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Opinion - A right to unbiased care Article

Wednesday March 16, 2016 06:00 am EDT 03/16/2016 6:00 am

SB308 supports an ideological agenda rather than legitimate medical care | more...

Opinion - Don't be a tourist Article

Wednesday July 22, 2015 04:00 am EDT 07/22/2015 4:00 am

Too many Atlantans sit on the sidelines when it comes to shaping the city. That needs to change. | more...

Opinion - King Ralph Article

Thursday July 16, 2015 04:00 am EDT 07/16/2015 4:00 am

We're not in good hands with Hudgens as insurance regulator | more...

Opinion - Georgia Democrats aren't winning Article

Wednesday November 12, 2014 04:00 am EST 11/12/2014 4:00 am

And it's the party's own fault | more...

Opinion - Secretary of State Brian Kemp should help, not hinder Georgia voters Article

Thursday September 25, 2014 01:00 am EDT 09/25/2014 1:00 am

Failing to process thousands of voter applications is a dereliction of duty | more...

Opinion - Election fraud Article

Thursday August 7, 2014 04:00 am EDT 08/07/2014 4:00 am

Why I didn't vote in the runoff. Or the primary. Or last November. | more...

Opinion - Investigate the governor Article

Wednesday July 23, 2014 04:00 am EDT 07/23/2014 4:00 am

State investigation, sweeping reforms necessary in the wake of Gov. Nathan Deal's persistent ethics woes | more...

Opinion - Cash in that chip Article

Thursday February 13, 2014 04:00 am EST 02/13/2014 4:00 am

What do Atlantans gain from this Golden Age of cooperation? | more...

Atlanta City Hall

NEWSBRIEF: Atlanta Airport Gets New CEO Article

Tuesday July 6, 2021 02:30 pm EDT 07/06/2021 2:30 pm

Mayor Bottoms wastes little time elevating Balram Bheodari as Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s new general manager. | more...

NEWSBRIEF: Mayor Converts 100 Bathrooms to Gender-Neutral Article

Wednesday June 16, 2021 04:27 pm EDT 06/16/2021 4:27 pm

Mayor Lance-Bottoms signs an Administrative Order promoting transgender inclusiveness. | more...

NEWSBRIEF: Malik Brown's Short Atlanta LGBTQ History Article

Wednesday May 12, 2021 02:53 pm EDT 05/12/2021 2:53 pm

Malik Brown, the City of Atlanta's Director of LGBTQ+ Affairs lays out the City's heritage for Out Magazine. | more...

Councilmember Kwanza Hall OKs North Avenue mural Article

Wednesday May 11, 2016 12:22 pm EDT 05/11/2016 12:22 pm

The Loss Prevention group preps a new work for the city. | more...

NEWSBRIEF: 25 Miles an Hour is the New Normal for Atlanta Article

Wednesday April 13, 2016 04:00 am EDT 04/13/2016 4:00 am

The Mayor's goal is to have 75% of Atlanta streets covered with a 25 MPH speed limit | more...

Opinion - Fines, fees, and inequality Article

Thursday June 11, 2015 04:00 am EDT 06/11/2015 4:00 am

Mayor's push to raise municipal fees hits black and poor Atlantans hardest | more...

Opinion - Keisha Lance Bottoms' double-duty debacle Article

Thursday May 14, 2015 04:00 am EDT 05/14/2015 4:00 am

Bottoms should step down from either Council or AFCRA for the good of the city. | more...

City of Atlanta named finalist for Public Art Challenge Article

Thursday March 5, 2015 11:38 am EST 03/05/2015 11:38 am

Winning cities to be announced in May | more...

Legislature

NEWSBRIEF: ACLU files suit against Georgia over Transgender Health Care Article

Thursday June 24, 2021 05:03 pm EDT 06/24/2021 5:03 pm

ACLU: Georgia is one of 10 states that bans transgender adults from receiving gender-affirming care under Medicaid. | more...

NEWSBRIEF: Project Q Lists Funders of Anti-LGBTQ Legislators Article

Friday May 21, 2021 03:58 pm EDT 05/21/2021 3:58 pm

Project Q uses its Google News Initiative Grant to trace the contributers to Reps. Ginny Ehrhart, Rick Jasperse and Philip Singleton, and Sen. Marty H... | more...

NEWSBRIEF: AJC - Transgender Georgians, families brace as states pass restrictive laws Article

Saturday May 1, 2021 02:42 pm EDT 05/01/2021 2:42 pm

The AJC takes a look at the impact of new GA legislation on Transgender kids. | more...

2017 Legislative Preview Article

Wednesday January 18, 2017 08:43 pm EST 01/18/2017 8:43 pm

Guns, health care and some good old-fashioned edumacation | more...

Opinion - The House (and Senate) of God Article

Thursday March 3, 2016 04:00 am EST 03/03/2016 4:00 am

My daily dose of forced religion, courtesy of the state government | more...

Opinion - Stop laughing at the legislature Article

Thursday January 21, 2016 04:00 am EST 01/21/2016 4:00 am

Instead, speak up and be critical of the 40 days wasted | more...

Opinion - Risky venture Article

Wednesday September 23, 2015 04:00 am EDT 09/23/2015 4:00 am

Casinos aren't silver bullets for solving HOPE funding | more...

Opinion - Attacks on Planned Parenthood are attacks on public health Article

Thursday August 20, 2015 04:00 am EDT 08/20/2015 4:00 am

Address the root problem and not a bogeyman | more...

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