Metro Atlanta News and Information from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Passage of transportation referendum critical to ailing metro region, some south metro leaders say

Feb 10, 2012 1:23 am

"Hotlanta" has fizzled and it will take a bold plan like the Transportation Investment Act to help the region recover, a nationally known urban planner told a Thursday gathering of metro Atl...

Alleged peeping Tom caught at farmers market

Feb 9, 2012 11:36 pm

A produce company employee at the State Farmers Market in Forest Park has been charged with peeping at women in a bathroom, Channel 2 Action News reported .

Attempt to redistrict DeKalb school board unearths tensions

Feb 9, 2012 11:18 pm

In a process that revealed racial and geographic tensions, DeKalb Countys House delegation was unable Thursday to choose new boundaries for seats on the county school board.

DeKalb running out of time to make budget cuts

Feb 9, 2012 10:54 pm

The window is rapidly closing for DeKalb County to make tough service or personnel cuts before a midyear budget review this summer.

Gwinnett settlement could mean tax hikes or cuts, depending on where you live

Feb 9, 2012 10:29 pm

Residents of unincorporated Gwinnett County and some cities could see a property tax increase in 2013 as the county implements the settlement of a lawsuit with its 15 cities.

FAMU forms anti-hazing panel

Feb 9, 2012 10:17 pm

TALLAHASSEE -- Florida A&M University trustees Thursday called on a group of outside experts to help come up with solutions to hazing, which led to the death of a student band member from DeKalb C...

DA to address call for DeKalb school board investigation

Feb 9, 2012 10:12 pm

DeKalb County District Attorney Robert James will talk Friday about a recent grand jury that called for an investigation of the local school system.

Atlanta City Council approves $19,600 in claims against the city

Feb 9, 2012 9:47 pm

Atlanta's City Council voted on Feb. 6 to approve $19,600 in claims against the city for automobile accidents and injuries from broken sidewalks and uncovered water meter boxes.

Atlanta City Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd, Police Chief George Turner to discuss vacant property registry

Feb 9, 2012 9:30 pm

Atlanta City Councilwoman Joyce M. Sheperd plans to join Police Chief George Turner to discuss Atlanta's new vacant property registry at a kick-off event on Monday, Feb.

White House officials, leaders of federal agencies to meet in Atlanta on Friday

Feb 9, 2012 9:22 pm

The White House and a variety of federal agencies are sending high-level managers to a "White House Community Partnership Summit" on Friday at the Martin Luther King Federal Building to disc...

Statewide Headlines from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Charter school amendment to wait for more debate

Feb 9, 2012 5:24 pm

The state House of Representatives will let a proposed charter school constitutional amendment rest until at least next week.

Athens man charged with raping child

Feb 9, 2012 5:08 pm

An Athens man remained in jail Thursday, charged with raping an 11-year-old girl at his home. Athens-Clarke County police arrested Elbert Roman Tate, 33, Tuesday on charges of rape, child molestation...

Senate urges expansion of guest-worker program

Feb 9, 2012 3:59 pm

Congress was urged Thursday to expand the nation's federal guest-worker program under a resolution passed unanimously by the state Senate.

Georgia to receive waiver from No Child Left Behind

Feb 9, 2012 3:56 pm

Georgia is expected today to be released from requirements of a landmark federal education law that some say put too much pressure on students and teachers and contributed to test cheating in Atlanta ...

Georgia to get No Child Left Behind waiver

Feb 9, 2012 2:46 pm

Georgia is expected today to be released from requirements of a landmark federal education law that some say put too much pressure on students and teachers and contributed to test cheating in Atlanta ...

Bill would require OK to redirect bond funds

Feb 9, 2012 10:47 am

State bureaucrats would not be permitted to divert bond funds from one project to another without first getting approval from the General Assembly under legislation filed Wednesday.

Powerball jackpot rolls over to $310 million

Feb 9, 2012 10:35 am

The jackpot for Saturday's Powerball multi-state lottery climbed to $310 million after no players matched all six numbers in Wednesday night's game.

Fort Mac at a glance

Feb 9, 2012 10:32 am

Fort McPherson, a 488-acre site between Atlanta and East Point, was founded by the U.S. Army in 1885.

State aims to invest in Fort McPherson's future

Feb 9, 2012 10:30 am

Gov. Nathan Deal wants to spend about $28 million to help bring new life to Fort McPherson, but there are few details on how the money will be used and what future investments the state will make.

House rejects amendment on charter schools

Feb 8, 2012 11:01 pm

After intense lobbying and lively floor debate, state House members on Wednesday narrowly rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would restore the state's power to approve charter schools.