Atlanta Journal-Constitution Briefing

Republican county chairwoman, husband plead guilty in Jan. 6 charge; TV election ad spending in Georgia has stations scrambling to add telecasts; New poll: ‘Unsustainable’ inflation a top concern for Georgia Latinos; Tests find ‘forever chemicals’ in Chattahoochee, other Georgia rivers

Why your doctor is pushing the flu vaccine so hard this year; Turnout on first day of Georgia early voting breaks midterm record; An apartment building takes center stage in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race; Bell indicted on federal conspiracy charges against Georgia Tech’s Josh Pastner

Housing expert: Atlanta housing market now in recession; Early voting opens in Georgia with steady turnout and enthusiasm; Kemp plans to sharpen anti-gang penalties, limit no-cash bail; Ethics trial underway for Georgia appeals judge

Staff, patients say goodbye to AMC’s emergency room; MARTA to adopt new plans for Clayton, DeKalb transit lines; Jury finds ex-Atlanta watershed official guilty in corruption case; Kemp and Abrams to debate Monday

Testimony begins in trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill; Georgia elections director: Voter challenges barred in polling places; High air fares help Delta climb above fuel, payroll costs; Georgia governor’s race sees Abrams, Kemp rake in big out-of-state money; Georgia governor’s race sees Abrams, Kemp rake in big out-of-state money

New poll: Warnock-Walker close; Kemp builds lead over Abrams; Narcotics seizure considered one of largest in Atlanta Police history; Thousands of Georgia voters’ eligibility challenged before election; Hyundai sets date to break ground on $5.5B EV factory in Georgia; No bond for teens accused of fatally shooting Jefferson High football player

Cobb County advances new election map, setting up fight with the state; Comedian Eric Andre sues Clayton County over airport stop; DeKalb woman dies days after being hit by stray bullet as she slept; Investigation finds flaws in principal hiring process for APS school

Kemp allocates nearly all of $4.8 billion in fed COVID-19 funds ahead of election; DeKalb to keep controversial elections software, move poll worker data; Department of Defense OKs renaming of Fort Gordon, Fort Benning, other military bases; Voter eligibility challenges dismissed in Cobb County

‘On Herschel’s team’: Top Republicans to visit Georgia to boost Walker’s bid; Funeral services announced for slain Jefferson High School football player; Georgia candidates set money records ahead of November election; Tex McIver denied bond ahead of 2nd murder trial

Atlanta one of five airports where Ebola screenings planned; Hyundai EV parts supplier announces plans for $1.3B factory in U.S.; ‘Potentially severe’ flu season arrives in Georgia’s classrooms; Tex McIver seeks bond after overturned murder conviction

New gang prosecution unit leads to indictments of alleged gang members; DeKalb uses software from firm accused of poll worker data theft; Atlanta completes relocation of Forest Cove residents as apartment closes; Kemp raises about $29M to fuel final push in rematch against Abrams

Republicans fear losing U.S. Senate seat as Walker’s woes mount; Fulton DA pushes to remove lawyers, OK search warrants before election break; DeKalb CEO pitches $8M for Grady, $11.9M to expand Emory Hillandale; Mass Georgia voter challenges thrown out in Gwinnett

Georgia Power settles cost dispute with Vogtle co-owner; Lane closures on I-285 to stymie traffic for at least 8 months; Kemp extends gas tax break until after November election; Georgia election heads survived 2020; now they’re bracing for this year

More Georgians redeeming $350 payments after rough rollout; Judge upholds Georgia election laws on all counts in voting rights case; Critics warn Georgia Power’s proposed rate hikes won’t be the last; Coastal Georgia businesses exhale as Hurricane Ian skirts by

Hurricane Ian: Georgia AG warns against price gouging, scams; Investigation probes effort to copy election data in another Georgia county; Clayton Sheriff Victor Hill trial to take two weeks; Georgia’s university system awards record number of degrees

Don’t panic, Kemp tells Georgians as Hurricane Ian pounds Florida; Georgia election board evaluates Coffee County breach and precautions; Georgia SAT scores fall yet stay above national average; Ossoff unveils bill creating more oversight of federal prisons

Georgia in state of emergency, Kemp calls up 500 National Guard troops; Court deal lets groups send prefilled absentee ballot forms upon request; Activist charged in Jan. 6 attack is among Herschel Walker’s campaign ‘captains’; Former Atlanta priest charged in Sacramento with child molestation

What you need to know about Georgia Power’s proposed rate hike; Gwinnett parents now face murder charges in daughter’s house fire death; Atlanta mayor halts AMC site redevelopment prior to hospital closure; Georgia voters are concerned about the economy, inflation, health care and crime

World Cup sets deadline for developers to bring new life downtown; Georgia defensive starter arrested, charged with DUI; Election equipment to be replaced in Coffee County after outsiders gain access; Metro Atlanta keeps eye on Tropical Storm Ian’s effect later in week

Metro Atlanta adds 10,500 jobs, weaker than typical August; Candidates for state’s top lawyer disagree on AG’s role on abortion; Beltline chooses developer for Murphy Crossing project; MARTA sees metro Atlanta’s transit future in Indianapolis

AJC poll: Voters prioritize threats to democracy among top issues; No decision yet on creator of Stone Mountain’s ‘truth-telling’ exhibit; Less driving helped Atlanta area meet EPA smog standards; DeKalb school board reluctantly passes divisive concepts policy; Airport satisfaction declines due to flight cancellations, crowds

Georgia student loan relief to mostly help low-income borrowers; AJC poll gives Republicans the edge in most races; Surveillance video surfaces from inside Coffee County elections office; Atlanta airport named No. 3 ‘megahub’ for international connectivity

Georgia Republicans aim to beat Democrats at their own ‘ground game’; Should Atlanta City Council members face term limits?; Jury deliberations underway in attorney’s road rage murder trial; Arrest warrants and 911 calls released from Chaka Zulu murder charge;

Closing arguments Monday in attorney’s murder trial; Hundreds of Georgians charged with crimes have no legal representation; Biden to host World Series champion Atlanta Braves at White House; Atlanta-based Fortune 500 company NCR plans to split in two

Kemp announces $130M aid package to boost Grady Health System; Georgia voting access slips under new laws; Mitzi Bickers to appeal conviction in Atlanta City Hall bribery case; Georgia’s new 988 mental health crisis hotline is already responsive;

Climate law a wrench in Hyundai’s plans for EV plant; Herschel Walker backs 15-week proposed abortion ban that’s divided Republicans; Research suggests in-person classes helped Georgia kids during COVID; Groundbreaking expected soon for Rowen development in Gwinnett

Georgia workers entangled in threatened rail strike; Former Mayor Bottoms concerned about voting rights ahead of midterms; Two Georgia Republican candidates, two different views on economy; Atlanta Black colleges get $5 million tech boost

Financial rescue planned for Grady Health System; Trial underway for attorney accused of purposely running over, killing man; Mortgage rate rise rattles Atlanta home sales in August; Kemp campaigns on ‘learning loss’ grants, boosting teachers, counselors

Autistic Ohio teen missing 6 days in Atlanta found safe; Fishermen sue claiming Golden Ray pollution is still hurting business; Decatur seeks community input on school superintendent search; Georgia considers ‘significant’ cash lifeline to Grady as AMC closure looms

Mitzi Bickers sentenced to 14 years; Georgia revenue up 8.5% in August despite national fears of downturn; Most Georgia public colleges won’t require SAT, ACT for 2023-24; Why Fulton prosecutors are interested in Coffee County data breach

Warnock accepts Walker’s preferred Savannah debate with conditions; Dallas lawyer wins subpoena battle with Fulton DA’s office; Where to get updated COVID boosters in Georgia; UPS hiring 100,000 seasonal workers ahead of holiday shipping season

14 killed in wrecks over Labor Day weekend; Video shows fake Trump elector aided copying of Georgia election data; News of hospital closure comes as blindside to mayor’s office; Promised changes to Confederate imagery at Stone Mountain slow coming;

Flooding drenches roads and homes in parts of North Georgia; Georgia ports a growing impact on the economy; After Labor Day, the big-money sprint to Election Day begins

Georgia gas tax break extended for another month; Senator Graham still must testify before grand jury; Delta pilots picket at Hartsfield-Jackson; Shocking news of downtown hospital closure turns to dread

Wellstar consider closing Atlanta Medical Center; Georgia State forecaster says recession is imminent; Monkeypox vaccines to be offered at Atlanta Black Pride events; Prosecutors formally seek death penalty in Kennesaw golf course triple slaying

Metro Atlanta jurisdictions take different approaches to short-term rental regulation; Atlanta awards $8.2 million to select small businesses and nonprofits; Kemp to create $250M grant program for neighborhood improvement; Pilots to picket Thursday at Hartsfield-Jackson

Gwinnett schools confirm district’s first case of monkeypox; Judge denies Kemp’s motion to quash grand jury testimony; Rural Georgia county avoids review after election breach; Man sentenced to life without parole in killing of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie

Georgia abortion clinics stay open; Georgians gather to say goodbye to former first lady Sandra Deal; Appeals court narrows injunction on federal contractors’ COVID vaccine mandate; Georgia health officials advise schools on handling of monkeypox cases

Three Georgia children with monkeypox caught it at home; Kemp’s grand jury testimony still in question after courtroom clash; Georgia’s system for people with disabilities hits crisis mode; Georgia schools will have to screen young students for dyslexia;

Georgia children diagnosed with monkeypox; Biden announces student loan debt forgiveness for some borrowers; Confidential election files copied by Atlanta tech firm; Georgia Supreme Court declines to suspend metro Atlanta judge

No charges against Atlanta officers in fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks; Midtown shootings suspect had sued victims; Georgia authority acquires Rivian land; Metro Atlanta officials want their share of $1.2 trillion infrastructure law;

Authorities work to contain bird flu at Henry animal sanctuary; Possible election takeover in Fulton delayed until after midterms; Kemp steers more federal dollars toward learning loss; Victims of deadly Midtown shooting were targeted

Judges delay Graham special grand jury testimony; Jury imposes $1.7 billion verdict, largest in state history, against Ford; Ban on distributing food and water at Georgia polls upheld;

Mayor Dickens creates Office of International and Immigrant Affairs; Georgia unemployment rate down to another all-time low in July; GOP’s nominee for lieutenant governor veers from ticket on same-sex marriage; Korean battery recycler to be latest addition to Georgia EV sector

Giuliani testifies before grand jury; Kemp blasts Fulton DA’s office for playing politics as he fights subpoena; Atlanta business community recruits poll workers for Georgia election; Youth detention officer who allowed deadly ‘fight game’ charged with murder

Georgia election data copied under direction of Trump attorney; Feds investigating Black Hammer Party in criminal probe; Poll worker shortage looms ahead of Georgia election; 28 teenagers rescued in Georgia in national sex trafficking operation

Lindsey Graham must testify before Fulton grand jury; College Football Playoff title game returning to Atlanta; Governor taps former Cobb police chief to head GBI; MARTA closer to hiring new CEO

Another violent weekend in metro Atlanta claims 4 lives, 11 others injured; Trial begins in 2020 shooting death of 7-year-old Kennedy Maxie; Appeals court blocks voting rights ruling on Georgia PSC elections; Kemp plows more federal COVID relief money into rural broadband

Atlanta marks 100 homicide cases for 2022, ahead of last year’s pace; Georgia prison employees arrested for drug crimes, battery, sexual assault of inmates; Trump hires attorney Findling to represent him in grand jury probe; MARTA’s Five Points station to get major face-lift

Biden administration officially suspends Kemp’s plan to block ACA site; Early data shows monkeypox disproportionately affecting Black men; Two Fort Benning soldiers dead, others injured after training in North Georgia; Young Thug, other defendants facing new charges in gang indictment