Atlanta’s tributes to John Lewis are already taking place, with his name being added to East Freedom Parkway and a committee formally announcing its plans for three other tributes to the civil and human rights leader, and Atlanta’s congressional representative since 1987.
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Fulton elections boss says vote changes tend to be small after recounts
Hours after Mary Norwood pledged to request a recount in the Atlanta mayoral race, Fulton’s elections boss said that changes tend to be very small after a recount.
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Atlanta runoff election day updates — Bottoms tops Norwood in mayoral race
Atlantans will vote on several city and county offices in runoffs today, including the first new mayor in eight years. Check here for updates.
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Mayor rejects claims by rec authority executive director over firing, ‘political slush fund’
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration said Monday evening it’s a “complete fabrication” by the head of an influential city-backed sports authority that he sought to oust her. For her part, the executive director says she was fired for refusing to run a “political slush fund.” The point/counter-point was delivered on the eve of the mayoral run-off election.
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Atlanta City Council approves Ryan Glover for MARTA board
An 11-0 vote by Atlanta City Council on Monday evening sends Ryan Glover, an Atlanta TV producer, to join the MARTA Board of Directors.
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Rec authority executive director says she’s ousted for refusing to run ‘political slush fund’
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is shoving out the head of the authority that’s negotiating to keep the Atlanta Hawks in the city because she refused to run it as a “political slush fund,” the departing executive director, Terry Wand, said in a statement Monday.
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Atlanta City Council approves Emory-area annexation
A patch of DeKalb County not a mile wide along Clifton Road is set to join the city of Atlanta, taking the area’s few K-12 students — and substantial taxes — with it.
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Former City Council President Lisa Borders endorses Mary Norwood
Lisa Borders, a former president of the Atlanta City Council, is endorsing Mary Norwood for mayor.
Borders was a mayoral candidate in 2009, and she ended up coming in third – not making the run-off that included Kasim Reed and Norwood. At the time, Borders endorsed Reed, and many believed she helped put him over the top. Reed beat Norwood by just 714 votes.
Eight years later, the tables have turned.
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Wages inch up in Southeast in highly skilled fields, says Atlanta Fed
The tight labor market in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast is finally compelling employers to raise wages, if only for those in highly skilled and specialized fields, according to the Federal Reserves latest economic report.
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ACLU of Georgia hires former DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis as its political director
Former DeKalb County CEO Burrell Ellis is joining the ACLU of Georgia as its first political director.
Andrea Young, executive director of the ACLU of Georgia, said Ellis was one of the first people to respond when the job was posted.
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed seeking to name Ryan Glover to MARTA board
With just a month to go before he leaves office, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is recommending a fellow Howard University alum to serve as a city appointee to MARTA’s board of directors.
Reed’s appointment of Ryan Glover will go before the Committee on Council and then the full City Council at their respective meetings on Monday.
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On World AIDS Day, Georgia Equality boss stumps for Norwood
A couple of strong Atlanta LGBT voices endorsed Mary Norwood for mayor this week (and she hinted at wanting to work with one individual in particular). The campaign capped the week with a short press conference at City Hall on World AIDS Day, which coincides with the last day of early voting.
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New, renewed supporters gather for Bottoms endorsements
With just days left to campaign, some of Keisha Lance Bottoms’ highest-profile local political fans — and new supporter Killer Mike — took the mic on the steps of City Hall on Thursday to tell Atlanta to get out and vote for her.
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Women gaining critical mass on Georgia company boards
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 3, 2017
A year ago, Atlanta-based Intercontinental Exchange Inc. only had one woman on its board. Today, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange has three, reflecting a growing trend among Georgia’s top public companies of having at least three women on their boards.
That’s one of the findings of the just-published 2017 OnBoard study of women directors and executives of Georgia’s publicly owned companies.
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Felicia Moore and Alex Wan promise a more independent Atlanta City Council if they win
The next president of the Atlanta City Council will seek to create a more independent body that will be dedicated to transparency and reforming the city’s procurement process.
The Center for Civic Innovation held a leadership breakfast Thursday morning with the two candidates in the run-off for City Council President – Felicia Moore and Alex Wan – two existing district Councilmembers.
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Cathy Woolard says her mayoral vote goes to Mary Norwood
In an announcement that may make a big deal in a close mayoral runoff, third-place Atlanta mayoral finisher Cathy Woolard said she’s going to cast her vote for second-place finisher Mary Norwood.
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Top two Atlanta mayoral finishers vie in front of fans of No. 3
The two candidates in the runoff to be Atlanta’s next mayor met at a forum Tuesday night, in front of the woman who might just be the queenmaker in the race, and her court, of sorts.
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Former Atlanta mayors split endorsements
Just ahead of Atlanta runoff election day, three incumbents of the mayor’s office don’t agree on which mayoral candidate is the best one to make sure the city fulfills its promise.
In front of City Hall this morning, Shirley Franklin, who served as mayor for eight years starting in 2002, said she wants Mary Norwood to be the next mayor.
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Region’s bid for Amazon headquarters may be boosted by new CBRE report
Metro Atlanta’s high tech sector has received a positive review in a new report from CBRE, which may be helpful in the state’s quest to convince Amazon to locate its second U.S. headquarters in the region.
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More than $40 million in drug proceeds wired to Mexico through small shops
Metro Atlanta’s position as a financial services center is well established. New federal convictions show that one drug cartel in the area laundered more than $40 million over three years through wire transfers from small local businesses to destinations in Mexico.
