(APN) ATLANTA — A class action lawsuit filed on Wednesday, February 10, 2016 in U.S. District Court alleges that Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has continuously defied the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) by continuing to enforce sections within the Georgia Election Code when they have been condemned by the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ). Common Cause Georgia […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors has made decisions in two State Senate races and three State House races, with more endorsement decisions to come leading up to the May 24, 2016 Primary Election and Non-partisan General Election. APN is endorsing two Democratic challengers: Renitta Shannon over State Rep. Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur) for House District […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal made criminal justice reform one of the priorities of his administration. While he has been problematic on medical cannabis issues, Gov. Deal has pushed forward of several criminal justice reform measures that came out of the Georgia Council on Criminal Justice Reform. As reported by Atlanta Progressive News in 2012, this Council made […]
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(APN) CLARKSTON — City of Clarkston Councilman Dean Moore recently announced plans to introduce legislation to make possession of under one ounce of cannabis (“marijuana”) a traffic offense with a fine of five dollars. Last year, seventy people in Clarkston went to jail for marijuana possession. The estimated population of Clarkston in 2014 was 7,846. “Our strategy is […]
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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale (APN) ATLANTA — Gov. Nathan Deal announced on Monday, March 28, 2016, that he will veto HB 757, the so-called “Religious Freedom Bill” passed by the Legislature earlier this year. http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/HB/757 Many progressive advocates, faith leaders, and elected officials have responded with delight. “As a Rabbi, I’m relieved and […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the upcoming May 2016 Primary Election, Atlanta Progressive News sent a questionnaire to Renitta Shannon, a progressive candidate challenging State Rep. Rahn Mayo (D-Decatur). State Rep. Mayo received a B in the APN combined Scorecard for 2014 and 2015. To be sure, this is a comparatively high grade, even for the […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — This article is providing a broad overview of the Partisan Primary and Non-Partisan General Election races for positions in Fulton County taking place on May 24, 2016. Previously, in part one, APN looked at State House; in part two, at State Senate; and in part three, at Public Service Commission and U.S. Congress. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/14/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-state-house/ […]
Read moreTo access links, pls click on full post. Mayor Reed Grappling with Fallout from Religious Freedom Bill Capitol Vision blog, Atlanta Business Chronicle http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/capitol_vision/2016/03/mayor-reed-grappling-with-fallout-from-religious.html Bill to Abolish DeKalb CEO Position Dies Brookhaven Post http://brookhavenpost.co/bill-to-abolish-dekalb-ceo-position-dies/38859/ FBI begins hate crime probe after gay men attacked in bed Associated Press via Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.ajc.com/ap/ap/georgia/fbi-begins-hate-crime-probe-after-gay-men-attacked/nqpyN/ Opinion: Southern, Gay, and Not […]
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With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale, News Editor (APN) ATLANTA — The Georgia Legislature has approved a November 2016 voter referendum on a new City of Stonecrest in Dekalb County, while it did not approve a proposed referendum on a new City of Greenhaven, that also would have occurred in DeKalb County. CITY OF STONECREST SB […]
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With additional reporting by Gloria Tatum, Senior News Writer. (APN) ATLANTA — HB 514, a voter referendum for a new City of South Fulton, in Fulton County, passed the Georgia Legislature this year, making a last-minute come back after many years of failed attempts to get the legislation through the Senate. http://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/en-US/Display/20152016/HB/514 City of Atlanta Mayor Kasim […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 59 race, to replace State Rep. Margaret Kaiser (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate David Dreyer to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire. Dreyer is an attorney and currently serves on the Grant Park Conservancy. Previously, he served on the Executive Board of […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — In Atlanta Progressive News’s continuing coverage of the Georgia State House District 62 race, to replace State Rep. LaDawn Blackett Jones (D-Atlanta), this article contains the responses of candidate Rafer Johnson to the Atlanta Progressive News candidate questionnaire. Johnson is one of six Democratic candidates eying the seat. He is a flight attendant and former Fulton […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — This article is the third in a series providing a broad overview of the Primary Election races taking place on May 24, 2016. Part One looked at State House races for districts that encompass parts of Fulton and/or DeKalb Counties. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/14/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-state-house/ Part Two looked at State Senate races in Fulton and DeKalb. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/16/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-part-two-state-senate-races/ […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Deja Vu: State Sen. Renee Unterman (R-Buford) is again holding another medical cannabis bill hostage in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that she chairs. Several years ago she held HB 855 hostage, and now its HB 722. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2014/03/17/medical-cannabis-bill-approved-by-georgia-senate-committee-heads-to-full-senate/ However, the unsinkable State Rep. Allen Peake (R-Macon), who authored HB 722, has come […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia’s restrictive ballot access requirement that independent and political body [minor party] candidates for President of the U.S. gather the signatures of one percent of registered Georgia voters, in order to appear on the ballot in Georgia, has been struck down by U.S. District Court Judge Richard Story, Atlanta Progressive News learned. Secretary of State Brian […]
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