The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed the lawsuit today on behalf of Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials (GALEO), the Georgia State Conference of the NAACP and seven individual plaintiffs contending that the Gwinnett Board of Commissioner and the Board of Education Districts exclude minorities from electing candidates of their choice. The
This week’s Courier Herald column: I was walking across the hallways of Georgia’s Capitol in early March when I ran into an old friend. I hadn’t seen Dr. Karen Mathiak in a while, but like many of my friends from political circles I keep up with her on social media. Dr. Mathiak is a Spalding
Poultry on private property is one of the more contentious debates that almost always leaves neighbors with great divides throughout their communities as they play tug-a-war over property rights (which should always be the winner) and Homeowners Association covenants. The ordinances usually err on the side of “no chickens allowed,” but Thursday evening yielded a small victory
In a front page story from today’s New York Times, reporter Michael Wines examines how some cities and counties are allegedly attempting to disenfranchise minorities by conducting activities that, prior to a Supreme Court decision, would have required preclearance by the Justice Department under the Voting Rights Act. Georgia, which was one of the states
There’s runoffs across Georgia today. Blah blah blah. Let’s skip to the results. Most of them (Congress, State House & Senate, D.A.’s, etc) can be found here. Want to know how Tim Lee is faring in Cobb? We’ve got a link for that. How about Sharon Barnes Sutton in DeKalb. That one’s…well, maybe here eventually.
On Monday, Fulton County District Two Commissioner Bob Ellis announced that the county’s general obligation bonds have been upgraded by the credit-rating agency Standard & Poor’s from AA to AA+. It is now as safe to invest in Fulton County as it is to invest in U.S. Treasury bonds, which were downgraded from AAA, the
“Shall an additional 0.4 percent sales tax be collected in the City of Atlanta for 5 years for the purpose of transportation improvements and congestion reduction?” That’s the TSPLOST measure the Atlanta City Council approved 13-to-1 on Monday. ATLiens are also set to consider an additional half-penny sales tax increase for MARTA in November meaning
State Rep. Beth Beskin (R- Atlanta) has announced endorsements in two Fulton County Superior Court judicial races. She has thrown in her lot with former Fulton County Magistrate Sterling Eaves and current Magistrate Gary Alembik. Both will be candidates in the July 26th general election runoffs. Judicial races are nonpartisan so the candidates will appear
Brian Maloof, owner of Manuel’s Tavern and son of the late Manuel Maloof, has issued an open invitation for patrons to join their family and staff in blessing Atlanta’s sacred watering hole before it reopens in the coming weeks. The invitation was too good to not share. From their Facebook feed: An open invitation, Monday
In a county where the good old boys have dominated local politics, where public trust mirrors that of the Nation’s trust in the Federal Government, and where plans to develop a commercial passenger service at the county’s airport has divided a people, one man has a message of unity for his politically grief stricken county.
