A group of lawmakers, chaired by state Sen. Fran Millar, R-Dunwoody, meets Tuesday to begin looking at potential reforms to the state’s foster care system. The meeting takes place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in Room 307 of the Coverdell Legislative Office Building, across from the state Capitol in downtown Atlanta. The group is officially known as the Lieutenant Governor’s Foster Care Initiative Working Group. This will be the first of three planned meetings of the group, which is made up soley of senators.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, among others, will no longer be considered fee-free days at U.S. National Parks. While the MLK National Historic Park in Atlanta doesn't charge admission, the new schedule will affect such metro Atlanta sites as Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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Ceudy Gutierrez reads a book to her 2-year-old son, Matias, at their home in Buford, GA, on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Ceudy Gutierrez is struggling to make ends meet for herself and her three young kids following her husband’s ICE arrest earlier this fall. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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