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Early voting underway in nine-candidate Atlanta City Council race

February 25, 2019, 9:20 am/3 Comments

Nine people are looking to join Atlanta City Council, in a west side special election to fill the seat of the late Councilman Ivory Lee Young Jr.

On hold: possible new tenant, parking deck for old World of Coke

February 22, 2019, 4:57 pm/0 Comments

The beverage shrine-turned-vacant building that was once the World of Coke isn’t going to get a new tenant — or a parking deck beside it — anytime too soon.

Local governments shouldn’t weigh in on the appearance of houses, according to some Georgia lawmakers

February 22, 2019, 3:26 pm/2 Comments

“The reason our cities are the places you want to live is because of design standards,” Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist said opposing the bill. He said aesthetics are part of what make a city interesting and attractive to new residents.

Sales tax exemption, school stockpiles part of GA Capitol campaign to end “period poverty”

February 20, 2019, 11:06 pm/0 Comments

“I never dreamed that in 2019 this would be a problem. But it is,” said state Rep. Debbie Buckner.

Bill from GA governor would expand public spending on health care, but critics say not by enough

February 18, 2019, 3:30 pm/1 Comment

Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan could cover a lot of people defined in some broad way, or it might be just a few, maybe with some specific, high-cost conditions.

With dollars short of building promises, Atlanta gets advice to do complete streets

February 14, 2019, 10:17 am/3 Comments

The man overseeing cuts to a pair of major Atlanta public works programs says that so far, he’s hearing that the public wants to prioritize bike and pedestrian upgrades.

Hundreds of seniors lobby Georgia capitol, demand funding, policy changes

February 11, 2019, 5:22 pm/1 Comment

“As the baby boomers come in, there are more that are going to need this help.”

With Gwinnett MARTA vote nearing, leaders say it’s as big a deal as water, sewer, highways

February 10, 2019, 8:34 pm/5 Comments

“I’m telling you, the thought of having another half-million people in this county without additional transportation options, if there’s anything to keep me up at night, that would be one of them.”

Atlanta Housing, BeltLine, private partners joining on eastside building

February 7, 2019, 5:00 pm/3 Comments

A development of below-market-rate housing may start rising on the eastside BeltLine as early as this summer.

Georgia — and other states — have rural prosperity on their minds. Now how to get it done?

February 4, 2019, 5:45 pm/1 Comment

The worry is building among Georgia policymakers that the differences between metro and country are too big, to the detriment of folks in rural Georgia. It’s among lots of states thinking about how to make up the difference.

Georgia Power proposes edging further away from coal

February 1, 2019, 11:43 am/2 Comments

Natural gas looks pretty economical for customers; and the demand for power isn’t growing so much.

ERA, now?

January 30, 2019, 6:40 pm/0 Comments

The idea of ratifying ERA is getting some serious bipartisan support in the Georgia Legislature — about 36 years after the deadline to change the Constitution to guarantee equal rights for people regardless of sex.

Georgia’s new governor pitches budget: here’s a look at what is — and isn’t — in it

January 28, 2019, 12:14 pm/0 Comments

Georgia will have about $27.5 billion to spend in the year that begins in July. The new governor is making proposed teacher raises a centerpiece. Democrats are pressing to spend on a Medicaid expansion.

Tax credits for private schools: the new lieutenant governor is a fan, but they remain controversial

January 25, 2019, 6:37 pm/4 Comments

Georgia’s new lieutenant governor says private schools are an important part of education, and he wants to expand a program that provides them indirect public support. But Georgia has little idea which students benefit from this program or how private schools serve those students.

Annette Harris This Book a great book book to read, Everyone that's struggling or is from any and all Public Housing should read it , Because as... –
On: Atlanta to honor amputee who rolled his wheelchair to Chicago to draw attention to gun violence

ATLBooster "I always assumed Atlanta has this figured out.." Yes - it's because the massive and overpowering structural forces which are moving people to the South... –
On: Pittsburgh foundations take active role in region’s rejuvenation

Chris Johnston Was that AT&T’s version of Marie Antionette’s remark, “Let them eat cake”? It is cold solace for those who lost their job or were forced... –
On: Hundreds of AT&T executives leaving Atlanta

Dorothy Pirzad Fantastic.. –
On: Atlanta to have ‘pick your own’ food forest with vegetables, nuts, berries

Chris Johnston By these models’ reasoning, if I buy property in an undeveloped area, I am gentrifying it. Consider this in the square miles of Detroit that... –
On: How do researchers measure gentrification?

Albert Karen AT&T Technical Support is available online and offline for customers. AT&T Launching Additional OTT Video, Online TV Services. The company also plans to launch a... –
On: Hundreds of AT&T executives leaving Atlanta

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