(APN) ATLANTA — MARTA is facing service cuts and fare increases as a result of continuing declines in sales tax revenues from Fulton and Dekalb Counties despite passage of the historic transportation bill, HB 277, by the Georgia legislature in April 2010. The transportation bill lifts for the next three years the 50/50 restriction on MARTA’s sales tax revenue, which […]
Read more(APN) STONE MOUNTAIN — Rev. Kenneth L. Samuel, a long-time activist for peace, tolerance, and social justice in Georgia, is running for the State House on a platform which includes civil rights for former prisoners. The 89th district, the area he wants to represent, runs from Covington Highway to Redan Road, and from South Indian Creek to Stone Mountain and […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — At least three local community health centers have stopped offering mental health services for working poor and homeless people in Fulton County, Atlanta Progressive News has learned after a two-month investigation. APN has found there is much confusion and lack of communication between social service agencies, clinic staff, service providers, and management, regarding exactly what is going […]
Read moreThis reporter received a complaint from an employee of Adjudication Claims division of Disability which would warrant some comment by readers. On January 20th employees of the Social Security Disability Claims wanted to use their lunch break to watch the inaugural parade, the tipster, who wished to remain anonymous, said. The Director Mickey Alberts waited until Thursday January 15th to […]
Read more(APN) JONESBORO — Clayton County’s contract with MARTA to run its public transportation system, C-TRAN, is about to be terminated on March 31, 2010, leaving an estimated two-thirds of its riders with no transportation. Residents packed a Board of Commissioners meeting last Wednesday, March 16, to speak against the cuts. During the meeting, Yusef Poole, Staff Attorney for Clayton County, […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — VoterGA, an elections integrity organization in Georgia, has filed a complaint with the State’s Inspector General’s office regarding what they see as the Secretary of State Office’s failure to investigate E-voting problems. In two cases VoterGA says investigations have not occurred or been inadequate. In a third, they claim that the […]
Read more(APN) LAWRENCEVILLE — On Wednesday, March 03, 2010, four students from Miami Dade University–Filipe Matos, 23; Gaby Pacheco, 25; Carlos Roa, 22; and Juan Rodriguez, 20–walked through Gwinnett County, Georgia, for a discussion with Sheriff Butch Conway who supports enforcement of the controversial law, 287(g). The four students who began their walk in Miami, Florida, are ultimately going to Washington, […]
Read more(APN) DECATUR — Rebecca “Becky” Blankenship, a left-leaning activist for the arts, has died at the age of 70. Ms. Blankenship died on January 6, 2010 of a currently-unknown illness–likely pneumonia–which she acquired in London, according to friends. She had stood on parade in the frigid English air on New Years day 2010. For several years she with others had […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — A former legislative editor for the Georgia House of Representatives is suing her former employers after she was fired for announcing her intent to transition from a man to a woman. Glenn Morrison, a former naval lieutenant, was born with Gender Identification Disorder, a medical condition in which one’s physical sex does not match the perceived sex […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Thursday, September 24, 2009, a federal jury in Atlanta ruled that the Dekalb County Department of Homeland Security and the Dekalb Police Department violated the constitutional rights of two vegan protesters when they arrested the protesters in conjunction with an action the protesters held at a Honey Baked Ham in 2003. Six years ago on December […]
Read more(APN) EAST POINT — Four Atlanta activists and a State Senator were arrested during a demonstration which took place on August 31, 2009, at the office of Wells Fargo bank in East Point, Georgia, at 11:00 AM. Wells Fargo, the new owners of Wachovia, called the East Point police on the five people, who were demanding a face-to-face meeting with […]
Read more(APN) CLARKSTON — US Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) held a Town Hall meeting at Georgia Perimeter College on health care reform on Monday, August 10, 2009. He presented his opinions followed by personal testimonies of those seeking health care reform. This was followed by a panel of eight physicians giving their take on the current problems in health care. He […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta has responded in a lawsuit brought by Tom Coffin, Ph.D, the former Chief Arborist for the City of Atlanta who was fired in July of 2008. As previously reported by several outlets including the New York Times newspaper last year, Coffin produced evidence to the City in July 2008 that, while he had […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Atlantan, Audri Scott Williams, had a vision in April 2005. She and the Spirit of Truth Foundation wanted to spread the message of global peace. Armed with the vision and word of mouth, six people agreed to sell their wordly assets and start out on a march across six continents doing public service work. The march took […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) DECATUR — Students at Emory University are troubled by anti-Palestinian remarks which were written with chalk on the main campus on November 02, 2008, saying they feel intimidated by the messages and that the Administration has failed to take action against the alleged perpetrators. The University has denied twice to Atlanta Progressive News […]
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