Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

Metro Atlanta strives to be a global industry leader in clean technology. A Metro Atlanta Chamber official writes  about that organization's push to recruit green companies here and spur job growth. Meanwhile, an adviser to a clean-tech entrepreneurial program  heralds our region's emerging start-up sector in the field.

Also the executive director for All About Disabilities, writes about state funding support to help employ young people with disabilities.  |  Click here to join the discussion

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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