The first-term council member is hopeful the resolution will help persuade local leaders “that this is a project worth pursuing.”

Mayor Andre Dickens accepted the commission’s latest offer Tuesday, even though it doesn’t include funding for a future hospital on Atlanta’s Southside.

The movement has more success nationally than in Georgia. But its members are working to push Democrats to the left at a moment when they are gaining momentum.

Mayor Andre Dickens is offering to sell the city jail to the county for around $68 million, but he also wants $200 million for a new hospital on Atlanta's Southside.

The commitment is contingent on the city’s ability to match that funding with another $50 million in philanthropic donations.

The Atlanta Board of Education will cast the deciding vote on Mayor Dickens’ idea to extend taxing districts, sacrificing revenue for revitalization. They are in no hurry.

Johnathan Hamby had a history of at least 30 prior arrests, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens says.

The proposed hospital is slated to open with about 50 beds, but has the capacity to expand to more than 700 over time, officials said Friday.

Atlanta fire Capt. Nate Bailey said in a lawsuit that he was sent to “front-line duty” as punishment for his union activism.

What ensued was a hearty discussion over city policy, social media decorum and whether it’s appropriate for elected officials to deride their critics online.