The city of Brookhaven this week approved a $1 billion expansion by Emory University to build out a new medical research complex. The new campus will contain more than 3 million square feet of building, with nearly a third of that as taxable land. Some neighbors have raised traffic concerns – but most observers have agreed that a major investment in the Atlanta suburb has its ship RISING…
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…
