Do you know what is planned for Athens Transit? Do you want to ask for the bus to go down Whitehead Road? Do you want to advocate for Athens Transit to go Fare-Free? Do you want more frequent and/or later bus service? Here is your chance! Athens-Clarke County is updating the Transit Development Plan! The Transit Development Plan (TDP) update …
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The FCC has repealed Net Neutrality The internet and the content available through it must be available equally to all. Last week’s vote by the FCC to repeal the Net Neutrality policy puts that equal access at risk. What does it mean? By repealing Net Neutrality, the FCC has given internet service providers (ISPs) the ability to manipulate access to …
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It recently came to light that the Clarke County Sheriff’s Department is complying with ICE Detainers (sometimes called ICE Holds) and assisting ICE (Immigration & Customs Enforcement) to deport undocumented residents that are brought into the Clarke County Jail. This is a reversal of the policy that had been in place for the last 3 years. ICE Detainers Violate the …
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