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Georgia Democratic Reps. Hank Johnson and John Lewis, along with NAACP President Ben Jealous, will be visiting with death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis tomorrow in Jackson at the Georgia Diagnostics & Classifications Prison. The delegation will hold a 12:45 p.m. press conference just inside the prison grounds. There, the delegation will release a letter signed by Lewis, Johnson, and […]

Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of Health and Human Services (HHA), announced today the release of about $1.4 million through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to support health services offered in Georgia. In March, the state received $7 million in Increased Demand Services (IDS) funds, which will be distributed to 28 federally qualified health centers across the state. Over the next […]

Despite news yesterday that the Atlanta Regional Commission agreed to send $25 million in stimulus funds to MARTA, a committee of the transit agency approved a package of changes Thursday to help offset a $109 million budget shortfall. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: A committee of the MARTA board on Thursday approved those measures as part of a plan to fill […]

Officials at Grady Memorial Hospital are considering closing its outpatient dialysis clinic. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today: The outpatient dialysis clinic serves about 90 people, most of whom are poor and cannot pay for care. About half are undocumented immigrants without health insurance, officials said. The clinic loses about $4 million a year, adding to the financial difficulties of a […]

Everybody in, nobody out. Universal means access to healthcare for everyone, period – the desire of 81 percent of all Californians, as reported in a January 2007 Field Poll. Portability. Even if you are unemployed, or lose or change your job, your health coverage goes with you. Uniform benefits. No Cadillac plans for the wealthy and Pinto plans for everyone […]

Conyers with State Sen. Nan Orrock and State Rep. Stephanie Stuckey Benfield.   Conyers chats with APN contributor Bob Goodman.   Former Georgia lawmaker Bob Holmes (center) speaks to the media as Conyers and Rev. Tim McDonald (right) listen.   A curious passerby chats up the Michigan Democrat, who has been in Congress since 1964.

Creative Loafing’s “Fresh Loaf” reports the following:   In a packed meeting at its downtown headquarters, the Atlanta Regional Commission threw cash-strapped MARTA a life preserver today, approving a reallocation of $25 million in federal stimulus dollars to help the transit agency avoid drastic service reductions. Officials stressed the one-time funding shuffle wasn’t a bailout. Under the terms of the agreement, […]

President Obama today nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor, 54, to replace outgoing Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor, a federal judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York, would become the first Hispanic and third woman to serve on the Supreme Court if confirmed by the Senate. Obama called Sotomayor “an inspiring woman who I […]

First from Mary G. Wilson, president of the League of Women voters: “The League of Women Voters is pleased by President Obama’s announcement this morning that he will nominate the first Latina, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, to serve on the nation’s highest court. The nomination of Judge Sotomayor to fill the vacancy left by retiring Justice David Souter is a bold […]

FACT SHEET: REFORMS TO PROTECT AMERICAN CREDIT CARD HOLDERSPresident Obama signs Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure Act WASHINGTON – Today, President Obama signs the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act of 2009, marking a turning point for American consumers and ending the days of unfair rate hikes and hidden fees. Americans need a healthy flow of credit in […]

APN just received a copy of the writ of habeas corpus filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of Georgia death row inmate Troy Anthony Davis.  Additionally, we received an an amicus brief signed by 27 former judges and prosecutors. The list includes 2008 Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr and former FBI director Williams Sessions.

                    Hip hop performer staHHr tha f.e.m.c.e.e.     Hip hop performer “Killer” Mike.                                                          Troy Davis’ mother Virginia (at left) turned 64 Tuesday. […]

The DeKalb County school district released an internal review today of alleged bullying of 11-year-old Jaheem Herrera, who hanged himself last month. The report found Herrera was not specifically targeted for bullying. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports this afternoon: Retired Fulton Superior Court Judge Thelma Wyatt Cummings Moore, who headed the review, said at a press conference the findings show Jaheem […]