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Georgia Medicaid glitch briefly disenrolls disabled children

The Department of Community Health says the problem was solved Tuesday morning.

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Republican Rick Jackson enters Georgia governor’s race

Billing himself as a pro-Donald Trump, straight-shooting outsider with nothing to lose, Jackson is hoping his deep bank account will help him overcome veteran GOP contenders.

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These rural expanses could be Georgia’s next big development sites

State leaders are pumping a new round of funding into select rural Georgia communities to prepare their development sites for the needs of industry.

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Atlanta mother accused of giving alcohol to 2-month-old, charged with murder

The baby’s blood-alcohol concentration was 0.179, about twice the legal limit for adults to have impaired driving, court records state.

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Suspect still at large after man shot in crowded Decatur Library, police say

A man is in critical condition after he was shot inside the Decatur Library on Sycamore Street, police said.

Kennesaw councilman quits over Wildman’s permit renewal

Wildman’s manager says $800K stock sale was a gift, not theft from estate

Marjorie Lyon, the late owner’s friend and longtime store manager, says a letter from 2021 proves the stock was rightfully hers.

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Music therapy helps a young Georgia patient find her voice

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Gov. Kemp proposes $50 million to help cities combat homelessness

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One of the country’s fastest-growing AI startups moves HQ to Midtown

Wanda Sims Watters stands near where her childhood home was at 205 Elizabeth Street in Decatur on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. The once thriving Black neighborhood was destroyed in waves from the 1940s-1970s through eminent domain for government housing, facilities and “urban renewal.” (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Metro Atlanta governments take up reparations amid national challenges

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Skaters turn out to protest ICE on Atlanta Beltline

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Snow, extreme cold keep northeast Georgia students home Monday

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Temperature rises above freezing in Atlanta after bitter cold spell

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Gridlock Guy: Inside an 11Alive traffic reporter’s first Atlanta ice storm