Georgia Unfiltered: Citizen-led Effort to Annex into Chattahoochee Hil...

Georgia Unfiltered: Citizen-led Effort to Annex into Chattahoochee Hil...: Remember this number. 80. The people-powered petition to bring 9,400 acres into the City of Chattahoochee Hills was 80 voters short of m...

City of Atlanta loses multimillion dollar federal lawsuit

The City of Atlanta lost an ongoing federal lawsuit.  The suit was brought by billboard advertiser Corey Promotions who claimed he didnt' get contract although he had the lowest bid.  The jury and the judge agreed and a total of $17 million was awarded to Corey Promotions Mr. Corey who filed the lawsuit.

Sinkfield Defeats Buckner for Democratic Nomination for Secretary of State

In a mild upset long time Democrat Georganna Sinkfield beat fellow Democrat Gail Buckner to get the Democratic nod for Secretary of State.  Sinkfield seemed to work from election night through the entire run-off.  Buckner however, did not appear to do any heavy campaining during the run-off.  We heard she even still had $200,000 left in her political coffers, guess she was saving it for the general election.  Maybe she'll allow Sinkfield to use some of the funds in her primary campaign against Brian Kemp, who took over after Handel left in her failed bid for Governor.

Barnes and Deal square off for the Governor's Race

Barnes won without a run-off.  Deal beat Handel in a highly contested run-off.  If voter turnout is any indicator then Barnes has an uphill battle if he wants to return to the Governor's Mansion.  over 700,000+ Republicans voted in the Republican primary to only 300,000+ Democrats.  If the numbers are any indication it seems Republican voters are more motivated to elect their candidates than Democrats.  We shall see if this holds true in the fall.

Reed passes Borders in new wsb poll

According to the new wsbtv/insider advantage poll, State Senator Kasim Reed, has passed City Council President Borders with 22 percent while Borders has dropped down to 17 percent. Read more at KasimReed.com

GeorgiaSlate.com endorses Kasim Reed, Ceasar Mitchell, Lamar Willis, and Kwanza Hall for Atlanta City Council

GeorgiaSlate.com announced its Slate for the upcoming atlanta mayoral election.
Kasim Reed for mayor
Ceasar Mitchell for city council president
H. Lamar Willis for city council, post 3
Kwanza Hall for atlanta city council district 1

Creative Loafing endorses Kasim Reed for Mayor

Creative Loafing endorses Kasim Reed for mayor of atlanta georgia. State senator kasim reed has received the endorsementof Creative Loafing, a local atlanta newspaper. He also received the endorsement of the sunday paper, another local atlanta newspaper, senator Reed is poised for victory. Read more at www.kasimreeed.com