Atlanta as a school system looks pretty good on a new state report card — it made gains since the last report, while the state overall declined. But as anybody will tell you, that single city score hides gaps among schools.
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Fort Mac and the city at odds over millions of dollars
Over years, the city of Atlanta has spent millions of dollars to help keep the doors open at the agency that’s overseeing the redevelopment of 144 acres of Fort McPherson. But now that Fort Mac has some cash to pay back loans, the two sides don’t agree on the amount owed.
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Georgia lawmakers hearing about affordable housing shortfall statewide
In some parts of the state, even a “pretty good job” won’t get you on the property ladder or in a convenient apartment. It seems like a chance for Democrats and Republicans, rural and urban, to get together on some policy.
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Fort Mac to buy out would-be developer, search for a new one
A top leader at Fort McPherson says he thinks redevelopment work on 144 acres at the shuttered base can start in 2020. But first, there’s the big job of finding a developer.
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Daily, weekly fines would be OK for some “problem properties,” say some on Atlanta City Council
“I’m OK with them having to pay $500 every single week, whatever it takes.”
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Metro Atlanta to grow by about one Denver in about 30 years
“It always just kind of boggles my mind to think about the Atlanta region having more than over a million people who are 75 years and older…”
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Georgia voters just got more likely to get a say on any sports betting law
A new legal opinion suggests that if sports gambling supporters in the state Legislature want an airtight law, they better first ask Georgia voters and change the Georgia Constitution.
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Fulton plans to publish data on criminal justice system — soon
Everybody talking about criminal justice in Fulton should find something of interest soon — that is, when the county starts publishing new, detailed statistics on courts.
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Georgia Trust donates land to Habitat for West Atlanta Preservation Initiative
So far, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservationhas gotten to work preserving two Westside houses — preserving the character of the homes, but also preserving an affordable price. Now through a land donation to Habitat, a new house will come out of the program too.
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Judge hits pause on plan to restrict abortion in Georgia
A federal judge in Atlanta says that there’s got to be a day in court for a law that would nearly close the door on abortion in Georgia.
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Fort Mac board weighing Moody-Macauley development plans
Fort Mac’s board got a new pitch Monday for a team that would remake unused acres of the former army base. Now, the master planner, Macauley Investments, wants to partner with David Moody, CEO of C.D. Moody Construction.
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Georgia’s economic outlook is not bad — so proposed state budget cuts raise questions
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has asked many departments for ideas to cut spending over the next 21 months. But with economists predicting only a mild recession — if any for Georgia — lawmakers have some questions about this idea.
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The high Georgia ranking that’s getting attention: maternal mortality
But though rare, deaths due to pregnancy still happen. The latest data say black women are about three times more likely than white women to be the victims of these largely preventable deaths.
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Former Atlanta Housing boss appeals to City Hall in long dispute
The longtime leader of Atlanta’s housing authority says she hopes City Hall will try and lean on her old employer in a long legal fight about money and reputation.
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Fulton to test for ethylene oxide in air near Fulton Industrial
Fulton County is going to set up 10 sites to collect air samples near a Fulton Industrial medical sterilization facility that emits ethylene oxide, a cancer-causing gas.
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Piedmont, Botanical Garden expansion going through “quiet period”
It takes time and talks are happening quietly, said the leader of the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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Ethylene oxide facility near Fulton Industrial to install some new pollution controls
New pollution controls are coming to a facility at the west edge of Fulton County that emits the carcinogenic gas ethylene oxide.
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Fire damages historic building owned by Clark Atlanta University
Fire has damaged Furber Cottage, a boarded-up 1899 building that started life as a dormitory at what was then Atlanta University.
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Georgia AG joins 49 others in Google antitrust investigation
U.S. attorneys general including Georgia’s Chris Carr are asking whether Google has crossed the line from aggressive business practices into illegal, monopolistic ones. It’s not the first time AGs have banded together to investigate a company.
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Dems learn some campaign strategies, pick up policies from 2018 example
With almost 4 million votes cast, Team Abrams in 2018 demonstrated how many Georgia voters can turn up to vote Democrat, for the right candidate with the right ground game. The Democratic Party of Georgia is taking some things away from that example.
