Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms grabbed headlines with her announcement she won’t seek reelection. Her first term has seen a host of crises, including a cyberattack, the coronavirus pandemic, weeks of racial unrest and a sharp rise in crime. Georgia Today host Steve Fennessy and guest Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Bill Torpy explore what led to Bottoms' decision, and how the city has changed on her watch.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says police morale is "improving significantly" after it hit a low last summer and that she is confident the city will get to the "other side" in bringing crime down. "We are a resilient city," Bottoms said.
Wednesday on Political Rewind: After an election cycle in which millions of Georgians chose to vote by mail, Republicans in the state Senate introduced a package of bills that will create new barriers to absentee voting.
Also: Former President Donald Trump’s battle to overturn the results of the presidential election appears to have helped suppressed Republican turnout in the Senate runoffs that elected Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms delivered the keynote address at this year’s Buckhead Coalition annual meeting. Addressing a room full of the city’s...
On this special edition of Political Rewind, we look back at the year in politics. From new leadership in Atlanta to the fight for a new governor of...
Election officials in DeKalb and Fulton counties have scheduled meetings on Monday to certify their vote tallies from last week’s runoff election. In...
On this edition of Political Rewind, Keisha Lance Bottoms declares victory in a mayor’s race decided by fewer than 800 votes, but Mary Norwood wants a...
On this edition of "Political Rewind," did President Donald Trump admit to obstructing justice on Twitter? Also, the controversial Republican tax reform...
