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How the Jones-Jackson clash has engulfed the governor’s race — and Georgia politics

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Long Lines at Atlanta Airport March 19 TSA

At world’s busiest airport, unpaid TSA workers weigh showing up or staying afloat

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Georgia monk who lost leg in peace walk takes first steps since crash

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Students walk through campus at Georgia State University by the GSU Greenway in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)

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Why a public syllabus policy is bad for Georgia

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How Georgia facility factors into natural gas crisis triggered by Iran war

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GHSA’s 2027 seeding model would have been disappointing for basketball in 2026

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Atlanta lawyer’s bond eased ahead of murder retrial

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Social worker dies after shooting at Jasper VA clinic, GBI says

A VA employee has died after being shot Tuesday afternoon at a Pickens County clinic, officials said. The man who opened fire at the clinic died after a shootout.

Members of Congress celebrate bringing earmarks back to Georgia

Members of Congress from Georgia have successfully inserted millions of dollars into appropriations bills for community projects in their districts, better known as earmarks.

The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta

Gas prices in Atlanta and Georgia jump overnight amid Iran war uncertainty

Gas prices are getting higher in metro Atlanta and around Georgia thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.

Former Magic City dancer speaks out on Atlanta Hawks controversy

Atlanta's bricks could be worth $13 billion. The Black men who made them didn't earn a cent.

Why Atlanta became a pro wrestling hot spot

The Southern vampire lore behind Oscars favorite 'Sinners'

Revisiting W.E.B. Du Bois’ vision through modern Atlanta data

How civil rights icon Andrew Young found his calling in a lifetime of service

How the AJC picks the best-dressed lawmakers under the Gold Dome

Grady confirms plans to build new south Fulton hospital, CEO to retire

Grady is partnering with the Fulton-DeKalb Hospital Authority to add a more than $1 billion hospital facility to Union City

Latest: Airport security delays at peak times continue with no end in sight

As spring break travel ramps up, Hartsfield-Jackson expects nearly 350,000 people to pass through Atlanta airport security checkpoints from Thursday through Sunday.

PHOTOS: Motorists fall for checkpoint ruse

An annual two-day operation, always on a Friday and Saturday in mid-March, is broadly aimed at catching lawbreaking travelers bound for St. Patrick’s Day revelry in Savannah.

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March for Life in Atlanta was just the beginning. Join our growing movement.

Georgia March for Life 2026 took place at the State Capitol, calling attention to the pro-life movement and to supporting pregnancy resource centers in the Peach State.

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GEORGIA DISPATCH

St. Patrick’s highway checkpoint ruse: Fiery crash, ‘chill’ women, man afoot

Annual highway DUI checkpoint ruse by rural Georgia police nabs scores of motorists, fleeing driver whose car burst into flames and one pedestrian ahead of St. Patrick's Day.

Shawn Harris walks ‘the tightest tightrope’ to flip deep-red Georgia seat

Lots of national Democrats want to campaign for him. But the politics are tricky.

Georgia urges high court to allow executions of nine inmates

Georgia is asking the state's highest court to clear the way for nine inmates to be executed, while another condemned prisoner seeks death by firing squad.

Lawmakers race to suspend Georgia gas tax as prices spike

The state House voted 163-4 on Wednesday to suspend the state gas tax for 60 days. The Senate could give it final approval within days.

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Sam Nunn on Iran, Congress and why he never ran for president

Former Sen. Sam Nunn weighs in on Iran, the role of Congress, and why he never for president. "I looked in the mirror several times and I did not see a president staring back.