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What We’re Reading – Wednesday, September 16, 2015

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To access links, pls click on full post.   Affordable Housing Impact Statements Could Guide Policy in Atlanta Saporta Report (op-ed by Matthew Charles Cardinale, APN News Editor) http://saportareport.com/affordable-housing-impact-statements-could-guide-policy-in-atlanta/   Nathan Deal as Religious Liberty Peacemaker -We Shall All See Political Insider blog, Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2015/09/02/nathan-deal-as-religious-liberty-peacemaker-we-shall-see/   Georgia Equality Launches Video Series Highlighting Workplace Discrimination of LGBT Georgians Georgia Voice […]

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Phelps, Rep. Kaiser Respond to APN HD59 Questionnaire

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(APN) ATLANTA — William Phelps and State Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta) have provided their responses to the Atlanta Progressive News Candidate Questionnaire for State House District 59. Charter schools, as noted below, emerged as a major issue of contention between the candidates.  Phelps criticized Rep. Kaiser for co-sponsoring HR 1162, calling it a “grave mistake.”  Kaiser did not directly answer […]

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Keisha Waites, Perseverance Prevail in Special Election

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  (APN) ATLANTA — Keisha Sean Waites, 39, who has sought public office and come quite close to winning several times, finally pulled off a victory on Tuesday, February 07, 2012.  Waites, who has now sought office nine times, began running for office when she was twenty-seven years old.Waites won a Special Election for the House District 60 seat, which […]

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Right-Wing City, Milton, Elects Homosexual Councilman Under the Radar

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This article first appeared on The Beacon website at: http://www.beaconcastmedia.com/politics-/Can-A-Gay-Man-Win-ReElection-To-Georgias-Most-Conservative-City-060111-2930 (APN) ATLANTA — Alan Tart is a successful professional employee with the federal government, holds elected office, has a beautiful young daughter — and lives with a male partner named David. Tart lives in the new North Fulton city of Milton, one the most affluent, highly educated and Republican leaning […]

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