The US Senate has overwhelmingly approved a sweeping bipartisan housing bill that aims to make housing more affordable by curbing investors’ outsize influence in housing markets, boosting housing ...

When you fill out your ballot for the Nov. 5 General Election, you’ll have a number of positions to vote for, from the president at the top of the ballot down through state, county and city offices.

Patrons watch sports programming at a bar. (Credit: Amit Lahav via Unsplash) The sports betting industry — which has spent years trying to legalize sports gambling in Georgia — has emerged as the top ...

The Nathan Deal Judicial Center is home to the Supreme Court of Georgia and the Georgia Court of Appeals. (Credit: Harrison Keely/ Creative Commons) Every voter in the midterm primary election will ...

All 15 Atlanta City Council seats are up for election in 2021. Subscribe to our weekly newsletter to keep up with all things Housing and Democracy related in metro Atlanta. Sign up There are 12 ...

From left to right: Fulton County Commission Chair candidates Mo Ivory, Robb Pitts, and Marvin Arrington Jr. address the Fulton Jail, housing, and election security at a candidate forum in Capitol ...

Here are the Democratic candidates running statewide and in key metro Atlanta races, plus a brief description of what each office does. Offices are listed in the order they will appear on your ballot.

Atlanta Housing (AH) chief executive Terri Lee on Tuesday announced the housing authority will offer as much as $60,000 in down payment assistance to help AH rent-voucher recipients buy a house. Keep ...

Kelsea Bond poses with her supporters at their victory party. Courtesy Kelsea Bond campaign. Despite some credible outsider challenges, the status quo prevailed in Atlanta’s city council and school ...

The latest campaign finance disclosures for Atlanta elections are out.The mayor’s race, plus several city council and school board races, have attracted big bucks, as candidates make their final push ...

The Atlanta City Detention Center, background, looms over The Melody, a shipping-container community for formerly unhoused people. (Credit: Claire Becknell) As Atlanta prepared to host the 1996 ...

When Atlanta leaders passed the most aggressive blight tax in Georgia in 2024, they pitched it as a way to crack down on neglected properties, while generating revenue for affordable housing. Keep up ...