Despite what an internal email implied, Atlanta cops insist that their pay raises aren't tied to the volume of tickets they write. They say it's just coincidence and concern for all our safety that has prompted them to double the number of traffic citations since Mayor Kasim Reed took office.

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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney — pictured during a hearing Monday, Dec. 15, 2025 — has cleared the way for Georgia's State Election Board to obtain Fulton ballots and other documents from the 2020 election. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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