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TORPY: Young Thugless trial ends (again) with a whimper. At least for DA
On Monday, a less famous rapper named Yak Gotti was given the club wave by a Fulton County jury and will soon be free man.
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TORPY: Atlanta watchdog warned about contractor. Will City Hall listen?
The phrase “cronyism, patronage and waste” has long been an unofficial axiom at Atlanta City Hall. The Inspector General's office was created to help undo such activities.
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TORPY: MARTA and other transit ridership plummets. Is there a way back?
Transit ridership fell off a cliff during the pandemic and has struggled to recapture passengers. MARTA thinks it can be revived. Riders aren't so convinced.
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TORPY: Supreme Court lets hinky ex-judge off the hook
The state Supreme Court this week afforded Christian Coomer, a disgraced former Appeals Court Judge, some leniency.
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TORPY: Bubble wrapping kids even in ‘hardscrabble’ North Georgia
Soren Patterson wandered off after his mom drove a sibling to the doctor. An hour later, a deputy called to report he was a mile from home, down a country road.
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TORPY: A tale of two failed transit votes. Or, ‘I’d rather just drive’
The thought this year was that suburban Atlanta highways are clogged and voters, who now are of many hues and ethnicities, might think differently from those of the past. Nope
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TORPY: Dems have lost the middle. And there’s not enough left to win
Democrats may have once been the traditional party of the "Little Guy," but it seems voters in the U.S. – and Georgia – just aren’t buying what they are selling.
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TORPY: Georgia’s Democrats still not quite ready for prime time
The Republicans’ secret plan was to do it the old-fashioned way: Get more votes.
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TORPY: Juror discontent as Young ThugLess trial rolls on
After almost a year of being forced to spend their days confined to a courtroom with the famous rapper, jurors walked into court Monday to find that Young Thug had vanished.
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TORPY: Young Thug walks as trial fizzles. Is that all there was?
Last week, Young Thug was set free after pleading guilty to several criminal counts and vaguely admitting he was tied to some bad stuff.