Photograph by Steve Eberhart (APN) ATLANTA — Twelve members of Moral Monday GA were arrested on Monday, March 02, 2015, when a crowd blocked a flight of stairs inside the State Capitol in protest of Gov. Nathan Deal’s continued refusal to expand Medicaid. Those arrested include Kathy Acker, Greg Ames, Adam Cobb, Tim Denson, Bob Goodman, Alan Jenkins, Tim […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, January 21, 2015, State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) today introduced to the public a broad Law Enforcement Reform package. It is sponsored by a bipartisan group of Georgia legislators. Events in the news have prompted an outcry across the nation for police reform and the demilitarization of the police: From the death of Michael […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, December 09, 2014, the Public Safety/Legal Administration Committee of the City Council of Atlanta heard from the Atlanta Police Department regarding legislation by Councilwoman Felicia Moore (District 9) that had called for a ninety-day study regarding the feasibility of APD body cameras being implemented for all officers. Activists, including millennials and veteran civil rights advocates, […]
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