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April 10, 2017, Atlanta, Georgia - An election worker looks over the map of the 6th district with residents that arrived to vote at the Marietta Elections Main Office in Marietta, Georgia, on April 10, 2017. Officials said a number of people who were not eligible to vote in the election because they did not live in the district arrived on both Saturday and Monday. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)
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Photo: Henry P. Taylor/Henry Taylor / AJC

5 things to know today: Republicans catch up to Democrats in Ga. special election voting

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1. Republicans catch up to Democrats in Georgia special election early voting. Republican voters in Georgia’s special election have caught up to the hefty advantage that Democrats built in early voting, according to two elections analyses, and are poised to take the lead on Friday. [Read here] 

2. New Birth holds first big Easter event since death of Bishop Eddie Long. New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will hold a community block party as part of the Lithonia’s megachurch’s weekend resurrection celebration. [Read here] 

3. What does Georgia’s savings account look like? Gov. Nathan Deal has been bragging for months about how well Georgia has rebounded since the economic collapse of the Great Recession and with good reason. Georgia surpassed $2 billion in reserve funds last year. [Read here] 

4. ‘Absolutely perfect' weather for Braves’ opener. Metro Atlanta can look forward to more pleasant weather Friday for the Braves’ home opener at the new SunTrust Park. [Read here] 

5. 2 injured in shooting in northwest Atlanta. A man is in critical condition and another person is injured after a shooting in northwest Atlanta. The incident happened just after 11 p.m. Thursday on Wadley Street. [Read here] 

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