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A city-wide business coalition called Committee For a Better Atlanta released its candidate scores for the Atlanta mayoral, Atlanta City Council president, and city council contests on Tuesday. The scores are based on a number of criteria: vision, qualifications/experience, ability to implement initiatives, managing government, public safety, economic development, mobility, and infrastructure. Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders finished ahead […]

The Georgia Supreme Court announced Monday that it has unanimously affirmed a Fulton County Superior Court decision handed down in September 2008 that upheld the use of touch screen voting machines. Read the court’s full opinion. A 2006 lawsuit filed by a group of eight citizens known as VoterGA against Gov. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of State Karen Handel, and the […]

The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) announced Monday that it has consented to the planned closure of the Grady Health System Outpatient Dialysis Clinic on October 3. “We feel that the [FDHA] and the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation are now in agreement,” Pam Stephenson, FDHA chair, said. “The [FDHA] has been assured by the [GMHC] that the 50 or so dialysis […]

The International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 623 announced Monday that it will endorse LaShawn Hoffman over Atlanta City Councilwoman Cleta Winslow (District 4), chair of the council’s public safety committee. “The women and men of the IBPO have been woefully ignored by the current city council representative of District 4 and we look forward to new leadership in that […]

The Obama administration on Monday announced $8.7 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds for transit improvements in Georgia. The Georgia Regional Transit Authority (GRTA) will use the money to purchase one 45-foot commuter bus, construction of park and ride lots, surveillance/security equipment, miscellaneous station equipment, maintenance facilities, shop equipment, and preventive maintenance. Monday’s announcement is the latest release […]

President Obama mourned the loss of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) Wednesday morning in remarks from Martha’s Vineyard. Obama’s eulogy came less than one month after he bestowed the prestigious Medal of Freedom on the late senator. Other elected and prominent officials have stepped forward to share their thoughts.   Vice President Joe Biden remembered when Kennedy showed emotional support after […]

Or at least that’s the initial damage assessment. Atlanta Fire Rescue began surveying the flood damage on Wednesday and submitted an initial estimate to GEMA, which will in turn transmit the information to the federal government. From a City of Atlanta press release: The City’s preliminary numbers are that 474 homes were impacted by the flooding and approximately 1,900 residents […]

We just learned that the Grady Health System Outpatient Dialysis Clinic will close Saturday Oct. 3. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville handed down an 11-page ruling Friday that rescinds his Sept. 16 temporary restraining order against Grady that had kept the clinic open. Attorneys for Grady and anonymous dialysis patients appeared before Glanville Wednesday to argue for and […]

President Obama signed a disaster declaration Thursday for Carroll, Cobb, Cherokee, Douglas, and Paulding Counties in the wake of this week’s flooding that has left nine people dead and caused at least $250 million damage. The declaration paves the way for federal relief that includes grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and […]

Attorneys representing the Grady Health System and anonymous patients who use the Grady Health System Outpatient Dialysis Clinic appeared before Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville Wednesday to argue for and against upholding a temporary restraining order that is keeping the clinic open. Bernard Taylor, an attorney with Alston & Bird who has represented Grady in other cases over […]