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(APN) ATLANTA — The US House and Senate approved far reaching legislation in late July that will provide billions in loans to struggling homeowners and a rescue plan for lending titans and Government Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. The House passed The American Housing Rescue and Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 on July 23, 2008, by a […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43692 WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (IPS) – Advocates are calling a new national trust fund to preserve, rehabilitate and build affordable housing, including public housing, a major grassroots victory and key step in addressing the needs of low-income people in the United States. There are 9.0 […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The U.S. House of Representatives voted July 29, 2008, to approve a non-binding resolution that represents a formal government apology to African-Americans for the practice of slavery and the Jim Crow laws that fostered defacto segregation. US Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), a progressive White Congressman who represents a majority Black District, crafted H. Res. 194 in February […]

This article contains additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale, News Editor UPDATE: The morning after this article ran, AHA granted Hannor an additional two-week stay in her hotel. Hannor also said all the other tenants were moved out of the apartments and into a hotel. (APN) ATLANTA — Patrisha Hannor, 33, a former Atlanta public housing resident, said she has become […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Presumptive Democratic Presidential Nominee, US Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) announced Saturday morning, August 23, 2008, via e-mail and text message that he had selected US Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) will be his Vice Presidential running mate. Biden is the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and is well acquainted with issues of national defense and foreign […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The private, nonprofit Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC) voted to install a new CEO to oversee operations at Grady Memorial Hospital and also approved a settlement agreement with the current Interim CEO during a special called meeting on Monday, July 21, 2008. The 17-member GMHC voted unanimously to make Michael A. Young, 52, currently head of Erie […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Beltline Affordable Housing Advisory Board (BAHAB) held the first citywide conversation on affordable housing as it relates to the BeltLine, on July 08, 2008, the first in a series of meetings seeking to generate feedback from the community over the coming weeks. BAHAB is actively working to create policy recommendations on creating affordable housing around the […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. This article originally appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43176 ATLANTA, Georgia, Jul 14 (IPS) – A coalition of over 100 national and local organisations representing labour unions, doctors, nurses, women, small businesses, religious groups, racial minorities, and think tanks has launched a new campaign in 53 U.S. cities to demand quality, affordable […]

(APN) DECATUR — Interim Grady Memorial Hospital CEO Pam Stephenson called a press conference Thursday, July 10, 2008, to defend a previously unknown contract she entered into with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) earlier this year. “I thought, given the events over the last two days, and let alone the last 16 months, ought to be stated coming from my […]

(APN) ATLANTA — After many weeks of searching, the new, privatized Grady board, the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC), announced Monday, July 07, 2008, four finalists to possibly take over as CEO at Grady Memorial Hospital. A.D. “Pete” Correll, Chairman of the GMHC, said Monday the GMHC is happy with the quality of the four finalists and noted Atlantans should […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) granted the Atlanta Housing Authority (AHA) approval June 20, 2008, to move forward with plans to relocate the residents of Bowen Homes and demolish the complex. The AHA has been working for over a year to demolish Bowen Homes and the other 11 remaining public housing complexes under […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Several dozen people arrived at The Carter Center Wednesday night, June 11, 2008, to listen to award-winning energy expert and environmentalist S. David Freeman, whose new book sheds light on America’s deadly addiction to “three poisons”: foreign oil, coal, and nuclear power. The event was sponsored by Atlanta Women’s Action for New Directions and Nuclear Watch South. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission released its final report Monday, June 09, 2008, on allocating $58.9 million from the State of Georgia for the State’s network of 15 trauma care hospitals. Grady Memorial Hospital, north Georgia’s only Level I trauma center, will receive $12.7 million, 26.6 percent of the $58.9 million total and far more than […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) now has enough delegates to become the Democratic nominee for President of the United States, while US Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has dropped out of the race. Obama will become the first Black presidential nominee of a major political party in US history. Due to a win in Montana, a handful of […]

(APN) DECATUR — If all goes according to plan, a new progressive radio station, Green 1640 AM, is set to launch in Decatur, Georgia, just outside Atlanta, on July 01, 2008. Green 1640 will offer community-oriented news with a progressive point of view, Jeremy Brasseal, 35, told Atlanta Progressive News. The station will start modestly, reaching only a three or […]