(APN) ATLANTA — Two state legislators held a press conference yesterday to denounce the report by AdvancED/SACS CASI regarding the Atlanta Public Schools. The two legislators–State Sen. Vincent Fort and State Rep. Rashad Taylor–have been actively supporting the new Board majority, led by Khaatim El. However, many do not realize that the three politicos–El, Taylor, and Fort–are central players […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — AdvancED, the parent company for the K-12 division of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)–the division known as the Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (CASI)–released its findings regarding its investigation of Atlanta Public Schools yesterday, January 18, 2011. The firm has put APS on accredited probation, and has provided it with a list of […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Supreme Court of the US (SCOTUS) decided today that it would not hear the Georgia ballot access case, Faye Coffield v. Brian Kemp. According to the court’s website, it denied Coffield’s petition for a writ of certiorari. Atlanta Progressive News has reported on the case since it was first filed. Coffield attempted to get […]
Read moreCitizens for Responsibilty and Ethics in Washington reminded Georgia citizens that our newly-inaugurated governor, Republican Nathan Deal, may still be indicted from pending investigations. “The former congressman has a well documented history of abusing his office for personal gain, and his actions while a member of Congress could result in him becoming the first 2010 election winner to be indicted. He […]
Read moreBy Tom Ferguson. Remarks presented to the Georgia Public Service Commission in recent opposition to the rate increase. #### There are many reasons to oppose pouring scarce public resources into nuclear projects: 1. the high cost of nuclear reactors, the long lead time to operation and the unacceptably high water usage and thermal pollution. 2. the fact that […]
Read moreThe Georgia Peace and Justice Coalition (GPJC) marched in the annual King March for the freedom of PFC Bradley Manning, to end the wars and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan, to bring all the troops hom,e and to bring to justice the US perpetrators of war crimes. Manning, the 23-year-old Army private accused of leaking classified information to Wikileaks, has been […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Councilman Ivory Young (District 3) of the Community Development/Human Resources Committee of the City Council of Atlanta requested the Atlanta Housing Authority provide data and information on the status of displaced families and seniors as a result of the recent round of public housing demolitions. Shean Atkins, Director of Community Partnerships at Atlanta Housing Authority, had been […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In the General Election on November 02, 2010, Clayton County voters voted in a nonbinding referendum upon whether or not to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), which since its inception has served only Fulton and Dekalb Counties. The vote was 41,170 (67%) yes, and 19,959 (33%) no. Clayton County voters previously had rejected MARTA […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In a victory for public input, the Community Development/Human Resources Committee of the City Council of Atlanta will no longer limit public input to two minutes for individuals who arrive after the meeting begins. Citizen advocates at City Council including Ben Howard, Ron Shakir, Brother Anthony Muhammad, and the present writer, have been opposing limitations on public […]
Read moreThe AJC’s Political Insider blog noted a second Republican politician, Gov. Nathan Deal, speaking about drug policy reform this year, and he says something must be up. The first was House Speaker David Ralston. Deal said: “Presently, one out of every 13 Georgia residents is under some form of correctional control. It cost about $3 million per day to operate […]
Read moreIt seems the values of the loudest and/or the values of who has the most money is what gets legislated in Congress. Such as, Congress allowing the ban on assault weapons to expire in 2004, due in part from the loud voices of gun advocates and the money loaded National Rifle Association. Mental health funding is not a priority in […]
Read moreThe Sierra Club is declaring victory after the US Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will veto Spruce Mine No. 1, one of the largest mountaintop removal mines ever proposed for Appalachia. “Since 1998, Sierra Club along with Coal River Mountain Watch, WV Highlands Conservancy, the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition, Public Justice and the Appalachian Center for the Economy and […]
Read moreEndangered whooping cranes were found killed by gunshot near Albany, Georgia, according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The Agency is offering a reward of 12,500 dollars for information on the shooting.
Read moreAccording to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, Georgia Power will raise the nuclear power expansion fee earlier than it promised the Georgia legislature when the company had lobbied for the right to charge the fee. In papers filed Friday, the Georgia Power said the initial fee will add $3.73 to the typical monthly residential bill in 2011, more than double the […]
Read moreAccording to the Los Angeles Times newspaper, major health insurers around the country are reporting significant increases in the number of small businesses who offer coverage to their employees, since one of the earlier provisions of the health care reform bill went into effect. “An important selling point has been a tax credit that the nation’s new healthcare law provides […]
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