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This article contains additional reporting by Matthew Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — Grady Hospital security, with the help of Atlanta Police, physically wrangled with State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), former Atlanta City Councilman Derrick Boazman, and two other activists, during a confrontation with protesters shortly before the 10-member Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority unanimously approved a resolution to privatize Grady Hospital. […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Attorneys spent 40 minutes delivering oral arguments in the case of Troy Anthony Davis v. Georgia before justices and a crowed courtroom at the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 20, 2007. Atlanta Progressive News observed the hearing from the courtroom. At issue is whether the Chatham Superior Court in Savannah erred by denying Davis’s motion for […]

(APN) DECATUR — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Tuesday, November 06, 2007, amended a resolution passed last month in order to more quickly deliver emergency funding to the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority for Grady Hospital. Commissioners had passed a resolution on October 09, 2007, calling for a one-time payment of $5 million for Grady Hospital to be delivered 60 days […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — The Bush Administration has been rallying support for the last several months for invading Iran based on claims that Iran is a dangerous country developing nuclear weapons and aiding insurgents in Iraq carry out terrorist attacks on US troops. But three experts on Iran interviewed by Atlanta Progressive News warned the Bush Administration is only cooking […]

(APN) ATLANTA — In a victory for local independent media, Radio Free Georgia, WRFG 89.3 FM, began broadcasting from its new, 500-foot high location on the Richland Tower on Briarcliff Road, at full power, on October 23, 2007. The station moved its new directional antenna and transmitter there from a 100-foot high tower on Fair Street in South Atlanta, which […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Members of the Fulton/DeKalb Hospital Authority (FDHA) exploratory committee and ad hoc advisory group met Tuesday, October 30, 2007, to discuss possible funding solutions to the crisis at Grady Memorial Hospital. The exploratory committee consists primarily of members of the FDHA that governs Grady while the advisory group includes members of the business community whose role it […]

(APN) DECATUR — About 50 students, faculty members, staff members of Agnes Scott College, and other concerned community activists gathered on campus Friday, October 26, 2007, to ask the Agnes Scott College Board of Trustees to institute living wages for all staff members. The Agnes Scott Living Wage Campaign has been urging trustees for some time to provide a living […]

(APN) ATLANTA — A bipartisan Georgia House of Representatives study panel on reforming eyewitness identification procedures held the third in a series of hearings on Monday, October 22, 2007. The Special Committee heard testimony from experts on eyewitness identification and protocol, who urged the State to amend eyewitness identification procedures. Improvements could result in a dramatic decrease in wrongful convictions, […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Congressional Republicans have now delayed a bill proposed by the Democratic leadership in the US House Committees on the Judiciary and Intelligence to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an act which governs domestic warrantless wiretapping, according to the Associated Press. The Democrats’ latest proposal is called The Responsible Surveillance that is Overseen, Reviewed, and Effective […]

This article contains additional reporting by News Editor, Matthew Cardinale (APN) ATLANTA — The US House approved legislation Wednesday, October 11, 2007, with broad bipartisan support that is considered a dramatic victory for the homeless and low-income populations of the United States. The Fund would be the largest expansion in federal housing programs in decades. Lawmakers passed HR 2895 by […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners approved Tuesday, October 09, 2007, a package of resolutions concerning the Grady Health System, including $5 million in emergency funding. This resolution calls for at least $1 million to be provided within 60 days of the approval of the resolution. “Five million dollars is a token amount, but it says DeKalb […]

(APN) ATLANTA — None of the two dozen or so families who were expecting to be evicted from Bowen Homes public housing community on Thursday, October 04, 2007, were evicted as of yet, and they appear safe for the moment. Previously, Atlanta Progressive News broke the news that these families could be evicted as early as Thursday morning. The article […]

  (APN) ATLANTA — A disabled voucher-holder, Tamika “Cookie” Brewer tells Atlanta Progressive News she now fears for her safety while living in a two-bedroom apartment in southwest Atlanta paid for with Section 8 voucher money. “I’ve only been here a month, and it’s been hell the whole time I’ve been here,” Brewer said. As reported in Atlanta Progressive News […]

(APN) ATLANTA — The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners agreed Tuesday, September 25, 2007, to defer voting on Grady Hospital issues before them for two weeks. The Board decided to delay action on eight resolutions introduced by Commissioners Larry Johnson (District 3) and Connie Stokes (District 7) on September 11, 2007, because Members said they need more time to review […]

(APN) ATLANTA — Two Georgia General Assembly Committees held separate hearings at the Georgia Capitol on the Grady Health System, Wednesday, September 19, 2007. Members of the Greater Grady Task Force presented their final report to the Senate Urban Affairs Committee. Meanwhile, the House Special Committee on Grady heard some testimony on the Emory-Grady relationship. Task Force member Tom Bell, […]