(APN) ATLANTA — Antonio Brown, a candidate for the Atlanta City Council District 3 position who came in second place, attacked Greg Clay, the third place finisher, for challenging the election results, in an interview with the Neighbor Newspapers. Greg Clay and District 3 voter Mark Anthony Boyd filed the election challenge in Fulton County Superior Court on Wednesday, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On today, Friday, March 29, 2019, the Georgia Legislature approved a bill that would criminalize most abortions in Georgia. The Georgia House of Representative today passed the misogynist bill, HB 481, sponsored by State Rep. Ed Setzler (R-Acworth), in a vote of 92 to 78. The bill would make most abortions illegal in Georgia after […]
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Photograph of Byron Amos from Amos’s Facebook page, pursuant to fair use doctrine. (APN) ATLANTA — Candidate for Atlanta City Council, Byron Amos–who said at a recent forum that he accepted money from developer Steve Brock–appears to be have been fueled by developer interests and airport concessionaires throughout his political career. A review by Atlanta Progressive News of […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Tuesday, March 19, 2019, Gwinnett residents will decide in a Special Election, in a transit contract referendum, if Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) expands into the county. MARTA is currently comprised of Clayton, DeKalb, and Fulton Counties; and the City of Atlanta. Clayton joined MARTA most recently, and this referendum is part of […]
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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. File photo. (APN) ATLANTA — Georgia legislators introduced at least four cannabis bills during this 2019-2020 Legislative Session of the Georgia General Assembly: HB 213 (“Georgia Hemp Farming Act”), HB 324 (“Georgia’s Hope Act”), SB 10 (“Decriminalization”), and HB 268 (“Record Restriction for Simple Cannabis Possession”). So far, it looks like […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Friday, February 22, 2019, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe ruled that the City of Atlanta was “arbitrary and capricious” in its decision early last week to remove candidate Matthew Charles Cardinale from the ballot in the March 19, 2019 Special Election. The City of Atlanta and Fulton County worked together beginning late […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and U.S. Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) introduced legislation for a Green New Deal. HR 109, the House version, has 68 co-sponsors, all Democrats, to date. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/109/text WHAT IS THE GREEN NEW DEAL? The Green New Deal is a proposal to restore the health of the planet and the health […]
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UPDATE 3: A City of Atlanta vehicle was spotted on Anderson along with a city worker picking up illegal yard signs. UPDATE 2: Interim Commission Pierre Johnson has said the City’s SWEET Team (Solid Waste Education and Enforcement Team) will be inspecting and removing any illegal yards. UPDATE 1: The City of Atlanta City Attorney Nina Hickson writes, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On January 10, 2019, the Secure, Accessible & Fair Election (SAFE) Commission–created by then-Secretary of State (SOS), Brian Kemp–issued its recommendations, including a recommendation that Georgia move to a new E-voting system that includes a paper trail of persons’ votes that could be used in a recount. http://sos.ga.gov/admin/uploads/SAFE_Commission_Report_FINAL_(1-10-18).pdf The SAFE Commission is made up […]
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Screenshot of candidates’ forum video courtesy of Kelly Brown. (APN) ATLANTA — Ten candidates–including the News Editor of Atlanta Progressive News–have filed declarations of intent to run in the March 19, 2019 Special Election for the Atlanta City Council District 3 seat. So far, three candidates–APN News Editor Matthew Charles Cardinale, Greg Clay, and Mrs. Shalise Steele-Young–have qualified. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, January 07, 2019, advocates continued to press the Atlanta City Council to force changes to the City’s policies related to the opening of warming centers; and to stop criminalizing homeless people through the enforcement of problematic city ordinances. Atlanta continues to have a crisis of homelessness, made worse by the lack of affordable housing […]
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Photograph courtesy of Willian Justen de Vasconcellos, unsplash.com . (APN) ATLANTA — The fourth National Climate Assessment Report, released on November 23, 2018, warns of worsening natural disasters, new food and waterborne diseases, crop production failure, and economic devastation by the end of the century. https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/ This is the third in a series of Atlanta Progressive News […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — One year into the new Council term, the current Atlanta City Councilmembers continue their war on the public, with the exception of Michael Julian Bond (Post 1-at-large). In one meeting, they acted to limit public comment and, to add insult to injury, they declined to require the videotaping of their gossip sessions known as Committee […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Juliana v. U.S. Government is no ordinary lawsuit; it is a historic lawsuit with children telling President Donald Trump and the fossil fuel industry that they will see them in court to save the the environment for future generations. The Children’s Climate Change lawsuit was first filed in August 2015 in U.S. District Court in Eugene, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — At least two homeless people have frozen to death in recent weeks after sleeping on the streets of Atlanta this very cold and wet winter. Now activists are asking the City of Atlanta to make changes to its warming center policies to prevent more deaths from occurring. One homeless man named Ricky died on November 27, […]
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