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Ethics attorney says chairman pressured her to settle Deal cases
Ethics commission Chairman Kevin Abernethy pressured the agency’s attorney to quietly settle cases against Gov. Nathan Deal, the attorney said in a sworn statement obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Abernethy vigorously denied the claims made by Elisabeth Murray-Obertein, the commission’s staff attorney. She made the accusation in an affidavit filed ...
Atlanta mayor got special treatment from tax chief
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s real estate investment company has been chronically late paying taxes on a vacant warehouse south of the city. And when one overdue bill got turned over to a collection firm, Fulton County Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand — another prominent Democrat — intervened personally to get it ...
Ex-ethics official had concerns
The lone Democrat on Georgia’s ethics panel was kept in the dark as two Republican commissioners consulted with Nathan Deal’s office to replace the agency’s director in the midst of investigating the governor, according to new legal documents reviewed Friday by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Kent Alexander, a former federal prosecutor ...
Did ethics head intervene in complaint against Gov. Deal?
The head of Georgia’s ethics commission is accused of improperly intervening into an investigation of Gov. Nathan Deal, raising serious questions about the independence of the state panel charged with keeping watch over Georgia’s elected officials. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s exclusive report reveals allegations by current and former commission employees who ...
Ruling on Deal tainted?
The head of Georgia’s ethics commission is accused of improperly intervening into an investigation of Gov. Nathan Deal, raising serious questions about the independence of the state panel charged with keeping watch over Georgia’s elected officials. Current and former commission employees told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Wednesday that Holly LaBerge ...
Atlanta Housing Authority chief Glover resigns
Renee Glover, who transformed Atlanta into a national model for public housing but also drew scrutiny for her $325,000 salary, resigned Tuesday as head of the city’s housing authority. She had 22 months remaining on her contract. Her severance package, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, calls for ...
Southern Company, a lobbying powerhouse, fights new carbon rules
President Barack Obama’s promised assault on climate change begins in earnest this month with the roll-out of rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions by new power plants.It’s one of the most divisive issues in Washington, and perhaps no one is as financially invested in the outcome as Southern Co. The Atlanta-based ...
For the Army, a deadline on Fort Gillem cleanup
The clock is running out on decades of Army promises to clean up toxic wastes oozing from Fort Gillem into nearby neighborhoods, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Unless a legally binding cleanup plan is in place by the end of the year, state environmental chief Judson Turner ...
As school budgets shrink, so does the school year
Grappling with steep budget cuts, school districts throughout Georgia are slashing days — and in some cases full weeks — from their school calendars to keep costs down. A handful of small, rural districts in the state have even taken the extreme step of shortening the school week to four ...
U.S. senator demands Atlanta Housing Authority salary records
A veteran U.S. senator known for launching investigations into the possible misuse of federal funds is probing what he called “exorbitant” salaries at the Atlanta Housing Authority. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to the U.S. Housing and Urban Development demanding information about pay and other perks at the ...
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