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A Georgia facility trains ICE agents. Former instructors say standards have slipped.

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Atlanta Airport March 30 2026

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.

Atlanta Airport March 30 2026

Airport reactivates live security wait times; check out today’s trends

The AJC gathers real-time wait-time data from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to show what security lines look like right now.

Shorter Lines at Atlanta Airport March 24 2026
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How America’s busiest airport got pushed to the brink

During weeks without pay, TSA workers at Atlanta’s airport said they were selling plasma and sleeping in cars as staffing shortages worsened.

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Comics spring 2026

Need a laugh? 20 notable stand-up comedy shows this spring in Atlanta.

Choices range from Jeff Foxworthy to Ali Wong to Gabriel Iglesias.

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S. Epatha Merkerson interview:

Q&A with S. Epatha Merkerson: ‘As long as I can work, I will’

The ‘Law & Order,’ ‘Chicago Med’ vet won an honorary award from the Black Women Film Network in Atlanta.

Grant helps Atlanta Ballet choreographer and new mom bring a dance to life

Grant helps Atlanta Ballet choreographer and new mom bring a dance to life

New Yorker Claudia Schreier is giving birth to a premiere with support allowing her toddler and family to join her in Atlanta while she works.

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Affordable Care Act turns 16, but Georgia still hasn’t expanded Medicaid

40 states have expanded health care services through ACA, and their health care and rural hospital outcomes are better.

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Georgia should increase the homestead tax exemption, but do it the right way

The property tax in Georgia was originally conceived as a levy on businesses and luxuries, not basic shelters.

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Georgia’s property tax problem needs transparency, not temporary fixes

Pass House Bill 1116, which promotes greater transparency in taxation and creates informed, engaged citizens.

March 29, 2026
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Atlanta sickle cell disease treatment model could transform US medical system

We address what modern medicine sometimes overlooks: the emotional burden of chronic illness and the need for coordinated support.

March 30, 2026

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Atlanta Hawks host the Boston Celtics

PHOTOS: Hawks defeat Celtics in key East battle

The Atlanta Hawks defeated Boston Celtics on Monday night at State Farm Arena, 112-102, for their 13th consecutive home win.

People march in Bishop Park in Athens on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Protesters gathered in 10 different locations around Georgia’s Congressional District 10, leading up to a “Democracy Fair” at Bishop Park as part of a nationwide day of “No Kings” demonstrations. Organizers estimate that a few thousand people participated, many of them first-time protesters. (C.J. Bartunek for the AJC)

PHOTOS: 'No Kings' rally at Bishop Park in Athens, Ga.

Protesters gathered in Georgia’s Congressional District 10, leading up to a “Democracy Fair” at Bishop Park in Athens as part of a nationwide day of “No Kings” demonstrations.