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What We’re Reading – Sunday, February 28, 2016

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To access links, pls click on full post.   Judge Bars Jailing of Indigent Defendants for Misdemeanors Fulton County Daily Report (subscription) http://www.dailyreportonline.com/id=1202748489259/Judge-Bars-Jailing-of-Indigent-Defendants-for-Misdemeanors   Undocumented Students Will Continue to Pay Out of State Tuition Georgia Public Broadcasting radio news http://www.gpb.org/news/2016/02/01/undocumented-students-will-continue-pay-out-of-state-tuition   Atlanta Transit Needs A Serious Overhaul Curbed http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2016/02/03/study-atlanta-transit-needs-a-serious-overhaul.php   Small Surprising Step for Big Change in Medical Coverage Georgia […]

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APN Capitol Journal: 2016, Week Two

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(APN) ATLANTA — This weekly Capitol Journal is a new feature Atlanta Progressive News is offering its readers, for the 2016 year of the 2015-2016 Legislative Session.   Legislative Session Budget Hearings (Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2016)   Today was not an official legislative calendar day, but there was plenty of activity as various departments presented their budgets for fiscal year […]

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APN Chat with Paul Luna, Chef and Mayoral Candidate

(APN) ATLANTA — Paul Luna, an Atlanta chef and business owner, is one of two candidates who have announced their intentions so far to challenge incumbent Mayor Kasim Reed in this year’s mayoral election.  As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, the other candidate is activist Al Bartell. Luna started two restaurants around 1992 called Eclipse Di Luna and Loca […]

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Street Car May Endanger Auburn Avenue Small Businesses

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(APN) ATLANTA – If all goes according to plan, Atlanta’s historic Auburn Avenue will get a street car line by July 2012.  [Of course, US House Republicans could attempt to pull all federal funding for the project, so aside from that.] The Atlanta Street Car, which was approved by the City Council of Atlanta in December 2008, is said to […]

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