Databases & Subject Guides: SOWK 7121: Social Welfare Policies, Programs, and Issues: Political & Policy News

Main Library & McBay Science Library

News

Find out what the press has to report about legislative and public policy issues.

Access World News
Best for Georgia news sources.

Access World News provides access to electronic editions of thousands of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers as well as international sources. In addition to newspaper content, sources such as blogs, broadcast transcripts, and video clips are also included. Company and industry information, politics, sports, cultural activities, and people in the community are among the subjects covered. Paid ads are excluded.
Beta trial database.
U.S. Newsstream
Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format.

Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. U.S. Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. U.S. Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers.

US Policy Blogs

Roll Call: Policy
Congressional Quarterly's political blog, filtered to the category of policy

GA Politics and Policy Blogs. Podcasts, and Video

AJC Political Insider Blog
Atlanta Journal-Constitution politics blog - may run into AJC paywall
Georgia Recorder
Nonprofit site offering Georgia political news and commentary
Georgia Political Review
UGA undergraduate review of political science, international affairs, history, and economics at the local, state, national, and international levels.
Georgia Politics (Atlanta Journal Constitution)
"A comprehensive news site focusing on Georgia government, public policy, and politics" from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May have AJC paywall.
Politically Georgia Podcast
Weekly podcast from the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Politically Georgia team (free)
Lawmakers (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Georgia Public Broadcasting television show about the legislative goings-on under the Gold Dome
National Law Review: Georgia
Summarizes each day of the General Assembly.

Washington Post and Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Journal / Atlanta Journal-Constitution Historical and Current Collection (1883-present, including full-page images in downloadable PDF format 1883-2001 and 2017-present)
Atlanta Constitution (1868-1984) via ProQuest Historical Newspapers — every issue includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF format

Washington Post

In Factiva (1977-present)
In Factiva (articles from Washington Post online, 2007-present)
In ProQuest U.S. Newsstream (1996-present)
Washington Post - digitized newspaper with full-page images in downloadable PDF format (2008-recent, latest 3 months not included)
Washington Post (1877-2007) via ProQuest Historical Newspapers — every issue includes the complete paper, cover-to-cover, with full-page and article images in downloadable PDF format