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New: The mayor's FY26 budget proposal showed big increases across departments despite a projected $33M budget deficit this year. That's because the city is working quickly to erase that overrun before City Council passes the next budget in June. #atlpol https://t.co/oTubg7MYuF

ICYMI: Opponents of Atlanta's training center were characterized at its opening with words like "lies," "violence" and "criminals." The facility was the target of attacks by more extreme protesters but hundreds spoke out peacefully at City Hall. #atlpol https://t.co/zbx7NZ2dYf

The strong relationship between Democratic Mayor Dickens and GOP Gov. Kemp is on full display at the opening: "I want to bring up a leader who has stood right beside me, together, we both believe in public safety," Dickens said introducing the governor. #atlpol

Riley Bunch @ribunchreports

I’m at the ribbon cutting for Atlanta’s public safety training center. The facility is fully open after years of debate, multiple lawsuits, $68M in public funding, an unfinished referendum effort, the death of a protester and dozens more people facing criminal charges. #atlpol https://t.co/FGuAynvbXV

Want to name a building after yourself at Atlanta’s public safety training center? Donations top at $2M for the academic center. But if you can’t quite reach that, a horse stall is only $50,000. #atlpol https://t.co/GiytbiSVmA

RT @bluestein: Atlanta’s public safety training center — an ambitious project announced on the heels of nationwide calls for police reform…

I’m at the ribbon cutting for Atlanta’s public safety training center. The facility is fully open after years of debate, multiple lawsuits, $68M in public funding, an unfinished referendum effort, the death of a protester and dozens more people facing criminal charges. #atlpol https://t.co/FGuAynvbXV

RT @bluestein: Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms just filed paperwork to begin raising money for a run for Georgia governor, with p…

Happy Monday, Atlanta! Leading your Inside City Hall today is a call from the city for input on its first-ever LGBTQ+ center. Dickens talks climate change for the UN. And the city's amnesty program for traffic violations is extended. #atlpol https://t.co/uabvbvCTon

Here are a few couple more renderings of the planned expansion of Piedmont Park: #atlpol https://t.co/dYkgoS7KeW

Riley Bunch @ribunchreports

Piedmont Park is set to get a massive makeover over the course of the next 15-20 years. Thousands of Atlantans weighed in on what the park's future should look like. Here's what's on the list. #atlpol https://t.co/197XZu1gzK

Piedmont Park is set to get a massive makeover over the course of the next 15-20 years. Thousands of Atlantans weighed in on what the park's future should look like. Here's what's on the list. #atlpol https://t.co/197XZu1gzK

I am at an absolutely *packed* luncheon where the Piedmont Park Conservancy is unveiling the first-in-25 years comprehensive plan for Atlanta’s iconic park. Story TK! #atlpol https://t.co/1AhXnIcTjm

ICYMI: Around 300,000 visitors are expected to come to Atlanta for the FIFA World Cup — and 6.5 billion more international viewers expected to tune in. Can Atlanta show off what makes it great? #atlpol https://t.co/5CZ14oo7UH

NEW: Atlanta isn't without its issues — daily traffic jams and crumbling infrastructure to name just two. But can the city shape up to show off during the 2026 FIFA World Cup? Officials hope so. #atlpol https://t.co/5CZ14oo7UH

RT @PatrickQuinnTV: REACTION: If you're wondering how some in the Virginia-Highland/Morningside community feel, resident Charlie Kaften has…

By a razor-thin margin, Atlanta City Council members approved the redevelopment plan for Amsterdam Walk despite pushback from community members over the project's density. via @zach_ehansen #atlpol https://t.co/c02fPwaveF

RT @jillnolin: A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that will allow 133 international students and recent graduates stu…

Elected officials taking jabs at working media during speeches is a nonpartisan sport

Sean Keenan @ThatSeanKeenan

"Everybody in this room, besides the media, knows exactly how difficult it is to make these things happen," Mayor @AndreForAtlanta said of affordable housing development. Uh, what?