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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