Last week, the AJC reported on a proposal by the governor to spend $17 million (in 2011 costs) to develop a state history museum, in the old World of Coca-Cola building, to kick-start a new tourist zone near Capitol Hill in downtown Atlanta. A similar funding proposal failed twice before. Here are three views on the latest idea from experts in the field.

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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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