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Bibb County’s school lunch delivery schedule

Bibb County is delivering school lunches to students’ neighborhoods while the community deals with the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. Find the delivery schedule below.

(Jaylan Scott speaking at the 2018 DPG Convention)
Better Georgia

Jaylan Scott is the future of the Democratic Party

Better Georgia writer Jaylan A. Scott was recently featured on the front page of The Georgia State Signal as the face of the next generation of Democrats. At only 20 years old, Jaylan has been part of political campaigns for Stacey Abrams and DNC Vice Chair Michael Blake, amongst others. In addition to his campaign experience and work with Better Georgia and Southern Majority, Jaylan serves as Executive Vice President of the Young Democrats of

Crowd at voting rally, women looking directly at the camera holds a signthat reads 'let's hold our government accountable.'
Campus Sexual Assault

Dear Fellow Millennials: Why don’t we vote?

My mom, who forever has a dark sense of humor, always jokes that when her generation dies off, things will get better. She talks about how my siblings and I — and our generation — have a different set of values than what she grew up with — differences that she sometimes laments and sometimes praises. So, mom, while I don’t necessarily look forward to your death, nor do I think that the death of

Economy

Commit to a governor that will finally help rural Georgia

Politicians have been failing rural Georgia for decades. Since Nathan Deal was elected governor, we’ve seen six rural hospitals close, making it the third highest state in the nation for hospital closures. Long after most of the United States has bounced back from the Great Recession, rural Georgians are still having a difficult time finding quality jobs and rural schools are still suffering. In Georgia, rural unemployment rates are double the rest of the state. Rural

Economy

Trump’s tariffs could cripple Georgia’s economy

The Trump administration just announced they were imposing new tariffs on China. The new tariffs will affect almost 6,000 items, including handbags, rice and textiles. The tariff will begin on September 24 at 10 percent of up to $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, and will increase to 25 percent in the new year. After the first round of tariffs, Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber told the AJC, “Georgia businesses and their

Poverty

Just how low do we go in Georgia?

Two dollars and thirteen cents an hour: that’s the state’s minimum wage for tipped workers. Employers in most rich nations around the world would be committing a crime if they tried to pay their workers $2.13 an hour — or even Georgia’s state minimum wage of $5.15 an hour. Some Georgia businesses are exempt from the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, so some of the folks picking your food out on Georgia’s many