Now comes the difficult part of Georgia’s annual legislative session
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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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Fort Mac parts ways with would-be developer, says settlement is $3.5 million
The split between Fort Mac and Macauley Investments has been in the works for months.
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Kemp doubles down on public safety policy in Georgia Chamber speech
More details on other policies to come.
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Fulton DA offering a remedy for false convictions
Between 3 and ten percent of people in prison are wrongfully incarcerated, said Aimee Maxwell.
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Fulton puts budget on hold
The $758 million budget will get more work before a vote.
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Top Georgia House Republican: a fan of film tax credit, not so much of Atlanta airport takeover
Georgia House Speaker David Ralston would maybe modify, but not overturn, policies that Atlanta’s watching.
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Know your Georgia lawmakers — their annual session is about to start
These folks are about to decide on more than $27 billion in state spending …
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Fulton’s New Year’s resolution: Bring back the Peach Drop
Now it’s a question of where it will be and who will pay for the event.
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Georgia’s medical cannabis commission is at work. There’s a lot to do.
Medical cannabis is a business opportunity for some, pain relief for others.
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Georgia Stand-Up at 15: Trading up, Showing up, Building up — together
“I want them saying, ‘I’m a member of Georgia Stand-Up and we did this.'”
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No consensus from state Senate panel on restoring nonviolent felons’ voting rights
By a 3-2 party line vote, the Republicans voted for one of two options: the status quo.
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MARTA presents contract amendment to member governments
It extends the transit system’s basic penny sales tax for 10 years until 2057.
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Fulton considering $758 million budget
But there are questions about whether Fulton should spend more, especially on courts.
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Fulton County leader calls review of governance, services
Fulton’s cities now provide a lot of the services that county residents use.
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Atlanta politicians and candidates under review by state campaign finance office
State ethics investigators may call the attorney general’s office for Atlanta enforcement.
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Fulton panel turns down Buckhead developer seeking incentive
It’s the first time this year that a proposal has made it as far as the board and gotten turned down.
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Report documents the wrangle over cost overruns at MLK Aquatic and Rec Center
The document reveals there had been an internal wrangle over about $1.4 million worth of mainly design changes.
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Atlanta communities facing higher landfill prices for what they flush
It’s getting more expensive to bury what metro Atlanta flushes down the toilet.
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Atlanta taps the brakes on some developer incentives. It’s not alone.
“It tends to be in what you would say are superstar successful cities …”
