Atlanta proposes to lease 88 retail locations at the city’s airport across a total of about 70,000 square feet. The plan is for current members of the Atlanta City Council to approve recommendations of an evaluation committee, and for Mayor Kasim Reed to execute the contracts.
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Atlanta City Design Project to be presented to stakeholders in 410-page book
Now that the Atlanta City Design Project is nearing completion, Atlanta is making arrangements to present the proposal to stakeholders in a 410-page book that’s to be as expansive as the massive proposal to plan for the city’s next 20 years of anticipated growth and development.
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A message made for Trump Country, lost in the stampede
A crackdown on Medicaid fraud associated with opioid abuse sounds like great messaging for this administration. It’s not the lamestream media’s fault the message didn’t go very far.
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An Alabama scandal with a lot of bounce
Next door in scandalacious Alabama, they’ve moved on from the philandering former governor and the former House speaker, currently out on bond. Lately the big question has been, who are “Attorney No. 1” and “Employee No. 1?”
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Does the future look like the Better Care Reconciliation Act, or the Healthy California Act?
As befalls many an ambitious bill when legislatures head into the home stretch, the Healthy California Act got the hook last Friday. But as confusion mounts in Washington, there are good reasons you should know about this bill which sounds like a brand of smoothy.
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U.S. Ag Sec. Sonny Perdue lauds NAFTA in Savannah meetings with reps from Canada, Mexico
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue emphasized the value of NAFTA as he met this week in Savannah with senior government representatives of Canada and Mexico. Perdue’s support was evident in his tweets and his support of the joint statement released at the conclusion of the trade meeting.
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The 6th District election and the fate of the AHCA
In its closing days, the race for the 6th District congressional seat, already regarded as the most important bellwether for the 2018 congressional elections, has begun to be seen as an indicator of something much more immediate: the fate of the American Health Care Act.
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London to Topeka: A long arc of spectacular miscalculation
What connected Kansas to the United Kingdom last week were the inevitable consequences of bad math, which always trumps political conviction.
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George C. Marshall and the decline of political literacy
There are a lot of reasons why it’s timely to revisit George C. Marshall’s speech, given 70 years ago this week, outlining his plan for a European recovery from the ravages of the Second World War. One is its simple literacy.
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Affordability an increasingly hot topic amid soaring prices for homes along BeltLine
Note to readers: This is the second of two stories about affordability along the Atlanta BeltLine. Previously: Incentives proposed to preserve affordability of homes, shops …
Price hikes are stunning for homes sold with a half-mile of the Atlanta BeltLine – values rose as much as 58.9 percent in sales recorded between 2011 and 2015. These figures are behind the rising number of civic leaders and candidates for Atlanta City Hall who are talking about affordability, affordability, affordability.
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Vogtle’s financial meltdown approaches historic proportions
Suppose the I-85 bridge repairs had run four weeks later than the guaranteed date, completion not yet in sight as summer dragged on, with a cost overrun of $36 million. That’s only a miniature comparison with the scope of the financial meltdown at the Plant Vogtle nuclear project.
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Supreme Court unlikely to rule on Florida-Georgia water dispute before Oct. 1
The U.S. Supreme Court is not likely to rule on the water war litigation between Florida and Georgia before the court breaks for its summer holiday, and possibly not until well after it convenes Oct. 1, according to the calendar the court provided in a recent ruling.
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Perdue bill blows up with majority leader on board
Interesting things have a way of happening when everybody’s interested in something else. Take last week.
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Access to healthcare emerges as major issue in upcoming runoffs for state Senate, Congress
By Guest Columnist MELITA EASTERS, founding chair and current executive director of Georgia’s WIN List
While more recent headlines have pushed aside coverage of public reaction to the House GOP passed “repeal and replace” of the Affordable Care Act, passed during the administration of then-President Obama, there remains deep anger about the draconian nature of the legislation which may well turn the tide in two upcoming Georgia elections.
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Blueprint to guide rebirth of neighborhoods SW of Turner Field
Atlanta is hosting a meeting Monday with proponents interested in devising a community blueprint for the neighborhoods south and west of Turner Field. The project is on the fast track: Proposals are due May 22.
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‘All things Russia’ hearing was all things Yates
There’s much to unpack from the 10 days Sally Yates worked in the Donald Trump administration, and in a long-awaited hearing she did so Monday.
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Atlanta contemplates more energy efficiency from all city-owned properties
The Atlanta City Council is considering another significant measure regarding the city’s impact on the environment. This one aims to boost the sustainability rankings of city-owned properties to a minimum of LEED Silver certification.
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All electricity used in Atlanta to be generated from renewables by 2035, says Atlanta City Council
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new language about Georgia Power’s posture on renewable energy. // The Atlanta City Council has resolved that all the electricity used in the city shall be generated through renewable resources by 2035. Advocates said the victory sets the stage for a push to bring the issue of clean energy for transportation into this year’s city elections.
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Perdue gives Trump a map to rural America
All the way up to the week he took over his new job as Agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue had been an afterthought, his paperwork lost in the greater tumult of the Trump administration. And then, shazam.
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Trump’s order on offshore drilling not likely to prompt quick surge of new rigs
The week that President Trump signed an executive order to authorize offshore oil drilling, three rigs were moved out of the Gulf of Mexico. The move left 17 rigs in the gulf, down from 24 the same week last year and down from the peak of 176 rigs in 2001, according to industry tracker Baker Hughes.
