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Georgia’s New Public Service Commissioner Says She Will Put Affordability and Transparency First

Alicia Johnson, the first Black woman ever elected to statewide office in Georgia, discusses rate hikes, transparency and her priorities for the Georgia Public Service Commission. By Ryan Krugman April 2, 2026 This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and

civil rights

Norman C. Francis, a stalwart New Orleans leader in civil rights, business and education dies at 94

Francis was the first Black president of Xavier University and integrated Loyola University's law school

NC A&T

N.C. A&T students take lead on early voting

State election officials project confidence after FBI search of Georgia elections office

Mission Hospital

Asheville hospital out of immediate jeopardy; Analyzing the voting data in NYC and Va.

Wisconsin Worker’s comp bill with first raise in a decade for permanently disabled up for public hearing; Simple, short-term solutions to Asheville’s Black population decline are difficult to find, implement

North Carolina

Helene relief ongoing a year later

Autopsy Finds Trey Reed’s Hanging Death at Delta State Was a Suicide; Kaepernick to Fund Private Autopsy, Mass. residents still lean toward in-person care as telehealth booms; Policy requiring Georgia college professors to put their class syllabus online to start in 2026