Politics Aug 25 Activists furious Democratic leaders haven’t denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City’ signature The Georgia Republican Party praised the plan while voting rights groups have spoken against it. But the state's Democratic senators have been silent, enraging activists.
Nation Jun 17 Eviction filings soar over 50% above pre-pandemic levels in some cities as rents increase Among the hardest-hit are Houston, where rates were 56 percent higher in April and 50 percent higher in May. In Minneapolis/St. Paul, rates rose 106 percent in March, 55 percent in April and 63 percent in May.
Politics Jun 07 Atlanta organizers unveil plan to take ‘Cop City’ fight to the ballot box Under the proposed referendum, voters would choose whether they want to repeal the ordinance that authorized the lease of the city-owned land upon which the project is being built.
Politics Jun 06 Atlanta City Council approves project decried as ‘Cop City,’ rejecting activists’ fierce opposition For about 14 hours, residents again and again took to the podium to slam the project, saying it would be a gross misuse of public funds to build the huge facility in a large urban forest in a poor, majority-Black…
Nation Mar 13 Autopsy report says ‘Cop City’ protester had hands raised when killed A slain protester's family says an environmental activist in Georgia was sitting cross-legged with their hands in the air when they were fatally shot by a state trooper.
Nation Jan 29 Protesters question circumstances surrounding ‘Stop Cop City’ activist’s death Beyond the distrust many in the “Stop Cop City” movement have toward police, six people who knew Tortuguita told the AP that authorities’ allegations about the protester's final encounter do not match up with the person they knew.
Nation Jan 22 Protest in Atlanta over state police killing of environmental activist turns violent A protest turned violent in downtown Atlanta on Saturday night in the wake of the death of an environmental activist who was killed by authorities this week after officials said the 26-year-old shot a state trooper.
Nation Feb 21 Across the U.S., rents at ‘insane’ levels with no relief in sight Rents have exploded across the country, causing many to fall behind on payments, dig deep into their savings or downsize to subpar units.
Nation Jun 16 Calls for de-escalation training grow after Atlanta shooting The deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Rayshard Brooks in Atlanta in the span of less than three weeks have led to a push in the U.S. for more training of police officers in how to de-escalate tense situations…
Nation May 24 Memorial Day even more poignant as veterans die from virus ATLANTA — One was a 94-year-old veteran of World War II who was the first of his 11 brothers to enlist in the military. One was a Vietnam veteran who lost his leg overseas and was always touched when people…