After private fundraising efforts stalled for months in the down economy, Atlanta’s proposed civil and human rights museum is expected this month to pay the balance of the loan on the 10,000-document Martin Luther King Junior Collection.

Federal authorities have cited and fined three metro Atlanta construction companies in connection with the collapse of a pedestrian walkway at the Atlanta Botanical Garden that killed one worker and injured another 18.

Atlanta may take the first steps toward a lawsuit against mortgage lending companies blamed with driving up foreclosures through shady lending practices. The city council is set to consider a resolution Monday that would require the city to hire an attorney to investigate whether to file a lawsuit against mortgage lending companies and financial institutions.

Atlanta City Councilman Jim Maddox wants the state or federal government to pay the $1.2 million bill to keep lights burning on three interstate highways that cut through Atlanta and along Langford Parkway.

Police say thieves broke into the house of Atlanta City Council President Lisa Borders and stole a flat-screen television and other electronic equipment.

Lawmakers will honor the city’s police and fire departments for their quick response after a pedestrian walkway collapsed last month at the Atlanta Botanical Garden.

Atlanta soon could be the latest city to outlaw sagging pants. The City Council is set to consider the issue at its Monday meeting. Council members C.T. Martin, Ceasar Mitchell and Lamar Willis are proposing the new law, which would “make it illegal to expose one’s undergarments in a public setting.“