Atlanta Progressive News

To access links, pls click on full post.   Opinion: For Taxpayers, Braves Put down Bats, Pick up Screwdrivers Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/for-taxpayers-braves-put-down-bats-pick-up-screwdr/nrFfY/   Clarkston Finds Support to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/clarkston-finds-support-decriminalize-marijuana-possession   Old Power Gives Way to New Power in South Georgia Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/business/old-power-gives-way-to-new-power-in-south-georgia/nrDZW/   Justice Department: U.S. Attorney Investigator Treatment of Georgia LGBT […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   Race, MARTA Give Early Shape to the 2017 Race for Mayor of Atlanta Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/30/race-marta-give-early-shape-to-the-2017-race-for-mayor-of-atlanta/   Woes around Stonecrest Mirror Mall Struggles Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/business/woes-around-stonecrest-mirror-mall-struggles/nrDXW/   Protests Prompt Stone Mountain to Explore Ways to “Prevent or Control” Future Rallies Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/protests-prompt-stone-mountain-to-explore-ways-to-/nrCzH/   Bald Eagles […]

To access links, pls click on full post. ####   Trees Atlanta: City Plans to Plant 1,200 Big Trees within Two Years Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/trees-atlanta-city-plans-plant-1200-big-trees-within-two-years/   Lost n Found Youth Moves Forward with New Shelter Plans The GA Voice http://thegavoice.com/lost-n-found-youth-moves-forward-new-shelter-plans/   Metro Atlanta Population to Reach 8 Million Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/04/28/metro-atlanta-population-to-reach-8-million-by.html   Fulton County Democrat Disqualified from Running (Jeff […]

To access links, pls click on full post. #### Judge: Atlanta Annexation Case Very Strong Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/judge-atlanta-annexation-case-very-strong/nrCwp/   Saporta Report Explains Dismissal of Maynard Eaton Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/saportareport-explains-parting-ways-maynard-eaton/   Isakson challenger Barksdale casts himself as an outsider Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/exclusive-isakson-challenger/nrC55/   This Florida Town Wants to Become the Most Sustainable Community in America (Babcock Ranch, Florida) Think […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   A Bittersweet Goodbye 11 Alive television news http://www.11alive.com/news/local/a-bittersweet-goodbye/149975521   Atlanta can now pursue a $2.5B MARTA transit expansion Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/26/atlanta-can-now-pursue-a-2-5b-marta-transit-expansion/   Citizen Panel Created to Reform DeKalb’s Government Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/citizen-panel-created-to-reform-dekalbs-government/nrB38/   Clarkston is on a Collision Course with Georgia Leaders over Plan to Decriminalize Marijuana Political […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   Aman Declares Candidacy for Atlanta Mayor Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/04/25/aman-declares-candidacy-for-atlanta-mayor.html   Party-backed Georgia Democrat Posts Disappointing Fundraising Numbers against Johnny Isakson Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/21/party-backed-georgia-democrat-posts-disappointing-fundraising-numbers-against-johnny-isakson/   Openly Gay Rep. Chris Sgro Taking Oath before North Carolina Session (North Carolina) Gayly http://www.gayly.com/openly-gay-rep-chris-sgro-taking-oath-north-carolina-session   After Years of Rollbacks, Democracy Movement Making […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   City Seeks $500 Million Grant to Expand Atlanta Streetcar, Improve MLK Drive Atlanta Business Chronicle www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2016/04/city-seeks-500-million-grant-to-expand-atlanta.html   Planned Highway Projects Will Move Traffic Through Atlanta Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/04/20/study-planned-highway-projects-will-move-the.html   Nine Candidates File for Open DeKalb Commission Seats Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/nine-candidates-file-for-open-dekalb-commission-se/nq8KK/   Fulton County to Outsource Mental Health Care Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   Fulton County Approves $49k in Battle against Heroin 11 Alive television news http://www.11alive.com/news/local/fulton-co-approves-49k-in-battle-against-heroin/145361424   Bad Checks, Foreclosure, Unpaid Bills Plague Commissioner (Barnes-Sutton, DeKalb County) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/bad-checks-foreclosure-unpaid-bills-plague-commiss/nQbzD/   Cities Face Deadlines for Sales Tax Ballot Question North Fulton.com http://www.northfulton.com/stories/Cities-face-deadlines-for-sales-tax-ballot-question,90908   Opinion: Guns and Learning Don’t Mix The Chronicle of Higher Education […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   Elderly Man Fatally Shot in Southwest Atlanta (Barney Simms, former executive at Atlanta Housing Authority) WTOC television news (CBS Savannah) http://www.wtoc.com/story/31684663/elderly-man-fatally-shot-multiple-times-in-southwest-atlanta   City of Atlanta, MARTA Can Create Transit Model in Age of Micro-regionalism Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/city-atlanta-marta-can-create-transit-model-age-micro-regionalism/   Demographics Haven’t Shifted Elections in Georgia, Yet Blogging while Blue http://www.bloggingwhileblue.com/2016/04/demographics-havent-shifted-elections-in-georgia-yet.html   Keith […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   Opinion: Build on our history, not over it Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/opinion/build-on-our-history-not-over-it/nq6HQ/   Prosecutor: Georgia City has No Authority to Decriminalize Marijuana Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/prosecutor-georgia-city-has-no-authority-to-decrim/nq2kC/   Oakland passes rent hike moratorium, eviction moratorium KTVU television news (California) http://www.ktvu.com/news/118042094-story   Emotions Run High during Rent Control Protest (Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon) KGW […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   11 Alive Buyouts confirmed: Keith Whitney, Kevin Rowson, Donna Lowry Radio, Tv, Talk blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/12/11alive-buyouts-confirmed-keith-whitney-kevin-rowson-donna-lowry/   Ted versus the Machine: Today Clarkston, Tomorrow the World Economist http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21696932-today-clarkston-tomorrow-world-ted-versus-machine   Georgia Power Aims to Dump its Overruns on your Bill Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/business/georgia-power-aims-to-dump-its-overruns-on-you/nq5BZ/   U.C. Davis Tried to Hide Pepper […]

To access links, pls click on full post.   The True Story behind twirler, Baton Bob WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/true-story-behind-atlanta-twirler-baton-bob   Fulton Commission Candidate Admits Violations (Former Commissioner Bill Edwards) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/fulton-commission-candidate-admits-violations/nq4NH/   Breaking the DeKalb Way: DeKalb County in Black and White (Part Three) Georgia Pol http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/04/13/breaking-the-dekalb-way-dekalb-county-in-black-and-white/   Breaking the DeKalb Way: This Time It’s Different (Part Four) […]