Elder Johnson and Mark Evans are running to serve on the Clarke County School Board in District 9 in 2022. I interviewed Elder and Mark about restorative justice, their plans for the district and about how well our schools are doing at educating our kids.  

Matt Pulver is running for ACC Commission in District 5 in 2022. I  interviewed Matt about Republican redistricting, the North Downtown  Athens Development project and his opinions on taxes.

Patty Durand has announced her campaign to run for Public Service Commissioner in Georgia. In this episode, APN interviews Patty about energy bills, coal ash pollution and the nuclear plant Vogtle.

Jessica Fore has announced her campaign to run for Congress in GA-10. In this episode, APN interviews Jessica about her opinions on a range of topics, from the filibuster to living wages to tackling climate change.  

The Republican state legislators representing Athens have proposed a new  set of ACC Commission districts, which they released in a joint  statement last Thursday. If approved, these new maps would fundamentally  alter Athens’ political landscape, shifting a large number of Athenians  to new commission districts. It would also prevent three commissioners  from running for reelection in 2022, effectively removing them from  office by legislative fiat.  

APN reviews the recent county commission debate over the drug war in Athens, Georgia. Then we discuss the problem with for-profit EMS with public safety advocates Sam Rafal and Bob Gadd.

APN talks political redistricting with Alex Vanden Heuvel and about the official homeless encampment with Charles Hardy of the Athens Alliance Coalition.

APN interviews Dr. Janet Frick about a policy recently passed by the Board of Regents that some have called "the death of tenure." Then we check in with Commissioner Tim Denson about police oversight and fighting homelessness in Athens.

APN breaks down the mayor and commission meeting from October 5, 2021. We'll cover the downtown public restroom, the new non-police alternative response team, TSPLOST 2023 and more. We'll also check in with the Athens Reproductive Justice Collective and find out why they're asking for a Reproductive Justice Commission.