1. Georgia Senate passes 'campus carry' gun bill. A measure to allow guns onto any campus in Georgia's public college and university system passed the Georgia Senate on Tuesday, a crucial vote to keep it alive in the final days of the legislative session. [Read more]
2. State to able-bodied: Get a job or lose your food stamps. In January, the state expanded the work requirements for able-bodied, childless food stamp recipients to 21 counties, including several in the Atlanta area such as Coweta, Bartow and Barrow. Some 12,000 able-bodied people in these counties were told they have three months to start a job or job training, or face losing their benefits. April 1 is the deadline. [Read more]
3. Braves will now allow outside food into SunTrust Park. After public backlash, the Atlanta Braves reversed their policy and now will allow fans to bring outside food into SunTrust Park. A team representative said last week the restriction was because of security concerns of the team. [Read more]
4. Trump officials shut down Russia testimony by Sally Yates, citing executive privilege. So it turns out it wasn't that the House Intelligence Committee wasn't interested in hearing the testimony from Sally Yates, the former acting attorney general from Atlanta who refused to enforce President Donald Trump's first travel ban. [Read more]
5. Ex-Mount Paran teacher admits sexual assault of 17-year-old student. A former Mount Paran Christian School teacher will serve 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a 17-year-old student, officials said Tuesday. [Read more]
