The $50 million initiative to combat longterm homelessness that Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced Thursday comes at a time the nation is recognizing the role of mayors in addressing homelessness.
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Atlanta can expect tax windfall from 2019 Super Bowl, if prediction for Houston pans out
Atlanta, host of the 2019 Super Bowl, can take heart in a report issued Thursday by Moody’s Investor Service. Moody’s predicted that the Super Bowl in Houston will raise tax revenues that are pledged to repay bonds issued to build NRG Stadium.
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Water war: Georgia asked to consider importing water to Chattahoochee basin, which now exports millions of gallons a year
The latest directive from the special master overseeing the water-war litigation between Georgia and Florida reminds of the theory about the tragedy of the commons: The directive reminds of the amount of water Georgia already juggles to meet various demands.
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Tea Party Express didn’t report almost $1 million spent to defeat Obama, Lugar: FEC
The Federal Election Commission has determined that Tea Party Express did not disclose nearly $1 million it spent in 2011 and 2012 on efforts to defeat Barrack Obama and Indiana Sen. Dick Lugar. Lugar lost his seat to a tea party candidate despite strong support from former Georgia Sen. Sam Nunn.
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Florida running short of money to fight water war; Alabama may enter the fray
Florida is running out of money to litigate the water war with Georgia, Florida state budget records show. The shortfall was made public just as the states were required to meet and try to resolve the matter and deliver results by Thursday to the special master presiding over the federal lawsuit.
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Dispute at an end: Atlanta to hand deed to Adair Park school to Atlanta Public Schools
The end of the battle over Adair Park Elementary School is in sight. The Atlanta City Council is slated to vote Feb. 6 to hand the deed over to the Atlanta Public Schools. Mayor Kasim Reed is expected to approve the deal.
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Emory faces a balancing act: Historic role in social justice; deportation of students
Emory University is at an interesting junction as academicians explore social issues in an era when President Trump talks about closing borders. Emory’s posture is evident in its rejection of requests to become a “sanctuary campus,” even as Emory hosts an event Wednesday to discuss the history of American civil protest.
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Three transformative projects for Atlanta included in governor’s budget proposal
Each in its own way, the three major construction projects Gov. Nathan Deal has proposed in Downtown Atlanta will increase the vitality of its surroundings and promote greater connectivity to people who have activities in the buildings.
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SunTrust’s free program on financial well-being tops 1 million participants in a year
More than 1 million individuals have participated the free financial well-being program sponsored by SunTrust Banks. SunTrust has spread its message through partnerships with organizations including United Way and Operation Hope.
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Georgia’s youth birdwatching, T-shirt contests accepting entries
Georgia’s youth birdwatching contest scheduled in April is a real challenge – birders will try to identify more than 170 species in 24 hours, the record set in 2015 and matched in 2016.
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Decatur orphanage to be sold for funds to expand services; concerns over fate of property
The board of the United Methodist Children’s Home voted Tuesday evening to sell its 77-acre campus in Decatur and use the proceeds to expand services in DeKalb and Fulton counties, and across north Georgia.
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GDOT’s program for DBEs benefits haulers more than service companies
Efforts to improve opportunities for disadvantaged businesses to get contracts from the Georgia Department of Transportation haven’t leveled the playing field, according to comments made at meetings held around the state in 2016.
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GDOT awards pennies on the dollar to women- and minority-owned firms: GDOT report
Editor’s note: This is the first of two stories that will examine a disparity report prepared for Georgia’s Department of Transportation. Part 2: Business owners comment on GDOT’s current practices.
Georgia’s Department of Transportation could be deemed guilty of racial and gender discrimination when it comes to the purchase of goods and services, according to a little-noted disparity report delivered to GDOT in August 2016. The Equal Access Committee of GDOT’s board is to get an update on the report at its meeting Wednesday.
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E-commerce creates business opportunities to handle returned goods, CBRE reports
The burgeoning field of e-commerce is creating opportunities for new businesses and warehouses to handle the skyrocketing amount of items that buyers return, according to a new report by CBRE, a global real estate company.
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Oakland Cemetery restores graves in African American Grounds; seeks volunteers on MLK day
Oakland Cemetery has restored the graves of two black women who accomplished the unthinkable at the turn of the 20th century. One was graduated from medical school and her sister served as a lawyer and professor at Morris Brown College.
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Atlanta again delays plan to raise minimum wage, this time to $13 an hour
The Atlanta City Council begins the new year with an effort left over from last year – to raise the minimum wage paid by the city. As with the old conversation, the new one was put on hold at the request of Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration.
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Pending sale of Pullman Yard scrutinized by Kirkwood Neighborhood Association
The state’s plan to sell Pullman Yard without any requirements to preserve any of the 11 buildings or land has prompted the Kirkwood Neighborhood Association to begin an effort to have historic conditions applied to the property before it is sold.
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Georgia to Atlanta: Drop historic preservation effort at Pullman Yard, or else
A lawyer for the state issued a tersely worded letter to Atlanta regarding the city’s efforts to protect the historic buildings and site at the state-owned Pullman Yard. Atlanta was advised to drop its preservation effort, or expect to square off with the state and its backing from Georgia’s attorney general.
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Rockspinner public artwork to depart Midtown, successor to be in place in May
Midtown Alliance is replacing the Rockspinner art installation, located at the northeast corner of the intersection of 10th and Peachtree streets. Monday is the deadline for proposals from artists for another public artwork that is to be placed at the site.
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Residents of food deserts could benefit from Fulton County’s proposed rule on alcohol sales
The geography may be small, but the message is large in a proposal that aims to keep stores open in food deserts, even when the shopkeepers are guilty of crime. The provision would affect only a small portion of Fulton County but could become a regional model.
