Atlanta Journal-Constitution Briefing

Fulton judge orders Giuliani to testify before grand jury next week; U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson seeks to protect artists’ lyrics from prosecutors; DeKalb vows to help residents facing ouster from apartment complex; Cobb elections board adds Sunday to early voting plan

Travis and Greg McMichael sentenced to life for hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery case; Giuliani seeking to delay Fulton grand jury testimony; With plans for tax rebate, Kemp leverages power of incumbency; Mayor Dickens weighs in on gun violence

Sentencing Monday in hate crimes case over Ahmaud Arbery’s murder; Ex-NFL star’s autopsy points to seizure disorder; Misleading pharma ads on Medicare target Georgia senator; Record year for TV, film production in Georgia

Man kills woman at Atlanta high-rise, shoots self at Central Park; Georgia teacher pension fund dropped $15 billion in rough year for stocks; Indicted Clayton County police officer reassigned after outcry; California Governor tells Hollywood to stop filming in Georgia

Equifax error led to incorrect credit scores for consumers; How Georgia’s new mental health law works; AJC opposes motion to seal records in Fulton grand jury probe; Walker says he’ll participate in a Senate debate

Kemp is set to extend gas tax break until mid-September; Metro Atlanta landlord took $2.5M PPP loan and still sought evictions; Head of Georgia Senate Research Office faces child porn charges; Republicans back fake elector for state Senate

Former West Georgia instructor had no prior interaction with victim; 2022 Music Midtown festival canceled; decision linked to state gun laws; Georgia ethics panel says groups should have disclosed spending on Abrams; $15B in bonds for Rivian EV plant in limbo

Heat puts Georgia outdoor workers at risk; Kemp in standoff with Biden administration over plan to block ACA site; West Georgia professor kills student at Carrollton parking deck; Kemp gives teachers help buying classroom supplies;

Democratic leaders scout Atlanta as finalist to host 2024 convention; Georgia Lottery reaches $25 billion milestone; Raffensperger leads Ga. elections race after resisting Trump; MARTA targets bad behavior on trains and buses

Kemp, Warnock slightly ahead in Georgia’s top races; Abrams’ affordable housing plan targets predatory landlords; Cobb approves record $1.2B budget over conservative opposition; Some Grady EMS workers pushing for a union

Abortion providers take challenge of ban on procedure to state courts; Health officials announce first monkeypox case in woman in Georgia; State bar investigates two Georgia Trump electors; Georgia conservatives target thousands for cancellation

Judge blocks Fulton DA from examining GOP senator in Trump probe; Congressman can’t avoid testimony before Fulton special grand jury; · Local health departments in Georgia to administer monkeypox vaccines; Gwinnett schools adding visitor screening system

Monkeypox cases continue to rise in Georgia; Sanderson Farms merges with another chicken giant after acquisition; Fulton DA announces intention to retry McIver for murder; 11 shot in less than 5 hours in Atlanta as gun violence plagues city

Fulton judge says ‘Alternate’ GOP electors must honor subpoenas to testify; Abortion clinics scramble as Georgia’s restrictive new law takes hold; Georgia Power to wean off coal under approved plan; Kirby Smart, Georgia finalize $112.5M contract extension

Georgia’s anti-abortion law can now be enforced; Judge orders Giuliani to testify before Fulton grand jury; Several Georgia counties seek election audits; A new union, a new contract, a one-day strike;

Georgia’s summer COVID surge is here; Sham Georgia GOP electors face potential charges in Fulton probe; University of Georgia reports record $257 million in donations; Well-known Buckhead apartment building sold for $136M

Georgia’s abortion rate continues to rise as state awaits decision on new law; Georgia ban on giving snacks to voters challenged in federal court; Michael Boggs sworn in as Georgia chief justice; Massive industrial park near Rivian EV plant proposed east of Atlanta;

Fulton DA plans crackdown on dangerous apartment complexes; Atlanta’s homicides up for 3rd straight year; Braves ace Max Fried pulls out of All-Star game; Monkeypox cases climb to nearly 100 in Georgia

2 metro Atlanta day cares under investigation for alleged child abuse; Georgia partners with firm on electric vehicle charging infrastructure; Aerospace defense company opening Atlanta facility; Most eligible Georgians have gotten state income tax rebate

Graham moves to quash Fulton subpoena in Trump probe; Omicron’s BA5 spreading quickly in Georgia; Ex-Stonecrest mayor gets 57 months in COVID fund fraud case; Delta halts flight growth for rest of year

Did Herschel Walker make a campaign misstep?; Critics called on county to demolish Georgia Guidestones; Rivian could soon announce job cuts; Georgia notifies 142,000 registered voters who might have moved;

2022 has been hotter than normal in Atlanta; Judge upholds limits on mass mailings of Georgia absentee ballot forms; Clayton County students to carry clear backpacks in new school year; Abrams demands probe of Georgia’s ‘wasteful’ baby formula policy;

UGA pressured over ‘pregnancy centers’ website; Jeane Argo dies at 92; State of Georgia ends fiscal year with $6 billion increase in revenue; Lawrenceville police captain who filed harassment complaint resigns;

Georgia gets $2.4 billion more in COVID-19 relief; Demand for monkeypox vaccine outstrips supply in Fulton County; Latest Fulton subpoenas indicate escalation of Trump investigation; Former Stonecrest mayor requests no prison time for fraud scheme

Lindsey Graham plans to fight Fulton subpoena; Mysterious Georgia monument removed after explosion; Kemp amasses nearly $7M in latest fundraising period; Fulton animal shelter ‘pleading’ with public to adopt, foster

Fulton grand jury subpoenas Trump campaign lawyers; At least 18 killed on Georgia roads, lakes over July 4th holiday weekend; Atlanta City Council passes resolution urging crackdown of negligent landlords; DeKalb cutting ties with company founded by admitted federal fraudster

Tex McIver murder conviction overturned; Delta pilots picket at Hartsfield-Jackson; Fulton DA pushes back against legislators fighting subpoenas; MARTA committee approves plans for Atlanta transit line

Legislators challenge subpoenas from Trump special grand jury; Atlanta heads into Fourth with gas still above $4 a gallon; Subway homicide suspect was out on bond at time of shooting, records show; Hawks acquire Dejounte Murray, deal Danilo Gallinari, picks to Spurs

More charges for Paulding mother accused of killing 3 children; Alpharetta doctor sentenced to 3 years in federal prison; DeKalb DA won’t pursue charges in fatal police shooting; Judge drops prison time for former Atlanta principal in cheating case

Georgia anti-abortion law likely to remain on hold through at least mid-July; Delta pilots union to picket in Atlanta and around the country; Family grieves as mom arrested in children’s stabbing deaths; Suspect arrested after mayo dispute at Atlanta Subway leaves worker dead

Mother charged with deaths of 3 children after fire at home; Some firms expand health coverage after abortion ruling; Georgia’s health safety net in spotlight as abortion ban looms; GBI Director Vic Reynolds appointed to Cobb bench

Governor Kemp to testify in Fulton County’s Trump probe; Former White House aide says Marjorie Greene requested pardon after January 6th; Airport terminal for the rich and famous coming to Hartsfield-Jackson; Second Atlanta Starbucks votes for a union;

Feds step up investigation of ‘fake’ Georgia GOP electors; Georgia Supreme Court tosses Harris’ murder conviction in hot car case; A ‘Stacey Sweep’: Abrams’ runoff gamble pays off in Georgia; Judge must be reprimanded for detaining bondsman, Georgia high court rules

Travel crowds expected for Fourth of July holiday; Nguyen wins Democratic runoff for Georgia secretary of state; Biden weighs Warnock’s proposal to suspend federal gas tax; U.S. education secretary in Atlanta: more equity in girls sports needed

Georgia election worker to testify at January 6th hearing; Ex-Mayor may owe city $83,000; U.S. House subcommittee rejects Biden plan to close Savannah military facility; Metro Atlanta median home price hits $400,000

Early voting turnout falls; If Roe is overturned, Atlanta officials want APD investigations to be ‘lowest priority’; Kennesaw councilman resigns after city issues permit to Confederate souvenir shop; Mt. Bethel megachurch is halfway to raising $13.1 million settlement;

Atlanta will host part of 2026 World Cup; Herschel Walker acknowledges two more children; Georgia’s pandemic response ranked among the nation’s worst; Georgia jobs surge

Herschel Walker has a second son; Atlanta air quality improved, but still gets an F in annual survey; Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joining White House in senior post; Atlanta Mayor Dickens announces bonuses for the city’s police officers

Georgia health officials confirm second monkeypox case; Grand jury testimony resumes in Fulton’s Trump probe; Atlanta faces federal police brutality lawsuit over response to 2020 protests; Atlanta completes $30 million facelift of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

Trump advisers say Georgia election fraud allegations were false; Recent vandalism and threats over training police center may be linked; Alpharetta judge announces retirement while being investigated; Mourners remember Atlanta rapper Trouble

Toddler at center of Newton County has died; Abrams vows to raise minimum teacher pay to $50K; Former U.S. Attorney Pak to testify at January 6th committee hearing; GBI investigating Cobb County police shooting that left man dead

U.S. House approves McBath ‘red flag’ bill in response to mass shootings; Mayor Dickens announces pay increases for city’s firefighters; Judge says county cannot deny insurance for trans deputy’s operation; Former South Georgia police officer sentenced in January 6th charge;

Georgia will play big part in January 6th hearings; Coalition wants to bring regional hydrogen hub to Georgia; Cobb judge chosen for golf course death penalty case; Southern Baptist leaders act to address news of sex abuse in churches

Reality stars guilty on all counts in federal tax evasion trial; Metro Atlanta gas prices hit another record high; DeKalb finds 1,400 maintenance needs at high schools; Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens tapped to lead new national task force;

Election officials’ Trump probe testimony delayed; First suspected case of monkeypox in Georgia confirmed by CDC; Atlanta rapper Trouble shot, killed at Rockdale apartment complex; Starbucks at Howell Mill first Atlanta-area store to approve union

Pro-Herschel Walker gas giveaway fuels Democratic outrage; Rivian opponents contend Morgan County board erred in recent vote; Atlanta mayor seeks $20 million investment in early childhood learning; MARTA spends more than half of Atlanta sales tax on operations

Jury punishes senior care home in ant attack case; Young Thug denied bond after hours-long hearing in racketeering case; Atlanta’s homeless numbers drop 38% in survey; Bird flu detected in Georgia backyard flock

Lawrenceville official suspended after sexual harassment investigation; Investor-owned housing emerging as key issue for metro Atlanta officials; Georgia officials announce first suspected case of monkeypox; Atlanta Housing’s redevelopment plan for civic center hits snag

DeKalb delays certifying election results; DeKalb school board OKs Druid Hills High updates; Atlanta’s assistant police chief to head department amid national search; Betty Foy Sanders, former first lady of Georgia and artist, dies

Hundreds of flights canceled over Memorial Day weekend; Lake drownings at Allatoona and Lanier claim lives of 5 and 20-year-old; Memorial Day ceremonies resume to commemorate the fallen; Police investigate shootings on Campbellton Road, MLK Jr. Drive