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Big property tax cut fails in Georgia House

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Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Georgia taxpayers will get rebates of up to $500 this summer

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At Du Bois exhibit, CAU’s president stands face to face with history

The Nathan Deal Judicial Center houses the Georgia Supreme Court and the Georgia Court of Appeals. (Bob Andres/AJC 2023)

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‘Politically Georgia:’ Two races for the state’s top court

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DOT Secretary: Georgia trip shows why U.S. is in golden age of travel

Democrats vie for a metro-Atlanta state House seat in a March 10 election

Georgia qualifying week opens with friction, fanfare and a wartime warning

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Two games pitting top-ranked teams vs. defending champs headline quarterfinals

Two No. 1 teams will host defending champs in Georgia high school basketball playoffs quarterfinals this week.

Activists want paper ballots amid Georgia’s looming QR code deadline

Georgia state senators push change to hand-marked paper ballots — again

The Georgia Senate advanced a proposal for preprinted paper ballots counted by machines on Monday ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Emergency hearing for death row prisoner

Parole board can decide execution despite member’s recusal, judge says

A Georgia inmate's clemency petition can still be decided by a partial State Board of Pardons and Paroles, an Atlanta judge said when ordering a board member to recuse.

'I could have done more': Emotional testimony from father of Apalachee shooting suspect

Footage shows moment MARTA train rams into fallen tree and derails

How the largest nuclear plant in the country powers Georgia

The Georgia carpet industry's legacy of chemicals, illness and unanswered questions

Atlanta’s hip-hop historian Nuface preserves decades of rap culture

How Delta’s first Black flight attendants navigated racism at 30,000 feet

Trump pushes debunked Fulton County ballot claims in Georgia visit

Parole board can decide execution despite member’s recusal, judge says

A Georgia inmate's clemency petition can still be decided by a partial State Board of Pardons and Paroles, an Atlanta judge said when ordering a board member to recuse.

Atlanta gas prices rise amid U.S.-Iran conflict. They’ll likely rise more.

The U.S. will not experience oil shortages or face a supply issue. But prices will be impacted, analysts say.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison and Rep. Nikema Williams speak to journalists after touring State Farm Arena on Thursday, July28, 2022, as part of Atlanta’s bid to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Atlanta advances as finalist for 2028 Democratic convention

After losing the 2024 bid to Chicago, city leaders get another chance to showcase Georgia’s battleground status.

A diner revival, Greek pop-ups and more dining news from Savannah

March food and dining updates from Savannah include the reopening of a classic diner, Greek Independence Day celebrations and the return of Wingfest.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Georgia Republicans care more about affordability than Democrats

The Georgia General Assembly is debating serious proposals to lower taxes on citizens, either on property or incomes. Contributor Ben Burnett prefers the latter.

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Monday Mailbag: Gavin Newsom, Savannah ICE operations and Rick Jackson

The AJC’s ‘Politically Georgia’ podcast hosts answer questions from the listener mailbag.

AJC HER+STORY

Here are some Atlanta leaders you should know this Women’s History Month

Take a moment this Women’s History Month to check out our collection of AJC Her+Story profiles and stories about some of the leading women across metro Atlanta.

Family of Savannah teacher killed in ICE-involved crash grapples with grief

Family of Linda Davis remembers the nurturing spirit of the Georgia teacher who died in a car accident with a man who faced deportation and was fleeing immigration agents.

Apalachee trial: What to expect as the case against Colin Gray nears close

A look ahead at what looks to be final week of the trial of Colin Gray, the father of the boy accused of killing four in the Apalachee High School shooting in 2024.

Mystery at Murder Creek: The vanishings no one noticed

Mysterious,unsolved disappearances of the non-human kind along Murder Creek in Putnam and Jasper counties have for years left state and local officials scratching their heads.