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Atlanta mayor orders police investigation after 62-year-old man dies during routine stop

911 call of driver involved in crash The 911 call made by a driver involved in a crash with a 62-year-old man Thursday night has been released. That man later died in Atlanta police custody. ATLANTA – Mayor Andre Dickens announced the city would be releasing findings of an evaluation of police conduct after a […]

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Mayor Eric Adams Blasts SCOTUS Decision, Advocates for Education

The Supreme Court’s recent decision to strike down affirmative action is effectively “undoing all of our rights,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday on a panel featuring six Black mayors at the Global Black Economic Forum in New Orleans. It’s imperative that the nation addresses the inequities within the US educational system because […]

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Police training facility gets a greenlight; Atlanta city council members ask for land protections | #citycouncil

The city of Atlanta’s $31 million input into the controversial police training center is a step closer to becoming a reality. The Atlanta City Council’s Finance and Executive Committee gave the first greenlight on the facility that opponents have dubbed “Cop City.” The 85-acre training facility for police officers and firefighters under construction in the […]

Alabama

Georgia GOP lawmaker pushes protection for ‘vital and precious’ Okefenokee from new mining proposals | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

While an Alabama-based company’s controversial mining proposal moves through the permitting process, a south Georgia Republican lawmaker is again attempting to head off any future attempt to mine an important site near the Okefenokee Swamp. Rep. Darlene Taylor, a Thomasville Republican, has revived the legislative effort just days after the state Environmental Protection Division started […]

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Atlanta City Council discusses settlement after motorcycle killed in ‘reversible’ lane crash | #citycouncil

Reversible center lane light may have malfunctioned, City to pay over $3M settlement Members of the Atlanta City Council are set to pay a family more than $3 million to settle an accident claim where a motorcyclist was struck and killed. The collision took place on a major thoroughfare that features a reversible center lane. […]

Alabama

Cherokee Nation’s long-awaited delegate faces a tribal challenge | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The American Legion Steve Young Deer Post 143, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, presents the nation’s colors and tribal colors during the 2021 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves. Proto: Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images. Two more Cherokee tribes say they are entitled to a non-voting member of Congress, countering […]

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Atlanta City Council approves plan to give away free gun lockboxes | #citycouncil

Atlanta wants to give away gun lockboxes A new plan just approved by Atlanta City Council would give out free gun lockboxes to residents. It’s an effort to keep guns away from teenagers and criminals. ATLANTA – A new plan just approved by the Atlanta City Council would give out free gun lockboxes to residents. […]

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Mableton, Georgia plans first-ever election to pick mayor, council

The boundaries for the city of Mableton. Map: Georgia House Budget and Research Office Voters in the newly minted city of Mableton will choose their elected officials this spring. What’s happening: A special election is set for Tuesday, March 21 to decide the first-ever mayor and city council members. Qualifying for candidates who want to […]

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Political uproar over Atlanta City council leadership positions | #citycouncil

Atlanta City Council president under fire over committee chair assignments Two African-American members of the Atlanta City Council have accused the council president, who is white, of trying to “turn back the clock” when it comes to selecting Blacks for key legislative roles. The two, who have raised concerns, are Black women. Starting Tuesday they […]

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Atlanta shootings have left 4 children dead in a 3-week span. Mayor says this is an unacceptable trend

CNN — In the span of three weeks, shootings in Atlanta have killed four children between the ages of 11 and 16, and Mayor Andre Dickens said Sunday the recent trend is unacceptable. “A week before Christmas, families should be preparing to celebrate,” Dickens wrote in a statement. “Instead, we have parents in Atlanta doing […]