Gov. Brian Kemp’s executive order rolling back most of the state’s COVID-19 restrictions went into effect today, April 8, eliminating the gatherings ban, sheltering in place requirements, and distance requirements for bars, restaurants and other places of businesses. “Many small business owners are still struggling under the impact COVID-19 has had on our economy,” Kemp […]
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Mayor releases roadmap to address police strategy and reform as part of crimefighting effort
As crime continues to be a major concern for Atlanta residents and has already become the focal point for the upcoming mayoral election, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms released a plan on April 6 she says will address police strategy and reform. Bottoms said in a statement that the “One Atlanta: One APD Community Policing Roadmap” […]
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Mayor Bottoms issues administrative order to expand voting access in wake of state’s new law
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has signed an administrative order to “mitigate the impact of new voting restrictions imposed by Senate Bill 202,” according to a press released issued by her office late Tuesday afternoon. “The voting restrictions of SB 202 will disproportionately impact Atlanta residents—particularly in communities of color and other minority groups,” Bottoms said […]
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News Briefs: Attorney plans mayoral bid; Centennial Park partially reopens; homelessness survey
Atlanta attorney Sharon A. Gay has filed paperwork with the city to begin raising funds for a mayoral campaign, according to a report from the AJC. Gay, senior counsel in public policy for Dentons law firm, served as vice president of governmental affairs for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and was deputy chief of […]
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UPDATE: Police seek suspects in two deadly hit-and-run incidents
Update: APD have supplied additional information about the Ethan McCallister case including a correction on the type of vehicle involved in the incident. Atlanta Police are searching for suspects and vehicles in two deadly hit-and-run cases. Raley Morris, 28, was killed when the car he was driving was clipped by another vehicle on I-20 on […]
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Candler Park residents to decide on community art, greenspace improvement projects
Candler Park residents can make recommendations for community improvements all month long as part of City Councilmember Amir Farokhi’s participatory budgeting pilot program. All through the month of April, residents can go to CandlerParkDecides.com and submit their best ideas on how to improve the Candler Park neighborhood using public dollars. The only restrictions: It has to […]
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News Briefs: GA wins ‘Water Wars’; At-Promise Center opens; 15th St. project gets grant
The United States Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling on April 1 declaring victory for Georgia in the “Water Wars” litigation brings an eight-year court saga to a close. In 2013, Florida brought its case to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing that Georgia’s consumption of water in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin caused low flows in the Apalachicola […]
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MLB will move All-Star Game out of Georgia in protest of new voting law
Major League Baseball announced Friday that it would move the All-Star Game out of Georgia due to the state’s restrictive new voting law. The game set to be played at Truist Park in July. “I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating ” MLB Commissioner Rob […]
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Voting law backlash grows as Georgia General Assembly wraps session
Corporate backlash against Georgia’s restrictive new voting laws continues to mount with Coca-Cola, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft, and media mogul Tyler Perry speaking out and encouraging action. The law, signed by Gov. Brian Kemp on March 25, imposes new voter identification requirements for absentee ballots, empowers state officials to take over local elections boards, limits […]
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WATCH: Mayor addresses crime, COVID-19 recovery, youth resources in State of the City remarks
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms delivered her 2021 State of the City Address virtually on Wednesday morning, outlining plans to reduce crime, tackle homelessness, continue affordable housing efforts, improve city services and infrastructure, and plans for COVID-19 recovery. Watch her full remarks in the video above. As the city’s homicide rate has made national headlines, Bottoms […]