An influential group of Gwinnett leaders and transit supporters showed up for a victory party in downtown Lawrenceville at the Slow Pour Brewing Co. SaportaReport will regularly update the results and reaction as the votes come in.
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Atlanta BeltLine to data centers: Please stay away
To protect the Atlanta BeltLine from unsightly data centers, Atlanta is trying to set some boundaries around their size, proximity and appearance. The move begins as the city and region are emerging as a hotbed for buildings that house computer systems.
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Explainer: When Georgia lawmakers do — and don’t — know the cost of their votes
The nice thing about a fiscal note is that all sides consider it at least a good-faith estimate, free of industry or partisan spin. But Georgia legislators often don’t have a nonpartisan official estimate of what their votes will mean for the state’s finances.
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Needle-exchange bill moving through Georgia Legislature
If this bill passes, expect comprehensive needle-exchange programs to take root beyond Atlanta.
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SunTrust gives $5M for Atlanta’s Westside revitalization effort
The SunTrust Foundation presented the Westside Future Fund a $5 million grant Monday morning to support more affordable housing and provide entrepreneurial and small business opportunities for community residents.SunTrust CEO Bill Rogers said the grant, the single largest gift in the foundation’s history, had been in works before the bank announced its merger with BB&T.
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Lawmakers may reduce sand dune protections as hurricane threat unabated
State lawmakers may ease restrictions on the construction of decks and patios next to sand dunes, plus crosswalks over dunes, even as the lead author of NOAA’s Atlantic Ocean hurricane outlooks issued this month a preliminary warning that the upcoming hurricane season will be as dynamic as the one that pummeled Georgia in 2018.
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Pair in rented peacock plumes brought down by federal authorities
They were like barnyard roosters strutting around in rented peacock plumes, driving rented Bentleys and jetting off for the weekend to Chicago or the Caribbean – until the chiropractor and his accomplice were convicted of healthcare fraud committed in a Buckhead highrise, according to accounts of their federal trial.
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Georgia Tech to launch master’s degree in sustainability this autumn
The growing demand for leaders in the realm of sustainability is the subject of a new master’s degree program Georgia Tech intends to launch this autumn.
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Atlanta mayor: Time for one city playbook on transportation, one consolidated department
The idea is to make a one-stop-shop, and better coordination, for all things road-related.
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Atlanta Housing Authority close to picking a new CEO
The Atlanta Housing Authority is in the final stages of a national search for a new president and CEO – and that decision could set the stage for the future of affordable housing in the city of Atlanta.
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Regional leaders looking for ripple effect from Gwinnett’s MARTA vote
“We don’t need to give people the idea that there is going to be a magical next chance,” said Gwinnett County Commission Chair Charlotte Nash.
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Georgia lawmakers almost done for the session — here’s some of what’s still in the running
Some of the things that still have a chance? A near-total ban on abortions, a hate crime law, a state takeover of the airport, medical cannabis cultivation and more.
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Wall Street analysts remain bullish on WellStar despite possible regulatory reform
Wall Street credit analysts gave little heed to potential changes in state regulations of Georgia’s hospital industry when they issued last week a stable rating to WellStar Health System.
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Delta’s top credit rating reflects lower costs of hub at ATL airport: Moody’s report
As state lawmakers consider taking over Atlanta’s airport, Delta Air Lines, Inc. on Wednesday received a top credit rating from Moody’s Investors Service that builds on a recent rating that said one of Delta’s key credit strengths is the lower costs of doing business at Atlanta’s airport.
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Census proceeds with $500 million marketing plan for embattled 2020 Census
The Census Bureau on Monday unveiled the $500 million communication platform for the 2020 count of the nation’s population – “Shape your future. START HERE.” The release comes as the decennial count remains mired in litigation brought by several states and the NAACP.
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Georgia House OKs pair of tenants’ rights bills
“This law is a ban on retaliatory evictions of tenants,” said state Rep. Sharon Cooper, R-Marietta. “This is about slum landlords.”
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Metro Atlanta ranks in top third of global rankings of traffic congestion
Moscow is ranked as the world’s worst city for traffic congestion, but motorists there travel 3 mph faster than drivers in Atlanta when it comes to the rate of travel on the last inner city mile, according to a report that could fuel conversation at Tuesday’s meeting about express lanes along Ga. 400.
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Georgia bill would set aside funds from Uber, Lyft, taxis for mobility and “innovation”
“Thirty million dollars to $60 million dollars can remove a whole lot of barriers for a whole lot of people in our state,” said state Rep. Kevin Tanner, R-Dawsonville.
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Bribery, favoritism, retaliation cited in Atlanta’s oversized pay for overtime hours
A manager at Atlanta’s airport awarded overtime hours to her husband, son and nephew rather than giving other employees a chance to earn the extra pay, a situation that is just part of the abuse of overtime pay identified in the city’s internal audit of overtime pay.
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MARTA manager sentenced for role in fraud prosecuted Justice Department
The sentencing in federal court this week of a former MARTA department administrator brings to a close a scheme in which two top transit officials and an associate defrauded MARTA of more than $500,000.
