones’ tenure has her SINKING…
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The City of Atlanta and the Georgia Democratic Party made a strong push to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, but fell short once again when it was announced that Boston, Denver and Philadelphia are the three finalists. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens blasted the decision, accusing the DNC of “abandoning Atlanta, abandoning the South, and once again abandoning Black voters.” The snub has Georgia Dems SINKING…
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