(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 — 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/ […]
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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 second in a series providing a broad overview of the Primary Election races taking place on May 24, 2016. This part will look at State Senate races for districts that encompass parts of Fulton and/or DeKalb Counties. Part One looked at State House races in Fulton and DeKalb. http://atlantaprogressivenews.com/2016/03/14/apn-2016-qualifying-overview-state-house/ […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Candidate qualifying for Political Party Candidates, Nonpartisan Candidates, Independent Candidates, and Political Body Candidates for Primary Elections and Nonpartisan Elections was held on March 07 through March 11, 2016. A second round of qualifying for independent and political body [minor political party] candidates will begin June 27 and end July 01, 2016. This article will […]
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With additional reporting by Gloria Tatum and Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won Georgia’s Democratic Primary for President of the United States on yesterday, Tuesday, March 02, 2016. She received 71.3 percent of the vote, while U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders received 28.2 percent of the vote. Atlanta Progressive News had Senior […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — The Atlanta Progressive News Board of Directors endorses U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) for the Democratic nomination for President of the U.S. APN declines to endorse a candidate for the Republican nomination. Sanders has been an advocate for poor and homeless people, for tackling wealth and income inequality, for civil liberties, for peace, and for […]
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(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — The November 2015 referendum vote over whether to create a new city in DeKalb County called LaVista Hills failed by a vote of 6,925 nays to 6,789 yeas, a difference of 136 votes. Early on Election Day, some voters in the proposed City of LaVista Hills did not see the cityhood referendum on their ballot […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — A second candidate, Park Cannon, a political newcomer, has entered the House District 58 race, less than 24 hours since State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) announced she would be leaving the House. As APN reported on yesterday, Thursday, October 29, 2015, Rep. Bell will resign from the House of Representatives, effective November 13, 2015, to take […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Today, State Rep. Simone Bell (D-Atlanta) announced she will leave the House to go work for Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest legal organization working on LGBTQI issues, as southern regional director. Former Rep. Ralph Long (D-Atlanta) tells Atlanta Progressive News that he is already putting his hat in the race. No one will comment, yet, about […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — Perennial candidate Al Bartell has announced he will be running for the Atlanta City Council Post 1 at-large seat, currently held by Michael Julian Bond. Bartell has previously run for City Council President in 2009, but says he had to drop out of the race due to medical issues he was experiencing. He also previously ran […]
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(APN) ATLANTA — U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about real issues that working people care about to an enthusiastic crowd of over one thousand supporters in downtown Atlanta, Friday night, September 11, 2015, at 200 Peachtree Street. He emphasized in his speech that no President can deal with the crisis facing working families unless there is a mass […]
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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, […]
Read more(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta Progressive News has compiled a legislative scorecard for State Representatives and State Senators representing areas wholly or partially in Fulton and/or DeKalb Counties. The Scorecard is available as a Google Spreadsheet here: bit.ly/1kpZ1Bq The Scorecard grades legislators on ten specific votes during the 2014 Legislative Session. APN plans to add to the Scorecard in […]
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