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Former Commissioner, GA Senator Connie Stokes Running for DeKalb CEO

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription only)

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/former-commissioner-ga-senator-connie-stokes-runni/np6CZ/

 

DeKalb CEO Lee May Will Leave Office This Year

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription only)

http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/dekalb-ceo-lee-may-will-leave-office-this-year/nqKh7/

 

Solutions to Affordable Housing Shortage come from a Variety of Sources

Gainesville Times (Georgia)

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/section/6/article/114866/

 

A First Generation College Student from Perry Receives the First Stacey Evans Scholarship

Georgia Pol

http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/02/04/a-first-generation-college-student-from-perry-receives-the-first-stacey-evans-scholarship/

 

Should El Paso City Government Require Affordable Housing Impact Statements?

Deep Inside El Paso

http://deepinsideelpaso.blogspot.com/2016/02/should-el-paso-city-govt-require.html

 

Entergy Breaks Ground on New Orleans Solar Project

NOLA.com (New Orleans, Louisiana)

http://www.nola.com/business/index.ssf/2016/02/entergy_breaks_ground_on_new_o.html

 

DC Bill Would Pay People Stipends Not to Commit Crimes

CBS 46 television news

http://www.cbs46.com/story/31120340/dc-bill-would-pay-people-stipends-not-to-commit-crimes#ixzz3z6utPLGI

 

New Orleans May Loosen Penalties for Marijuana Possession

The Advocate (Louisiana)

http://theadvocate.com/news/neworleans/neworleansnews/14678257-61/new-orleans-may-loosen-penalties-for-marijuana-possession

 

GOP-led States Increasingly Taking Control from Local School Boards

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/gop-led-states-increasingly-taking-control-from-local-school-boards/2016/02/01/c01a8e4e-bad3-11e5-b682-4bb4dd403c7d_story.html

 

Hillary Clinton for President of the United States

New York Times (endorsement)

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/31/opinion/sunday/hillary-clinton-endorsement.html?_r=0

 

Here Are 9 Reasons Denmark’s Socialist Economy Leaves the U.S. in the Dust

U.S. Uncut

http://usuncut.com/world/here-are-9-reasons-denmarks-socialist-economy-leaves-the-us-in-the-dust/

 

Iceland Forgives Entire Population its Debt, Total U.S. Media Blackout

Disclose.tv

http://www.disclose.tv/news/iceland_forgives_entire_population_its_debt_total_us_media_blackout/127307

 

Morocco Unveils a Massive Solar Plant in the Sahara

NPR radio news

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/02/04/465568055/morocco-unveils-a-massive-solar-power-plant-in-the-sahara

 

Germany Becomes the First Country to Ban Disturbing Chick Shredding Practice

Metro (United Kingdom)

http://metro.co.uk/2015/10/24/germany-becomes-the-first-country-to-ban-disturbing-chick-shredding-practice-from-egg-industry-5459759/

 

(END/2016)