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APN Questionnaire, Kwame Thompson, HD 58 Special Election

January 3, 2016 MATTHEW CHARLES One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Three candidates–former State Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta), Park Cannon, and Kwame Thompson–are running in the Special Election to replace former State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta). APN published responses by former Rep. Long and Cannon under separate cover: http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2015/12/16/cannon-long-responses-to-hd-58-special-election-questionnaire/ Thompson is an attorney who was active in the Michael Brown protests in Atlanta, and who […]

Cannon, Long Responses to HD 58 Special Election Questionnaire

December 16, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES 2 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Former State Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta), Park Cannon, and Kwame Thompson have qualified for the House District 58 Special Election taking place on January 19, 2016. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, former State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) resigned to take a position with Lambda Legal. Rep. Long previously served in the Legislature and […]

Jill Stein, Cornell West Visit Atlanta to Promote Green Party Ballot Access in Georgia

November 29, 2015 ANNA SIMONTON 6 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Jill Stein, who is seeking the Green Party’s nomination for President and who was the party’s nominee in 2012; and renowned academic Cornel West are pushing for third-party ballot access in Georgia. The pair visited Atlanta on November 20, 2015 to stump for Stein’s campaign and work on collecting the required 50,000 signatures to get her […]

LaVista Hills Alliance Legal Challenge Fizzles

November 21, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — The November 2015 referendum vote over whether to create a new city in DeKalb County called LaVista Hills failed by a vote of 6,925 nays to 6,789 yeas, a difference of 136 votes. Early on Election Day, some voters in the proposed City of LaVista Hills did not see the cityhood referendum on their ballot […]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed against State over Release of Voters’ Information

November 20, 2015 GLORIA TATUM One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — A class action lawsuit was filed Tuesday, November 17, 2015 in Fulton Superior Court against Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp, alleging the State released over six million Georgia voters’ Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers to unauthorized individuals. Kemp is charged with willful violations of Georgia’s Personal Identity Protection Act of […]

State Sen. Vincent Fort Considering Run for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017

November 12, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES 3 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) is considering a run for Mayor of Atlanta in 2017, he told multiple reporters for Atlanta Progressive News, when he attended APN’s ten year anniversary party on Sunday, November 09, 2015. He also announced that he will run for reelection as State Senator in 2016, during a speech he gave at […]

Voters Reject LaVista Hills Cityhood, Approve Tucker, in Stunning Defeat (UPDATE 1)

November 4, 2015 GLORIA TATUM 2 comments

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — Last night, on Tuesday, November 03, 2015, DeKalb County voters bucked the trend toward cityhood in Metro Atlanta, by narrowly rejecting the proposal for a new city of LaVista Hills in the northwest part of DeKalb County. The proposed City of LaVista Hills lost by only 136 votes. The final vote count was 6,925 nays […]

African Americans for Hillary Clinton Event disrupted by Song, Chants of “Black Lives Matter”

October 31, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On yesterday, Friday, October 30, 2015, thousands gathered at Clark Atlanta University’s Epps Gymnasium to hear Presidential candidate, and former Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton speak, as she rolled out her African Americans for Hillary campaign at the historic Black college. Clinton took the stage and acknowledged and thanked prominent Civil Rights Movement leaders from the […]

State Rep. Simone Bell Resigns; former Rep. Long to Run for Seat

October 29, 2015 APN NEWS One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Today, State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) announced she will leave the House to go work for Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest legal organization working on LGBTQI issues, as southern regional director. Former Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta) tells Atlanta Progressive News that he is already putting his hat in the race. No one will comment, yet, about […]

Angela Moore Disqualified in SD 43 Race; Apparent Perjury on Address

October 24, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES One comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Angela Moore–who apparently created a fictitious campaign manager in 2010 to avoid a campaign debt to Atlanta Progressive News–has been disqualified from the November 03, 2015 Special Election for Senate District 43, for not living in the District. “On October 20, 2015, Judge Michael Malihi of the Office of State Administrative Hearings issued an initial decision […]

LaVista Hills Feasibility Study Assumes Prohibited Tax Rate

October 9, 2015 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — The battle of yard signs and opinions in the proposed city of LaVista Hills show a divided community with some residents supportive and others opposed. Boundary disputes have plagued the proposed LaVista Hills in the past. Now a new controversy swirls around the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute (CVI) feasibility study that found […]

Al Bartell to Challenge Atlanta Councilman Michael Julian Bond in 2017

September 26, 2015 APN NEWS 3 comments

(APN) ATLANTA — Perennial candidate Al Bartell has announced he will be running for the Atlanta City Council Post 1 at-large seat, currently held by Michael Julian Bond. Bartell has previously run for City Council President in 2009, but says he had to drop out of the race due to medical issues he was experiencing. He also previously ran […]

“Ms. Angela” Threatens APN with Lawsuit, using Fictitious Attorney, apparently

September 26, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Angela Moore, a candidate for State Senate District 43 in the upcoming November 03, 2015 Special Election, has sent Atlanta Progressive News’s News Editor a Cease and Desist letter, demanding that APN retract an article dated September 20, 2015, entitled, “SD 43 Candidate, ‘Ms. Angela,’ Created Fictitious Debt to Avoid Campaign Debt, Apparently.” The letter demanded […]

Georgia Green Party Offers Progressive Alternative, Struggles for Relevance

September 18, 2015 BARBARA PAYNE Leave a comment

With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Green Party, a chapter of the national Green Party of the United States, is facing many challenges as they gear up for next year’s Presidential election and a continued search for local candidates. http://georgiagreenparty.org/ In our continuing coverage of the 2016 Presidential election, this article […]

Candidates Qualify for State Senate District 43

September 16, 2015 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Qualifying has been completed for the Special Election for the State Senate District 43, the seat held by State Sen. Ronald Ramsey (D-Lithonia). Ramsey has been appointed to a new judge position in DeKalb County, as part of the new State Court Traffic Division. The special election for State Senate District 43 will occur in portions […]

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