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The killing of George Floyd inspired a reckoning in major cities across the nation. But in a moment of intense political division, the future is far from clear. May 21, 2021 9:26am
Determined to change policing in Texas capital city, the Austin City Council last August voted to cut one-third of its police budget to fund mental health programs, a hotel for homeless people and other alternative public safety measures.
Only a year earlier, the council had resoundingly rejected a proposal to divert a tiny fraction of that spending.
Then came the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, which radically expanded the ideas Americans are willing to contemplate to transform policing.
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Something is up with Bill de Blasio.
On Tuesday, in a flat-brim Nets cap and a James Harden jersey beneath his open blue button-down, he told New Yorkers they could win playoff tickets in exchange for getting vaccinated.
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At a press conference last week promoting a different vaccine incentive, he ate Shake Shack for breakfast. “Mm, vaccination,” he mumbled through a mouthful of beef, “I’m getting a very good feeling about vaccination right this moment.”
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The New York-based online sportsbook platform, like other tech companies, chose to move to Atlanta for its diverse talent pool. (Photo illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
ATLANTA Atlanta s growing reputation as a viable pool for hi-tech talent has scored the city another tech business looking to move in.
Mobile gaming site FanDuel on Tuesday announced plans to plant its tech hub, with anticipated 900-plus jobs, in the City Too Busy to Hate.
Within five years the proposed 68,000 square-foot operations center will host hundreds of high-paying jobs focused on software engineering, information technology, user experience, user interface design, and product development.
General Assembly to begin hearings on crime spike across Atlanta Richard Elliot © Michael M Santiago/GettyImages ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 06: The Georgia State Capitol is seen on January 06, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
After another violent weekend on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston announced legislators will begin hearings on Atlanta’s crime issue at the end of May.
Ralston first announced the series of crime hearings back in March, but after the uptick in violent crimes in the city, he said those hearings take on more significance.
“This city has a real crime problem,” Ralston said. “Public safety is one of the real core functions of our government, and if we’re failing on that, then we have some serious problems.”
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