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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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Pared-down Georgia budget riles up Dems … and some Republicans
There’s talk of “looking at revenue.” That is, getting more money.
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Decatur’s unwanted Confederate monument is gone
It was a public nuisance, a judge ruled.
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Reporter’s Notebook June 19: awards, new jobs and investigations
Happy Juneteenth!
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Invest Atlanta, Clark Atlanta end dispute; $4.14 million for damaged historic building
But it will cost much more than $4.14 million to fully restore Gaines Hall.
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Report to Atlanta mayor: Close the jail and don’t punish poverty
“It is in everyone’s interest to allow all people to have economic opportunity.”
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‘Defund the police’ didn’t pop up overnight. A metro Atlanta activist explains.
“Millions of children go to school where there are many cops, but not one nurse.”
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Reporter’s Notebook June 12: Elections and policing
Some election results are still unknown.
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Atlanta mayor hits pause on budget; public safety spending in the air
Pressure is on to get the city jail shut.
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Metro Atlanta voting complaints and blame turn up faster than results
Nobody thinks anybody else’s hands are clean here.
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Voices in Georgia streets demand change. That usually takes a while.
If these protests “feel different,” it’s also true that change is liable to be slow.
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Reporter’s Notebook June 5: Protests and COVID-19
Protestors and COVID-19 are still in the streets.
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Law enforcement blame outsiders in Atlanta disorder. Police arrest mostly metro folks.
APD made 425 arrests from Friday through Monday.
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Atlanta church, bar, cemetery joining national historic registry
The listing preserves the stories of each site.
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Coronavirus saps state economy, state employees and services to face cut
State spending is already lean.
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COVID-19 upends election planning; Fulton polling places drop out
Fulton’s election office is fighting virus-fuelled fires
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Fulton tries COVID-19 testing at early voting sites
Two timely public services, one location
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City of Atlanta draft budget avoids furloughs — and most new hiring
Atlanta city departments will be asked how they might cut budgets by 5-10%.
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Fulton DA faces two former deputies in election
The DA has a big role in shaping and changing criminal justice policy.
