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(APN) ATLANTA — The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) named 17 members to the new private, nonprofit Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC) on March 14, 2008. The new Board will be charged with raising more money for Grady Hospital, preserving its historic mission of serving the indigent and uninsured, and managing the hospital’s day-to-day operations. Members will serve staggered terms of […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia House of Representatives approved an amended bill Wednesday, March 20, 2008, that would allow a non-unanimous jury to hand down the death penalty. However, the Georgia Senate successfully stripped the controversial amendment on Thursday, March 21, 2008. SB 145, sponsored by State Sen. Preston Smith (R-Rome), started out as legislation that would have allowed District […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC) met for the first time Monday to name officers and vote on other important matters. Atlanta Progressive News asked Chairman of the new Board, Pete Correll, after the meeting, if he believes the new Board could pull Grady Hospital out of its financial tailspin without cutting any existing services. “I would […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia State Supreme Court ruled 4-3 Monday, March 17, 2008, to deny a motion for a new trial for Troy Anthony Davis, who claims he is on death row for a crime he did not commit. A Chatham County jury sentenced Davis to death in 1991 for the 1989 murder of Savannah police officer Mark Allen […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a pair of resolutions Wednesday, March 05, 2008, concerning funding and ethics at Grady Memorial Hospital, which as Atlanta Progressive News has previously reported, has been targeted for privatization by the business community. The first resolution called on the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) to not reduce or eliminate any provisions […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Even though the transfer of power between the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) and the new Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC) may appear to be a done deal, members of the Grady Coalition say they are going to keep fighting for Grady Hospital, its patients, and its workers. “We are marathon runners and we’re not going to disappear,” […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) ratified the revised lease agreement March 1, 2008, that will transfer power from the Board to the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC), a new 501(c)(3). The FDHA, which approved a slightly different version of the lease on January 28, 2008, decided it would be best to sign off on the updated version […]

(APN) ATLANTA — US Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) won Rhode Island, Ohio and Texas Primary Elections for the Democratic Party on Tuesday, March 4, 2008, snapping US Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) winning streak, and gaining new momentum in the 2008 Presidential race. Obama managed a win in Vermont and is currently leading in the Texas Caucuses, where results are still […]

(APN) DECATUR — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday, February 26, 2008, consenting to the lease and transfer agreement by and between the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) and the newly formed Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation (GMHC). The vote comes one week after Fulton County approved the lease, and one month after the FDHA approved an […]

This article also contains additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — The Bush Administration rolled out a $3.1 trillion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2009 on February 4, 2008 that calls for increased spending on national defense and foreign aid, while calling for cuts in funding for key domestic priorities. While Bush has received global acclaim for […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — The Democratic National Convention will host 3,515 pledged delegates and 852 unpledged delegates from all over the country in Denver, Colorado, from August 25 through August 28, 2008. Georgia will send a total of 133 delegates to Denver to choose between US Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and Barack Obama (D-IL). Neither […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday, February 20, 2008, consenting to the lease and transfer agreement by and between the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) and the Grady Memorial Hospital Corporation. The lease, approved by the FDHA in January 2008, would hand daily operations of Grady over to a 501(c)(3) led by community and […]

With additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Green candidate, former US Rep. Cynthia McKinney, and US Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) scored wins Tuesday, February 12, 2008, in the Potomac Primary Elections for President of the United States, in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. McKinney won in Washington, DC, with 41% of the […]

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=41136 ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb 10 (IPS) – Activists in the U.S. southern state of Georgia are fighting to defend and advance the rights of those who could face capital punishment trials, looking ahead to the days when the current country-wide moratorium on lethal injections will be lifted. Since late September […]

(APN) ATLANTA — A Georgia House of Representatives committee approved two pieces of legislation Wednesday, February 06, 2008, that seek reforms in eyewitness identification reform. The Non-Civil Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve HB 997 and 10 to 5 to approve HR 1071. The legislation now heads to the House Rules Committee for consideration with a favorable recommendation. State Rep. […]