(APN) ATLANTA — The Loch Lomond community in south Fulton County, 271 acres in size, is likely to be annexed by the City of Atlanta, after the City’s Municipal Clerk and Law Department verified the petitions submitted by the community to join the City of Atlanta, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. A public hearing on 16-O-1189, an ordinance by […]
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UPDATE 1: This legislation is worse than originally thought. Not only does it change the affordability definition; it would strip the Code of Ordinances of all the City’s commitments to serving low-income families that came out of the 2001 Gentrification Task Force recommendations. SEE: http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/04/24/editorial-open-letter-to-atlanta-council-on-16-o-1163-in-opposition/ (APN) ATLANTA — An ordinance introduced by Atlanta City Councilman Andre Dickens (Post 3-at-large) […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. City Seeks $500 Million Grant to Expand Atlanta Streetcar, Improve MLK Drive Atlanta Business Chronicle www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/morning_call/2016/04/city-seeks-500-million-grant-to-expand-atlanta.html Planned Highway Projects Will Move Traffic Through Atlanta Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2016/04/20/study-planned-highway-projects-will-move-the.html Nine Candidates File for Open DeKalb Commission Seats Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/nine-candidates-file-for-open-dekalb-commission-se/nq8KK/ Fulton County to Outsource Mental Health Care Atlanta Journal-Constitution […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — With only about five weeks remaining until the May 24, 2016 Primary Election and Non-partisan General Election, Democrat voters have little or no information about the candidates for U.S. Senate. Political newcomer, Jim Barksdale, has avoided news media, including the Atlanta Progressive News and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution; while also avoiding local forums and other events around […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Fulton County Approves $49k in Battle against Heroin 11 Alive television news http://www.11alive.com/news/local/fulton-co-approves-49k-in-battle-against-heroin/145361424 Bad Checks, Foreclosure, Unpaid Bills Plague Commissioner (Barnes-Sutton, DeKalb County) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/bad-checks-foreclosure-unpaid-bills-plague-commiss/nQbzD/ Cities Face Deadlines for Sales Tax Ballot Question North Fulton.com http://www.northfulton.com/stories/Cities-face-deadlines-for-sales-tax-ballot-question,90908 Opinion: Guns and Learning Don’t Mix The Chronicle of Higher Education […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 24, 2016 Primary Election and Non-partisan General Election, this article presents the Atlanta Progressive News Candidate Questionnaire responses by Valerie Vie, candidate for House District 62. Previously, APN ran the candidate responses by Rafer Johnson, who is also a candidate in this race. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/20/apn-candidate-qa-rafer-johnson-house-district-62/ Candidate Aaron […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Elderly Man Fatally Shot in Southwest Atlanta (Barney Simms, former executive at Atlanta Housing Authority) WTOC television news (CBS Savannah) http://www.wtoc.com/story/31684663/elderly-man-fatally-shot-multiple-times-in-southwest-atlanta City of Atlanta, MARTA Can Create Transit Model in Age of Micro-regionalism Saporta Report http://saportareport.com/city-atlanta-marta-can-create-transit-model-age-micro-regionalism/ Demographics Haven’t Shifted Elections in Georgia, Yet Blogging while Blue http://www.bloggingwhileblue.com/2016/04/demographics-havent-shifted-elections-in-georgia-yet.html Keith […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 24, 2016 Primary Election and Non-partisan General Election, this article presents the APN Candidate Questionnaire responses from Debra Bazemore, candidate for House District 63. A total of five candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for this seat, which is being vacated by State Rep. Ronnie Mabra (D-Fayetteville). The […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Democratic Party of Georgia machine-backed candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016, Mr. Jim Barksdale, has been avoiding media and has failed to show up at numerous events across Georgia. Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Cheryl Copeland has provided no phone number and has failed to respond to two emails from Atlanta Progressive News, sent on March 29 […]
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(APN) ATHENS — Nuclear Watch South (NWS) hosted a Fukushima Five Years Later presentation in Athens, Georgia, on March 12, 2016, at the Athens-Clarke County Library. The event roughly coincided with the five year anniversary of March 11, 2011, when a 9.0 earthquake struck off shore causing a powerful tsunami to hit the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan. […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Opinion: Build on our history, not over it Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/news/opinion/build-on-our-history-not-over-it/nq6HQ/ Prosecutor: Georgia City has No Authority to Decriminalize Marijuana Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/news/news/state-regional-govt-politics/prosecutor-georgia-city-has-no-authority-to-decrim/nq2kC/ Oakland passes rent hike moratorium, eviction moratorium KTVU television news (California) http://www.ktvu.com/news/118042094-story Emotions Run High during Rent Control Protest (Multnomah County, Portland, Oregon) KGW […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — A class action lawsuit filed on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in U.S. District Court alleges that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has continuously defied the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by continuing to enforce sections within the Georgia Election Code when they have been condemned by the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ). Common Cause Georgia […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. 11 Alive Buyouts confirmed: Keith Whitney, Kevin Rowson, Donna Lowry Radio, Tv, Talk blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://radiotvtalk.blog.ajc.com/2016/04/12/11alive-buyouts-confirmed-keith-whitney-kevin-rowson-donna-lowry/ Ted versus the Machine: Today Clarkston, Tomorrow the World Economist http://www.economist.com/news/united-states/21696932-today-clarkston-tomorrow-world-ted-versus-machine Georgia Power Aims to Dump its Overruns on your Bill Atlanta Journal-Constitution (subscription) http://www.myajc.com/news/business/georgia-power-aims-to-dump-its-overruns-on-you/nq5BZ/ U.C. Davis Tried to Hide Pepper […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors has made decisions in two State Senate races and three State House races, with more endorsement decisions to come leading up to the May 24, 2016 Primary Election and Non-partisan General Election. APN is endorsing two Democratic challengers: Renitta Shannon over State Rep. Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur) for House District […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. The True Story behind twirler, Baton Bob WABE radio news http://news.wabe.org/post/true-story-behind-atlanta-twirler-baton-bob Fulton Commission Candidate Admits Violations (Former Commissioner Bill Edwards) Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/fulton-commission-candidate-admits-violations/nq4NH/ Breaking the DeKalb Way: DeKalb County in Black and White (Part Three) Georgia Pol http://www.georgiapol.com/2016/04/13/breaking-the-dekalb-way-dekalb-county-in-black-and-white/ Breaking the DeKalb Way: This Time It’s Different (Part Four) […]
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