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Atlanta hoping to extend Tax Allocation Districts, but critics pushing back on mayor's plan
3+ day, 41+ min ago (644+ words) April 23, 2026 / 12: 53 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta To help finance Atlanta Mayor Andrew Dickens' Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, the city is hoping to extend its eight Tax Allocation Districts, or TADs " districts drawn to funnel increases in property tax revenues into redevelopment projects....
Atlanta wades into ICE debate ahead of World Cup
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (318+ words) (The Center Square) " The Atlanta City Council passed two resolutions addressing immigration two months after Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said he hoped U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's presence during the World Cup games would be "small" or "nonexistent." One resolution opposes…...
Firefighter union leader raises concerns over pay as Atlanta prepares to host FIFA World Cup
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (416+ words) April 21, 2026 / 10: 09 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta The president of an Atlanta firefighter's union has raised new concerns about staffing, pay, and emergency response as the city prepares for the World Cup. At a press conference Monday outside City Hall, Nate Bailey,…...
Atlanta moves to block ICE detention facilities and expand oversight of enforcement
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (229+ words) April 21, 2026 / 10: 01 AM EDT / CBS Atlanta The Atlanta City Council on Monday approved two resolutions aimed at responding to federal immigration enforcement activity and proposed detention facilities within the city. One measure formally opposes the construction or operation of large-scale immigration…...
Atlanta lawmakers take stand against ICE, but it's largely symbolic
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (558+ words) Atlanta on Monday joined a growing list of major cities that have taken steps to push back against the presence of federal immigration agents, though that resistance is largely toothless. Atlanta City Council members backed two resolutions seeking to put…...
Georgia lawyers compete to curb rising food insecurity
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (643+ words) At a time when 1 in 5 Georgia children face food insecurity and the Atlanta Community Food Bank is serving 70% more people than four years ago, the state's lawyers are competing to fix the problem. Since 2012, many of Georgia's 34, 500 active attorneys have…...
Atlanta protest targets Flock Safety as debate over surveillance, ICE fears, and public safety intensifies
1+ week, 2+ day ago (897+ words) Updated on: April 17, 2026 / 5: 38 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta On a stretch of Howell Mill Road, where tech offices meet a rapidly changing Atlanta skyline, a protest planned for Friday is shaping up to be about far more than a single company....
Member of popular Atlanta rap group accused in major electronics theft ring
1+ week, 4+ day ago (474+ words) An Atlanta rapper is out of jail after being arrested and charged in connection with a large theft ring involving stolen electronics, police said. Alphonce Smith, who performs under the name Cyco Black and a member of the hip-hop group…...
Fulton County approves $1. 3 billion jail overhaul as Mo Ivory raises concerns over inmate transfer plans
1+ week, 3+ day ago (536+ words) April 15, 2026 / 7: 20 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Fulton County leaders have approved a sweeping $1. 3 billion plan to overhaul the troubled Fulton County Jail, marking what officials call a "historic step forward," but the move is already drawing political pushback and raising new…...
Commissioners approve $1. 36 B in funding to renovate troubled Fulton County Jail
1+ week, 3+ day ago (217+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution Wednesday to fund renovations at the troubled Fulton County Jail. In a unanimous vote, commissioners approved the resolution, which states that funding for renovations cannot exceed…...