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Mattie Jackson and allies at City Hall in 2016
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Mattie Jackson, Summerhill defender, dies at 98

by Maggie Lee August 3, 2020 5:01 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:51 pm

Her nickname was “Mayor of Summerhill” for a reason.

Freedom Park John Lewis Ride to Freedom Play space
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Freedom Park working on new plan for its 200+ Atlanta acres. Your thoughts wanted.

by Maggie Lee July 27, 2020 4:44 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:51 pm

This is the first big review of the park in a generation

US Capitol by Mike Procario/ CC BY-ND 2.0
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North Georgia candidates testify to conservative credentials in congressional runoffs

by Maggie Lee July 20, 2020 3:05 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:50 pm

Trump, COVID-19 and conservative credentials got the most attention.

Marchers in Atlanta carry signs reading "Repeal Citizen's Arrest Law"
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Georgians can arrest each other. But should they be able to?

by Maggie Lee July 13, 2020 4:47 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:51 pm

A fire that started in Brunswick over citizen’s arrest has reached the Georgia state Capitol.

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Atlanta mayor, City Council endorse police “transformation.” Details and timeline yet to come.

by Maggie Lee July 6, 2020 5:35 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:50 pm

There’s been a tension: Atlanta leaders do want police, but they want a “transformation” too.

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Georgia Legislature goes home. Here’s a wrap of health care and criminal justice bills.

by Maggie Lee June 29, 2020 5:00 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:50 pm

Limits on businesses’ COVID-19 liability, a micro-Medicaid expansion and more.

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Hate crimes proposal drives Georgia legislators apart — but consensus may be near

by Maggie Lee June 22, 2020 4:46 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:51 pm

Not all the splits in the Legislature are partisan.

June 9 rally on Atlanta City Hall steps — protestors put pressure on the city to make good on its promise to close the jail. Credit: Kelly Jordan
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‘Defund the police’ didn’t pop up overnight. A metro Atlanta activist explains.

by Maggie Lee June 15, 2020 11:47 amFebruary 17, 2023 3:50 pm

“Millions of children go to school where there are many cops, but not one nurse.”

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Voices in Georgia streets demand change. That usually takes a while.

by Maggie Lee June 8, 2020 5:04 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

If these protests “feel different,” it’s also true that change is liable to be slow.

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Atlanta church, bar, cemetery joining national historic registry

by Maggie Lee June 1, 2020 4:28 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:50 pm

The listing preserves the stories of each site.

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City of Atlanta draft budget avoids furloughs — and most new hiring

by Maggie Lee May 25, 2020 5:00 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

Atlanta city departments will be asked how they might cut budgets by 5-10%.

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East Point Mayor: Make sure development happens “with” residents, not “to” them

by Maggie Lee May 18, 2020 2:01 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

“What we do have is a real belief in the fact that things can be different.”

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Georgia rolls out $1 million welcome mat for Macy’s Midtown tech hub

by Maggie Lee May 11, 2020 4:54 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

Georgia wouldn’t have offered $1 million if they didn’t think it was necessary, said a state leader.

A map of Georgia on a Downtown building, with Atlanta City Hall in background. File/Credit: Maggie Lee
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Cutting your budget? So will Georgia, Fulton, Atlanta and other local governments.

by Maggie Lee May 4, 2020 4:55 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:48 pm

Layoffs, furloughs and some shorter school years were the result the last time the economy fell off a cliff …

Brian Kemp at a podum
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Georgia has COVID testing capacity, leaders urge people to get tested

by Maggie Lee April 27, 2020 6:51 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at the Capitol on April 27. Credit: screenshot By Maggie Lee Georgians who have even mild COVID-19 symptoms can and should get tested, say Georgia’s governor and its top public health official. “If you’re feeling bad, if you have those symptoms that I went over … body pain, cough, fever … […]

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A former surgeon general wants this to be the last pandemic that’s worse for black Americans

by Maggie Lee April 20, 2020 4:45 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:48 pm

Even work puts black and brown people at higher risk of sickness of now.

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Thousands call about adopting Atlanta pets during pandemic

by Maggie Lee April 13, 2020 4:29 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:48 pm

In this far-from-normal time, people are seeking pets.

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Fulton courts aren’t acting on evictions — for now

by Maggie Lee April 6, 2020 4:44 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:49 pm

There’s more demand for rental assistance than nonprofits can handle.

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216-acre southeast Atlanta forest headed for permanent preservation

by Maggie Lee March 30, 2020 4:57 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:48 pm

It’s bigger than Cascade Nature Preserve or Piedmont Park.

Atlanta City Hall. Credit: Kelly Jordan
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COVID-19 may cast shade on sunny local government budgets

by Maggie Lee March 23, 2020 3:38 pmFebruary 17, 2023 3:48 pm

“We just have no idea at this time what sort of expenses we’re going to have associated with this emergency.”

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