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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 02 > social-media-focused-progressive-news-outlet-courier-expands-to-georgia

Social media-focused progressive news outlet Courier expands to Georgia

1+ hour, 55+ min ago  (603+ words) Left-leaning news organization Courier Newsroom is expanding to Georgia, along with eight other states, in what is its latest effort to grow its network of local news sites. By the end of this year, the for-profit organization intends to add…...

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ajc.com > politics > 2026 > 02 > trump-to-tout-his-economic-agenda-in-northwest-georgia-visit-thursday

Trump to tout his economic agenda in northwest Georgia visit Thursday

4+ hour, 36+ min ago  (278+ words) President Donald Trump is heading to Rome on Thursday, where he is expected to talk about his administration's economic achievements. The appearance comes on the heels of the president's endorsement of Republican former District Attorney Clay Fuller in the crowded…...

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ajc.com > video > news > 2026 > 02 > metro-atlanta-high-school-students-lead-walkouts-against-ice

Metro Atlanta high school students lead walkouts against ICE

7+ hour, 49+ min ago  (117+ words) Metro Atlanta high school students lead walkouts against ICE'AJC.com Metro Atlanta high school students lead walkouts against ICE High school students across metro Atlanta walked out of class as part of a coordinated protest against ICE, citing fears over…...

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ajc.com > politics > 2026 > 02 > naacp-and-voting-rights-groups-fear-misuse-of-seized-fulton-voter-data

NAACP and voting rights groups fear misuse of seized Fulton voter data

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (413+ words) A coalition of voting rights groups have filed a motion to prohibit federal authorities from misusing voter information recently seized from Fulton County. The motion, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, seeks to bar the government from using the sensitive…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 02 > us-decentralizes-elections-for-a-reason-defend-democracy-against-despotism

U.S. decentralizes elections for a reason. Defend democracy against despotism.

11+ hour, 8+ min ago  (547+ words) Trends come and go. Technology advances. Artificial intelligence grows more sophisticated by the day. But some things in America remain steady, enduring and worthy of our trust. Chief among them, the United States Constitution. That is why I, along with…...

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ajc.com > news > 2026 > 02 > am-atl-must-be-nice

A.M. ATL: Must be nice

11+ hour, 43+ min ago  (667+ words) Morning, y'all. Coffee is getting more expensive. I miss the days when I couldn't tell the difference between good and bad coffee, because it all tasted like Chattahoochee runoff. Ignorance is bliss when you don't care enough to spend on…...

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ajc.com > news > 2026 > 02 > atlantic-station-residents-want-more-say-in-the-neighborhoods-future

Atlantic Station residents want more say in the neighborhood’s future

13+ hour, 7+ min ago  (12+ words) Atlantic Station residents want more say in the neighborhood's future'AJC.com...

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ajc.com > politics > 2026 > 02 > ossoff-accuses-trump-of-ordering-fulton-county-raid-to-suppress-black-voters

Ossoff accuses Trump of ordering Fulton County raid to suppress Black voters

19+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1959+ words) ["[\"[\\\"U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff will need an overwhelming majority of Georgia's Black voters to support him if he is to win reelection this year. He made his case on Sunday at two Black churches in Atlanta by ...\\\",\\\"U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff says…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 02 > readers-write-13

Opinion: Readers write

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (585+ words) ICE detention practices represent moral failure Georgia already hosts some of the largest immigration detention centers in the country, including Stewart and Irwin, with new expansions and proposed mega-facilities under discussion. See "ICE buys warehouse to detain immigrants," AJC, Feb....

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ajc.com > news > 2026 > 02 > atlanta-ends-referendum-consulting-deal-with-former-clerk-after-910k-paid

Atlanta ends referendum consulting deal with former clerk after $910K paid

2+ day, 8+ hour ago  (574+ words) The city of Atlanta has terminated its contract with the former municipal clerk hired in 2023 to help with the name verification process for the public safety training center referendum " an effort that never began, but paid former clerk Foris Webb…...