1. Why Georgia won't celebrate Confederate Memorial Day today. The fourth Monday in April had for decades been known in Georgia as Confederate Memorial Day. But this year, the day goes by the much more neutral title: "State Holiday." [Read here]
2. Ethics group: Hank Johnson improperly aided Jon Ossoff with taxpayer resources. An ethics group is alleging that U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson improperly aided the campaign of his onetime aide, 6th District candidate Jon Ossoff, using his official House website. [Read here]
3. The Confederate monuments New Orleans is taking down. New Orleans has begun removing Confederate monuments with private funds, after legal challenges over the move have been resolved. [Read here]
4. Falcons are not looking for 'angelic' souls. The Falcons are in the final stages of rating and stacking players on their board for the NFL draft, which will be held Thursday through Saturday in Philadelphia. [Read here]
5. Light rain expected most of the day. After heavy downpours Sunday, parts of metro Atlanta woke up Monday to gray skies, drizzle and patches of light rain. And those clouds and raindrops are expected to stick around most of the day, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton said. [Read here]
AND ALSO ...
Senate set to confirm Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary
Falcons’ Mohamed Sanu receives in-flight fan mail
About the Author
