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APN Interview with Alex Wan, Council President Candidate

July 30, 2017 MATTHEW CHARLES 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the City of Atlanta 2017 Municipal Elections, we sat down with Atlanta City Councilman Alex Wan (District 6), who is running for Council President. Previously, we interviewed Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9), who is also running for the seat. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2017/06/04/apn-interview-with-felicia-moore-council-president-candidate/ Councilman C.T. Martin (District 10), a third candidate for […]

Boycott Targets Chevron where DeKalb Police Brutalized Panhandler

July 28, 2017 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) DECATUR — On Monday, July 17, 2017, over a hundred activists held their first boycott and day of protest at the Chevron gas station at the intersection of Glenwood Road and Line Road in DeKalb County, after a video circulated on social media showing an incident where a DeKalb County police officer brutalized a homeless woman. On June […]

Bond, Six Councilmembers Introduce Surplus Property Housing Policy in Atlanta (UPDATE 1)

July 19, 2017 MATTHEW CHARLES One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — At the Monday, July 17, 2017 Full Council Meeting, Atlanta City Councilman Michael Julian Bond (Post 1-at-large) introduced a new ordinance to amend the City of Atlanta’s policies relating to the sale of surplus real estate, in order to require that, where feasible, the properties be used to develop affordable housing units. Ordinance: http://bit.ly/2vjNLTL The […]

Disabled Community Fights for Their Lives to Save Medicaid

July 18, 2017 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — “No Medicaid Cuts, No Medicaid Caps, No Cuts to Medicaid Waivers.” These were the demands from over fifty people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) at the Georgia State Capitol, on Wednesday, july 12, 2017. Their protest highlighted how the various U.S. Congressional Republican proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act would harm Georgia. People […]

PSC Staff Admits New Nuclear Reactors May Be Uneconomical at 16th VCM Hearing

July 15, 2017 GLORIA TATUM 7 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — At the Georgia Public Service Commission’s (PSC) 16th Vogtle Construction Monitoring (VCM) hearing on June 29, 2017, the PSC’s staff reported, for the first time, that it may be uneconomical to continue developing two new nuclear reactors–Vogtle Units 3 and 4–at Plant Vogtle. During cross examination, the PSC staff hypothesized several outcomes for Vogtle and the […]

Atlanta Mayoral Race 2017, APN Overview Part One: Norwood, Hall

July 4, 2017 MATTHEW CHARLES 3 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — It is now about four months away from the 2017 Mayoral race and there is a quite crowded race, with nine major candidates in the race. The nine candidates are: Councilwoman Mary Norwood (Post 2-at-large), Councilman Kwanza Hall (District 2), Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms (District 11), Council President Ceasar Mitchell, Fulton County Chairman John Eaves, State […]

Labor Celebrates $15 per Hour Minimum for Atlanta City Workers

July 3, 2017 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — On June 21, 2017, the City Council of Atlanta voted, as part of the approval of next fiscal year’s budget, to raise the minimum wage for workers employed by the City of Atlanta from to $10.10 to $15 an hour over the next two fiscal years. The raise does not cover people working in the City […]