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EPA Hosts Environmental Justice Interagency Working Group Meeting in Atlanta to address Concerns in...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice Meeting (EJ IWG) on Thursday, February 18, 2016 in the Sam Nunn Federal Building in Atlanta, GA. The EJ IWG will bring together a host of federal, state, and local agencies, along with community residents and other key stakeholders to specifically focus on issues affecting the North Birmingham area
U.S. Supreme Court Halts EPA’s Unlawful Power Plan
Attorney General Sam Olens offered the following statement regarding today’s Supreme Court decision blocking the Environmental Protection Agency from enforcing its illegal and unprecedented Power Plan until the court challenge concludes.
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates the Groundbreaking of New Residential Housing in the Heart of...
Mayor Kasim Reed today joined Post Properties President and CEO Dave Stockert, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, CEcD and Atlanta City Councilmember Cleta Winslow to celebrate the groundbreaking of Post Centennial Park, Atlanta’s first downtown apartment property built in the past 20 years for young professionals and families.
Attorney General Sam Olens Reaches $470 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with HSBC to Address...
Attorney General Sam Olens today announced a $470 million joint state-federal settlement with mortgage lender and servicer HSBC to address mortgage origination, servicing, and foreclosure abuses.The settlement provides direct payments to Georgia borrowers for past foreclosure abuses, loan modifications and other relief for borrowers in need of assistance, rigorous mortgage servicing standards, and grants oversight authority to an independent monitor
Two Georgia Real Estate Investors Indicted for Bid Rigging and Bank Fraud at Public...
A federal grand jury in Atlanta charged in separate indictments two real estate investors with bid rigging and bank fraud related to public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia, the Justice Department announced today
CONGRESSMAN SANFORD BISHOP WELCOMES HALT OF U.S. ARMY CORPS MINOR WATER WITHDRAWALS RULE
Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02) welcomed the U.S. Army Corps’ South Atlantic Division (SAD) announcement of the suspension of the new policy change prohibiting minor water withdrawals from lakes across the division, including Lake Seminole and Walter F George Lake. Congressman Bishop inquired about the rule in response to shared concerns from his constituents in Southwest Georgia
Mayor Kasim Reed Celebrates Opening of Switchyards Downtown Club
Mayor Kasim Reed joined co-founders Michael Tavani and Dave Payne, Invest Atlanta President and CEO Dr. Eloisa Klementich, and more than 100 entrepreneurs yesterday for the opening of Switchyards Downtown Club, Atlanta's newest startup hub and the only business-to-consumer startup hub in the Southeast.
AFTER REP. COLLINS’ CRITICISM, CORPS REVERSES IRRIGATION BAN POLICY
Congressman Doug Collins issued the following statement after a call with Brigadier General Turner of the Corps South Atlantic Division. During the call, General Turner announced the Corps would suspend implementation of a previous policy decision related to shore line management plans. This policy, instituted by the Corps on January 1, 2016, changed decades old precedent by prohibiting property owners from withdrawing water for irrigation
Georgia Department of Community Affairs to accept applications for Housing Choice Voucher wait list...
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced today that the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, or Section 8, waiting list preliminary application period will be open Feb. 1-7 through an online system.
Rep. Tom Graves Votes to Sink EPA Water Rule
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-14) today voted for and the House passed a resolution (S.J. Res. 22) that rescinds the EPA’s “Waters of the United States” rule and prohibits similar rules in the future. The resolution passed the Senate in November and will now be sent to the president’s desk
Deal announces major transportation investments
Gov. Nathan Deal, joined by legislators and Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) representatives, today released a comprehensive infrastructure maintenance plan made possible through the Transportation Funding Act of 2015. The announcement included an 18-month project list, representing a $2.2 billion investment, and a 10-year list, representing more than $10 billion in investment.
Rep. Loudermilk Votes to Repeal Obamacare, Defund Planned Parenthood
Rep. Loudermilk (R-GA) issued the following statement today after voting in favor of H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. This legislation repeals the major provisions of Obamacare and blocks federal funding for Planned Parenthood
Two Georgia Real Estate Investors Plead Guilty to Rigging Bids at Public Home Foreclosure...
Two Georgia real estate investors pleaded guilty today for their roles in bid-rigging and mail fraud conspiracies at public real estate foreclosure auctions in Georgia. Paul Chen and Ira Eisenberg each admitted that they agreed not to bid against others at certain public real estate foreclosure auctions and that they conspired to defraud mortgage holders and homeowners using the mail system.
COLLINS FIGHTS TO PROTECT GEORGIA WATER RESOURCES
“As usual, we are seeing the end-of-the-year rush to fund the government, which leaves us scrambling to find a fix for issues that should have already been dealt with. In the new year I hope to see smaller, more focused bills that don’t come to us the last legislative week of the year.”
Mayor Kasim Reed, City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development and Partners...
Mayor Kasim Reed and the Department of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) joined officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Invest Atlanta and the Atlanta Housing Authority yesterday to begin work on the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant. To kick off redevelopment efforts, HUD representatives conducted a site visit to the City of Atlanta to host strategic planning sessions with leading partners, service providers and community members.
