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Georgia lawmaker have just one job they need to do during special session

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Georgia knows first challenge, Texas ace Dylan Volantis, could be toughest at CWS

Georgia takes on Texas Saturday night in a College World Series game in Omaha, with the winner advancing to face either Oklahoma or Alabama on Monday.

Overview of the House chamber at the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta back in March. Lawmakers adjourned for the year in April. But they are scheduled to return for a special session next week. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

The Georgia special legislative session almost nobody wanted

State lawmakers are returning to work amid the World Cup and midterm campaigning to potentially redraw Georgia's political maps. It carries a big political risk.

Buddy Carter lost. His voters could decide the GOP runoff for U.S. Senate.

The coastal Georgia congressman finished third in last month's primary. But he won nearly a quarter of the GOP vote, meaning his supporters could decide who wins the runoff.

MARTA police chief defends safety record while acknowledging riders' fears

This Atlanta man turned a Barbie van into a gas-powered ride

Why the South can’t agree on its own history

Georgia clinics offer unproven treatments with little oversight

Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion

Should trains run on the Atlanta Beltline? Residents speak out.

Ronnie gave his life to carpets. Now he’s facing PFAS in his water.

How Dalton became the 'Carpet Capital of the World'

Georgia’s bitcoin rush is turning into an AI gold mine

Why PFAS 'forever chemicals' are showing up in Georgia blood tests

Atlanta’s famed nightlife scene gets ready to entertain World Cup revelers

Atlanta’s nightlife reputation is renowned. The World Cup is its next stage.

BULLDOGS

Georgia’s first challenge in CWS? Stellar Texas lefty Dylan Volantis

Georgia takes on Texas Saturday night in a College World Series game in Omaha, with the winner advancing to face either Oklahoma or Alabama on Monday.

Turner alumni, luminaries celebrate the mogul at private Atlanta memorial

The memorial for Turner Broadcasting founder Ted Turner was held during a period of rapid change for Warner Bros. Discovery.

State champion TCC teammates remember ‘Big Coop,’ who died hours after graduating

'Big Coop — Deontavis Cooper — is remembered by his Thomas County Central football teammates, coach for his strength and his character. Cooper died hours after graduation.

First Liberty founder’s wife seeks to keep her company out of receivership

An attorney for Krista Frost and her company submitted a filing to the court challenging a move to add them to the receivership.

POLITICALLY GEORGIA

Democrats fear a GOP surge in the runoffs could flip a state Senate seat

One of the biggest tests of Democratic turnout before Georgia’s special redistricting session is unfolding in a suburban Gwinnett County district that should be safely blue.

Chris Carr Rick Jackson Burt Jones and Brad Raffensperger

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Carr and Raffensperger voters could pick the winner of GOP governor’s race

Voters for Chris Carr and Brad Raffensperger could decide the winner in the GOP primary between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Rick Jackson.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Why the crisis of ethical leadership cannot be ignored at the ballot box

If Americans wish to preserve public trust and strengthen democratic institutions, ethics and integrity must become central considerations in every election.

Sheriff’s deputy settles landmark transgender rights case against Georgia county

A transgender sheriff's deputy in central Georgia has settled her landmark health insurance case against Houston County and its sheriff after almost seven years in court.

Georgia hospitals test ‘game-changer’ pancreatic cancer drugs

Clinical trials at Emory and Piedmont are signaling a potential breakthrough in treating pancreatic cancer, one of the nation’s deadliest diseases.