Following months of complaints over late or missing mail, the United States Postal Service announced that Metro Atlanta postmaster Omar Coleman has been replaced. Ashlea Meyer is the new head honcho for the city, and her first order of business will be to correct staffing shortages that are said to be at the root of the agency’s problems. A change at the top may wind up a good thing, but more uncertainty at the troubled USPS has its ship DRIFTING…
Major contender enters CD-6 primary
With U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath expected to announce her bid for governor in the near future, Democrats are lining up with their eyes on her current, 6th District seat. The first candidate to jump into the race is state Sen. Sonya Halpern, a well-connected lawmaker who will be among the favorites to win a hotly contested Democratic primary in the deep-blue district. By getting in early, Halpern’s odds at winning the primary in the west metro Atlanta CD-6 are RISING…