A version of this article originally appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50862. ATLANTA, Georgia, Mar 31, 2010 (IPS) – As citizens, businesses and non-profit organisations seek to transition to cleaner power sources like solar and wind, some big energy firms whose business models rely on polluting sources are standing in the way. In Georgia, the energy company Georgia […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, Tuesday, March 30, 2010, the City of Atlanta’s Ethics Office began looking into possible conflict of interests involving Debi Starnes, the Mayor’s Police Advisor on Homelessness, which were first revealed by Atlanta Progressive News late last week. APN joined Joe Beasley, a veteran of the Civil Rights Movement and Board Member of the Metro Atlanta Task […]
Read moreThis reporter received a complaint from an employee of Adjudication Claims division of Disability which would warrant some comment by readers. On January 20th employees of the Social Security Disability Claims wanted to use their lunch break to watch the inaugural parade, the tipster, who wished to remain anonymous, said. The Director Mickey Alberts waited until Thursday January 15th to […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The City Council of Atlanta voted 8-7 to keep the existing rules in place for public comment at Committee meetings at City Council, on February 19, 2010, at the City Council retreat at the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. However, the Clerk, Rhonda Dauphin Johnson, did not record the vote because she said it was […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Every day, thousands of Atlantans continue to throw away glass jars, plastic bottles and containers, paper products, and other items that should be recycled, while others have made recycling part of their weekly routine. However, recycling in Metro Atlanta is quite easy, although the rules are a bit different depending on where you live. Perhaps more Atlantans […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Debi Starnes, the Policy Advisor on Homelessness to former Mayor Shirley Franklin, received payments from two private entities funneled through the United Way to fund her position for the City in 2009, but failed to disclose the payments in her City of Atlanta Board of Ethics Financial Disclosure Statement for 2010, Atlanta Progressive News can reveal. Previously […]
Read more(APN) JONESBORO — Clayton County’s contract with MARTA to run its public transportation system, C-TRAN, is about to be terminated on March 31, 2010, leaving an estimated two-thirds of its riders with no transportation. Residents packed a Board of Commissioners meeting last Wednesday, March 16, to speak against the cuts. During the meeting, Yusef Poole, Staff Attorney for Clayton County, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Thursday, March 11, 2010, Municipal Court Judge Crystal Gaines found seven of the Eagle 8 not guilty, while one of the dancers accused of providing adult entertainment without a license, Antonio Benitez, did not show up in court. Gaines issued a bench warrant for his arrest. The Eagle 8 included four dancers–Leandro Apud, Thedarius Johnson, and […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — VoterGA, an elections integrity organization in Georgia, has filed a complaint with the State’s Inspector General’s office regarding what they see as the Secretary of State Office’s failure to investigate E-voting problems. In two cases VoterGA says investigations have not occurred or been inadequate. In a third, they claim that the […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Today, Monday, March 15, 2010, the City Council of Atlanta approved a resolution asking the Governor and Georgia Legislature to immediately take steps to address the MARTA funding shortfall. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, given the current funding shortfall, Metro Atlanta’s public transportation system is in danger of having to again raise fares or cut […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In the first of APN’s 2010 statewide election candidate interviews, we sat down with David Poythress, a Democratic candidate for Governor. APN plans to interview the other Democratic candidates in the coming weeks. The campaigns of former Governor Roy Barnes and Minority Leader Dubose Porter, also running for Governor, have agreed to participate in interviews, to be […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Email records and depositions of officials at Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) show that the City of Atlanta and CAP engaged in a multi-faceted conspiracy to sabotage the Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless. The efforts to destroy the shelter and drive it from existence included cutting off public funding, various lobbying efforts which resulted in loss […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Committee on Council of the City Council of Atlanta approved subpoenas on Monday, March 01, 2010, for 18 Atlanta Police Department officers to testify before the Atlanta Citizens’ Review Board regarding the September 2009 raid of the Atlanta Eagle. The officers had previously refused to testify. In addition, neither the APD nor Mayor Kasim Reed’s Administration […]
Read more(APN) LAWRENCEVILLE — On Wednesday, March 03, 2010, four students from Miami Dade University–Filipe Matos, 23; Gaby Pacheco, 25; Carlos Roa, 22; and Juan Rodriguez, 20–walked through Gwinnett County, Georgia, for a discussion with Sheriff Butch Conway who supports enforcement of the controversial law, 287(g). The four students who began their walk in Miami, Florida, are ultimately going to Washington, […]
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