AltWeeklies Wire
Oversight, Stallednew
Atlanta's Citizen Review Board hasn't been assembled, despite police stats that show it's needed
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-17-2007 |
Politics
Under the Republican Domenew
The conservative majority's agenda, and what it means for Georgia.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
03-29-2007 |
Politics
Shoddy Worknew
A lawsuit alleges Atlanta's repair program for the elderly is inept.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-20-2006 |
Politics
State Says 'I Do' to Saving Marriagesnew
A week after the state House Judiciary Committee gave a favorable report of a Senate bill that would quadruple the waiting period for divorce, the Georgia Department of Human Services also announced a marriage-saving project.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
Georgia GOP Eases Up on Mortgage Lendersnew
Now that a pro-business, anti-consumer version of the Georgia Fair Lending Act has replaced its original strong anti-predatory lending law, the state appears to need the original law's protections more than ever.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
05-19-2005 |
Politics
Report Eviscerates Tort Reform Logicnew
A "smoking gun" report filed last week by the nation's largest provider of medical malpractice insurance found that capping pain and suffering damages in malpractice cases -- a proposal known as tort reform -- won't lower doctors' premiums after all.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
11-04-2004 |
Politics
