Opinion

BUDDY CARTER

Delay congressional primaries and redraw Georgia’s House districts

Supreme Court Voting Rights Redistricting

CAROLYN BOURDEAUX

Voting Rights Act ruling may challenge Ga. in new and unexpected ways

Neighborhood Planning Unit-V members vote to recommend against a city of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park during a long and contentious meeting Monday, April 13, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Southwest Atlanta data center proposal makes sense for the community

American Dream For Rent: Investors elbow out individual home buyers

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Saving the U.S. means restoring the American dream. That starts in Georgia.

Atlanta’s data center market isn’t just growing fast. It’s unprecedented

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Georgia’s data center boom requires a strategy, not just hoping for the best

Governor’s proposal limits lawsuits and aims to bring down jury awards, but even supporters admit it’s no silver bullet.

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How Georgia’s lawsuit reforms are paying off one year later

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Smoke over Atlanta signals a Georgia forest story you might not know

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Georgia’s data center boom requires a strategy, not just hoping for the best

Georgia is experiencing a data center boom, which has created headaches for consumers who worry about rising power bills and a drain on community infrastructure.

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How Georgia’s lawsuit reforms are paying off one year later

Georgia passed tort reform in 2025 and the state's insurance commissioner describes how the legislation resulted in savings for consumers and public entities like MARTA too.

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Smoke over Atlanta signals a Georgia forest story you might not know

A yellow haze over Atlanta traces back to severe Georgia wildfires, dry wetlands and hurricane debris — and to why forest management matters statewide.

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Doula Bashellia Williams (left) checks the position of her client, Reona Porter’s baby at Porter’s Stockbridge apartment on Friday, Oct. 8, 2024. Porter was just over 38 weeks pregnant. (Bita Honarvar for the AJC)

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Investing in doulas would go a long way to improving maternal health in Georgia

There is growing evidence linking doula care to improvements in maternal health, particularly within Black and brown communities.

Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for Neighborhood Planning Unit-V, takes a moment during a contentious meeting April 13 where the NPU-V voted to recommend against a city of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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After local data center vote, Atlanta has a chance to get development right

Neighbors voted to oppose a proposed data center near Adair Park in Southwest Atlanta. The vote should be a sign to the city that people want development that works for them.

Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for NPU-V counts votes to recommend against a City of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park on Monday, April 13, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

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Atlanta limited data center zoning for a reason. Don’t backtrack now.

Most neighborhoods oppose a planned rezoning in Southwest Atlanta that would allow a data center near a MARTA station and wonder why some City Council members back it.

Georgia’s 2026 races keep coming back to Trump

JASON ESTEVES

My mother worked hard but couldn’t afford healthcare. Georgia must do better.

Georgia has not expanded Medicaid, so many residents who worked hard all their lives could never afford the healthcare they needed. They deserve better.

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Atlanta and Fulton County can solve jail crisis, if we choose real solutions

Systemic change is needed to solve the jail crisis in Atlanta and Fulton County, and diversion is key to the success of any long-term efforts to address it.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Progressives virtue signal on political violence. Take a look in the mirror.

While Democrats and liberals denounce Trump's rhetoric, their both-sides-ism and hypocrisy is normalizing violence against right-wing politicians and leaders.

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Atlanta’s airport shouldn’t be held hostage by Washington shutdown politics

Government shutdowns show how much damage they can do to airport operations. That's why Atlanta's airport should opt out of TSA and use private contractors.

AJC CONTRIBUTOR

Gerrymandering tit-for-tat battles put partisanship above good governance

Democrats once favored nonpartisan congressional redistricting, but they have put that position aside with Republicans' aggressive gerrymandering push across America.

Canton OKs leasing pole-mounted license plate readers

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Using technology like license plate readers to fight crimes protects Georgians

Georgia has sided in court cases with communities that seek to use license plate readers responsibly in law enforcement's crime fighting.

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Atlanta surveillance is more vast than you think. Time for stronger oversight.

Flock Safety services communities across metro Atlanta. The company says ICE doesn't have direct access to its data, but that doesn't mean the agency can't obtain it anyway.

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King Charles III and America’s curious love affair with the British monarchy

King Charles III visits President Trump and addresses the Congress in U.S. nearly 250 years after the former British colony declared independence from the United Kingdom.

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Why the Southeast is burning. Extreme drought is only part of the reason.

Much of the southeastern U.S. has been in a drought since July 2025. The region has seen less than a quarter of its normal precipitation for a normal March to April.

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Georgia children deserve to grow up without fear of gun violence.

Firearms are now the No. 1 cause of death for children in Georgia. The state should be focused on making citizens safer than liberalizing firearms laws.