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News Articles: city council

Cyclists travel through downtown to try out the new protected bike lane on March 11, 2025.

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Upgraded bike lane promises increased safety for pedestrians, cyclists in downtown Atlanta

Leaders from the Atlanta Department of Transportation and Atlanta City Council joined cyclists for a ribbon-cutting that celebrated upgrades on Forsyth Street.

March 11, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Atlanta Inspector General Shannon Manigault speaking to the governing board of the OIG to address concerns raised by city leaders at a meeting September 19, 2024.

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  • Law

Atlanta City Council approves controversial legislation regulating Office of Inspector General

The vote comes after months of controversy on the methods the OIG uses to investigate.

February 18, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
South Fulton City Council meeting to discuss business. They all city at one long desk with microphone in front of them.

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  • Politics

South Fulton mayor faces audit following allegations of financial misconduct

The investigation was sparked by resident concerns that Mayor Khalid Kamau was misusing city funds for flights and personal expenses.

January 31, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
A volunteer with PartnersforHOME, the City of Atlanta's main engine for resolving homelessness conducts outreach.

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Atlanta halts homeless encampment sweeps, reviews procedures following death of resident

The moratorium will last as long as it takes for the Atlanta Continuum of Care to review and update sweep practices and share the results with the public.

January 27, 2025
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  • Amanda Andrews
Walthourville City Hall

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Walthourville takes first steps toward property tax

The Walthourville City Council voted at a March 18 called meeting to advertise its first-ever property tax, the next step toward approving the new levy. The tax would not go into effect this year.

March 20, 2024
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By:
  • Robin Kemp and
  • The Current
In this image taken from body cam video released by the Atlanta Police Department, officers remove and shred items from empty tent near the future site of the City of Atlanta’s Public Safety Training Center on Jan. 18, 2023, near Atlanta, Ga. Some activists — self-described “forest defenders” — began moving into the forest in protest.

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Police video from 'Cop City' operation doesn't show shooting

Newly released Atlanta police body camera video shows officers clearing tents from the site of a planned public safety training center and then reacting after they heard the barrage of gunfire that left an environmental activist dead and a state trooper injured.

February 09, 2023
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  • Associated Press
New Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass speaks during her inaugural address on Sunday.

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  • Politics

Karen Bass is sworn in as Los Angeles mayor as the city grapples with homelessness

Karen Bass previously represented Los Angeles as the District 37 U.S. House representative. She defeated opponent Rick Caruso in November to become the first woman mayor of the city.

December 12, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
GPB News NPR

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  • National

A look at the salaries of 2 LA City Council members involved in racist conversation

They're among three lawmakers who were recorded talking in racist terms. And though they've been stripped of assignments and haven't been attending meetings, they're still collecting hefty paychecks.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
People hold signs and shout slogans as they protest before the cancellation of the Los Angeles City Council meeting Wednesday in Los Angeles.

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  • Politics

Los Angeles Councilwoman Nury Martinez resigns following her leaked racist remarks

The resignation comes hours after protesters disrupted a scheduled Wednesday city council meeting inside Los Angeles City Hall.

October 12, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Vanessa Romo
In this April 12, 2018, photo, a marijuana plant awaits transplanting at the Hollingsworth Cannabis Company near Shelton, Wash.  Thirty states have legalized some form of medical marijuana, according to a national advocacy group. Nine of those states and Washington, D.C., also have broad legalization where adults 21 and older can use pot for any reason.

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D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests

Employers can still give drug tests or fire an employee if they are acting under federal guidelines, or if an employee consumed marijuana at work or while performing work-related duties.

June 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Brandon Scott, Baltimore's youngest mayor in more than a century, at his election night party last month.

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  • National

Baltimore's New Progressive Mayor Is Ready To Tackle The City's Biggest Problems

Brandon Scott is the city's youngest mayor in more than a century. The 36-year-old campaigned on an unprecedented platform of curbing mayoral power.

December 08, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Sullivan

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