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Fast five: Fulton County judges say they are ready for gay marriage

By Ana Santos
June 22, 2015

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1. Thirteen judges have told Fulton County Probate Court they are willing to perform ceremonies as needed that day if the high court ruling overturns Georgia's ban on gay marriage.

“We don’t know what to expect,” said James Brock, the county’s probate clerk. “There might be a lot of people who want to get married that day.”

Posted by My AJC on Saturday, June 20, 2015

2. Danny Ferry, former Hawks president and general manager, made racially insensitive remarks about free-agent target Luol Deng, but letters recently cleared him of racial bias. Ferry responded, saying he feels "relieved" after the report was released.

Exclusive: Letters written to Danny Ferry clear him of racial bias http://on-ajc.com/1d8xXsD

Posted by Atlanta Hawks News Now on Saturday, June 20, 2015

3. Auto insurance increases in 2014 were a throwback to the 1980s, when auto premiums were soaring 10 percent or more a year and rising faster than almost anywhere else in the U.S.

Georgia back to having some of the fastest growing auto insurance premiums in the country

Posted by Georgia Politics News Now on Sunday, June 21, 2015

4. The last time people gathered inside "Mother" Emanuel A.M.E. Church, a gunman tried to break its spirit and cause a race war by brutally murdering nine of her members, including the pastor Clementa Pinckney. That changed on Sunday, when the church reopened.

In the spirit of defiance and love, Charleston's Emanuel AME will be open for Sunday services. http://on-ajc.com/1Jb785k

Posted by My AJC on Sunday, June 21, 2015

5. When Ralph Hudgens decided to run for insurance commissioner in 2010, many in the industry were behind him.

Insurance commissioner gets big boost from industry he "fell in love with"

Posted by Georgia Politics News Now on Sunday, June 21, 2015

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