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Howard controversy could give bill new life
A bill to reform Georgia's forfeiture laws could get new life in next year's legislative session in light of controversial expenditures by Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard. It was an AJC investigation that found Howard spent tens of thousands of dollars of seized drug money on things that have ...
Fulton DA spent forfeiture funds on charity galas, office parties
Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has used thousands of dollars from a little-known stash of public money to buy things that did not have much to do with putting crooks behind bars, but that burnished his image, let him hobnob with power brokers and even upgraded his home. During ...
Atlanta City Council to vote on sexually oriented businesses on Cheshire Bridge
It’s a 15-year old war of words between the owners of adult businesses on Cheshire Bridge Road and the neighborhoods that surround them and smack in the middle of it is Atlanta City Council District 6 Alex Wan, who represents District 6. “It’s been easily the most significant piece of ...
State Supreme Court to hear from ousted DeKalb School Board members
Who runs one of the state’s biggest school district is on the docket at the Georgia Supreme Court today, as justices hear the case of those DeKalb school board members replaced earlier this year by Governor Nathan Deal. At the heart of the issue: Did Governor Deal have the right ...
Barnes blames bad bookkeeping for Brooks' troubles
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks (D-Atlanta) did not speak at his press conference, but his attorney former Gov. Roy Barnes says the lawmaker is only guilty of bad bookkeeping. Barnes, who is representing Brooks pro bono, says the $1 million in donations from two charitable organizations he's alleged to have taken ...
Atlanta Council clears way for downtown Ferris wheel
Skyview Atlanta is coming to Atlanta.The Atlanta City Council on Monday voted unanimously to provide an encroachment for a right of way that would allow a 20-story Ferris wheel to be built in downtown Atlanta.A private company is building the Ferris wheel, which would be next to The Tabernacle on ...
Wackiness abounds during 2013 Bay Area race
Officials say that over 30,000 runners participated in the 102nd Bay to Breakers Sunday morning and as of noon that day, San Francisco Police had yet to report any notable incidents.
State Rep. Brooks indicted by federal grand jury
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr., D-Atlanta, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury for allegedly misappropriating almost $1 million in charitable funds, the U.S. Attorney’s office said. The grand jury had been investigating the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials’ finances. Brooks has served as the organization’s president. The ...
Deal signs bills for changes in Fulton Co.
Gov. Nathan Deal has signed nearly a dozen bills aimed at changing the governance of Fulton County. Among them, one that prevents the county commission from raising property taxes for the next two years and then make it more difficult to do so after that. After a meeting with Deal ...
Deal signs ethics bill
Gov. Nathan Deal signs sweeping ethics reform legislation into law at the state Capitol surrounded by House and Senate members. When the law takes effect January 1, lobbyists will no longer be able to spend more than $75 dollars on state or locally elected officials. Exceptions will be made for ...
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