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Ben Brasch

Communities Reporter at Atlanta Journal-Constitution Online

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South Fulton to consider $20 hourly wage for staff - The Atlanta Journal Constitution

South Fulton’s elected leaders are interested in upping the minimum wage to $20 an hour for city employees.
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With laundry machine down, Fulton animal shelter needs towels - Th...

Fulton County animal shelter employees are having trouble doing laundry and are asking the public for help.
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Mosquitoes in Atlanta again test positive for West Nile virus - Th...

Mosquitoes that tested positive for West Nile virus have been captured in three separate traps throughout Atlanta.
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Fulton County in metro Atlanta testing wastewater for COVID-19 and ...

Patrick Person on Tuesday held up a 500 milliliter bottle that represented hundreds of thousands of people.
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Developer eyes Atlanta properties near Ponce City Market for potent...

A developer is looking to rebuild part of a beloved — and Beltline-adjacent — stretch of Ponce De Leon Avenue, according to a property owner on the block.
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Trump election probe: Judge hears from Georgia lawmakers challengin...

At least two Republicans lawmakers will be required to testify before the Fulton County special grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump and Georgia’s 2020 elections, a superior court judge indicated Friday.
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Fulton DA keeps eye on serious local issues as Trump case begins - ...

Six months after Fani Willis began investigating former President Donald Trump for allegedly trying to overturn Georgia’s election, she was pounding on a lectern and talking through her teeth about a completely different issue.

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Trio of Fulton commission seats draw contested races - The Atlanta...

Voters are set to decide who will fill three seats on the Fulton County Commission this election cycle, with races that feature two incumbents and one open seat.
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Ga. Supreme Court hears two Confederate monument statue cases - Th...

The highest court in Georgia on Thursday heard oral arguments in two cases dealing with the removal of statues honoring the Confederacy.
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South Fulton to open new park on Earth Day - The Atlanta Journal C...

The city of South Fulton is debuting a new park on Saturday, which is international Earth Day.
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Fulton commissioner Hall accused of sexual harassment - The Atlant...

Fulton County commissioner Natalie Hall is the subject of a complaint to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging she forced a former chief of staff into a sexual relationship under threat of being fired.
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Fulton Superior's chief judge set to retire after 16 years on the b...

Fulton County’s top judicial administrative officer is stepping down at the end of the year.
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CVS to start food, Uber program for seniors in Atlanta ZIP code - ...

CVS’ private foundation is launching a program aimed at saturating seniors in one Atlanta zip code with aid.
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Mike Boyce, former Cobb County Commission chairman, emembered for s...

There aren’t many people who earn the right to call their pastor “kid.” But Mike Boyce did.
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Fulton elections 2022: Embattled firm renewed, still no permanent l...

Fulton County officials solved one problem in their elections department last week, but still face a potentially bigger issue just four months before the start of a crucial 2022 election cycle.
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Fulton commissioners approve $1.2M to study cost, location of new j...

Fulton County commissioners on Wednesday approved a $1.2 million contract to study the prospect of a new county jail.
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Metro Atlanta lawmaker to file development authority reform bills -...

An influential state lawmaker intends to file a pair of bills next week that would formalize oversight of development authorities.
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Fulton board wants elections director to delay resignation 3 months...

As Fulton and DeKalb counties search for new elections directors, Fulton may have bought itself some time ahead of the pivotal 2022 midterm elections when it offered to extend director Richard Barron’s contract through March.
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Robb Pitts announces bid to remain Fulton commission chair - The A...

Robb Pitts chairs the Fulton County Commission, and he wants it to stay that way.
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AJC Poll: Atlanta's Black voters largely undecided on the mayoral e...

With Atlanta the cradle of the American civil rights movement and a hub of African American culture, race is never far from the conversation when the city’s voters select a new mayor.
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Study: Buckhead City would cost Atlanta Public Schools $232M annual...

A study funded by those who oppose Buckhead cityhood has found that a split from Atlanta would increase tax rates on residents of both cities, siphon revenue away from the capitol city’s coffers and create needless competition.