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Matt Kempner is an award-winning journalist who seeks out intriguing twists about people and subjects beyond what the AJC might typically cover. A former columnist and editor, his past assignments have included business investigations, energy, the economy, entrepreneurs, big business, consumer spending, politics, government and the environment.
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Atlanta bought two 10,000-acre forests for a second airport. It might sell them
Atlanta officials have spent more than a year weighing a secret offer from the state Department of Natural Resources to purchase the properties for permanent conservation.
Todd and Julie Chrisley will ask Trump to pardon them, family attorney says
Todd and Julie Chrisley will ask President Donald Trump to pardon them, their attorney says. The Chrisleys are in federal prison convicted of bank fraud and tax evasion.
Georgia left intellectually challenged men on death row for decades
Two men on Georgia's death row saw their appeals — started in the 1990s — languish for decades.