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New: The so-called whistleblower letter sent a chill through Atanta City Hall a year ago after a feud between the city's top watchdog and Mayor Andre Dickens. Here's where those cases - deemed potentially criminal - stand today. w/ @thadmoore #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/w…

ICYMI: The fire union is suing Atlanta over its collective bargaining agreement established nearly a year ago. In October, the department notified the union Mayor Dickens hadn't signed the agreement, essentially rending it moot. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/f…

INSIDE CITY HALL: A new high-rise on Trinity Ave will house Atlanta employees as a low-cost | Council set to debate proposed ban on public resources going toward ICE operations | Atlanta's top watchdog probing the former clerk's $910 contract. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/a…

New: Historic South Downtown is officially the city's firstnopen drinking neighborhood. Will others follow? #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/a…

ICYMI: An Atlanta nonprofit is working to raise funds about thousands of dollars worth of children's bikes were stolen from an after-school program. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/s…

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New: An Atlanta program that teaches kids to ride bikes was upended this week after $10K worth of equiptment vanished from a storage trailer. Thieves made off with 26 bikes and 24 helmets used by children at local recreation centers. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/s…

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and City Council are tossing blame back and forth over who is responsible for a $910K contract with the former city clerk. So who should investigate it? Your Inside City Hall this week! #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/03/w…

More news in the recent Atlanta City Hall saga: Mayor Dickens sent a letter to council members Tuesday saying the $910,000 spent on a former clerk for help with the referendum that never happened wasn't his fault...it was actually theirs. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/d…

New: Fulton County and Atlanta's new pre-arrest diversion center was built to serve 40 people a day. Since it opened in 2024, it's averaged only three. But who's to blame? #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/e…

New: State lawmakers usually target the city of Atlanta in some way when they return to the Gold Dome for legislative session. This year, a bill is taking aim at Mayor Dickens' lofty proposal to extend the city's tax allocation districts. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/s…

New: Atlanta City Council members are pressing the Dickens administration to address the questionable contract that paid a former city clerk $910K. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/a…

New: Atlantic Station residents are fighting for more say in what happens at the complex after a series of major store closures. But developer control of the property means both tenants and local government officials have little to no power. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/a…

After AJC reporting, council members were notified that the city attorney had terminated the contract and is proposing new guardrails for consulting work. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/a…

Your Inside City Hall this week: The city has paid over $2.8M toward litigation over the public safety training center. Including 910K to a consultant on the referendum verification process that's never happened. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/a…

We've compiled a jobs sheet for journalists who've been laid off at the Washington Post. If you are hiring, please DM us and we will add the opening to our list. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

If you’ve been impacted by uncertainty in journalism (including @washingtonpost), your work matters, and some newsrooms are still investing. @BaltimoreBanner wants to connect with standout reporters. DM me or email andre@thebanner.com to learn more. #journalismjobs #localnews

NEWS: The cuts were so severe that at least one department head asked to leave The Post rather than be included in the planning. Peter Finn, The Post's international editor, requested that he be laid off once he learned about the scope of the cuts to his section. nytimes.com/2026/02/04/bus…

"We hope that their presence will be small, unnoticeable, negligible, invisible — and maybe nonexistent," the mayor said of the potential that federal immigration agents will target Atlanta during the FIFA World Cup. #atlpol ajc.com/news/2026/02/m…

New: State lawmakers once looked to punish cities for homelessness. Now, Kemp is asking Legislature to be part of the solution. #gapol #atlpol w/ @bluestein ajc.com/news/2026/02/g…