With additional reporting by Gloria Tatum, Senior News Writer. (APN) ATLANTA — HB 514, a voter referendum for a new City of South Fulton, in Fulton County, passed the Georgia Legislature this year, making a last-minute come back after many years of failed attempts to get the legislation through the Senate. http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/HB/514 City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 59 race, to replace State Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate David Dreyer to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire. Dreyer is an attorney and currently serves on the Grant Park Conservancy. Previously, he served on the Executive Board of […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. #### Sen. Renee Unterman: A Most Disagreeable Senator Gray Daily http://www.graydaily.com/senator-renee-unterman-a-most-disagreeable-senator/ Kate Brown Signs Bills on Affordable Housing The Oregonian (Oregon) http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/03/kate_brown_signs_bills_on_affo.html Aquatic Squatter Towed Downriver The Oregonian (Oregon) http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2016/03/workers_repair_riverbed_erosio.html Police Raid Sends Roseland Grandmother to Hospital CBS Chicago television news http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2016/03/18/police-raid-sends-roseland-grandmother-to-hospital/ Maryland Senate Passes First Partial […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In Atlanta Progressive News’s continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 62 race, to replace State Rep. LaDawn Blackett Jones (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate Rafer Johnson to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire. Johnson is one of six Democratic candidates eying the seat. He is a flight attendant and former Fulton […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — This article is the third in a series providing a broad overview of the Primary Election races taking place on May 24, 2016. Part One looked at State House races for districts that encompass parts of Fulton and/or DeKalb Counties. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/14/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-state-house/ Part Two looked at State Senate races in Fulton and DeKalb. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/16/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-part-two-state-senate-races/ […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Deja Vu: State Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford) is again holding another medical cannabis bill hostage in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that she chairs. Several years ago she held HB 855 hostage, and now its HB 722. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2014/03/17/medical-cannabis-bill-approved-by-georgia-senate-committee-heads-to-full-senate/ However, the unsinkable State Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), who authored HB 722, has come […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia’s restrictive ballot access requirement that independent and political body [minor party] candidates for President of the U.S. gather the signatures of one percent of registered Georgia voters, in order to appear on the ballot in Georgia, has been struck down by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story, Atlanta Progressive News learned. Secretary of State Brian […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Assistant Professor of Philosophy Amy Donahue, of Kennesaw State University, had no intention of engaging in civil disobedience went to the Georgia Capitol with two other philosophy professors with signs stating their opposition to the Campus Carry bill, HB 859, but she wound up in jail nonetheless. Capitol police told the women they could not carry […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Doris Benit, 88, an activist and Grandmother for Peace, of Kennesaw, Georgia, passed away on, Wednesday, March 16, 2016, after spending time in hospice care in connection with heart issues. Benit focused not only on peace, in her opposition to U.S. invasions and occupations around the world; but on economic justice issues like health care and […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee (PS/LA) discussed and then voted unanimously to confirm the changes on an ordinance granting new powers to the Atlanta Citizens Review Board (A CRB) at its meeting on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. Supporting the measure were Councilmembers C.T. Martin (District 10), Ivory Lee Young Jr. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — This article is the second in a series providing a broad overview of the Primary Election races taking place on May 24, 2016. This part will look at State Senate races for districts that encompass parts of Fulton and/or DeKalb Counties. Part One looked at State House races in Fulton and DeKalb. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/14/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-state-house/ […]
Read moreTo access links, pls access full post. #### State Senator also Executive of Billion Dollar a Year State Vendor (State Sen. Renee Unterman) 11 Alive television news http://www.11alive.com/story/news/local/investigations/2016/02/23/state-senator-also-executive-billion-dollar-year-state-vendor/80788772/ Watchdog Group says David Scott Received Thousands from Payday Loan Industry Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/24/watchdog-group-says-david-scott-received-thousands-from-payday-loan-industry/ Planned Georgia Social Studies Changes Leave Advocates Concerned WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/planned-ga-social-studies-changes-leave-advocates-concerned […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Candidate qualifying for Political Party Candidates, Nonpartisan Candidates, Independent Candidates, and Political Body Candidates for Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Elections was held on March 07 through March 11, 2016. A second round of qualifying for independent and political body [minor political party] candidates will begin June 27 and end July 01, 2016. This article will […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — SB 375, a bill to provide stricter requirements for incorporation of new municipalities in Georgia, passed the State Senate on February 29, 2016, in a vote of 55 yeas to one nay. It is sponsored by State Sen. Steve Gooch (R-Dahlonega) and has been in the House Governmental Affairs Committee since before Crossover Day. http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/SB/375 […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post; #### Hattie Dorsey: Let’s Develop Affordable Housing for All of Atlanta’s Citizens Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/lets-develop-affordable-housing-for-all-of-atlantas-citizens/ City of South Fulton Bill Fails to Pass Key Senate Committee, Dashing Hopes of Referendum in 2016 Georgia Unfiltered http://www.georgiaunfiltered.com/2016/03/city-of-south-fulton-bill-fails-to-pass.html Deputies Use Anti-Overdose Drug for First Time Gwinnett Daily Post http://www.gwinnettdailypost.com/local/cities/norcross/to-save-a-life-gwinnett-deputies-use-anti-overdose-drug/article_7a380917-2aab-5767-aee3-79ed7b0c4163.html English-only Bill […]
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