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News Articles: Mayor Andre Dickens

More than 350 people signed up to speak in a period of public comment at Atlanta City Hall on June 5, 2023 as a City Council meeting and vote held in the chambers is broadcast to the atrium of the building.

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Developing story: Atlanta City Council votes on police training facility

The Atlanta City Council is meeting at this hour to hear public comment and then vote on $31 million for the controversial public training center known to opponents as “Cop City.”

June 05, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
This house in Atlanta's Edgewood neighborhood is where police arrested three key organizers who have been aiding protesters against the city's proposed public safety training center on May 31, 2023. The three are officers of the group that runs the Atlanta Solidarity Fund, which has bailed out people arrested during protests against the project, which opponents derisively call "Cop City."

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Bond granted for 3 activists whose fund bailed out people protesting Atlanta 'Cop City' project

A judge has granted bond for three activists involved in supporting the protest against a planned police and fire training center in Atlanta that opponents have derisively dubbed "Cop City."

June 02, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Mayor Andre Dickens

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Dickens to lead economic, cultural relations trip to Ethiopia

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is leading a trip to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to foster economic and cultural relations between the two cities. 

May 12, 2023
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  • Collin Kelley
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with CDC officials in Atlanta on Friday, May 5, 2023.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spends two days in Atlanta, touts city's international status

He spent Friday and Saturday in Atlanta meeting with the CDC, Mayor Andre Dickens and HBCU leaders. He also gave the commencement address at Georgia Tech.

May 08, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
The Community Foundation and the City of Atlanta announced a $200M affordable housing initiative on May 2, 2023

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Atlanta affordable housing initiative scores $200 million in public-private partnership

The funding is the most significant commitment of its kind to provide more people with safe places to live.  

May 04, 2023
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  • Donna Lowry
Law enforcement officers run near the scene of an active shooter on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 in Atlanta. Atlanta police said there had been no additional shots fired since the initial shooting unfolded inside a building in a commercial area with many office towers and high-rise apartments.

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1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical facility

Police say a shooter opened fire inside the waiting room of an Atlanta medical facility, killing one and injuring four others as authorities swarmed the city's bustling midtown neighborhood in search of the 24-year-old suspect. Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday afternoon.

May 03, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens

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Dickens proposes $790M Atlanta budget, largest in city’s history

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ has proposed a $790 million general fund budget for the 2024 fiscal year, beginning July 1.

May 02, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby
Wellstar closed Atlanta Medical Center last year. The shuttered 460-bed hospital stands in the heart of Old Fourth Ward.

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Mayor extends ban on redevelopment of Atlanta Medical Center site

Mayor Andre Dickens signed an executive order on Monday extending the ban on new development at the Atlanta Medical Center site in Old Fourth Ward.

April 19, 2023
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  • Dyana Bagby
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Political Rewind: Chicago bests Atlanta for DNC bid; Is the U.S. Supreme Court too political?

Wednesday on Political Rewind: The 2024 Democratic National Convention will take place in Chicago, snubbing Georgia Democrats who wanted the convention in Atlanta.
And as Americans react to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' vacations with key donors, we ask our panel about the politicization of the court.

April 12, 2023
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at the annual State of the City address in downtown Atlanta on March 28, 2023.

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'This is a tough job': Watch Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens' State of the City speech

"Atlanta is a group project," Mayor Dickens said at the annual business breakfast in downtown Atlanta, where he delivered his 2023 State of the City address. Public safety, affordable housing and empowering youth were primary topics. 

March 28, 2023
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  • GPB News Staff
DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond speaks at a press conference March 24, 2023 announcing an executive order closing Intrenchment Creek Park and nearby areas until further notice.

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Atlanta launches police training center task force; DeKalb County restricts public access to area

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced the members for his new community task force providing input on the police training center. At the same time, DeKalb County asks residents to avoid the area.

March 24, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
An arial illustration of the planned police training facility, a still image from an Atlanta Police Foundation site plan video

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Members of stakeholder committee for police training facility speak out

Plans for an Atlanta police training facility in the city’s southeastern quadrant remain at the center of controversy. Members of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center Community Stakeholders Advisory Committee — current and former — are speaking out about the process.

February 21, 2023
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  • Peter Biello
Tyler Perry

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Tyler Perry to donate $2.5M to help older Atlanta homeowners

Actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry is donating $2.75 million to older homeowners in Atlanta to help ensure they're able to stay in their homes. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Perry reached out a few weeks ago to Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens about providing assistance for residents on fixed incomes whose rising real estate taxes could force them out of their homes.

February 16, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Mayor Andre Dickens officiated a mass wedding at Atlanta's Piedmont Park on Valentine's Day 2023.

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A mass Valentine's Day wedding in Atlanta: One couple explains their participation

On Valentine's Day, Atlanta’s mayor officiated a mass wedding in Piedmont Park.

February 14, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks at an Atlanta Press Club luncheon with moderator Patricia Murphy on Feb. 7, 2023 at the Buckhead Club.

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Mayor Andre Dickens at the center of training center debate

In Buckhead and at Morehouse College, Andre Dickens heard two different sides of Atlanta's opinions on the proposed Public Safety Training Center during public appearances on Feb. 7.

February 08, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
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