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City Council President and mayoral hopeful Felicia Moore greeted LGBTQ supporters during a campaign stop at X Midtown on May 12. (Photo by Russ Bowen-Youngblood)
Atlanta City Council President Felicia Moore made a campaign stop at X Midtown on Wednesday to shore up LGBTQ support and raise funds in her race to become the city’s next mayor.
The Midtown bar rolled out the red carpet for attendees hosted by local attorney Robert L. Stewart. He introduced Moore for a few comments, and she took questions from the crowd.
Moore declared her candidacy in January and quickly thereafter courted LGBTQ voters in a far-reaching Project Q Atlanta interview.
Everyone is a sinner, says ex-Gov. Barnes, who led Democrats doomed 2000 effort Author: Doug Richards Updated: 9:43 PM EDT May 10, 2021
ATLANTA State lawmakers will reconvene later this year. And all that s at stake is political control of Georgia.
Republicans will control are drawing legislative districts. History shows us they will draw maps to help them keep control out of the hands of Democrats.
When Democrats drew maps 20 years ago, that s what they did. And it didn t work. This is like a big game of three-dimensional chess, and also dominoes, said former state Rep. Doug Teper, a Democrat who retired rather than run in his redistricted seat.
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For the third time in as many months, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was holding a press conference to acknowledge the tragedy of another child killed, this time among the crossfire of 20 shootings in just one Atlanta weekend. A similar press conference in late March followed the NBA All-Star weekend shooting spree (14) and another childâs tragic shooting earlier. As the body count rises, Atlanta homicides are up 60 percent over the prior year, now surpassing a 50-year high and putting Atlanta on par with Chicago in killings per capita, in what may be a close contest for Murder Capital of the United States in 2021. Generally not the kind of ranking you want to be topping.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms says decision not to run for reelection was made from a position of strength
May 8, 2021 / 7:09 AM / CBS/AP Atlanta mayor llknot running for reelection
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced Thursday she won t seek a second term, an election-year surprise that marks a sharp turnabout for the city s second Black mayor who months ago was among those President Biden considered as a possible running mate. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called the decision stunning.
An emotional Bottoms held a press conference on Friday explaining her decision. She said that she had written two potential letters to the people of Atlanta one announcing that she would remain in the mayoral race, and one announcing that she would would not run for reelection. Bottoms released the open letter announcing her decision to withdraw on Thursday evening.