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Stacey Hopkins, ACLU Preserve 160,000 Voter Registrations in State Settlement...
(APN) ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp has settled with Stacey Hopkins, a Fulton County voter who last year, in 2017, was threatened with removal from the voter rolls after she moved...
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Councilwoman Sheperd to Seniors: Stay in Your Homes
(APN) ATLANTA — Atlanta City Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd (District 12) urged seniors to stay in their homes and not to sell their homes at a Homeowner Empowerment Workshop at the Arthur Langford Jr....
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City of Atlanta Drags Feet on Illegal Yard Signs Littering District 3 (UPDATE 3)
UPDATE 3: A City of Atlanta vehicle was spotted on Anderson along with a city worker picking up illegal yard signs. UPDATE 2: Interim Commission Pierre Johnson has said the City’s SWEET Team (Solid...
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Fulton Court Restores APN Editor’s Name to Ballot, Overruling City of Atlanta
(APN) ATLANTA — On Friday, February 22, 2019, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Kelly Lee Ellerbe ruled that the City of Atlanta was “arbitrary and capricious” in its decision early last week to...
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Antonio Brown Attacks Clay, as District 3 Results Challenged in Court
(APN) ATLANTA — Antonio Brown, a candidate for the Atlanta City Council District 3 position who came in second place, attacked Greg Clay, the third place finisher, for challenging the election results,...
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Nine Candidates in Fulton to Replace Darnell on Commission
(APN) ATLANTA — There are nine candidates in the September 17, 2019 Special Election to replace Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell (District 6), who passed away in May 2019. Qualifying began on...
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Atlanta City Detention Center May Close, but Some Have Questions
With additional reporting by Matthew Charles Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — On May 20, 2019, the Atlanta City Council voted to approve 19-R-3622, creating a Task Force to consider closing the Atlanta...
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APS Candidate Challenging Special Election Results in Court
(APN) ATLANTA — Keisha Carey, who was a candidate in the September 17, 2019 Special Election for Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education District 2, is challenging the election results in Fulton...
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Sterigenics Lawsuit Claims EPD’s Consent Order Violates Law
(APN) ATLANTA — On September 09, 2019, State Sen. Jen Jordan (D-Atlanta) and two Cobb County residents, Todd Smith and Kim Baynes, sued the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental...
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Atlanta Council Passes Buck on Single-Use Plastics in City Facilities
(APN) ATLANTA — The City Council of Atlanta wimped out this week on a proposal to ban single-use plastics, by gutting the legislation of any minimum requirements and delegating to the City’s...
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