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1 day ago · Introduced on Jan. 6 by Councilmember Howard Shook, the original bill drew sharp rebukes from Atlanta Inspector General Shannon Manigault and civic organizations, such as the NAACP and the national Association of Inspectors General, for sharply curtailing the independent investigative powers of the city’s top corruption watchdog, the OIG.. The revised version of the bill that emerged from a ...

Jan 3, 2022 · The City of Atlanta’s 2021 elections ushered in a new City Council President, along with a mix of new and returning council members. Scroll down to learn more about each elected official.

Jan 29, 2025 · Get our free weekly newsletter on important housing and democracy news every Thursday. Sign up The Atlanta City Council will hold a public work session this Thursday to discuss a controversial bill that could significantly impact the independence and authority of both the city’s Ethics Office and ...

The Atlanta Civic Circle takes deep dives on issues affecting metro Atlanta, providestools and resources to help the community learn more about the topics, and equipsreaders with information on how they can get involved in civic issues. Since formation,the Atlanta Civic Circle has launched a Housing Affordability focus area and a Democracy initiative to include in …

Jan 28, 2025 · On Monday, 212 people representing some 50 nonprofits and advocacy groups scattered across the city for the Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, which is federally mandated to give local governments an up-to-date picture of the scale and nature of the crises they face — and to give the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development a snapshot of the nation’s homelessness problem.

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Nov 6, 2024 · How do I use this guide? For this free voter guide, Atlanta Civic Circle and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reached out to more than 500 campaigns ranging from congressional candidates to district attorneys and local government officials to get them to share their stances on key issues.We’ve heard from many campaigns and will continue to add information as we get it.

Jan 14, 2025 · The group’s president, Will Fletcher, raised “grave concerns” in a letter to the city leaders that the bill would “strip away” investigative powers from Atlanta’s OIG, rendering the independent watchdog agency incapable of providing the oversight function it’s tasked with. The Atlanta City Council established the OIG just five years ago in …