Atlanta Journal-Constitution Briefing

Get ready to drive on the shoulder of Ga. 400 at rush hour for the last time. Also, he Wellstar Health System said Wednesday that local leaders were simply trying to score “cheap political points” by assailing the decisions instead of working to keep medical facilities open.

Ex-Clayton Sheriff sentenced to 18 months in federal prison; Cash buyers made up more than half of metro Atlanta home sales in 2022; New rift over HOPE funding divides Georgia leaders; Georgia Senate gives final approval to $1 billion income tax rebate

Governor Kemp signs midyear budget; No answers in second autopsy of slain activist; Jury awards Roswell parents $6.1 million after son’s hazing death at LSU; Georgia Power customers to see one-time credit on March bills

Biden promotes Atlanta native to senior White House role; Bond hearing set for mother accused in toddler son’s beating death; Grady to celebrate opening of new outpatient surgery tower; Protest over derailment held at Norfolk Southern’s Atlanta headquarters

House backs $32.4 billion budget; Massive increase in antisemitic propaganda in Georgia; Upgraded Georgia voter registration system speeds up elections; Key Georgia Republican says sports betting is still on the table

Wellstar hit with federal complaints on Atlanta hospital closures; Feds recommend 46-month sentence for convicted Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill; Rivian to sell $1.3B in bonds to support future Georgia plant; House leaders OK budget raises for teachers and law officers

Tyler Perry and Byron Allen headline battle for BET; Home sales climb in February; NTSB launches special probe into Norfolk Southern safety practices; Georgia Republicans target transgender issues over other culture wars

Tyler Perry interested in buying majority stake in BET; Almost all detainees arrested after training site violence are from elsewhere; Buckhead cityhood movement calls it quits ‘for now’; Why public health workers are quitting;

State rural lending program back for another try; Environmentalists, clergy, other activists rally against training center; Kirby Smart: No culture problem, no policy change as a result of fatal crash; Separate shootings involving young people leave 2 dead, multiple injured

Police say charges against UGA’s Jalen Carter appropriate; State officials will review billions worth of special-interest tax breaks; Itchin’ mad about the early pollen? Blame the warm weather; Newly discovered early ‘Gone With the Wind’ movie script reveals a much harsher depiction of slavery;

UGA football staffer drunk during fatal crash; Kemp, Rivian double down on $5B Georgia factory despite challenges; Georgia Power customers’ bills could jump again soon; Kemp administration deals blow to Buckhead cityhood push

Black ATL investors to buy Utah bank; Georgia could spend billions to keep freight moving; Why creating ‘incredibly insulting’ new Buckhead city would be so complex; Georgia agency proposes rule to curb surprise hospital closures

Quin Snyder ready to lay foundation with Hawks; Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms leaving White House job; Gray Television delays second phase of massive Assembly project in Doraville; Senate committee backs Buckhead cityhood bills

GBI arrests South Georgia police chief; Why The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will no longer run ‘Dilbert’; Ex-Atlanta watershed official gets 4 years in prison for bribery scandal; Residents, scientists slam Okefenokee mining proposal

Trump attorneys call special grand jury probe ‘a clown show’; UGA player charged with racing had been questioned about fatal crash; Georgia House passes income tax rebate, Senate OKs property tax rebate; Flu vaccine worked well in season that faded fast

Judge rules against DOJ over communications in Georgia voting lawsuit; Ex-Doraville police officer now charged with murder in 16-year-old’s death; Georgia bills address electric vehicles’ future; Lawmakers consider making it easier for city residents to de-annex

Cities might run their elections, with help from a fake Georgia elector; Home Depot gives $1 billion in raises to front-line workers; Senate leaders back $32.5 billion state budget with property tax break; Sewon becomes latest supplier to Hyundai’s Georgia EV plant

Digital tool to link Atlanta’s small businesses with big corporations; State finds Cobb schools denied services for student with disabilities; State finds Cobb schools denied services for student with disabilities; Ohio residents ‘not satisfied’ by Norfolk Southern response; 4-month-old Georgia boy found safe

Judge denies request to halt land work at public safety training center site; Will special grand jury recommend Trump be indicted?; At least 15 children injured in weekend shootings across Georgia; Biden, other Washington leaders share prayers, accolades for Carter

Grand jury report recommends perjury charges; State urges appeals court to OK Rivian incentive deal; Southern Co. reports big profit increase but costly Vogtle delays loom; School librarians could face criminal charges under Georgia bill