'Stop Cop City' pushes for non-Atlanta residents to be included in signature petition
Multiple organizations have now filed court briefings in support of non-residents who want to collect petition signatures to get the issue on the ballot.
Council votes to allow clerk to scan Atlanta Public Safety Training Center petitions
There are renewed calls for Atlanta to put the future controversial public safety training center to a vote.
Warnock calls on Atlanta officials to be more transparent about 'Stop Cop City' referendum
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock on Friday urged Atlanta's mayor to be more transparent in how city officials handle a petition drive led by opponents of a proposed police and firefighter training center, saying he is "closely monitoring" the issue.
Atlanta City Council members consider proposal letting voters decide future of training center
Council member Keisha Waites says she will introduce a proposal to place a referendum what opponents call cop city on the November ballot.
Judge blames Atlanta officials for confusion over 'Stop Cop City' referendum campaign
A federal judge overseeing the case involving activists’ referendum effort against the future Atlanta Public Safety Training Center accused city officials on Wednesday of moving the goalposts.
'Stop Cop City' activists turn in petition signatures to force vote on Atlanta's public safety training center
After a summer of gathering support, activists protesting Atlanta's controversial public safety training center plan to turn in a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to get the issue on the ballot.
Protesters arrested Thursday at future site of Atlanta Public Safety Training Center identified
The names of those arrested Thursday morning during a protest at the future site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center have been released.
61 people indicted on RICO charges connected to 'Stop Cop City' protests
Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a proposed police and firefighter training facility in the Atlanta area that critics call "Cop City."
Activists furious Democratic leaders haven't denounced plan to check every ‘Stop Cop City' signature
Georgia activists against a proposed police and firefighting training center have called on Democratic senators to denounce Atlanta's plan to check every signature on a petition to put the issue to voters.
How will Atlanta review the petition to put the public safety training center on ballot?
The city of Atlanta has brought in a third party to verify a petition to put the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center to a vote.
'Stop Cop City' activists delay plan to turn in over 100K signatures
After announcing a plan to turn in more than 100,000 signatures Monday in an effort to put Atlanta's controversial public safety training center on the ballot, ‘Stop Cop City’ activists now say they will hold off on turning over their petition. They say they don’t like the way the city plans to go about verifying the signatures.
'Stop Cop City' activists say they've gathered enough signatures to put referendum on ballot
Activists fighting against Atlanta's controversial public safety training center say they believe they've gathered enough signatures to put the project on the ballot in November.
King Center calls on Atlanta to put planned public safety training center up for vote
The King Center says the tensions in Atlanta over the $90-million planned police training site should be addressed by city leaders by putting its construction to a public vote.
Environmental group files lawsuit to stop public safety training center's construction
The environmental group is trying to stop construction on Atlanta's controversial Public Safety Training Center, claiming that the work is causing immense amounts of sediment to flow into the nearby creek.
Police increase reward to $60K in search for group behind Atlanta arson attacks
Atlanta police are still searching for the group behind a series of acts of vandalism that destroyed eight APD motorcycles and damaged multiple patrol vehicles.
'Stop Cop City' activists say they're confident of getting 70K signatures to force vote
As of July 25, organizers had collected more than 30,000 signatures and the paid canvassing effort is still ramping up.
Judge gives deadline extension for signature campaign by 'Stop Cop City' organizers
The city mandates anyone signatures must be an Atlanta resident, but the judge temporarily blocked that requirement.
Critics of controversial Atlanta training center canvass voters in referendum effort
The clock is ticking on efforts to put a controversial $90-million training center for police on the November ballot.
Attorney General joins Atlanta in battle over public safety training center petition
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined the City of Atlanta in its battle over the ongoing petition drive attempting to stop construction of the planned Atlanta Public Safety Training Center.
Atlanta petition drive to stop 'Cop City' is 'futile,' city's attorneys argue
An ongoing petition drive to halt the construction of a police and firefighter training center is "futile" and "invalid," attorneys for the city of Atlanta argued in a court filing Monday, as they sought to prevent the proposed referendum from appearing on November's ballot.