(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Member Courtney English has yet to pay his ethics fine, two weeks since it became due, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Howard Grant of APS confirmed to APN in a phone conversation that, as of this morning, English had not paid the fine, which he has already agreed to pay. It […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Khaatim El, Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Chairperson, faces two ethics complaints filed with APS today, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. One of the complaints El filed against himself, while another was filed by Janet Kishbaugh, an APS parent. Kishbaugh alleges El violated several sections of the ethics code under the APS charter, where violation […]
Read moreMayor Reed’s first veto was on a contract that went through City Utilities Committee, where he says his own staff members presented it to the Cmte for approval without going through the proper channels established in his office, in the executive branch. He said that despite the fact that the contract looked fine, he said he had a problem with […]
Read moreAccording to Creative Loafing Atlanta, Mara Shalhoup has been hired by Chicago Reader to serve as Editor-in-Chief, the role she has previously served for Creative Loafing Atlanta. This is another management shake-up in recent years, as Ken Edelstein and John Sugg also left the paper. CL is searching for a replacement for Shalhoup, although a likely candidate at this point […]
Read moreSB 10, the alcohol sales bill in the State Senate, was reported favorably by the State and Local Government Operations Cmte on February 03, 2011, according to the legislature’s website. This is a good sign that this may actually be the year that the state allows localities to decide whether they want to sell alcohol on Sundays. According to the […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Chiteka Jackson, a former campaign staffer for former Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood (Post 2-at-large) in her bid for Mayor of Atlanta in 2009, has announced a bid for the open fourth district seat on the City Council of Sandy Springs. Jackson served as Norwood’s personal aide during the Mayoral race. Jackson, 38, plans to officially file […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — At last night’s meeting of the Ethics Commission for Atlanta Public Schools, the Commission voted to initiate an investigation into new allegations that Board of Education Member Courtney English defrauded the public regarding his misuse of an APS credit card. If found guilty of fraud–one of the seven “deadly sins” according to the APS Charter–the Commission would […]
Read moreWherein Matthew Cardinale, News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News, submits questions in writing to Beltline Inc., via the CD/HR Cmte of the City Council of Atlanta.
Read moreOpen Letter to President Obama, President Obama, how much longer are you going to sit on the fence and watch the Egyptian people suffer and their economy destroyed? Mubarak needs to leave now – not later. I urge you to withdraw US financial support and ask Mubarak to step down now for the sake of Egypt and the Egyptian people. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Several Atlanta non-profit agencies did not disburse rental assistance and other homelessness prevention funds in a timely manner and risked having the funds taken back by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. At the Community Development/Human Resources Cmte Meeting of the City Council of Atlanta, Councilman Michael Julian Bond […]
Read moreAtlanta Ophthalmology Milan Eye Center #### By Joe Williams The following remarks were made by Mr. Williams regarding Suspicionless Roadblocks before the Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee Meeting of the City Council of Atlanta; on Tuesday, February 01, 2011, 3pm; City Hall, Committee Room 2. I come before this safety committee in defense of my 4th Amendment Constitutional rights to promote abolishing […]
Read moreBy Sarah Beth Gehl, Deputy Director, Georgia Budget and Policy Institute #### The Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness took a swing at fixing Georgia’s outdated tax system and hit a triple. The Council’s recommendations would help align Georgia revenues with the 21st century economy and meet the current and future needs of Georgians – very important for our state’s […]
Read moreProduced by Brandon Sutton. UGA Gulf Oil Spill Symposium.
Read moreUPDATE: Beltline CEO Brian Leary confirms receipt of questions; I also sent the questions to him. Today, I, as the News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News and as a citizen, presented a three-page series of written questions regarding the Beltline and affordable housing, to the CD/HR Cmte of the City Council of Atlanta. Previously, Ben Howard and I had asked […]
Read more1075 Peachtree, a new office tower in the development at Peachtree and 12th in Midtown, has contracted with Thurso Power Systems, a South Carolina-based company, to provide two electric vehicles for use by its employees, according to a press release obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. The development is being spearheaded by the team of Daniel Corporation, Selig Enterprises, and Met […]
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