(APN) CHAMBLEE — Tonight, Thursday, February 11, 2016, during a public hearing called for 6:30 p.m., the City of Chamblee City Council will be hearing public testimony on a resolution to express their support for a referendum on whether to annex a northern section of DeKalb County that was formerly part of the proposed City of LaVista Hills (LVH). […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Republicans no longer have a supermajority in Georgia’s State House of Representatives. On Tuesday, August 11, 2015, Democratic candidate Taylor Bennett–an attorney and former football player–won a runoff election for House District 80, defeating J. Max Davis, a Republican. The district includes parts of Sandy Springs in Fulton County and Brookhaven in DeKalb County. […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors has endorsed Taylor Bennett in the House District 80 Special Election Run-off taking place on Tuesday, July 11, 2015. Bennett is in a Run-off with former Mayor of Brookhaven J. Max Davis. APN endorsed Catherine Bernard in the General Election. Many Democrats are rallying behind Mr. Bennett, […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News’s Board of Director is pleased to endorse Catherine Bernard for the State House District 80 seat formerly held by State Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Brookhaven), in the Special Election being held Tuesday, July 14, 2015; and George Turner for DeKalb County District 5 in the Special Election Run-off being held on the same date. […]
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(APN) BROOKHAVEN — Less than three years old, the newly formed City of Brookhaven, Georgia, is already plagued with transparency problems. A female city employee claims Mayor J. Max Davis sexually harassed her when he sprayed her buttocks with Lysol. Tom Kurrie, the City Attorney, tried to cover up the incident by altering public documents. As previously reported […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In Atlanta Progressive News’s ongoing coverage to the State House District 80 Special Election, which will take place on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, this article presents questionnaire responses from candidate Taylor Bennett. District 80 includes parts of Sandy Springs in Fulton County and Brookhaven in DeKalb. In a four-person race in a Special Election with […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — There is a Special Election in State House District 80 coming up on Tuesday, July 14, 2015, that will determine who will replace State Rep. Mike Jacobs (R-Brookhaven), the former Democrat who turned Republican and who has now been appointed to a State Court judge position in DeKalb County by Gov. Nathan Deal. The District includes […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, August 25, 2014, DeKalb County Commissioner Elaine Boyer (District 1), a Republican, resigned amidst corruption allegations and a federal investigation of the same. On Tuesday, August 26, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office said that Boyer had been arraigned and she is scheduled to plead guilty on charges of wire fraud and conspiring to commit mail […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of Georgia’s 2014 Primary Elections, Atlanta Progressive News submitted candidate questionnaires to State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) and Erica Long, who are each seeking the Democratic nomination for State House District 58. In an interesting twist, Erica Long is the wife of former State Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta), who previously held the seat. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the Democratic Primary, Atlanta Progressive News interviewed State Sen. Nan Orrock (D-Atlanta) and Angela Stovall, who are running for the Democratic nomination for the State Senate District 36 seat. Orrock has held the State Senate position since 2007, when she was elected to the seat previously held by Sam Zamarripa. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — After a forced compromise with proponents for a City of Tucker, SB 270 has been tabled by State Rep. John Meadows (R-Calhoun) in the House Committee on Governmental Affairs. At the beginning of the Session, it seemed that Lakeside was the only plausible bill out of three different attempts to incorporate out of unincorporated DeKalb […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — One of the hottest Democratic Primary races this election season in the Metro Atlanta area is the race to fill State Sen. Jason Carter’s (D-Decatur) seat, as Carter is running for Governor of Georgia. Seeking the Senate District 42 seat are former State Rep. Elena Parent (D-Chamblee) and Kyle Williams. Parent was one of only […]
Read more(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver (D-Dekalb County) hosted a town hall meeting on Monday, May 06, 2013, at the Clairmont Hills Baptist Church to discuss a variety of cityhood proposals involving DeKalb County. Numerous legislators from the Dekalb County Delegation attended including State Sens. Jason Carter (D) and Fran Millar (R), as well as […]
Read more(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — During the July 31, 2012, Primary Election, residents of a proposed new City of Brookhaven will decide whether to incorporate and form a new city out of an area that is now unincorporated DeKalb County. On March 31, 2012, HB 636, which allows for a referendum which will allow the residents of Brookhaven to vote and […]
Read moreWith additional reporting by Gloria Tatum. (APN) ATLANTA — Yesterday, March 07, 2012, was Crossover Day for the Georgia General Assembly, the final day for legislation pass either the House or the Senate to be able to pass both chambers this year. A number of regressive and oppressive measures related to abortion, charter schools, civil disobedience, and drug testing of […]
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