Monthly Archives: January 2014
Jockeying Begins for Fulton Commissioner Lowe’s Seat as Retirement Seems Likely
(APN) ATLANTA — According to five sources familiar with the matter, Fulton County Commissioner Tom Lowe (District 4) is not likely to seek reelection for the recently redrawn District 3 seat. Two of those sources–former Atlanta Councilman Lee Morris (District 7) and Bernie Tokarz–are planning to run for what is expected to be an open seat. “As I […]
Read moreParent Trigger Bill May Come up Again in Legislature This Year (UPDATE 1)
(APN) ATLANTA — House Bill 123, the Parent Teacher Empowerment Act, commonly known as the Parent Trigger bill, care of State Rep. Ed Lindsey (R-Atlanta) and others, is rearing its ugly head again, this time for a possible State Senate vote. Having passed the House last year, in a vote of 97 to 74, but dying an […]
Read moreRev. Barber Speaks at Georgia’s First Moral Monday
Video by Judy Conder, via Judy Conder Youtube Channel
Read moreCannabis Count: 7 Georgia Legislators Open to Medical Marijuana
(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News is keeping track of the fast progress of medical cannabis policy reform in the Georgia Legislature. To date, at least seven (7) State Legislators have indicated their openness or support for legalized medical cannabis in Georgia. Medical marijuana is a hot topic for discussion and study at the State Capitol this year during their […]
Read moreGeorgia’s First “Moral Monday” Pushes Medicaid Expansion
(APN) ATLANTA — In a cold, blustery rain, about five hundred Georgians stood on the front steps of the Georgia State Capitol for over two hours imploring Governor Nathan Deal to stop playing politics with the lives of over 650,000 citizens and accept federal funding of Medicaid expansion in Georgia. This was the day of the birth […]
Read moreEric Broadwell, Bob Ellis Running for Fulton Commission District 2, Open North Fulton Seat (UPDATE 1)
(APN) ATLANTA — From the controversial redrawing of County Commission districts comes the race for District 2, a new North Fulton seat that has been created, which includes the cities of Milton, Roswell, and half of Alpharetta. The newly created district seat will be fought over by candidates Eric Broadwell and Bob Ellis, thus far. Broadwell was elected to the […]
Read moreGeorgia Power Seeks to Decertify Coal Plant #3 at Plant Mitchell
(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Power plans to shut down its dirty coal-fired Unit 3 at Plant Mitchell in Albany, Georgia. The company is also cancelling its proposed conversion of the unit to biomass after analysis deemed it not cost effective for customers. If the decertification request to the Public Service Commission is approved, it will be retired by April 16, […]
Read moreFukushima radiation hits San Francisco?
Higher Levels of Radiation Found in U.S. post-Fukushima
(APN) ATLANTA — Higher levels of radiation have been found in several locations across the U.S., as a number of incidents have occurred involving what appear to be mutated animals washing up on U.S. shores, raising concerns about our environment, especially the Pacific Ocean; and the potential role of the recent nuclear disaster at the Daiichi site in Fukushima, Japan. […]
Read moreTide May be Turning on Medical Cannabis in Georgia Legislature (UPDATE 1)
(APN) ATLANTA — The tide appears to be turning in Georgia with regard to the issue of medical cannabis, or marijuana, after two leading Republican lawmakers in the State Legislature expressed their openness to the idea of legalizing cannabis for medical purposes in Georgia. As first reported by WSB-TV Channel 2, on January 07, 2014, Republican State Sen. […]
Read moreRep. Long, Brenda Muhammad to Seek Fulton District 5 Seat
(APN) ATLANTA — Both former State Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta) and former Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education Member Brenda Muhammad (District 1) are running for a new open seat on the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. Last year, the State Legislature changed the makeup of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners […]
Read moreFederal Appeals Court Reinstates Georgia Ballot Access Case
(APN) ATLANTA — The Green Party of Georgia and the Constitution Party of Georgia have secured what is so far an important procedural victory in a federal lawsuit regarding Georgia’s oppressive petition requirements for Presidential candidates who are neither Democrats nor Republicans. http://www.ballot-access.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Georgia-hope.pdf Neither party was able to secure enough petition signatures–one percent of statewide registered […]
Read moreState Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) Calls for Medical Marijuana Hearings
I did not think it would happen in my lifetime. I thought Georgia would be one of the last states to consider medical cannabis (marijuana). Maybe I was wrong. Yesterday, January 07, 2014, Republican State Sen. Josh McKoon (R-Columbus) called for hearings on medical marijuana. No hearings as of yet have been scheduled, but we hope to learn more when […]
Read moreAtlanta Council Chairs Announced, Dickens to End Comment Limits at CD/HR (UPDATE 1)
UPDATE 1: And Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9) as Chair of Transportation [accidentally omitted from the article as first published]. (APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, January 07, 2014, Atlanta City Council President Ceasar Mitchell announced a new slate of Committee Chairs, including more changes since Mitchell announced his first slate of Chairs in 2010. Most significantly, Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd […]
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