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The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
Judges could delay ruling in federal appeal of Georgia anti-abortion law
Gov. Brian Kemp called Thursday for the General Assembly to being a special session on redistricting on Nov. 3. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Kemp calls special session to redraw Georgia’s political maps
A child looks over redistricting maps during a 2011 public hearing.
Princeton study predicts narrowing partisan margins in Georgia’s political makeup
Georgia state Rep. Trey Kelley has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit over his failure to call 911 after his friend hit a bicyclist who later died. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Lawsuit accuses Georgia Rep. Kelley of ‘cover up’ in bicyclist death
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Fewer homes are listed for sale, but those are sold quickly. Even so, the end of summer brought a little softening of the metro Atlanta market. (Courtesy of Matt Wier)
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp takes a photograph with two supporters during the 17th annual Floyd County GOP Rally at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds on Aug. 7 in Rome, Georgia. (Troy Stolt / Chattanooga Times Free Press via AP)
Governor stops short of measures to address COVID-19′s rampant spread
The state agency that runs Medicaid in Georgia is seeking nearly $500 million in spending over the next year and a half to account for growing usage and costs. PHOTO: Screenshot.
Georgia Medicaid agency requesting nearly $500 million more in health spending
TRAGIC (Teachers Rally to Advocate for Georgia Insurance Choices) was formed the last time UnitedHealthCare and the Department of Community Health got into a spat after the agency made major changes to coverage. BRANT SANDERLIN /BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM
No health insurance increase next year for 650K Georgia teachers, state workers, retirees
Even though Georgia saw a record $3.2 billion surplus in tax collections during the past fiscal year and signs point to a growing economy, Gov. Brian Kemp has instructed most state agencies not to seek additional funding in their budget requests. Nathan Posner for the Atlanta-Journal-Constitution
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09/08/2021 — Kennesaw, Georgia — Concerned Kennesaw residents Karen and Jon Huck hold protest signs to show their opposition for a proposed Amazon warehouse in Kennesaw, Wednesday, September 8, 2021. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal Constitution)
Warehouses boost Atlanta economy, raise stress levels for neighbors
A.G. Rhodes CEO Deke Cateau getting the COVID-19 vaccine. A.G. Rhodes is now requiring workers to get vaccinated by Oct. 1, 2021, unless they have a medical or religious exemption. Photo courtesy of A.G. Rhodes.
Georgia employers brace for how to impose vaccine and testing mandate
Intuitive, a California company, announced plans to created 1,200 new jobs in the Gwinnett County city of Peachtree Corners, which in recent years created a new town center (shown here). Intuitive, makes robotic-assisted surgical systems and plans to expand on its existing campus. (Courtesy City of Peachtree Corners)
Medical tech company Intuitive to add 1,200 jobs in Gwinnett County
Kathy Poland-Jones plays with her dogs as she sits on the back of her van where she has loaded up boxes for moving out at their home in Canton on Tuesday. Poland-Jones, 65, had lost her full-time job and took part-time work, but she hasn’t been able to keep up her payments. She got an eviction notice in June. “Nobody would rent to me before,” she said. “I have no idea where to go.” (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
UPDATE: Georgia renters relieved by CDC’s new moratorium on evictions
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