Atlanta City Council weighing potential changes to how city conducts investigations
The Office of the Inspector General is under scrutiny for the scope of its internal investigations involving city employees.
Atlanta City Council to discuss controversial changes to Office of Inspector General
Atlanta City Council members will hold a work session on Jan. 30 to review proposed changes to the Office of Inspector General, including restrictions on its investigative authority and the addition of political appointments to its governing board.
Atlanta City Council wants residents to weigh in on inspector general changes
Inspector General Shannon Manigault (center) listens as task force members (background) confer during the first meeting of a task force established to review the inspector general
Atlanta City Council votes to change protocol for sweeping homeless encampments
The healthcare system for millions of low-income Americans and rafts of other programs were thrown into disarray Tuesday after President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on federal funding, a move opponents blasted as unconstitutional.
City of Atlanta advances legislation to temporarily ban homeless encampment sweeps
Atlanta City Council is one step closer to putting a temporarily ban on encampment sweeps. It follows the tragic death of Cornelius Taylor who was recently killed during an encampment sweep on Jan. 16.
Moratorium on homeless encampment sweeps green-lit by Atlanta committee following man's death
It comes in the wake of Cornelius Taylor's death, who was killed on Jan. 16 as City of Atlanta crews attempted to clear a homeless encampment.
Georgia councilwoman tells ex-BLM mayor to stop playing 'victim' after charging Africa vacay to city card
A councilwoman slammed South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau for chastising the "all-Black council" for criticizing his lavish ...
Atlanta officials discuss proposal to change Office of Inspector General, Ethics Office rules
The session will focus on recent legislation that would amend the Atlanta City Charter. The proposal, 25-O-1009, would adjust the processes and procedures of the OIG, Ethics Office and Governing Board ...
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Homeless encampment sweep protocols changed following death of homeless man in Atlanta
Atlanta City Council subcommittee voted to change the way that sweeps of homeless encampments are done following the “tragic” ...
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Homicides drop in Atlanta for second year but still not to pre-pandemic levels
For the second year in a row, Atlanta’s homicide rate dropped in 2024, this time by about 6%, according to police department data. Last year, Atlanta police investigated 127 homicides, down from 135 ...
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South Fulton City Council votes for audit of Mayor Khalid Kamau's spending
The South Fulton City Council has voted to conduct an audit of Mayor Khalid Kamau’s spending, citing concerns over $26,000 in ...
City Council subcommittee votes to change protocol for sweeping homeless encampments
Cornelius Taylor was killed by a city vehicle earlier this month as crews worked to clear a homeless encampment.
After nearly three years, city of Atlanta makes slow progress on $750M infrastructure package
Atlanta officials have only spent 7% of project funds for Moving Atlanta Forward, a $750 million infrastructure package ...
Atlanta looks to pause homeless camp removals after man was run over and killed by city truck during clearing
This terrible accident expresses the need to reevaluate and reassess our city’s policies concerning homeless encampments,’ mayor says ...
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[Opinion] A Homeless Man In Atlanta Died In The Most Disrespectful Way. But Could The City Have Prevented the Tragedy?
Timothy McDonald speaks alongside Housing Justice League and the family of Cornelius Taylor in a press conference calling for ...