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Atlanta’s BeltLine Shows How Parks Can Drive ‘Green Gentrification’
COMMENTARY | Cities can avoid the problem if they think about affordable housing at the start of their projects.
The Difficult Push to Build More Housing Near Transit
Some states and cities are adopting policies to promote dense development near bus and rail lines. But it can be a hard sell politically and sometimes has unintended consequences.
A Unique Funding Program to Keep Homeowners in Hot Neighborhoods in Their Houses
The Atlanta program, part of a wide-scale affordable housing effort, will use $10 million to help legacy homeowners pay soaring property taxes.
Route Fifty Presents: The Top State and Local Races to Watch on Election Night
Here's a roundup of the hottest governors' and mayors' contests around the U.S.
CDC: 4 in 10 Transgender Women Tested Positive for HIV in Major Cities
The report shows the unequal toll HIV still exerts — with particular consequence for Black women and Latinas.
Georgia Election Law Fuels Partisan Cancel Culture Debate
After Major League Baseball announced it was pulling the All-Star Game from Atlanta in protest of the state’s election law, Sen. Mitch McConnell warned of “serious consequences.”
Georgia Senate Approves Bill to Ease Gun Restrictions
The bill, which comes just two weeks after mass shootings at spas in the Atlanta area, would allow people from outside Georgia to carry concealed weapons in the state.
Atlanta Shootings Fuel Fear Over Rising Anti-Asian Violence
More than 3,800 reports of anti-Asian discrimination or bias have been reported over the last year.
Cities Giving Paid Leave to Employees to Work the Polls
Facing shortages of poll workers, some city officials are allowing employees to volunteer as election workers in exchange for paid leave.
What Happens Next With Affordable Housing?
COMMENTARY | States and local governments already haven’t been investing enough to help build housing that poor families, and sometimes even middle-class people, can afford. And now funding could be yet another victim of the coronavirus.
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sues Atlanta Mayor Over Mask Mandate
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt becomes first governor to test positive … People pack into Utah meeting to complain about school mask requirements … Supreme Court will allow Florida to bar ex-felons from voting if fines remain unpaid.
DA Questions Atlanta Police Shooting, Says Charging Decision Could Be Ready Soon
STATE AND LOCAL NEWS ROUNDUP | The Tulsa health director expressed reservations about President Trump’s planned rally in the city this week … Minneapolis begins slow process of considering police dismantling … California police unions release their reform plan.
From School Outreach to Hip Hop: How Mayors Plan to Boost Census Participation
The 2020 Census count will begin nationally in March and mayors are working to get the message out that every resident needs to be counted.
The School Districts Serving Free Lunch to All Students
Tapping into a federal program, more school districts are providing free lunches for all students. Atlanta is among those opting in this school year.
Feeding a City with an Open Farm
How the city and non-profit groups rallied a community to create a seven-acre “food forest” that provides fresh fruits, herbs, nuts, and vegetables to anyone who wants to pick them.
A Suburban Community Rejects Transit Expansion
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Changes to eviction laws in Mississippi ... Raising the age to buy tobacco in Delaware ... Examining state employee raises in North Carolina.
While You're Watching Super Bowl LIII, DHS and Atlanta Will Be Watching You
Federal and local law enforcement are combining efforts—and technology assets—to secure the biggest sports event of the year.
FAA Declares the Super Bowl a 'No Drone Zone'
People who violate the temporary flight restriction will face jail time and hefty fines.
Feds Charge 2 Men in Ransomware Attack That Hobbled Atlanta
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Albuquerque’s troubled electric buses leave town … Wash. state plastic bag ban proposal … Dallas asset forfeitures ... and D.C.’s clean-energy shift.
A New Smoking Ban in Public Housing Roils Some Residents
Proposed during the Obama administration and being finalized now, the ban is meant to protect the health of residents and save money on maintaining units.
