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Then-Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms speaks at a press conference on March 17, 2021, in Atlanta, Ga.

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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is joining the Biden administration

Bottoms was considered for the role of vice president during Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign.

June 16, 2022
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  • Ayana Archie
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Political Rewind: Keisha heads to Washington; Abrams sticks with Biden; Walker faces controversy

Wednesday on Political Rewind: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is headed to the White House. Plus, Abrams gets a nod from the president. Meanwhile, Herschel Walker's campaign deals with two troubling stories: false claims that he worked for law enforcement and reports that he has another son.

June 15, 2022
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Keisha Lance Bottoms officially joins Biden administration

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms will be joining President Joe Biden’s administration in an official capacity. Bottoms will be named Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement in the coming weeks. The news was first reported by Axios. 

June 15, 2022
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  • Itoro Umontuen
Future of Atlanta

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Political Rewind: Remembering Sen. Isakson; Legacy and change as Atlanta prepares for new management

Tuesday on Political Rewind: A discuss of the legacy of Former Sen. Johnny Isakson with a close friend and aide. Plus, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gave her final public press conference. Meanwhile, Mayor-elect Andre Dickens sets the goals for his administration.

December 21, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Mayor Keisha Bottoms stands at a podium sharing the latest on COVID-19 and the COVID crime wave.

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Mayor Bottoms Addresses Crime and COVID-19 Crises

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms spoke in a press conference Tuesday morning about how COVID-19 is causing a spike in crime which the city hasn’t seen in decades, including a recent stabbing murder of a woman and her dog in Atlanta's Piedmont Park.

August 04, 2021
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  • Amanda Andrews
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Amid COVID Rise, Kemp Won’t Mandate Masks, So Local Leaders Take Matters Into Own Hands — Again

The push and pull between the state and local officials during the pandemic is familiar: Last year, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp blocked local leaders from imposing their own facial covering requirements. This year, his power to do so is more limited.

July 29, 2021
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  • Riley Bunch
Supporters of Georgia's transgender and non-binary community stroll through the city's Midtown district during Gay Pride Festival's Transgender Rights March in Atlanta on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Robin Rayne)

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Atlanta Seeks To Address Soaring Joblessness Among Hard-Hit LGBTQ Community

Historically, the LGBTQ community has faced higher-than-average unemployment rates and workplace cultures that are often difficult to navigate. COVID-19 has only deepened those difficulties for those seeking work. So the city of Atlanta and Goodwill of North Georgia are now taking a step to connect LGBTQ Atlantans with more job opportunities by partnering up for the city's second annual virtual LGBTQ Opportunity Fair.

July 28, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Vice President Kamala Harris addresses a crowd of students at Clark Atlanta University as part of a push for more Americans to get vaccinated.

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Vice President Harris Visits Atlanta To Support Vaccination Push

Vice President Kamala Harris was in Atlanta on Friday, June 18, 2021, encouraging people to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

June 18, 2021
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  • Sarah Rose
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announcing she will not seek reelection.

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Georgia Today: How Keisha Lance Bottoms Changed Atlanta And What Her Successor Could Face

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.

 

May 14, 2021
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  • Steve Fennessy and
  • Jess Mador
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms elaborates on her decision not to seek reelection in the 2021 mayoral race during a May 7, 2021, press conference.

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Political Rewind: Atlanta Mayoral Election Might Be About Race, 2022 About Turning Out The Base

Monday on Political Rewind: Gov. Brian Kemp signed a bill that stops local governments from making sharp reductions to their police department budgets. Also, Atlanta’s mayoral election is now six months away, and a number of prominent players are considering whether to jump into the race after incumbent Keisha Lance Bottoms’ surprise announcement she will not seek reelection.

May 10, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
A screenshot from the video in which Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced that she would not be seeking reelection.

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Political Rewind: Atlanta Mayor Bottoms Not Seeking Reelection — What It Could Mean For Georgia

Friday on Political Rewind: Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced that she will not run for reelection. In a letter, Bottoms highlighted her proudest accomplishments in office, but gave no reason for her decision not to seek a second term. We’ll look at what her withdrawal means for the race for mayor of Georgia’s most influential city.

May 07, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Kevin McCarthy speaks to media and business owners insider a Marietta diner.

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Political Rewind: GOP Still At Odds With Big Business; Officer Charged With Brooks Murder Reinstated

Today on Political Rewind: The Atlanta police officer charged with felony murder in the death of Rayshard Brooks has been reinstated to duty by the city’s civil service board. In visits to Atlanta this week, U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Sen. Lindsey Graham stepped up the GOP messaging war on big business.

May 06, 2021
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
A side by side picture of Will Smith and director Antoine Fuqua.

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Political Rewind: Continued Backlash Over Ga. Elections Law; The Possibility Of Buckhead Cityhood

Thursday on Political Rewind: Candidates are announcing their intentions to run for a myriad of offices in the upcoming 2022 elections.

April 15, 2021
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
An illustration of a hand dropping a ballot into a ballot box.

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Political Rewind: Georgia Political Players Eye 2022 As GOP Proposes New Voting Restrictions

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.

February 03, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Keisha Lance Bottoms

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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Named One Of Glamour's 2020 'Women Of The Year'

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has been named one of Glamour Magazine’s 2020 “Women of the Year,” among a slate of honorees that includes Oscar-winning actress Regina King, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund President and Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill, Civil Rights leader Dolores Huerta, as well as four essential workers from New York’s Elmhurst Hospital, an epicenter of America’s fight against the coronavirus.

 

October 14, 2020
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  • Marshall Latimore
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