The U.S. Department of Transportation recently released its list of 55 infrastructure projects nationwide slated to receive federal grants – and the Atlanta Beltline was not among them. Beltline officials had requested $16 million of Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) funding to build out the Southside portion of the trail, but for the second straight year their request was denied by the Trump administration. Funding has become a tricky issue for the popular pathway, and now left to search for $16 million through some other means its ship is DRIFTING…
Fani Willis to skip Senate hearing
Attorneys for Fulton Co. District Attorney Fani Willis say she plans to ignore a pair of subpoenas and skip a scheduled Georgia Senate special committee hearing later today. The move will no doubt enrage GOP lawmakers and set up a courtroom battle, likely in the Georgia Court of Appeals over the legality of Legislature-ordered subpoenas, with Willis’ attorneys arguing they are void because they were issued after the 2024 legislative session. The legal battle leaves Willis and the Georgia Senators investigating her DRIFTING…
