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‘It’s UATL’ podcast: ‘Sistas Who Kill’ and why we’re obsessed with true crime

Bankers Life to repay about $7M to some investors in First Liberty scheme

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2 Atlanta teens earn golf scholarships, but not from swinging a club

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Georgia cities are not the villains in the affordable housing crisis

Plant Bowen, a coal-fired Georgia Power plant, in Euharlee, Ga. on Oct. 19, 2022. (Kendrick Brinson/The New York Times)

Georgia Power says the cost to clean up toxic coal ash is going up

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Georgia needs more landlords, not fewer, in the face of a housing shortage

Three state legislative special elections head to runoffs

Voters to decide on 3 Georgia legislative seats in special runoffs

Bill to protect Confederate monuments narrowly fails in Georgia House

The State House avoided passing a measure that would allow anyone to challenge the removal of Confederate monuments on Tuesday.

With end of session near, Georgia lawmakers tackle childhood literacy

Georgia lawmakers have made progress on issues like property tax relief and childhood literacy, but there’s still plenty of work to be done before they adjourn Thursday.

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New documentary reconsiders W.E.B. Du Bois and the Atlanta that shaped him

Rita Coburn’s "W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause" traces how the scholar’s time in the city charted his work and the course of Black intellectual history.

Georgia may stop changing clocks twice a year. What it means for you.

A Georgia facility trains ICE agents nationwide. Former instructors say standards have slipped.

No pay, no staff: Shutdown leaves TSA workers off the job in Atlanta

We tasted Atlanta's best lemon pepper wings. Here's how they stack up.

From Morehouse to the boxing ring, a rising star takes shape.

As war wages on Iran, an Atlanta chef celebrates Nowruz at Rumi’s Kitchen

Why 'Showtime at the Apollo' host Kiki Shepard was a staple of Black pop culture

'This is insane': Travelers react to shutdown chaos at ATL airport

Ossoff confronts Gabbard in tense exchange over Iran threat level

Supreme Court takes pregnancy bias suit against Fulton DA’s office

Jasmine Younge wants to revive her case alleging she was fired just weeks after telling former DA Paul Howard she was pregnant.

The family of Manuel Paez Teran sued two Georgia State Patrol officers, claiming false arrest and excessive force in the death of Paez Teran. (Ben Gray for the AJC 2023)

Judge ends case for parents of ‘Tortuguita,’ slain training center protester

Manuel Paez Teran, 26, shot first at state troopers, who returned fire in January 2023.

DOJ announces civil settlement with Georgia

Georgia to pay $3M to service members, spouses over licensing hassles

DOJ said Georgia Boards were out of compliance when not recognizing out-of-state licenses, something the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act spells out.

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GHSA president likes MBS championships — unless 2025 signals financial trend

GHSA president Jim Finch says one money-losing year won’t end the MBS deal, though rising costs and attendance drops are concerns.

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Affordable Care Act turns 16, but Georgia still hasn’t expanded Medicaid

Georgia is one of only 10 states that has not fully expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, and those states' health care outcomes are poorer than the 40 others.

Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on most Georgia homes

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Georgia should increase the homestead tax exemption, but do it the right way

The Georgia General Assembly should boost the state's homestead tax exemption significantly, but it should not come at the cost of basic public services.

Georgia weighs ban on synthetic hemp, while expanding medical cannabis

Georgia lawmakers weigh changes to hemp products and medical cannabis in the final days of the legislative session.

One in 10 residents in this North Georgia county has tested positive for COVID-19

Can Iran war politics move voters in Georgia’s Trumpiest district?

The runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene features two military veterans with sharp differences on the joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes in Iran.

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GHSA loses money on football championships, pays schools $150K from its own fund

Lower attendance and rising costs for Mercedes-Benz Stadium caused the Georgia High School Association to lose money on 2025 football championship games.

Atlanta law firm folds after series of attorney exits

Atlanta law firm Taylor Duma is closing after 20 years, following a series of attorney departures as large national and global law firms enter the local market.