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LISTEN: Atlanta’s mayor enters new phase in the fight over police complex

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at a ceremony for Marvin Arrington Sr., former superior court judge and Atlanta City Council president, who lies in state at Atlanta City Hall on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at a ceremony for Marvin Arrington Sr., former superior court judge and Atlanta City Council president, who lies in state at Atlanta City Hall on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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Sept 16, 2023

Facing rising pressure over the police training center, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined the Politically Georgia podcast to discuss urgent new challenges to the controversial complex.

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Greg Bluestein is a political reporter who covers the governor's office and Georgia politics.

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Patricia Murphy joined the AJC in 2020 from CQ Roll Call, where she was a nationally syndicated political columnist. She previously covered politics for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt University and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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