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2 days ago · Union calls for probe of tire explosion that killed 2, injured 1 Delta worker at Atlanta airport. A union trying to organize Delta Air Lines ground workers, the International Association of Machinists (IAM), called on Delta and authorities to investigate a reported tire explosion at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport that …
Atlanta City Council map - Atlanta Civic Circle
Jul 19, 2021 · Atlanta City Council map. by Maggie Lee July 19, 2021. All 15 Atlanta City Council seats are up for election in 2021. There are 12 Council districts, see which one you live in. Keep scrolling to see every district in detail. There are also three more at-large Council members, plus the Council president and the mayor, who each represent the ...
Explainer: Will Gwinnett voters finally approve a transit tax?
20 hours ago · If approved, the TSPLOST would increase Gwinnett’s sales tax from 6% to 7%. The current sales tax includes a 4% Georgia tax and another 2% from existing Gwinnett SPLOSTs — an E-SPLOST to fund public school projects and a SPLOST for county and city facilities, parks, road improvements, and libraries. Here’s what Gwinnett’s expanded bus ...
Gulch developers punt on affordable housing - Atlanta Civic Circle
1 day ago · by Sean Keenan October 16, 2024. Downtown Atlanta's Gulch, as seen in 2019. (Credit: Sean Keenan) The Los Angeles-based developer reimagining downtown’s “Gulch” of parking lots and railroad tracks as “Centennial Yards” — a multi-billion-dollar, mixed-use Shangri-La — won’t include any affordable housing in its first apartment ...
City council term limits are a popular idea. But would they result in ...
Jan 13, 2022 · Washington’s resignation set an unofficial two-term precedent for the presidency (later enshrined as the 22 nd Amendment), and sparked a debate about American democracy that still endures: Does limiting elected officials’ tenure make them better representatives of the people who elect them?. The presidency and most state governorships have term limits, which are seen as a check on ...
Atlanta History Center launches five-year democracy initiative
Dec 14, 2021 · In response, The Atlanta History Center is launching a five-year plan of scholarship and exhibits to get Americans focused on repairing the country’s fractured democracy in time for its 250th birthday. Going forward, democracy will be central to its research, scholarship and storytelling, said Atlanta History Center President Sheffield Hale.
PHOTOS: City Council vote on 'Cop City' sparks record-breaking …
Jun 6, 2023 · Over a thousand people converged on Atlanta City Hall on Monday, June 5 to speak out against the city’s plan to build a new police and firefighter training facility, called ‘Cop City’ by critics.
‘Dark’ money influencing Atlanta elections - Atlanta Civic Circle
Nov 24, 2021 · Atlanta Civic Circle takes a look at the 'dark' money in the mayor's race. This month’s mayoral race ushered in a new era for Atlanta’s municipal elections. Dark money donors—or Independent Expenditure committees—bombarded voters with billboards, text messages, and TV ads. Once fixtures on the national scene, these deep-pocketed donors ...
Atlanta Runoff Voter Resource Guide 2021 - Atlanta Civic Circle
Nov. 30 is the day all of those contests will be decided in runoff elections. Early voting runs Nov. 17-24, with polls open on all weekdays as well on Saturday, Nov. 20, and Sunday, Nov. 21. For poll locations and hours, see the election websites of DeKalb County or Fulton County. Absentee ballots are available through Nov. 19.
Curtain opens on redistricting with new, more detailed census …
Aug 11, 2021 · Here in Georgia, “It puts us one step closer to a special legislative session for the purpose of map drawing,” Redistricting activist Theron Johnson told Atlanta Civic Circle.. Depending on who you talk to, that could be a good thing or a bad thing in a political season filled with accusations of election fraud, potential gerrymandering, and what some say has been a …