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Brooks pleads not guilty, released on bond
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks, accompanied by former Gov. Roy Barnes as his attorney, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges he bilked two charities out of hundreds of thousands of dollars and evaded taxes. Brooks, a 67-year-old Atlanta Democrat, was allowed to remain free on a $25,000 unsecured bond. He is ...
City eyes creek cleanup as kick-start for NW revitalization
As a boy growing up on English Avenue in downtown Atlanta, Vincent Jones and his friends often played in nearby Proctor Creek. Those were the days before people realized the extent of the contamination in the stream, which runs from the Georgia Dome to the Chattahoochee River. Flooding from downtown, ...
Judge: Fayette elections unfair to minorities
Fayette county must end its 191-year-old, at large voting system in favor of district voting to give black residents a better chance of being elected to office, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Timothy Batten ordered Fayette to submit a plan to fix its racially-discriminatory voting structure by June ...
Roswell leaders divided over whether budget includes tax increase
Some Roswell residents are accusing the city of trying to slip through a tax increase in next year’s budget, and they want city leaders to be more open about it.The issue has split the City Council over whether homeowners are due a tax break or whether extra savings from the ...
Ga. 400/I-285 interchange may get funding
A massive project to reconstruct the interchange at Ga. 400 and I-285 may take a big step toward reality this week, perhaps its biggest step so far. During a news conference scheduled for Wednesday, Gov. Nathan Deal is expected to announce a financial contribution toward the project from a local ...
Atlanta Council clears way for downtown Ferris wheel
Skyview Atlanta is coming to Atlanta.The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted unanimously to provide an encroachment for a right of way that would allow a 20-story Ferris wheel to be built in downtown Atlanta.A private company is building the Ferris wheel, which would be next to The Tabernacle on ...
Democratic Party chairman to get legal reprimand
The Georgia Supreme Court on Monday accepted a request from state Democratic Party chairman Mike Berlon that he be disciplined with a reprimand for violating ethics rules for lawyers. Berlon, a Grayson attorney, will be reprimanded for his conduct by a review panel of the State Bar of Georgia. This ...
Atlanta ordinance seeks to help movie makers and neighborhoods
The buzz around Atlanta created by the filming of “Anchorman 2”and periodic sightings of Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Harrison Ford, Tina Fey and the dude who played Borat at places like the Silver Skillet and Woodruff Park is evidence that the city is a Hollywood hotspot.If that hasn’t convinced you, ...
Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay Area race
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
Michelle Nunn attends DSCC fundraiser with President Obama
Michelle Nunn gave the latest indication today that she will be entering the U.S. Senate race by showing up to a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee fundraiser with President Barack Obama. The fundraiser came after Obama spoke at Morehouse College's rain-soaked commencement. Neither Obama nor U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado, ...
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