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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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Lawmakers try again to set up review of tax breaks
Up to 10 tax breaks could maybe get a review every year …
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Questions linger over which way Georgia’s criminal justice system will trend
“Justice” is in the eye of the beholder
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Invest Atlanta grants nearly $5 million from TAD funds
“I would hope we can uncover more of these projects … so I’ll give you that challenge.”
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Georgia could close more criminal records, open more opportunities, say supporters
Maryilynn Winn said she went to prison six times because she needed a job.
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First Atlanta Gulch tax incentive case lands in Supreme Court of Georgia
Critics say a huge subsidy for the Centennial Yards developer isn’t legal.
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Atlanta City Council, mayor agree on inspector general post
Now to find the funding.
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Fulton plans to overhaul behavioral health delivery — after study
It’s expensive, and not ideal, for crises to end at an emergency room or jail.
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Georgia won’t use gas tax for transit — though some lawmakers want it to
“How we’re going to pay for it all is frightening question …”
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MARTA Army wants you! (To evaluate your bus stop)
“Rosa Parks pushed the idea of allowing all to have just, efficient and equitable access to transportation …”
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Fulton bill would give schools, cities some say on big commercial property tax abatements
“That falls on somebody, and if it doesn’t fall on the new folks … then it falls on the current taxpayers,”
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New Atlanta-Fulton library director invites you to stop by — and let children around you see you read
Make the library a stop as regular as the beauty shop or the pharmacy, says new Atlanta-Fulton library Executive Director Gayle Holloman.
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Fulton to seek missing property value in commercial building data
“The person who is getting $40 a square foot for rent when the average is $25 or $28, that person will never come forward …”
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Kemp emphasizes workforce development in speech to Kiwanis
But at the state Capitol, senators had just OK’d a cap on dual enrollment.
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Fulton development authority signals support for Northside Drive commercial property tax abatement
The property taxes on the new development would otherwise have helped build the BeltLine and underwrite other developments.
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More legislative attention turning to ethylene oxide
Two bills have been filed and two more are coming.
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Divided Fulton County Commission approves $782 million budget
Some called for more spending.
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Atlanta City Council signals support for inspector general post
But details may change in the next few weeks.
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Atlanta City Council set to vote on inspector general legislation, amid doubts
Atlanta City Council is set for a Tuesday showdown over independent supervision of city government.
