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Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/The New York Times)

U.S. Sen. Warnock moves to block ICE detention warehouses in Georgia

Sen. Raphael Warnock filed an amendment to the DHS funding bill that would prohibit federal funds from being used to buy warehouses for immigrant detention in Georgia.

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Atlanta’s data center market isn’t just growing fast. It’s unprecedented

Georgia’s sales tax breaks for data centers tally more than $2.5 billion

The data center industry’s rampant growth in Georgia means taxpayer-backed incentives also balloon beyond earlier projections.

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Environmental groups ask PSC to reconsider Georgia Power expansion's approval

Georgia Power, environmental groups clash over challenge to data center expansion

The stakes for Georgia Power and residential customers in its territory are huge.

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Crime & Public Safety
1 dead in shooting at Palmetto Elementary

DoorDash driver killed in ‘domestic’ shooting outside Palmetto Elementary

The suspect in the killing, identified as Christopher Ates, 39, was taken into custody by Houston County Sheriff’s Office deputies, officials there said Wednesday.

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‘Decapitated’ dog leads to man’s arrest at Fulton home, police say

The gruesome beheading of a dog at a Fulton County home led to a SWAT standoff and the suspect’s eventual arrest Wednesday, officials said.

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Former DeKalb officer gets house arrest after guilty plea in fatal shooting

Russell Mathis was sentenced to 10 years’ probation, including two years of home arrest

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Atlanta Fortune 500 faces probe for potential discrimination against Black workers

Atlanta Fortune 500 firm faces probe into potential racial discrimination

Fulton will guarantee job interviews for resident federal workers

Fulton audit to see if commercial property owners pay their share of taxes

Air purifiers in DeKalb schools

DeKalb County could close 27 schools, initial plan says. Here’s the list.

Current and former Atlanta Mayors gather at Big Bethel AME Church to push to protect DEI initiatives in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

‘History will judge us’: Former Atlanta mayors defend minority contracting

Propel ATL and Atlanta Families for Safe Streets will hold a press conference

Family of man killed while crossing Peachtree still waiting for crosswalk

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Former DeKalb officer gets house arrest after guilty plea in fatal shooting

Fani Willis testifies

Fani Willis says Trump attorney fee requests would eat entire budget

Lakeside Indictment

Driver in DeKalb teen’s death sentenced as passenger’s parents fight charges

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Carolyn Wills, Atlanta arts scene patron and community activist, dies at 89

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The Roots and two other Grammy winners will headline Atlanta Jazz Festival