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Mayoral candiate Ceasar Mitchell loses opponent, gains supporter

October 24, 2017, 11:48 am/0 Comments

Atlanta mayoral candidate Michael Sterling is suspending his campaign and endorsing Ceasar Mitchell in this year’s election.

Days before early voting begins, some of Atlanta's mayoral hopefuls took a chance to ask each other some pretty pointed questions at a debate. Credit: Maria Saporta

Atlanta mayoral candidates question each other, days before early voting starts

October 12, 2017, 5:53 pm/0 Comments

Days ahead of the start of early voting in Atlanta, top mayoral candidates are looking not just at the issues, but are going on the attack a bit in their bids to get into — and win — a runoff that’s all but certain to come.

Atlanta mayoral candidates on stage for the arts forum Monday night. Credit: Maggie Lee

Third quarter brings more than $2 million into mayor’s race

October 9, 2017, 6:17 pm/0 Comments

Folks angling for the mayor’s office in this year’s election have came up with some $2.2 million in new dollars for the race — just in the three months to Sept. 30.

Atlanta mayoral candidates sketch plans for arts spending

September 26, 2017, 8:00 am/3 Comments

Atlantans packed a room at the Woodruff Arts Center on Monday night for a performance that can only happen every four years — Atlanta mayoral candidates bidding for the votes of art lovers.

A few hundred people gathered Downtown on Tuesday evening to hear 12 Atlanta mayoral candidates take questions about transit. Credit: Maria Saporta

Atlanta mayoral hopefuls talk traffic, transit fixes

September 20, 2017, 8:00 am/1 Comment

Last year, Atlanta voters approved new sales taxes to pay for transportation and transit builds. This year, mayoral candidates are talking about what they would do in a city that’s raising cash, is predicting a lot of new residents and that aims to attract big employers.

Mayoral candidates promise to find affordable housing cash

September 6, 2017, 4:23 pm/1 Comment

In a packed forum, top mayoral candidates said their ideas for raising money for affordable housing polices range from parking taxes to bonds, to maybe even casinos.

Mayor candidates talk equity, vie for green vote, at Downtown forum

July 14, 2017, 12:54 am/6 Comments

The organizers of an Atlanta mayoral candidate forum on green space Thursday night had to move their event to a bigger auditorium — their first venue couldn’t hold everyone who wanted to know more about what candidates propose for the city’s trees, watersheds and parks.