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June 7, 2022 Buford - Sam’s Club in Buford near Mall of Georgia was busy with motorists seeking for cheaper gas price on Tuesday, June 6, 2022. Georgia gas prices hit new heights on Tuesday, according to AAA, with an average statewide cost of $4.33 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel. That’s still well below the national average of $4.92 per gallon.(Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Kemp extends state fuel tax break through August

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House members throw up paper at the conclusion of the legislative session in the House Chamber on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Branden Camp/ For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws

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Delta airplanes are seen on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on January 16th, 2022 as a winter storm impacts travel.

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Delta to pay $10.5 million to settle probe into mail delivery times

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L-R, Misty Whittaker, Maike Caudle, and Casey Key react as a car honk outside the Georgia State Capitol, where abortion rights activists rally to protest the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v Wade. Sunday, June 26, 2022. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Georgia’s abortion rights battle is about to shift to local governments

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The Georgia Department of Labor was sued in 2021 over allegations that it didn't properly process unemployment claims and appeals, leaving hundreds of thousands of Georgians in the lurch, waiting for payments and unable to reach staffers by phone or email.

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Women talk about the choices they made about abortion

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws

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Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 1

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Delta to pay $10.5 million to settle probe into mail delivery times

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State still falls short when caring for people with disabilities

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University of Georgia to elevate computer science with new school

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Georgia abortion clinics say demand has surged amid legal limbo

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The entrance of Feminist Women's Health Center in metro Atlanta on Wednesday, June 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Georgia abortion clinics say demand has surged amid legal limbo

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Preliminary settlement reached in suit against Ga. Department of Labor

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Wild Georgia: A patriotic salute to the red-headed woodpecker

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Women talk about the choices they made about abortion

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Clergy, community call for reform as Chief Roy Minter resigns from Savannah Police

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Former chairman, Savannah native Don Waters resigns from Georgia Board of Regents post

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Savannah Police Chief Roy Minter will resign, focus on U.S. Marshal confirmation

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Atlanta Community Food Bank is opening a Community Food Center in the former Ingles shopping center on Stockbridge Road in Jonesboro. (Courtesy of Heather Middleton)

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Atlanta Food Bank’s Community Food Center coming to Jonesboro

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Following the ceremony, Mayor Duffey gathered a group of men who he said made an impact on his life and have been good role models for many others in the community. (Courtesy of Larry Stanford)

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A group of lobbyists watch the sessions on Sine Die, the last day of the General Assembly, at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta on Monday, April 4, 2022. Several bills passed focused on education will become law on July 1. (Branden Camp for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Georgia’s new education laws take effect July 12h ago

University of Georgia is launching a new School of Computing. AJC FILE PHOTO.

University of Georgia to elevate computer science with new school

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Don Waters, left, resigned his seat on the Board of Regents and will be replaced by Patrick Jones, right. HANDOUT

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Kemp makes appointment to Georgia Board of Regents after resignation

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A longtime Georgia educator says there is a lack of accountability for everyone in classrooms today except teachers.

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Opinion: No accountability for Georgia students, no autonomy for teachers

The J. Alvin Wilbanks Instructional Support Center in Suwanee, Gwinnett County's school district headquarters. Gwinnett teachers will spend more time at the start of the school year working with students on conflict resolution. (Rebecca Wright for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Gwinnett to focus on classroom behavior to start the school year

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COVID-19 outbreak disrupts summer program for gifted Georgia students

The DeKalb County School District is hosting a job fair on Thursday.

DeKalb schools hosts job fair to fill hundreds of positions

The end goal after high school shouldn’t be a college diploma for every student, but training and skills that enable every student to earn a livable wage, says Stephen Pruitt of the Southern Regional Education Board in Atlanta. (AJC file photo)

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Opinion: Education and training after high school are keys to recovery

Dana Evans, a former Atlanta Public Schools principal convicted in the district's test-cheating scandal, will not have to serve prison time after a judge agreed to reduce her sentence to probation. AJC FILE PHOTO.

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Judge drops prison time for former Atlanta principal in cheating case

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Crowds fill Hartsfield-Jackson terminal ahead of Fourth of July

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Kemp extends state fuel tax break through August

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Delta to pay $10.5 million to settle probe into mail delivery times

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Preliminary settlement reached in suit against Ga. Department of Labor

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Mental health law and teacher pay raises among new Georgia laws

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A 2010 agreement called for the state to move all patients with developmental disabilities out of state psychiatric hospitals, such as Central State in Milledgeville, shown here. ALAN JUDD/ajudd@ajc.com

State still falls short when caring for people with disabilities

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Preliminary settlement reached in suit against Ga. Department of Labor

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Equifax has made a $1.83 billion purchase of a company that gathers information about the criminal justice system and sells it to federal and state agencies. (Dreamstime/TNS)

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Ex-Equifax employee alleges he was fired for exposing law violations

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Plant Scherer, a Georgia Power plant, is seen on Tuesday, November 9, 2021, near Juliette. (Elijah Nouvelage for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Supreme Court ruling tees up new legal fights over environmental regs

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Election workers hand count advanced ballots at the DeKalb Voter Registration and Elections Office, Monday, May 30, 2022, in Decatur, Ga. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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An end to ballot bar codes? Georgia election officials consider design changes

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Braves public address announcer Casey Motter looks over his notes before the Braves' home opener in April 2007. Motter, whose first season was 2007, died Wednesday, the team announced Thursday. (Johnny Crawford / AJC file)

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Braves public address announcer Casey Motter dies

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2 nurses named to Healthcare Workforce Commission

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