Atlanta Journal-Constitution Briefing

Hundreds of state workers got unemployment benefits in error; Georgia police shootings and Atlanta homicides both increased in 2022; Cobb County families win appeal in lawsuit over mask order; Kemp vows more arrests in Atlanta training center protests

Big decisions loom for Fulton County investigation of Trump; 19 killed on Georgia roads during New Year’s weekend; Arrest made in shooting death of Fulton sheriff’s deputy;

Southwest eyes Friday return to normal schedules; Atlanta police ramp up security plans for New Year’s; Jan. 6 panel releases interviews with Fulton election workers; Atlanta says cold snap is causing water issues for hundreds of residents

Southwest chaos continues; Diesel prices down but still pinching Georgia truckers; Bond granted to protesters charged with domestic terrorism; Seventh defendant enters negotiated guilty plea in YSL RICO case

Frozen pipes to sully Atlanta for weeks; Wellstar, Augusta University Health developing plan for a partnership; 13 killed on Georgia roads during Christmas weekend; 2 inmates die within 24 hours at DeKalb jail;

Metro Atlanta hiring slows in November; Delta preparing for winter storm impact on flights across the country; Parents face scarcity of pediatric medicine as flu and cold cases rise; Head of Georgia’s troubled prison system gets new state job;

Kemp to declare state of emergency ahead of dangerously cold weather; US Rep. Ferguson voted in Georgia county where he no longer lives; Atlanta makes big push for the 2024 Democratic convention; Federal money coming to Georgia hospitals to help hire more workers

State regulators approve Georgia Power rate hike; Clayton Commission considering naming Victor Hill pick as interim sheriff; How Abrams’ campaign spending led to ‘incredibly bad’ cash crunch; Cobb Elections leaves county’s move to change commission district map unchallenged;

Georgia events used as evidence of Trump’s criminal intent on January 6th; Atlanta-based CNN investigative reporter Drew Griffin has died; Atlanta homicide total rises for third year with days left in 2022; Nonprofit pays off lunch debt at nearly 300 metro Atlanta schools

Complaint alleges CHOA wrongfully fired employee over flu vaccine; Defense bill passed by Congress authorizes new spending in Georgia; A closer look at the terrorism charges against ‘cop city’ protesters; Todd and Julie Chrisley to report to prison in Florida in January

Kemp bans TikTok from state devices; Atlanta’s Celebration Bowl puts HBCU football in national spotlight; PSC staff reach agreement on new electricity rates; Georgia job growth sluggish

Georgia election chief seeks change after GOP losses; Texts show Georgia Republicans sharing election conspiracy theories to aid Trump; Atlanta training center protesters charged with domestic terrorism; Transgender employees in Georgia cite discrimination in lawsuit against state

Feds asked to investigate multi-state ‘plot’ to copy election software; Activists and authorities clashing again at Atlanta training center site; Zoo Atlanta veterinary facility due for $22 million expansion; Alleged gang member, accomplice get life in prison for Gresham Park murder;

Atlanta police arrest suspect in Buckhead woman’s stabbing death; AAA forecasts 3.5 million in Georgia will travel for year-end holidays; DOJ subpoenas Raffensperger’s office as Trump investigation continues; Clayton Schools paying outgoing superintendent $200,000-plus in separation;

Georgia revenue collections down in November; Negotiations over Georgia Power’s rate hikes appear to stall; Georgia’s Stetson Bennett finishes fourth in Heisman Trophy voting; Resignations, new chair amid shakeup on MARTA board

Kemp says no state gas tax through the holidays; SK and Hyundai plan Georgia electric vehicle battery plant, 3,500 jobs; MARTA removes Atlanta Streetcar cars from service over safety concerns; Man who killed 2 Cobb deputies pleads guilty, gets life in prison

US Senate runoff brought high election day turnout; Details on the Atlanta bridge shooting victims and suspects; Eight Georgians charged in $30 million unemployment benefits scheme; State must buy 26 acres for new I-285/I-20 interchange

US Senate’s finale race brings steady turnout and few lines in Georgia; Florida appeals court directs Flynn to testify before Fulton grand jury; Apple violated law with anti-union meetings at Cumberland store; Kemp promises Georgians more help dealing with inflation next year;

Sexually transmitted diseases surging in Georgia; Delta pilots union reaches initial agreement for new labor contract; Talk show host and Georgia House candidate accused of illegal voting; City of Atlanta sues APS, DeKalb schools over annexation law; Todd and Julie Chrisley ordered to pay more than $17 million in restitution

Senate candidates close Senate runoff with divergent strategies; Delta pilots union reaches initial agreement for new labor contract; Georgia could join early primary states for 2024 race

Entire Atlanta HLN news operations nixed; Gulf remains between Georgia Power, PSC staff over rate hike proposal; Active school shooter hoaxes becoming a national trend; French robotics company opens North American HQ in Atlanta

Runoff for US Senate will cost Georgia taxpayers millions of dollars; Lawyers told to choose between GOP chair and 10 other fake electors; Man skirts security at Atlanta airport, harassed restaurant worker before arrest; Widow of House Speaker will run to succeed him

A new early vote record in Georgia; Mother of slain 12-year-old says the system failed him; Stolen checks from mail theft ‘will only get worse’; Clayton Schools settles student heat-related death for $10 million;

Judge tosses indictment against Fulton officers; Atlanta has the highest income inequality in the nation; Kemp slams Trump’s ‘un-American’ white supremacist dinner guest; Faith leaders ramp up efforts to get out the vote;

Officials urge help to fight gun violence; Voters turn out for Saturday voting in Georgia Senate runoff; A final tribute to David Ralston; Metro Atlanta job growth strong though jobless rate ticks up;

Georgia Supreme Court orders state’s abortion law back into effect; Georgia Supreme Court upholds Saturday voting in US Senate runoff; Atlanta roads packed as travelers prepare for Thanksgiving holiday; Georgia to phase in new rules banning some wild animals as pets

Senator Graham Graham testifies before Fulton grand jury; 3 South Georgia deputies fired, arrested over jail beating; Georgia Senate runoff poll points to challenges for Walker, Warnock; State misses food assistance payments to countless Georgians

Todd and Julie Chrisley sentenced to federal prison; South Georgia mother charged with murder in toddler’s death; Saturday voting upheld in Georgia U.S. Senate runoff; Unions team up in attempt to organize thousands of Delta workers;

More than 1.6 million Georgians to hit the road this Thanksgiving; Judge allows Saturday voting before U.S. Senate runoff in Georgia; Kemp aims to boost Walker in Senate runoff; Blank foundation focuses Westside grant funding on affordable housing

Clayton County Schools Superintendent leaving district; Black residents of Trilith sue studio, development for discrimination; U.S. House approves renaming Decatur veterans facilities; Atlanta mayor names permanent Transportation Department commissioner

Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives dies; Callers flood metro Atlanta abortion clinics after court ruling; Hartsfield-Jackson fined $40,000 for jet fuel spill into Flint River; Kemp will campaign with Walker on Saturday for Senate runoff

Fulton County judge stops enforcement of Georgia’s abortion ban; Georgia faces suit over ban on Saturday voting before U.S. Senate runoff; Electric aircraft developer plans Covington factory with 1,000 jobs; Juvenile behind bomb threats at Georgia’s historically Black colleges;

Republicans pick speaker of the Georgia House; Trump in legal peril in Fulton; Georgia Power still opposed to expanding popular rooftop solar program; Valdosta prof’s ‘woke’ lesson draws parent fire

Electric battery company building $2.6B plant in Atlanta; Saturday voting barred in US Senate runoff after Georgia holidays; Metro Atlanta schools will move to remote learning for runoff election; Kemp names interim commissioner for vulnerable Georgians;

Georgia elections chief picks his own race for an audit; Ammo maker to expand in Georgia; After big early vote, Overall Georgia turnout misses expectations; Atlanta home sales and prices down as mortgage rates bite

Georgia U.S. Senate race heading to runoff; Gingrich must testify to Fulton special grand jury; Alpharetta rejects $550M redevelopment plan for North Point Mall; Fulton and 15 cities reach agreement over millions in sales tax revenue

Marjorie Taylor Greene re-elected to a second term in Congress; Georgia election brings in strong turnout; 2 Johns Creek poll workers fired for ‘questionable social media posts’; Georgia college enrollment drops for second straight year; Jimmy Ellis, CEO of Atlanta auto dealer group, dies at 67

Cobb extends deadline for absentee voters; State of Georgia revenue continues to soar; Former Atlanta official Mitzi Bickers to report to prison Tuesday; Georgia agency using federal rental help money to pay utility bills

Cobb school board member stokes controversy; 1st African American appointed bishop for UMC North Georgia conference; Coca-Cola will offer buyouts in coming months; Georgians get another month’s reprieve from paying gas taxes

Georgia Senate race possibly the nation’s costliest; Georgia great Vince Dooley buried in Athens; New rules could bar public from state regulator’s rate hike talks; Georgia election results will come quicker this year

The debate on Georgia's voting law; Government agencies practice nuclear disaster response; Update on Atlanta’s new police cruisers; Stone Mountain Park leaders to choose truth-telling exhibit creator

Big fundraising numbers in Georgia's Governor's race; Graham must testify in Georgia Trump probe; State abruptly halts applications for rental assistance; Herschel Walker accuser says she felt ‘threatened’ after revealing pregnancy

Delta pilots complete voting on strike authorization ballot; Schierbaum named Atlanta’s new police chief; Kemp leads Abrams, deadlocked Senate race; Atlanta Medical Center’s final goodbye

Clayton Sheriff now facing civil lawsuits; Why Georgia’s midterm could set the stakes for 2024; UGA, UF condemn antisemitic messages projected onto stadium after football game; Cheshire Bridge Road to partially reopen;

Atlanta job growth still strong; MARTA names new CEO for an era of expansion; Southern Company earnings jump to $1.5 billion in third quarter; Man convicted of all counts in country club murder

Second woman comes out against Herschel Walker; Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill found guilty in federal civil rights trial; BlueStar Studios being built on former military base Fort Gillem in Forest Park; Cobb corrects ballot errors during early voting;

Georgia shatters midterm turnout records; Hyundai breaks ground on massive Georgia EV plant; Atlanta homicide rate slows; Fulton judge to rule on Georgia’s abortion law in coming weeks

In person voting delivers big Georgia turnout; Scores on ‘nation’s report card’ stable for Georgia but hold bad news; Former Atlantan Leslie Jordan dies at age 67; Stacy Abrams' uphill fight

Atlanta leaders begin work to plug hospital closure gaps; Rivian opponents sue to halt work on Georgia EV plant site; Jurors in Victor Hill trial begin deliberations will resume Monday; Early voting continues Saturday across Georgia

Georgia in September: Job growth still strong, workers still scarce; Election officials brace for disruptions as midterms loom; Atlanta court rejects Sen. Graham’s request to block grand jury testimony; Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill takes stand in federal civil rights