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Steve Fennessy: This is
Georgia Today; I m Steve Fennessy. Last week, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced she will not seek a second term. For close observers of City Hall, it was a reminder of how quickly political fortunes there can rise and fall, especially when you consider that not even a year ago, Bottoms was seen as a possible running mate for President Joe Biden.
Keisha Lance Bottoms: In the same way that it was very clear to me almost five years ago that I should run for mayor of Atlanta, it is abundantly clear to me today that it is time to pass the baton on to someone else.
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shares what comes next after her announcement that she will not be seeking re-election, and her view on the recent performance of Georgia Gov. Jack Kemp.May 15, 2021
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms shocked many by announcing last week she will not be running for reelection. She said that this is coming from a place of strength and not weakness. But her critics have said that what she calls a “COVID Crime Wave” and her handling of the firing of Atlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe, who shot Rayshard Brooks last summer, made her vulnerable if she had chosen to run. This week on
Georgia Today, we look at some issues Bottoms faced during her tenure as mayor with CNN national correspondent Ryan Young.
May 12, 2021 |
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms recently announced that she won’t run for reelection. She tells Joy, “I have a very good relationship with President Biden and the Biden administration so I will explore all options” for her next step.May 14, 2021
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