Your weekly Atlanta politics briefing, May 14

Sylvia, King, and Aja return to discuss the past week’s developments in Atlanta’s local elections since Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced her decision to not seek re-election. Since last week, the race has become populated with council members Andre Dickens and Antonio Brown announcing their candidacy. Council president Felicia Moore makes waves claiming to be the frontrunner and former mayor Kasim Reed continues to tease out the idea of another potential run. Meanwhile, city council district seats continue to fill up.

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