Sept. 30
Lobbyists seek more tax breaks at tax reform panel session Gingrey defends arrangement surrounding 2008 earmark Accuser: Bishop Eddie Long is ‘almost like a drug’ Accrediting agency asked to review ATL school board decisions
Sept. 29
Marietta schools serving expired food Bishop Eddie Long accuser speaks out Mayors: Ga. a top source of ‘crime guns’ Potential class actions target AirTran Judge reopens bankruptcy filing by Deal’s son-in-law Columbus fires Parks & Rec director Life in Athens stream absent after chemical spill Report: Warner Robins councilman pointed gun at tenant
Sept. 28
The candidate, the name change & the domestic violence arrest Dozens of murder trials delayed by crime lab firing Bishop Long tried to have burglary charges dropped
Sept. 27
Columbus attorney arrested for giving prescription pills to friend
Boxill & subject of $183K fraud probe flew to Rio
Fulton County Commissioner Nancy Boxill and a county employee who was under investigation for fraud attended a professional conference in Rio de Janeiro this year shortly after officials allegedly shelved the inquiry. Boxill and Cheryl Estes, a program manager in the Human Services Department, were among five Fulton County officials at the U.N. World Urban […]
Sept. 26
Feds probe ATL schools Repeat offender clogs ATL justice system
Finalist for DeKalb housing chief could have a conflict
The DeKalb County Housing Authority — already beset with questions about gifts of money or services from vendors — may be about to hire another vendor as its next executive director. If Eugene P. “Pete” Walker Jr. becomes DeKalb’s new public housing chief, he will oversee the job performance of his current employer, Mercy Housing Southeast, a non-profit paid to manage several of the authority’s properties. He’s currently Mercy’s president. Walker, one of three finalists for the housing job, also runs Millennium Development Partners, a for-profit company that does financial and bond consulting for the housing authority. Read on…
Sept. 25
Campaign paid $135K to lease aircraft from firm Deal co-owns Tech professor, 2 others face $2M racketeering charge 4th lawsuit filed against bishop; Long tells followers ‘we will arise’ Has Oxendine unleashed an army of loan companies on consumers?
Scholarships went to people tied to Ga. congressman Deal discloses finances again, says he’s not insolvent Beazer Homes fraud settlement questioned Ga. 400 tolls to be extended to 2020
Sept. 23
Fired Dalton judge questions city motives
Sept. 22
3rd sexual coercion suit filed against Bishop Eddie Long Plan would allow some Ga. colleges to ban illegal immigrants Medical College name change costs state $2.9M Saxby Chambliss says gay slur originated with his office DeKalb commission stemed over severance APD lieutenant fired for golfing on the job Savannah ordered to pay $17M for parking […]
Sept. 21
Men allege sexual coercion by prominent ATL pastor Daughter’s bankruptcy papers didn’t mention Deal ATL school board member to face ethics hearing Still more judge trouble in long-running Fayette divorce case Hall’s closed meeting vote may be illegal Dalton ousts judge, administrator Plant Vogtle workers’ testing incomplete