With additional reporting by Anna Simonton and Matthew Charles Cardinale. Photograph by Steve Eberhardt. (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly wrapped up the 2015 legislative session on Thursday, April 02, 2015. There were a few progressive highlights in the majority-Republican Legislature, including a solar power lease agreement bill; a limited medical cannabis bill; and more flexibility for MARTA […]
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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — On Sine Die, the last day of the Georgia Legislative Session, on Thursday, April 02, 2015, Georgians’ already-reduced early voting period hung in legislative limbo with the possibility of it being further reduced from twenty-one to twelve days. But ultimately the effort to reduce early voting failed. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — A Georgia House subcommittee and committee have both voted to approve a bill, HB 194, that would reduce early voting from 21 days to 12 days. The Governmental Affairs Committee voted yesterday, Wednesday, February 11, 2015, to approve the bill. The Election Subcommittee vited Monday, February 09, five to one to approve HB 194. State […]
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(APN) ATLANTA – The House Governmental Affairs subcommittee of the Georgia Legislature voted on Friday, December 19, 2014, on the boundary lines between the proposed new cities of Tucker and LaVista Hills. I-285 is roughly the dividing line, with some of the neighborhoods north of Northlake in LaVista Hills, and a smaller area south of Northlake in Tucker. Chairman Rep. […]
Read moreBy Gloria Tatum and Barbara Payne (APN) ATLANTA — It seems the prize of 23,000 North DeKalb County residents and the lucrative Northlake commercial district is still up for grabs. The cityhood effort that comprised the former proposed cities of Briarcliff and Lakeside, now merged as LaVista Hills, could not resolve the proposed boundary lines with the proposed city of […]
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