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OPINION

SAVE Act threatens Georgians’ right to vote. Who will save the Peach State?

Jones campaign goes on offense against Jackson in Georgia governor race

Could this team of former Georgia high school players win the Super Bowl?

Ernest Jones for AJC Rams Seahawks Football

Seahawks’ Mike Macdonald, Ernest Jones lead Georgia contingent in Super Bowl

East Jackson hires coach that led prior program to best season since 1992

Office tower, apartments proposed for Church at Wieuca property

House Republicans announce legislation to support working families

House Republicans unveil legislation aimed at support for working families

AJC HER+STORY

This Atlanta executive went from corporate lawyer to nonprofit CEO

Her career change from corporate lawyer to nonprofit CEO was a “leap of faith.”

Clayton Fuller, district attorney in the Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit, is running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. (Courtesy Clayton Fuller for Congress)

Trump endorses candidate in crowded field to fill MTG’s House seat

Voters in Georgia's 14th Congressional District must wade through a field of 22 candidates as they prepared to vote in the March 10 special election.

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For Walter White, the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre sparked a reckoning within

For Walter White, who would later gain fame as the executive secretary of the NAACP, Blackness was a choice.

Her name was Marion King. Her story still matters.

What the FBI raid of the Fulton County election office means for 2026

Georgia’s youngest state lawmaker weighs in on students protesting ICE

Hundreds gather calling for justice after Minneapolis ICE shooting

Why planes take off over graves at Georgia's major airports

How one man turned a 101‑year‑old church into a Trump shrine

Saving lives one stroke at a time: How Swemschool is changing swim access in Atlanta

Downtown Atlanta parking lot will be a $5 billion bet on the city’s future

‘Urban Horseman’ defies odds to bring horse culture to Atlanta

Federal judge in Georgia calls out ICE for continuing to deny bond hearings

The number of lawsuits from Stewart Detention Center detainees seeking to be released is causing a "judicial emergency," a judge warns.

Atlanta settles lawsuit over pollution released into the Chattahoochee River

Atlanta settles lawsuit over pollution released into Chattahoochee River

Atlanta and the Chattahoochee Riverkeeper have reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit the nonprofit filed over pollution the city released into the river.

Neo-Nazi sentenced for hate crime, antisemitic mail to rabbi, lawmaker

A neo-Nazi from North Carolina was sentenced for a hate crime after mailing antisemitic postcards to Georgia state Rep. Esther Panitch and Macon Rabbi Elizabeth Bahar.

OPINION

DOJ targets some church protesters, but not all. Justice cannot be selective.

The Department of Justice went after protesters who stormed a Minnesota church, but AG Pam Bondi ignored pleas from a Georgia church after a protester disrupted its service.

Warnock, other pastors condemn apparent Trump assassination attempt

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‘Politically Georgia’ podcast: Faith and the ballot

The AJC’s Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell talks faith, freedom and politics.

Judge dismisses claims in lawsuit that sought Fulton County 2020 ballots

Plaintiffs in long-running case also must pay $39,000 in attorney fees.

Debate over how to protect Georgians from data center’s energy costs heats up

Debate heats up over how to protect Georgians from data center energy costs

A big Gold Dome debate is beginning over data centers, rising energy costs and consumer protections.

Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections Appreciation Day

Fulton County fights to reclaim its 2020 records after FBI seizure

Fulton County took legal action Wednesday to get back its 2020 ballots and other records after the FBI seized hundreds of boxes of election documents.

UGA-Athens: Legion Pool and The President's House

Classic City’s ‘town-gown’ ties tested by University of Georgia decisions

Athens residents and the University of Georgia have been at odds over demolishing Legion Pool and turning President's House into a hotel complex as neighbors seek more input.

Georgia’s Chief Justice State of the Judiciary

Georgia’s chief justice suggests AI could help those without lawyers

Artificial intelligence might have a ‘role to play’ as it improves, chief justice tells lawmakers.