In its FY 2026 budget, Atlanta Housing has already preemptively cut $51.1 million from its Section 8 voucher program, ...

Two national strikes from Republic Services trash collectors and Starbucks baristas have dominated labor news in the second ...

Today: Metro Atlanta voters to pick state senator in District 35’s special election runoff  It’s the very last election of ...

It’s been a pretty dismal year for democracy, but people-driven change is both possible and on the upsurge.

Aaron Baker could become the first openly transgender person elected to the Georgia General Assembly if she defeats state Rep ...

Get our free weekly newsletter on important housing and democracy news every Thursday. Instead, Centennial Yards chose to pay the city of Atlanta roughly $8 million — or about $132,000 per unit — in ...

According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, Atlanta has the highest income inequality in the nation, which contributes to a massive disparity in total wealth between the city’s white and ...

Today, Atlanta journalist Mario Guevara becomes the fifth-longest-jailed journalist in US history, unseating William Farr of the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, who was jailed for 46 days for refusing to ...

A Georgia judge ruled that several independent and third-party candidates failed to qualify for the 2024 presidential ballot this week. The decisions were in response to lawsuits filed by the Georgia ...

Mayor Dickens has pledged to prioritize affordable housing, infrastructure and safety. Does the new budget line up with his claims? This story is part of an #ATLBudget series, in partnership with ...

All 15 Atlanta City Council seats are up for election in 2021. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to keep up with all things Housing and Democracy related in metro Atlanta. Sign up There are 12 ...

The ongoing pandemic has sped up changes already occurring in the metro-Atlanta housing market, accelerating gentrification and worsening the already critical shortages in affordable housing. But this ...