1. Overburdened GBI to assume investigations of Atlanta police shootings
The GBI announced Tuesday that it will take over all investigations of officer-involved shootings by the state's largest police force. The move, according to Atlanta Police Chief George Turner, seeks to create more transparency. Read more.
2. Report: Players on winning APS football team fraudulently enrolled
According to an internal report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, at least one player on an Atlanta high school football team that made it to a state championship match-up in 2014 was fraudulently enrolled. The district investigation found two students had been enrolled using their grandmothers' addresses. Read more.
3. Nathan Deal declares emergency in "well-prepared" north Georgia
Gov. Nathan Deal declared the state of emergency for 15 counties bracing for a wave of snow and ice over the next two days. He also stated that Georgia was "well prepared" for the possible wintry weather headed its way. Read more.
4. New Ga. House leader Jon Burns fails to disclose payments
An investigation by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and The Georgia News Lab found that recently installed State House Majority Leader Jon Burns, R-Newington, failed to disclose at least $120K in payments to his private business, which is required by Georgia law. Burns told the AJC that he believes his disclosures have been accurate and transparent. Read more.
5. U.S. Supreme Court to decide whether Obama can block deportations
In what could be "the most-far reaching immigration case in its history," the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether Pres. Obama was authorized to forgo deportation of more than 4 million unauthorized migrants, most of whom are the parents of U.S. citizens or legal residents and at least one-fourth of whom are in California. Read more.
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