Atlanta airport gets $40M from feds for Concourse D expansion
ajc.com > news...The Biden administration will announce Thursday nearly $1 billion of funding for airport terminal upgrades across the country from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law.... ...During busy travel periods, "You have to fight your way through the concourse," Hartsfield-Jackson general manager Balram Bheodari told city council members. "The customer service level that we deliver to our customers is failing, it's an F-minus....
Georgia Guidestones: Surveillance video shows car near site of the explosion
ajc.com > news > georgia-news...The Georgia Bureau of Investigation released surveillance video showing the explosion that damaged the Georgia Guidestones monument near Elberton in Northeast Georgia and a car that left the area after the pre-dawn Wednesday blast....
Mysterious Georgia monument partially destroyed by explosion
ajc.com > news...State and local police are investigating an early morning explosion Wednesday that partially destroyed a controversial monument in in Elbert County in east Georgia....
Student loan debt would be erased for some under proposed U.S. plan
ajc.com > education...The regulations propose to alleviate debt burdens for borrowers whose schools closed, borrowers who are totally and permanently disabled, and for public service workers who have met their commitments under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. It would eliminate what U.S.... ...It would also allow some kinds of deferments and forbearances to count toward PSLF, such as those for Peace Corps and AmeriCorps service, National Guard duty, and military service. The proposed regulations will be published in the coming days, with a 30-day public comment period....
Trump probe: Lindsey Graham plans to fight Fulton subpoena
ajc.com > politics...South Carolina U.S. Lindsey Graham, a top ally of former President Donald Trump, plans to fight a subpoena issued by a Fulton County special grand jury investigating potential criminal interference in Georgia's 2020 elections.... ..."As Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senator Graham was well within his rights to discuss with state officials the processes and procedures around administering elections," Daniel and Austin wrote....
'Tragedy on top of tragedy': Pregnant refugee, mother of 5 dies in Gwinnett crash - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news > georgia-news...A refugee's new life in the Atlanta area came to an end late last month, when she was struck and killed while crossing a Gwinnett County road. A 34-year-old from Afghanistan, Sajida Hussaini was six months pregnant when the crash happened on June 27, according to family friends.... ...Last fall, Nassery co-founded the Afghan American Alliance of Georgia (AAAGA), a nonprofit that helps evacuees from Afghanistan start new lives in the Atlanta metro area....
Georgia Democrats rally against "extremist" Supreme Court - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > politics..."They knew that when Donald Trump got elected they would have Supreme Court seats to fill. Now it's time for Democrats to play the game even harder.".... ...Stacey Abrams, mounting a rematch against Gov. Brian Kemp, said minutes after the Supreme Court's ruling that eliminated the constitutional right to abortion that she was "appalled" -- and more determined to counteract the decision....
Take care in how you kill a hammerhead worm
ajc.com > life > home-garden...Jennifer Brown, Decatur. Hammerhead worms, Bipalium kewense, are an invasive species of planaria. They feed on earthworms, so they are considered a noxious pest that should be destroyed when discovered.... ...Preston Burgess, Gwinnett County. Teach your mother that she (and all of us) have a digital moisture tester that is always available and easy to use. Your index finger works great to determine if a plant needs water....
GBI: Police responding to fatal shooting at Toccoa motel kill man with gun - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news > crime...After a shooting that left one man dead at a motel in the northeast Georgia town of Toccoa, responding police officers shot and killed a second man who refused to drop his handgun, according to the GBI.... ...The Toccoa Police Department has asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation into the shooting. This is the 65th officer-involved shooting the state agency has been asked to investigate this year....
Georgia DOL wants out of settlement with lawyers for unemployed - The Atlanta Journal Constitution
ajc.com > news...Lawyers for DOL late Friday asked a judge to pull out of the preliminary agreement, aimed at pushing the department to speed up its handling of jobless claims and make it easier for claimants to reach staffers with questions, about 24 hours after it had been publicly filed.... ...That news was broken in a release and interviews with attorneys Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore and the Southern Poverty Law Center. But Labor Commissioner Mark Butler angrily responded that the department had long ago begun fixing its problems on its own....