Steven Strickland hopes to represent conservative values in state Senate
Next year, voters in Northeast Georgia’s Senate District 46 will decide their new state senator. The district covers several counties, including Clarke, Oconee, Walton, Barrow, and Gwinnett. Republican senator Bill Cowsert currently represents District 46 and is now running to be the state’s next Attorney General.
Two candidates have announced their campaigns to succeed Cowsert. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with Oconee County’s Steven Strickland, a Republican, to discuss his qualifications. Here’s that conversation.
William Gaulden wants to unite District 46 as state Senator
Next year, voters in Northeast Georgia’s Senate District 46 will decide their new state senator. The district covers several counties, including Clarke, Oconee, Walton, Barrow, and Gwinnett. Republican senator Bill Cowsert currently represents District 46 and is now running to be the state’s next Attorney General.
William Gaulden is the vice chair of the Democratic Party of Athens-Clarke County. He has also joined the race for Senate District 46. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with him to discuss his platform. Here’s that conversation.
Athens Homeless Coalition launches newspaper to empower the unsheltered
The Athens Homeless Coalition aims to bring together different organizations serving the unsheltered individuals of Athens to solve the crisis of homelessness.
This summer, the coalition started a twice-monthly public discussion that gathers residents around the common goal of ending homelessness in Clarke County. They’re also set to launch a so-called “street newspaper” meant to empower people living without shelter.
WUGA’s Emma Auer met up with Michael Moss, the Athens Homeless Coalition’s Community Engagement Coordinator, to discuss the ways he and his colleagues are engaging both the housed public and people living without a fixed address. Here’s that conversation.
Conflicts at Athens anti-Trump protests reflect affective polarization
Thousands of Northeast Georgians attended the No Kings protest in Athens last month to voice their dissent with President Donald Trump’s administration. The gathering also drew some vocal counter protestors. WUGA’s Mary Ryan Howarth witnessed several tense moments during the event, and brings us this feature about how these conflicts in Athens reflect national trends.
