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Atlanta Watershed employees illegally detained coworkers over missing wallet, OIG finds
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (552+ words) Atlanta's Inspector General confirmed six Watershed Department employees abused their authority by illegally detaining and searching colleagues over a missing wallet. Discipline for the six employees ranges from written warnings to reprimands, sparking outrage from the city's employees union. Victims…...
Georgia town planning for 'worst case scenario' ahead of ICE facility
6+ day, 14+ hour ago (708+ words) It started with a call from a reporter with the Washington Post. Officials in Oakwood, Georgia, about 50 miles northeast of Atlanta, had just heard that a 10,000-bed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center was coming to another north Georgia town…...
Three Black candidates aim to break Georgia's Secretary of State glass ceiling
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (560+ words) Georgia's qualifying period for statewide elections begins this week and ends on Friday, March 6. Filing the paperwork to continue a campaign for office can be a dream come true for some candidates. Many of those candidates are running for the…...
Gov. Kemp to sign 2026 Georgia budget with new income tax rebate, homeowner relief grants
1+ week, 1+ day ago (327+ words) Updated on: March 3, 2026 / 12:03 PM EST / CBS Atlanta Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will sign his final amended state budget, approving $2 billion in income and property tax relief on Tuesday. The signing will take place at the North Wings Steps of the…...
Who should investigate Atlanta’s questionable contract with former clerk?
1+ week, 1+ day ago (691+ words) The Atlanta City Council and Mayor Andre Dickens" administration both agree that an investigation is warranted into a questionable contract with the former city clerk that originated during the height of debate over Atlanta"s public safety training facility. But…...
Fulton County leaders propose plan to reduce jail population
1+ week, 5+ day ago (311+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Fulton County Commission Chairman Robb Pitts said on Friday that there is a five-point plan that he believes could drastically reduce the jail's population amid ongoing overcrowding concerns. It is a possible solution to a…...
Georgia lawmakers have different ideas for state’s $42B budget as deadline looms
2+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " Georgia lawmakers remain at an impasse over the state's $42 billion budget with just over a month left in the legislative session. The House, Senate and governor are pushing competing plans to return billions of dollars…...
‘Significant progress’: Fulton County gives update on jail improvements
2+ week, 4+ day ago (320+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " A year after Fulton County entered into a federal agreement to improve its jail, officials are reporting "significant progress." In 2025, the county spent $12.8 million to improve security and staffing, update facilities and enhance detainee healthcare,…...
Georgia Power Files Plan for Customer Rate Decrease with Public Service Commission
2+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) Georgia Power's latest filings with the Georgia Public Service Commission propose an overall rate decrease for customers beginning in June The post Georgia Power Files Plan for Customer Rate Decrease with Public Service Commission appeared first on AllOnGeorgia....
Staffing crisis may require cap on Fulton’s jail population, report says
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1055+ words) Reducing the inmate population at the Fulton County Jail may be "the next reasonable course of action" to resolve a staffing crisis that prevents the county from safely and humanely housing its inmates, according to an evaluation of the county's…...