“What we do have is a real belief in the fact that things can be different.”
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Maggie Lee is a freelance reporter who's been covering Georgia and metro Atlanta government and politics since 2008.
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East Point Mayor: Make sure development happens “with” residents, not “to” them
“What we do have is a real belief in the fact that things can be different.”
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A designated area for Atlanta street racing? Maybe.
But would thrill-seekers drive in a designated area?
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Link up with the local folks on your metro Atlanta ballots
People who judge, prosecute, defend and jail metro Atlantans are on ballots.
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Link up with the local folks on your Gwinnett County ballot
People who judge, prosecute, defend and jail metro Atlantans are on ballots.
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Link up with the local folks on your Fulton County ballot
People who judge, prosecute, defend and jail metro Atlantans are on ballots.
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Link up with the local folks on your DeKalb County ballot
People who judge, prosecute, defend and jail metro Atlantans are on ballots.
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Link up with the local folks on your Cobb County ballot
People who judge, prosecute, defend and jail metro Atlantans are on ballots.
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Georgia rolls out $1 million welcome mat for Macy’s Midtown tech hub
Georgia wouldn’t have offered $1 million if they didn’t think it was necessary, said a state leader.
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Cigarettes and booze little solace for Georgia budget-writers
Many other things are going to be subject to the Covid Recession.
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Georgia medical cannabis commission hires leader
When medical cannabis will be legally available is anyone’s guess.
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COVID-19 may make Fort Mac, Tyler Perry Studios short-term landlords, of a sort
Some studio staff may stay at work.
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Cutting your budget? So will Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta and other local governments.
Layoffs, furloughs and some shorter school years were the result the last time the economy fell off a cliff …
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Governor, lawmakers request 14% state budget cuts
Schools won’t be spared the pain.
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Georgia’s shelter-in-place order ending for most
Governor expects compliance with social distancing and sanitation rules.
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Georgia has COVID testing capacity, leaders urge people to get tested
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at the Capitol on April 27. Credit: screenshot By Maggie Lee Georgians who have even mild COVID-19 symptoms can and should get tested, say Georgia’s governor and its top public health official. “If you’re feeling bad, if you have those symptoms that I went over … body pain, cough, fever … […]
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Supreme Court knocks down paywall around Georgia legal materials
The free version online leaves a lot unexplained.
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Gwinnett candidates diverge on transit
Expanded transit is a good idea … in some way, maybe. Depends who you ask.
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A former surgeon general wants this to be the last pandemic that’s worse for black Americans
Even work puts black and brown people at higher risk of sickness of now.
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Trees and seedlings come up $3.4 million short in Atlanta spending, say advocates
Some fear Atlanta’s tree canopy won’t last.
