When Mayor Andre Dickens released his record-breaking $790 million proposed Atlanta general fund budget earlier this month, the public was privy to details such as how much money could be appropriated for major departments like police, fire, and parks and recreation. However, the current proposed budget info doesn’t include specific funding request details for certain […]
Chauncey Alcorn
Chauncey Alcorn is Capital B Atlanta's state and local politics reporter.
Posted inPublic Services
How’s Atlanta’s Pothole Posse Doing? It Depends On Who You Ask.
Atlanta Department of Transportation employees Dequintin James and Rafael Miles hate potholes as much as anyone. It’s one of the reasons they do what they do for a living. “I have to ride on the same streets that everybody else does,” Miles, 44, told Capital B Atlanta during a recent road repair session on 16th […]
Posted inPublic Services
Your Georgia Power Bill Is Going to Go Up $16 Next Month. Here’s Why.
State regulators have approved Georgia Power’s request to raise its rates by about $16 per month. The electricity provider’s 2.6 million customers can expect their electric bills to go up by about $15.90 beginning on June 1, according to Georgia Power officials. The five member Georgia Public Service Commission — which is in charge of […]
Posted inCity Politics
What You Should Know About the Largest Proposed Budget in Atlanta History
Tackling inequality in Atlanta is a key focus for Mayor Andre Dickens in his latest proposed general fund budget released Monday. The potential $790 million tab would be the largest in the city’s history if approved. Black residents have endured a disproportionate share of the added financial burden caused by the city’s rapidly rising inflation […]
Posted inPublic Safety
What Your Black Elected Leaders Are Saying About Atlanta’s Latest Mass Shooting
Several of Georgia’s Black lawmakers have called for stricter gun control measures in the wake of Atlanta’s latest mass shooting. On Wednesday around noon, the Atlanta Police Department received an emergency call from the 11th floor of Northside Medical Midtown that there was an active shooter present. After an hourslong pursuit that ended in Cobb […]
Posted inCity Politics
When and Where to Weigh In on the Latest City Budget
The process of finalizing the Atlanta budget starts this week, and there’s a lot happening that you should know about. Mayor Andre Dickens’ proposed city budget for fiscal year 2024 would be the largest in Atlanta’s history if approved. Should the city give raises to its employees? How much money should the city commit to […]
Posted inCity Politics, Social Welfare
What City Council Said Before Atlanta Released Its Largest Proposed Budget Ever
Mayor Andre Dickens has released the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2024. The $790 million general fund budget would be the largest in Atlanta’s history if approved. Between now and then, City Council members will spend roughly 45 days in committee hearings listening to Atlanta service department leaders make their case for their municipal funding requests. […]
Posted inCity Politics
How Will Atlanta Spend Your Tax Dollars? Read Our Budget Explainer.
City budget hearings start next week, which means it’s almost time for Atlanta residents like you to tell leaders how to spend your tax dollars during the next fiscal year, beginning on July 1. Concerned residents will have opportunities to weigh in on the latest budget, which impacts government services for the nearly half a […]
Posted inCulture
What to Do About Stone Mountain? Black Residents Talk Park’s Racist Past.
N’neka Scruggs refuses to let Stone Mountain Park’s massive memorial carving of Confederate leaders bother her. “That was put there as an act of aggression towards Black people,” Scruggs said of the 51-year-old memorial site, where the Ku Klux Klan used to burn crosses. “I’d rather it not be there, but I don’t pay it […]
Posted inJobs, Money
More Green Jobs Are Coming to Georgia. Will Black Residents Benefit?
Qcells employee Kimberly Richardson is trying to help the South Korean solar panel manufacturer recruit more Black folks like her to work at its expanding factory in Dalton, — but there’s a problem. Less than 5% of the people living in Dalton are Black. Additionally, the city is located about 89 miles northwest of Atlanta, […]
