(APN) ATLANTA — Sequoyah Smith, a junior at the University of Alabama, is home with her family for winter break. She’s an early childhood education major with dreams of opening up a child development center when she graduates. Her story sounds like so many other college students, but in her family she will not only be the first to […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Mayor Kasim Reed Favors Half Cent Sales Tax for MARTA Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/atlanta-mayor-kasim-reed-favors-half-cent-sales-tax-for-marta/ Atlanta Financial Experts Weigh in on Fed’s Decision to Raise Interest Rates Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/12/16/atlanta-financial-experts-weigh-in-on-feds.html Kasim Reed: Atlanta Magazine’s Annexation Story Perpetuates a Form of Bigotry Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/reed-atlanta-magazines-annexation-story-perpetuates-a-form-of-bigotry/ Former DeKalb CEO Considers a […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Atlanta Police Sergeants Get Pay Raises Capital Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2015/12/atlanta-police-sergeants-get-pay-raises.html Discussion over Proposal to Review Police in Cobb County Gets Heated WSBTV channel 2 television news http://www.wsbtv.com/news/news/local/discussion-over-proposal-review-police-gets-headed/npmyb/ Another Georgia Democrat Passes on a Senate Bid (Michael Sterling) Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/18/another-georgia-democrat-passes-on-a-senate-bid/ Georgia Children’s Hospital […]
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With reporting contributed by Rob Steven. Photograph by Steve Eberhardt. (APN) STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia — Anti-refugee politicians like Gov. Nathan Deal do not speak for everyone: that was the message of a rally held on December 12, 2015 in Stone Mountain, where 150 people expressed support for bringing Syrian refugees to Georgia. “We are here to to denounce […]
Read morePls click on full post to access links: #### Carter: Cancer is Gone Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/carter-cancer-is-gone/npdFQ/ GBI Awaits Autopsy in Shooting Death of Clarkesville Mayor Fox 5 television news http://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/57329158-story The New New Georgia Project: Stacey Abrams’s 10 Million Dollar Plan to Double Down on Voter Registration Atlanta Magazine http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/the-new-new-georgia-project-stacey-abramss-10-million-plan-to-double-down-on-voter-registration Macy’s to Close at North DeKalb […]
Read morePls click on full post to access links. Mayor Says City Not Unserious about Building Monrial (Sandy Springs) Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2015/12/mayor-says-city-not-unserious-about-building.html Ethics Complaints Filed over DeKalb Secret Account (Commissioner Stan Watson) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/ethics-complaints-filed-over-dekalb-secret-account/npgZ3/ Qualifying Begins for First Tucker City Council Elections Decaturish http://www.decaturish.com/2015/12/qualifying-begins-for-first-tucker-city-council-elections/ How a Georgia Republican Won a Solidly Democratic District Politics Blog, […]
Read moreAtlanta BeltLine Receives Approval for the First Long Range Public Transit Plan for the City Beltline blog http://beltline.org/2015/12/09/atlanta-beltline-receives-approval-for-the-first-long-range-public-transit-plan-for-the-city/ Atlanta Home to Largest Permeable Pavers Project in U.S. WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/atlanta-home-largest-permeable-pavers-project-us Studies Show Big Risks for Georgia in Religious Freedom Bill Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription only) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/opponents-studies-show-big-risks -for-ga-in-religio/npRM5/ Vogtle at 65 Billion and Counting Safe Energy http://safeenergy.org/2015/08/03/vogtle-at-65-billion-and-counting/ […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Mayor Kasim Reed remains determined to force Peoplestown residents out of their homes in order to build a stormwater detention pond and park. On December 01, 2015, homeowners who have been fighting to save their houses from demolition convened at City Hall for meetings with the Mayor that were scheduled after a sit-in at his office […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Georgia Ethics Watchdog: Oxendine Loan Could be a Felony Investigations Blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://investigations.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/03/ethics-watchdog-oxendine-campaign-loan-could-be-a-felony/ MARTA Expansion May Have an Ally in Georgia House Leader Politics Blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/03/marta-expansion-may-have-an-ally-in-georgia-house-leader/ Atlanta Police Arrest Water Department Inspector on Bribery Charges Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/atlanta-police-arrest-water-department-inspector-o/npZf8/ Northside Hospital: Records Not Public’s Business Investigations […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, November 16, 2015, the City Council of Johns Creek unanimously passed a resolution opposing any tax increases to pay for MARTA expansion into North Fulton coming through their city. Both Councilmembers Lenny Zaprowski (Post 1) and Steve Broadbent (Post 6) suggested the resolution be tabled until the next meeting to allow for public comment. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Thirty-one U.S. governors are refusing to cooperate in resettlement programs for Syrian refugees, most citing the coordinated attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, as a pretext for security concerns around this refugee population. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal issued an executive order on November 16, 2015 instructing “all agencies of the State of Georgia halt any […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. PARK Atlanta Contract May Not Be Renewed Commuting Blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://commuting.blog.ajc.com/2015/12/01/parkatlanta-contract-may-not-be-renewed/ Cancer: A Time to Reflect and Appreciate and Recalibrate Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/cancer-a-time-to-reflect-appreciate-and-recalibrate/ Grand Jury Indicts Citizen Journalist (Nydia Tisdale) Dawson News http://www.dawsonnews.com/section/5/article/18288/ Georgia Man Acquitted after 29 Years Filed Civil Suit Associated Press via Atlanta Voice […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. #### Former Aide to DeKalb Commissioner Boyer Pleads Guilty Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/former-aide-to-dekalb-commissioner-boyer-pleads-gu/npQ96/ Johns Creek Council Votes Full and Complete Opposition to MARTA Rail Expansion Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/11/19/johns-creek-council-votes-full-and-complete-opposition-to-marta-rail-expansion/ DeKalb Lawmakers Update Residents on Possible Cityhood Reforms Decaturish http://www.decaturish.com/2015/11/dekalb-lawmaketyhood-reforms/ Eugene City Council Passes Ordinance Allowing Campers to […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Jill Stein, who is seeking the Green Party’s nomination for President and who was the party’s nominee in 2012; and renowned academic Cornel West are pushing for third-party ballot access in Georgia. The pair visited Atlanta on November 20, 2015 to stump for Stein’s campaign and work on collecting the required 50,000 signatures to get her […]
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(APN) LUMPKIN, Georgia — On November 21, 2015, over 1,400 people came from across the U.S. for the ninth annual “Shut It Down” march on Stewart Detention Center. It was the largest protest yet against the private Correction Corporation of America’s (CCA) for-profit prison. Up to 1,750 immigrants are held at CCA without due process or the right to […]
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