Mark Niesse

The report on corruption in DeKalb County was explosive. With allegations of illegal spending, mismanagement …

Special investigators have found that DeKalb County's government "is rotten to the core," with allegations of…

Metro Atlanta's population rose to more than 5.7 million residents last year, and the number of people living…

A jury found Burrell Ellis guilty Wednesday of attempted extortion and perjury, bringing down one of Georgia'…

Metro Atlanta is fracturing along invisible walls surrounding its young suburban cities. Inside these city bo…

For years, DeKalb County elected officials have been free to run up expenses on their purchasing cards and is…

Mike Bowers glared into the television cameras, cast again in a familiar role: Georgia's preeminent corruptio…

As Atlanta school board members debated their budget, staff writer Mark Niesse noticed administration jobs we…

The supposed transformation of Atlanta Public Schools overseen by former Superintendent Beverly Hall resulted…

The Hawaii Superferry was sailing under a facade of success in the summer of 2008-boasting of record ridershi…

At a time when President Barack Obama is pushing for more time in the classroom, his home state has created t…

By MARK NIESSE HONOLULU - Lost in the renewed scrutiny into President Barack Obama's birth records is the fac…