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1 天前 · The findings from the OIG probe determined that Tokarz didn’t disclose his “personal and financial relationships” with several city officials during a contract bidding process and recommended that the city cease doing business with Cloverhurst.

2024年9月5日 · The presidential race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has been dominating headlines, but there’s another important political matchup on the ballot in November that will directly impact everyone living in Atlanta.. Five contenders are vying to be the newest face on Atlanta City Council this fall. Black Futurists Group founder Devin Barrington Ward, civil ...

5 天之前 · Government accountability advocates are asking Atlanta residents to voice support for Atlanta Inspector General Shannon Manigault ahead of a series of pivotal City Council votes that some fear will undermine efforts to root out corruption at City Hall.. Committee on Council members downtown are set to decide during an 11 a.m. Monday meeting whether to kill or advance a proposed amendment to ...

2025年1月31日 · The homeless count conducted in 2023 revealed a 33% year-over-year rise in the number of unhoused people living in the Atlanta metro area. Last year, their ranks grew by 7% to nearly 2,900, enough to make Atlanta’s homeless population the 25th largest in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report.. Black people, who constitute about 47% of the city’s population, made up roughly 86% ...

2024年11月8日 · The dread many Black people in Atlanta feel about Donald Trump’s triumph in the 2024 presidential election isn’t misplaced: He organized his reelection campaign against Vice President Kamala Harris around revenge — around how he and his allies can inflict the greatest amount of suffering on vulnerable groups and on those he considers enemies.

2023年8月2日 · Those goals, however, remain largely unfulfilled. In March, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the Office of Violence Reduction had failed to meet many of the initiatives it had laid out, especially concerning violence prevention programs. The office didn’t launch its proposed city-led violence interruption program that was initially planned for 2022, and the $5 million that was ...

2024年6月27日 · Little encouraged Black voters to check their registration status on the state’s My Voter Page and contact a legal representative with groups like the Georgia NAACP, New Georgia Project, or the Georgia ACLU if they feel like someone is trying to infringe on their right to vote.. What school choice means for Atlanta. In a separate panel, several local education experts, along with a parent ...

2024年4月30日 · This spring, our focus is on the May primary election in Georgia. Metro Atlanta residents will cast ballots for candidates running for offices ranging from county commissioner and sheriff to state legislator, judge, congressional representative and more.