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Should the Atlanta airport privatize security? TSA woes raise the question.

The conservative think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute posted that the partial government shutdown woes “show why it is time to privatize TSA.”

Atlanta Airport March 27 2026

How to help TSA officers

You can’t hand officers cash, but there are ways to support TSA workers entering their sixth week of working without pay.

Slutty Vegan owner Pinky Cole (center) talks with Arian Simone, founding partner and CEO of the Fearless Fund, at the Marie Claire Power Play summit at the St. Regis in Buckhead. Cole's home was returned to her after being seized in a bankruptcy case. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2025)
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Pinky Cole’s Loganville house returned to her after creditor seized it

A Loganville property owned by Slutty Vegan burger chain founder Aisha "Pinky" Cole has been returned to her after being seized by a creditor amid her ongoing bankruptcy case.

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‘Press Your Luck’ hosted by Elizabeth Banks shooting Season 7 in Atlanta

The game show, which was rebooted in 2019, begins filming next month at Trilith Studios in Fayetteville.

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Aurora, city of Lawrenceville in a rough stage over arts center partnership

Aurora and the city of Lawrenceville going through a rough stage over the Lawrenceville Arts Center, with the troupe's co-founder accusing the city of a "hostile takeover."

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Former Turner executive finds inspiration at Atlanta Braves front office

Chief People & Culture Officer DeRetta Rhodes called the Braves’ 2,600-strong game day staff “the heart of what we do.”

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Atlanta TSA employees begin receiving back pay. Future pay remains uncertain.

Congress still has not come to a long-term agreement to end the partial government shutdown.

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The AJC is monitoring the latest happenings at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Atlanta Airport March 27 2026

TSA pay could be coming, but not quickly. How to help in the meantime.

It could take time for TSA officers to receive their back pay, even if D.C. finds a way to green light their funding.

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Trump to order TSA workers paid as Atlanta airport feels strain of shutdown

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Braves announce agreement with Xfinity

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One of metro Atlanta’s best-known companies names new leader