ATLANTA — On Thurs., May 27, the Public Safety and Legal Administration (PSLA) met with Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners for a special work session to have a discussion on the future of […]
ATLANTA — Women on the Rise, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Communities Over Cages, and Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights (GLAHR) held a press conference in Buckhead on Fri., April 16, to demand that Atlanta City Council vote
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This article was published on April 20, 2021. ATLANTA — On Mon., April 19, Atlanta City Council was flooded with over six hours of public comment calls from constituents. A majority were calling about the same thing: the fate of
ATLANTA — On Mon., Jan. 4, Atlanta City Council reconvened for its first full council meeting of the year. Here is our full briefing, divided into sections. Top considerations: Bottoms\’ new One APD Immediate Action Plan and Buckhead\’s new private
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A number of City Council members prove themselves to be outdated as meaningful police reform in the breeding ground of the historic civil rights movement still feels out of reach ATLANTA — We’ve been following Atlanta City Council pretty closely
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