AltWeeklies Wire
Shoddy Worknew
A lawsuit alleges Atlanta's repair program for the elderly is inept.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Alyssa Abkowitz |
04-20-2006 |
Politics
Re-elect 'Our Mayor'?new
Mayor Ray Nagin's billboard campaign for re-election in New Orleans has spread all the way to Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Coley Ward |
04-14-2006 |
Politics
Do-Nothing Session?new
Georgia lawmakers wanted to give up the booty to industry, but politics wouldn't let them.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
04-06-2006 |
Politics
Fighting the Powernew
Rev. Richard Cobble fights for intown transit in Atlanta.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-23-2006 |
Politics
Unconnected Dotsnew
Former Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell and Al Capone now have a verdict in common.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-16-2006 |
Politics
Stem Cell Bills Duke It Outnew
At a time when state lawmakers are falling over themselves with incentives to bring new industry to Georgia, Senate Republicans are considering a ban on certain types of stem-cell research that could have precisely the opposite effect.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-09-2006 |
Politics
Dems Flank Rightnew
Commonly regarded as the sincerest form of flattery, imitation in politics instead can be a ruthless game of one-upmanship.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-09-2006 |
Politics
Grassroots or Astroturf?new
A powerful transportation PAC claims to have Georgians' interests at heart, but donations from road builders cast suspicion.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
03-02-2006 |
Politics
Big MAACC Attacknew
Atlanta's arts leaders have lost patience waiting for the anticipated trickle-down of increased funding, corporate support and public involvement from the efforts of Metropolitan Atlanta Arts and Culture Coalition.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
03-02-2006 |
Politics
Capitol Contradictionsnew
The Georgia GOP favors local control -- except when it doesn't.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-23-2006 |
Politics
God is Alive in the General Assemblynew
The members of Georgia's General Assembly have spent much of their time doing God's work -- literally.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-09-2006 |
Politics
What Might Have Beennew
Former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes publicly shared for the first time specifics on what he would have done to ease traffic and expand MARTA -- if only he'd been re-elected.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
02-09-2006 |
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
Voter ID 2.0 is Law -- For Nownew
When GOP legislators rammed their new and improved voter ID bill through the Senate and House last month, it proved an impressive display of game-face unity.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Scott Henry |
02-02-2006 |
Politics
Environmental Electionnew
Most legislators want to be a friend of the environment on the campaign trail, even while they assault it in office.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Michael Wall |
01-26-2006 |
Politics
