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Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Rohit Malhotra for city council president

This November, the entire Atlanta City Council is up for election, including the council president position currently occupied by Doug Shipman, who will leave the role as this term ends. […]

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Meet the Atlanta City Council candidates: Marci Collier Overstreet for city council president

District 11 Council Member Marci Collier Overstreet stresses keeping the same people on the Council as crucial to Atlanta’s advancement.

Two reporters in profile speaking with a man holding a sign that has Georgia Power's logo on it and reads "We Burn They Earn."
Explainer: Holding the Georgia Public Service Commission accountable with the People’s Power Union

The People's Power Union, an organizing initiative by Georgia Conservation Voters, seeks to ensure the Public Service Commission works for all Georgians.

Students at Emory University set up a Gaza solidarity encampment on April 25, 2024.
One year after the Gaza solidarity encampment at Emory, Atlantans recount law enforcement brutality

One year after Emory University students launched a pro-Palestine encampment protesting the Gaza genocide and "Cop City," activists demand justice for the 28 arrested and call for institutional accountability.

A woman stands at a rally holding a sign that says, "No one is illegal on stolen land."
Why we protest: Voices of those fighting back during Trump’s first days in office

ACPC spoke to some of the hundreds of people who showed up in Gainesville, Georgia, in support of the immigrant community.

Image of the front facade of the Georgia State Capitol, known as the Gold Dome. The camera is facing the facade from a lower angle with the capitol steps in the bottom of the frame. Behind the gold dome, a blue sky with very light clouds is visible.
Under the Gold Dome: 2025 legislative session wraps up
Two advocates hold signs outside protesting the Atlanta City Detention Center lease outside the Fulton County Courthouse. The sign on the left says, "Invest that $2B in our communities. NO NEW JAIL." The sign on the right says, "NO NEW JAIL. NO COP CITY"
Opinion: Ending the long fight over the Atlanta City Detention Center
Georgia Republicans move to gut Open Records Act as legislative session closes
Image of the front facade of the Georgia State Capitol, known as the Gold Dome. The camera is facing the facade from a lower angle with the capitol steps in the bottom of the frame. Behind the gold dome, a blue sky with very light clouds is visible.
Under the Gold Dome: April 1, 2025
Image of the front facade of the Georgia State Capitol, known as the Gold Dome. The camera is facing the facade from a lower angle with the capitol steps in the bottom of the frame. Behind the gold dome, a blue sky with very light clouds is visible.
Under the Gold Dome: March 24, 2025