(APN) ATLANTA — The case of Justin Harris in Marietta, Georgia, has parents exclaiming nationwide, “I could never in a million years do that to my child!” Online, those with children have also seemed to take an odd comfort in the felony murder charge faced by Harris because it confirms what they want to believe: that the only way a […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — On June 02, 2014, the Supreme Court of Georgia heard oral arguments in the case of the City of Brookhaven v. Trop. Inc. doing business as The Pink Pony, on whether the Pink Pony Adult Club could continue regular business, in light of an ordinance passed just one month after the inception of the City of Brookhaven, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan Draft Rule released earlier this month, on June 02, 2014, could have major implications in Georgia’s energy portfolio. Environmental and public interest groups across the state are gearing up for an Atlanta hearing on the rule July 29, one of only four to take place across the U.S. […]
Read moreBy Meghan Simons, Special to The Atlanta Progressive News (APN) ATLANTA — Two recommendations–one for a suspension of three months and one for a suspension of six months–have been issued in the disciplinary proceedings against prominent Atlanta attorney John Woodham, for his improper actions while intervening in a bond case, as the case continues to near a resolution. […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — United States Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III has recommended that the motion by State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) to dismiss his indictment, in the case of USA v. Brooks, should be denied, according to documents obtained by Atlanta Progressive News. Brooks was indicted for the misuse of charitable funds in May 2013; Atlanta Progressive […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is close to finalizing plans to accept highly radioactive commercial spent nuclear fuel from Germany to be deposited at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, according to news reports that were buried deeper than the plutonium itself. However, it is not only Germany that is sending, or […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — We told you so. As it turns out, State Rep. Greg Morris’s (R-Vidalia) House Bill 772–requiring food stamp recipients to be drug tested if a state worker had a so-called “reasonable suspicion” that the recipient might be using drugs–is illegal. Food Stamp caseworkers are not trained to detect drug use and “reasonable suspicion” is not defined. […]
Read morePhotograph by Gloria Tatum (APN) DECATUR — On Monday, June 02, 2014, activists held an informational meeting at the North Decatur Presbyterian Church regarding so-called “Ban the Box” policies that prohibit certain employers from questioning job applicants about their arrest and conviction records. The purpose of the policy is so that people can be judged on their qualifications, skills, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — A lawsuit brought by the Green Party of Georgia and the Constitution Party of Georgia challenging the State of Georgia’s ballot access requirements is back in federal court, Atlanta Progressive News has learned. The lawsuit challenges the statewide petition requirement that requires one percent of the signatures of the registered voters across the State, in […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In a surprise announcement ironically given on Earth Day, April 22, 2014, Environmental Protection Division (EPD) Director Jud Turner issued an order to create a massive rollback to the protections presently used to defend the saltwater marshes in Georgia. The rollback will eliminate the buffers that guard the marshes from pollutants. With no public hearing […]
Read more(APN) WAYNESBORO — The Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) is debating a request from Southern Company for the rights to take 74 million gallons of water per day from the Savannah River to cool two new nuclear reactors that Georgia Power is currently constructing at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia. The decision stands to have a major […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — In our continuing coverage of Georgia’s 2014 elections, Atlanta Progressive News is providing this overview of the results of the Primary and Nonpartisan Elections held on May 20, 2014. Previously, we published Part One, which contained results for statewide, U.S. House, Fulton County Commission, judicial, DeKalb County Sheriff races. In this second installment […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia’s Primary and Non-partisan Elections were held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. This overview presents the results in statewide, U.S. House, and Fulton County Commission primary races; and non-partisan judicial races. Georgia election results according to the Secretary of State’s office as of May 21, 2014 at 4:20 PM. Registered voters 5,040,952; ballots cast 984.419 and turnout […]
Read moreUPDATE 1: This article has been corrected to reflect that the referendum must occur this year and cannot occur in 2015 or 2016 under current state law. (APN) ATLANTA — With the passage of House Bill 1009 in the State legislature this year–giving counties until 2016 to decide if they want to levy a sales and use tax and join […]
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