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5 things to know: Ga. senators seek to avoid government shutdown

Sen. Johnny Isakson and Sen. David Perdue plan to vote yes on a bill to keep the government running into December. John Bazemore / Associate Press
Sen. Johnny Isakson and Sen. David Perdue plan to vote yes on a bill to keep the government running into December. John Bazemore / Associate Press
By Staff reports
Sept 25, 2015

Five things to know on Friday, September 25:

1. Sens. Johnny Isakson and David Perdue both want to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, but say making a stand over a government shutdown is not the way to do it. [Read more in Daniel Malloy's Political Insider blog]

2. Will Georgia, Tech and the Falcons win this week? [Jeff Schultz and the obviously superior Lilly make their predictions]

3. Gangs are a growing problem, especially in the suburbs. [Read what one district attorney has to say about them]

4. The reward is up to $50,000 to find the person responsible for killing an 18-year-old DeKalb County woman. [Read the full story here]

5. Today's weather will pretty much be the same all day — raining and in the mid-60s. [Get your weekend forecast here]

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