With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — During the November 06, 2012 General Election, Georgia voters will be presented with a referendum over whether to allow a Georgia Charter School Commission (GCSC) to override the decisions of local school boards to approve and create charter schools in Georgia. If approved, the Commission–which was found unconstitutional in a […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/u-s-government-and-industry-partner-to-promote-electric-cars/ ATLANTA, Aug 29 2012 (IPS) – A 120-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Project aims to promote and expand the use of electric vehicles in the United States. The EV Project has a goal of handing out 14,000 free electric vehicle […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Beltline is not meeting its affordable housing goals and its affordable housing program needs to be refined, according to a report commissioned by the Atlanta Beltline Tax Allocation District Advisory Committee (TADAC), entitled Atlanta Beltline: Five Year Work Plan 2006 – 2010 review. The report is noteworthy because as previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9), a strong progressive leader and champion of oversight on the City Council of Atlanta, has opened up her Finance/Executive Committee Briefings for members of the public to attend, Atlanta Progressive News confirmed today. The move is yet another victory for transparency for the citizens and taxpayers of Atlanta. Earlier today, Monday August […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In the Partisan Primary Run-off Elections held on Tuesday, August 21, 2012, State Sen. Gail Davenport (D-Atlanta) retained the State Senate District 44 seat, while LaDawn Blackett Jones “LBJ” won in House District 62, and Ronnie Mabra won in House District 63. GAIL DEFEATS GAIL, EXCEPT THIS TIME IN REVERSE State Sen. Gail Davenport (D-Clayton) defeated former […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/empty-condos-hold-opportunity-in-u-s-housing-crunch/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 7 2012 (IPS) – Even as thousands of families in the United States remain homeless due to a lack of affordable housing, millions of units are sitting empty across the country, including foreclosed single-family homes, foreclosed or vacant condominium units or entire condo buildings, and vacant […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — During the July 31, 2012, Partisan Primary and Non-partisan General Election, progressive candidates for State House races in the Atlanta area–including former State Rep. “Able” Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta), and State Reps. Pat Gardner (D-Atlanta), Simone Bell (D-Atlanta), and Keisha Waites (D-Atlanta)–fared well, while the T-SPLOST was defeated for the Metro Atlanta region. It was an unusually strong […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — CEO Brian Leary of Atlanta Beltline Inc. (ABI) was terminated at a Special Call Meeting of the Board of Directors on yesterday, August 17, 2012, after a week of daily articles in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution newspaper (AJC), revealing over a year’s worth of improper taxpayer dollar expenditures. After a City of Atlanta audit concerning Atlanta’s ten Tax […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — When Mayor Kasim Reed nominated Jo Ann Macrina to be the new Commissioner of Watershed Management for the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Progressive News received tips from numerous former employees of Macrina at DeKalb County, where she faced numerous complaints and lawsuits. In light of this information, which APN brought to the Council, the nomination was held […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Federal Aviation Administration sent a second set of letters dated August 09, 2012, regarding the minority and disadvantaged business status of four companies that received a large proportion of airport concessions contracts from the City of Atlanta. The letters direct the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to begin hearings regarding the possible revocation of Airport Concession […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — People TV, Inc., is winding down as an organization in what appears to be the final months of the historic Atlanta institution, and is preparing to formally dissolve as a corporation with the office of the Secretary of State of Georgia, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The last day of People TV programming is planned to be […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On August 01, 2012, the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County voted down a request to enter into a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to provide animal control services for the City of Atlanta. While the vote took place with no discussion, there was an elephant in the room, at least figuratively speaking: the City of Atlanta […]
Read moreThis article first appeared on the Inter-Press website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/08/waste-issue-halts-u-s-nuclear-reactor-licensing/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug 9 2012 (IPS) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which oversees commercial nuclear power enterprises, has halted the issuance of all new nuclear reactor licensing decisions after a court ruling citing the failure of industry and government to identify an acceptable solution for the long-term storage of […]
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