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News Articles: Keisha Lance Bottoms

The city will create a Housing Innovation Lab as part of the plan.

Atlanta Mayor Launches Affordable Housing Plan

Atlanta is launching a new comprehensive plan to address affordable housing in the city, but one expert thinks it doesn't go far enough.

June 24, 2019
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By:
  • Sophia Saliby
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signs legislation forming a task force to close and repurpose the city jail.

Atlanta Mayor Signs Legislation Aimed At Closing City Jail

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms signed legislation Tuesday aimed at closing the city's jail. Standing outside the city's detention center, surrounded...

May 28, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Vice President Mike Pence speaks to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents in Atlanta Thursday, March 21, 2019.

Pence Slams Atlanta Mayor For Ending Relationship With ICE

Vice President Mike Pence had strong words for Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms during a stop in Atlanta Thursday. Speaking to a crowd of Immigration...

March 22, 2019
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Police Chief Erika Shields and District Attorney Paul Howard announce they will reexamine evidence in the Atlanta child murders.

Police To Re-Test Evidence In Atlanta Child Murder Cases

Police will re-examine evidence from the Atlanta child murder cases of the 1970s and '80s. From 1979 to 1981, nearly 30 African-American kids, teens and...

March 21, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown down the gauntlet over a bill that would allow the state to take control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Calls State Airport Takeover Move 'An Act of War'

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has thrown down the gauntlet over a bill that would allow the state to take control of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta...

March 07, 2019
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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D- Md., the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform is seeking a trove of information from Georgia's governor and secretary of state as it investigates reports of issues reported during the state's 2018 elections.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: House Committee Investigating Georgia Elections

On this edition of Political Rewind , the House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday a new investigation into allegations of voter suppression in...

March 06, 2019
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Atlanta Mayor Vows To Fight Attempted State Takeover Of Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

A fight over control of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is brewing under the Gold Dome.

February 28, 2019
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By:
  • Ross Terrell and
  • Stephen Fowler
Mary Norwood, who currently chairs the Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods, is a former Atlanta City Councilwoman and two time mayoral candidate

Former Atlanta City Councilwoman Mary Norwood Talks Crime In Buckhead

Some residents in the North Atlanta suburb of Buckhead are complaining about an increase of crime in their community. It’s one of the most affluent...

February 08, 2019
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By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Top 10 Political Stories of the Year

If one more political event occurs before the year’s end, 2018 may just burst at the seams.

December 31, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Bianca Theodore
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announces on Thursday the city will no longer accept ICE detainees at the jail.

Atlanta Will No Longer Accept ICE Detainees

The City of Atlanta will no longer accept U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements detainees at the Atlanta City Detention Center. Atlanta Mayor Keisha...

September 06, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

City Of Atlanta Launches 'Open Checkbook' To Share Spending

The city of Atlanta has launched a new transparency tool as the federal bribery probe into City Hall spending grows wider. Atlanta’s Open Checkbook...

September 05, 2018
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

Council President Felicia Moore Says She's Not A 'Rubber Stamp' For Atlanta City Hall

Atlanta’s second-most-powerful elected official has a lot on her plate. Felicia Moore took over as Atlanta City Council president in January amidst an...

August 15, 2018
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Stephen Fowler
Ever Castillo, left, and his family, immigrants from Honduras, are escorted back across the border by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents Thursday, June 21, 2018, in Hildalgo, Texas.

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  • Politics

Handel Injected Into Immigration Debate On House Floor

On this edition of Political Rewind, President Donald Trump may have signed an order keeping immigrant families arrested at the border together, but it...

June 22, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
The City of Atlanta and its official are the only repeat nominees for IRE's Golden Padlock Award.

Investigative Reporters Name City Of Atlanta Most Secretive Government Agency

The city of Atlanta has received many honors over the years. In 1996, we were awarded the Summer Olympics. Next year, we'll host the Super Bowl. And...

June 20, 2018
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell and
  • Virginia Prescott
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal addresses the crowd at the Capital during the March for Humanity marking the 50th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, Monday, Apr. 9, 2018, in Atlanta.

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  • Politics

Deal Move Could Set Precedent For Splitting Georgia Cities

On this edition of Political Rewind, Governor Deal wraps up the official bill signing period with a flourish: his signature on one bill means Georgians...

May 09, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
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