(APN) ATLANTA — Despite public outcry, MARTA Mobility, the paratransit service for Atlantans with disabilities, will soon be run by a private company instead of the local transit authority. On November 05, 2015, the Board of Directors for the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) unanimously to approve a three-year, 64.9 million dollar contract to MV Transportation Inc. to […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Fulton’s Darnell Spends Freely on Flowers Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/fultons-darnell-spends-freely-on-flowers/nnSCj/ DeKalb County Scraps Deal for Soccer Complex Decaturish http://www.decaturish.com/2015/11/dekalb-county-scraps-deal-for-soccer-complex/ PSC Cracks Down on Critics of Vogtle Nuclear Project Georgia Report (subscription only) http://gareport.com/story/2015/11/03/psc-cracks-down-on-critics-of-vogtle-nuclear-project/ NAACP Sues Ga. County For Purging African-American Voters WABE radio http://news.wabe.org/post/naacp-sues-ga-county-purging-african-american-voters Ethics group gives Georgia […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On November 05, 2015, @OperationKKK, a Twitter account allegedly associated with the group, Anonymous, leaked an alleged list of members associated with the Ku Klux Klan information. http://pastebin.com/wbvP95wg On the same date, millions across the planet took to the streets wearing Guy Fawkes masks to protest censorship, government corruption, police brutality, and crony capitalism. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Residents fighting to save their homes in Peoplestown held a sit-in at City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s office on November 04, 2015. As a result of their action, they have a series of back-to-back meetings scheduled with Mayor Reed for December 01, 2015. As Atlanta Progressive News previously has reported, Tanya Washington, and Robert and […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Cecilia Florence “Ceci” Mitchell, 63, passed away on April 26, 2015. Mitchell was known in Atlanta as a passionate advocate, working on such issues as equality, peace, and environmental justice. This is a belated obituary because Atlanta Progressive News only recently learned of her passing when a letter to her home from APN was returned from […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) is considering a run for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017, he told multiple reporters for Atlanta Progressive News, when he attended APN’s ten year anniversary party on Sunday, November 09, 2015. He also announced that he will run for reelection as State Senator in 2016, during a speech he gave at […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta is one step closer to adopting a tool to measure how the City Council’s public policy decisions affect the City’s affordable housing stock. On Monday, November 09, 2015 the Community Development/Human Resources Committee (CD/HR) unanimously approved an ordinance that requires the City’s Office of Housing to prepare Affordable Housing Impact Statements for […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia State Senator Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) has announced new legislation to prevent unethical arrangements like Erin Hames’s recent deal with Atlanta Public Schools. As Atlanta Progressive News previously reported, Hames was Gov. Nathan Deal’s education policy advisor until she left her post to work as a consultant for schools that face the possibility of state takeover […]
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(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — Last night, on Tuesday, November 03, 2015, DeKalb County voters bucked the trend toward cityhood in Metro Atlanta, by narrowly rejecting the proposal for a new city of LaVista Hills in the northwest part of DeKalb County. The proposed City of LaVista Hills lost by only 136 votes. The final vote count was 6,925 nays […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In a curious turn of events, the hacker group, Operation KKK, which claims to be affiliated with Anonymous, appears to have disclaimed that it is behind the recent Internet postings regarding purported members of the Ku Klux Klan in U.S. government positions. At 1:13pm on Sunday, November 01, 2015, the Twitter account @YourAnonNews–which identifies itself as […]
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With additional reporting by Gloria Tatum. (APN) ATLANTA — Anonymous, a group of online hackers, has posted what they claim to be a list of members of the Ku Klux Klan. The list includes several elected officials, including four U.S. Senators, with Georgia’s U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) making the list. In November 2014, Anonymous had promised […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Thursday, October 29, 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy came to Atlanta to highlight energy efficiency, including a stop by the world’s most energy efficient Arby’s, at 1751 Howell Mill Road. The company has cut energy use by 38 percent at its Howell Mill restaurant in Atlanta, a significant achievement, the Department says. The […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — At a meeting of the City Council of Atlanta’s Finance/Executive Committee on Wednesday, October 14, 2015, Council Members heard from the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA), which oversees Turner Field, as well as residents who are fighting to have a say in how their neighborhoods are impacted when the Braves leave. AFCRA recently invited developers to […]
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