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George Mathis has worked in the AJC newsroom since 1999 in a variety of roles including editing local news, blogger and columnist.
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Crash blocks I-75 South in Clayton County, traffic at standstill
A crash has all lanes of I-75 South closed in Clayton County on Tuesday morning.
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When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy
For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.
‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child.
Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.
‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail
Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.

