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Critics rallying to “Redlight the Gulch;” call it a bad deal for Atlanta

October 5, 2018, 3:00 pm/3 Comments

But the crux of the anti-Gulch deal argument is that what the people get is nothing compared to what the developer gets.

MARTA to seek its own lanes for streetcar expansion

October 4, 2018, 6:09 pm/1 Comment

In a car-loving city, MARTA planners are looking to get light rail its own lane as much as possible, as they plan a system across the city.

Six months after Atlanta curtails cash bail, struggles for some defendants remain

October 1, 2018, 5:58 pm/1 Comment

Not all those nonviolent offenders who are now free from a bail bondsman have a home to go back to, or have the resources to deal with the mental illness or addiction that may be plaguing them.

Think you don’t need a flu shot? Doctors preparing for pandemic beg to differ.

September 28, 2018, 12:10 pm/0 Comments

What would surprise people about the flu? The fact that it kills even young, healthy people who don’t have other risk factors, said Dr. Joe Bresee.

New “More MARTA” plan involves public-private partnerships, possibly other funds

September 27, 2018, 1:26 pm/1 Comment

A revised MARTA expansion proposal now includes more light rail than originally envisioned. It leans on other sources of money besides a sales tax to complete those big-dollar projects.

Some cheers, many jeers, greet mayor’s push for high-stakes Gulch deal

September 27, 2018, 10:19 am/14 Comments

By the end of a roughly 90-minute public meeting at Atlanta City Hall on Wednesday night, two things were getting familiar through repetition: the city’s pitch for up to $1.75 billion in tax incentives for a developer pursuing a Gulch re-do; and opponents saying the people of the city ought to get a lot more out of the deal.

Leading Gold Dome Republicans grumble about rising cost of new nukes at Vogtle

September 23, 2018, 7:10 pm/2 Comments

A group of Republican state legislators are now among those grumbling publicly about budget-busting costs as the Plant Vogtle expansion drags toward completion.

Atlanta agency greenlights $5 million tax break for Tech Square build

September 20, 2018, 3:42 pm/0 Comments

The board of Invest Atlanta has approved a deal worth $5 million in property tax breaks over 10 years to a Portman Holdings building that’s planned on West Peachtree Street.

Governor to next year’s leaders: look at links between dropping out and prison

September 18, 2018, 6:54 pm/0 Comments

In a bit of a valedictory speech on Tuesday, outgoing Republican Governor Nathan Deal pointed to schools as a place the state needs to look if the incarceration rate is going to continue to fall.

Five questions on state elections

September 17, 2018, 5:43 pm/0 Comments

Pop quiz time — on some of the issues and offices at stake in Georgia elections this year.

More details — and questions — emerging on Atlanta Gulch deal

September 14, 2018, 3:35 pm/7 Comments

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wanted City Council to approve a Gulch redevelopment deal as early as Monday, though she’s backed off that timeline. Not everyone on Council seems convinced that the proposed sweet deal for the developer is just as sweet for city residents.

Thomasville Heights residents stuck in deplorable apartments demand better

September 10, 2018, 6:04 pm/0 Comments

Forest Cove’s residents are at an impasse with a system that’s failed them.

New leader for public board that oversees State Farm Arena, zoo, others

September 10, 2018, 2:04 pm/0 Comments

The Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority, the obscure agency which supervises public facilities including Zoo Atlanta and the arena formerly known as Philips Arena, is getting a new leader.

MARTA OKs Gwinnett deal, while DeKalb demands services

September 6, 2018, 7:42 pm/0 Comments

As MARTA and Gwinnett move toward a possible embrace, some in DeKalb are feeling jilted.

Atlanta to end jail contract with ICE

September 6, 2018, 12:46 pm/0 Comments

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Thursday signed an executive order that will end a deal that’s seen the city jail house hundreds and hundreds of detainees on immigration charges on behalf of the federal government.

Renew Atlanta’s budget millions short for fire station works, auditors find

September 5, 2018, 5:19 pm/3 Comments

A city borrowing program that promised Atlanta voters $250 million in improvements to roads, sidewalks, bridges and city buildings is delivering, delays and budget-busting fire station repairs, according to a new report by city auditors.

With online “checkbook” register, Atlanta aims to get ahead of public, media questions

September 4, 2018, 2:35 pm/1 Comment

With a new website that shows Atlanta’s spending down to the checkbook level, city leaders are hoping for many things, including to head off the many folks writing in to ask questions about city spending.

Problem-solvers growing with the help of thoughtful capital

September 1, 2018, 2:50 pm/0 Comments

A typical company may only think of earned revenue — customers at the cash register. But for these social enterprises, revenue is important, but profit isn’t the goal.

The metro can’t stop at Atlanta’s half-penny, says MARTA boss

August 30, 2018, 1:37 pm/3 Comments

As partisans for different Atlanta projects wrangle over an upcoming MARTA decision on how to spend $2.5 billion on transit, the authority’s boss says that 40-year local tax can’t be the last bite of the apple.

Update: Up to $7.5 million grant from west side tax fund approved for aquarium

August 29, 2018, 11:56 am/5 Comments

Atlanta’s development authority board is thankful for the philanthropy behind a valuable tourist draw Downtown, but not everyone thinks the city should show its appreciation by spending that $7.5 million from a special tax fund on the aquarium.

Poverty & Equity

HURTING THE INNOCENT
By John Berry As I write this column on Saturday, the federal government partial shutdown reached a...
Transit

A Moonshot for Transit
Jeffrey A Parker, General Manager and CEO, MARTA January 2019 (Below are abridged remarks delivere...
Region Matters

Metro Atlanta’s Top Issues in 2019—According to its Leaders
What’s Next ATL is a podcast powered by the Atlanta Regional Commission that explores solutions to...
Financial Inclusion

Special Screening of “Andrew Young Presents: The Color of Money” to be hosted by Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Latest installment of the “Andrew Young Presents” documentary series honors Dr. King’s dream o...
Higher Education

How Businesses Benefit From The Health Law Partnership for Children’s Health
By Susan McLaren, Senior Research Associate, Georgia Health Policy Center Workplace wellness plans,...
Historic Westside

Building Community Through Partnership
Intro by John Ahmann: Thanks to Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO of CHRIS 180, for this week’...
Sustainable Communities

Leveraging the Private Market to Create Affordable Housing Solutions
By: Atticus LeBlanc, PadSplit and Sarah Butler, Praxis3, co-chairs of ULI Atlanta’s Design for Aff...
Metro Business

Metro Atlanta in Their Own Words
As many around the nation have already learned, metro Atlanta is here, now and next. The region is t...
Philanthropy

Looking back and looking ahead in 2019
By Alicia Philipp, president, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta The New Year brings reflectio...
People, Places, Parks

The Georgia Coast: Conservation is Never Over
Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Threatens our Atlantic Shore By: Brian Foster, Communications Dire...
Leadership in Action

January is Human Trafficking Prevention Month: Join us in the Fight to Protect Women & Children
By Ryann Pasquale, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. With Super Bowl LIII approaching, thousands ar...
Law & Public Policy

Viewpoint: State Attorneys General Matter. Here’s Why.
By Sam Olens and Thurbert Baker – Olens and Baker are each former Georgia attorney generals. T...
Arts & Culture Seen

In Atlanta, Working as an Actress Provides Satisfied and Stable Life
By Whittney Millsap How does an actor in Atlanta make a living? While we may think of “actors” a...
Global Health

Global Health, Leadership, and Politics: Perspectives from Bill Foege
Global health luminary and The Task Force for Global Health’s co-founder, Bill Foege, said public...

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