Layoffs are on the table for Atlanta's new budget for Fiscal Year 2026. Much of the $20 million shortfall is due to city worker overtime pay. The mayor is set to propose a new budget next week.

The usually-quiet Atlanta City Hall is expected to get a little more crowded after the Dickens administration mandated that thousands of employees return to in-person work next month. According to ...

ATLANTA - The City of Atlanta on Tuesday announced its proposed $3.0 billion total operating budget for Fiscal Year 2026, reaffirming its priorities on public safety, affordable housing ...

Last year, Atlanta City Council approved a plan to develop the city’s first-ever community center dedicated to support its LGBTQ residents. Organizers of a yearlong feasibility study want to ...

The Atlanta Police Department accounts for $51.5 million, or more than half the extra spending. The city’s finance experts said that additional dollars toward law enforcement to fund programs ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. The Atlanta City Council on Monday took its most forceful steps yet to try to curb high-speed pursuits ...

The Atlanta City Council discussed plans for a possible second set of e-bike rebates after the level of community engagement with the last one. In 2024, the city greenlit a rebate program for ...