Senate panel passes bills setting up horse racing in Georgia; MARTA takes step to find new CEO; Georgia Senate backs midyear budget with raises, bonuses for teachers, workers; ‘Happy this is happening’: Last metro Atlanta city ends mask mandate; Atlanta school board weighs options to ease overcrowded campuses

Soldiers flying out of Savannah for Europe in response to war in Ukraine; Watching warily: Georgia companies with ties to Russia and Ukraine; Georgia House measure would ask voters to raise lawmakers’ pay; Arrests made in shooting that injured Georgia signee E.J. Lightsey; Braves fans disappointed by canceled games, wonder how many more

Georgia regents name Sonny Perdue chancellor of University System; Federal judge upholds Georgia redistricting for 2022 elections; Former Brookhaven sex toy shop owner avoids jail sentence, $420K fine; Georgia Senate votes to let parents opt kids out of school mask mandates

Senate passes bill eliminating need for Georgians to get a license to carry handguns; Kemp’s office says Georgia will ‘fully divest’ from Russian funds; What will Sonny Perdue do if he becomes Georgia system’s chancellor?; UGA police investigating alleged fraud within athletics fundraising; Black students in Gwinnett schools face highest rates of discipline

Senate passes bill eliminating need for Georgians to get a license to carry handguns; Kemp’s office says Georgia will ‘fully divest’ from Russian funds; What will Sonny Perdue do if he becomes Georgia system’s chancellor?; UGA police investigating alleged fraud within athletics fundraising; Black students in Gwinnett schools face highest rates of discipline

Representative Greene’s speech at white nationalist event draws new calls for reprimand; Metro schools ease mask mandates after CDC’s latest guidelines; Blackhall Studios founder, investors buy 1,500 acres in Newton County; Unlike Texas, new voter ID rules in Georgia didn’t cause surge in rejections

Stonecrest purges disgraced mayor’s political appointees; Georgia Senate passes bill limiting school sports to gender identified at birth; Atlanta mayor wants to build 1,000 affordable homes with faith leaders; Georgia’s Savannah port plans major expansion amid record shipments

Ahmaud Arbery’s mom announces scholarships to be awarded on his birthday; Feds allege accused in Atlanta bribery probe contacted witness; Bus drivers asked to substitute teach in metro Atlanta school system; Blue police lights atop Georgia state trooper cars might disappear

3 men convicted of hate crimes in Ahmaud Arbery’s killing; Georgia state government steps in to move Rivian EV plant forward; Kemp announces $422 million in federally funded water and sewer grants; Used-car seller Carvana plans to add up to 3,500 new jobs in Georgia

Ahmaud Arbery’s mother to speak in Atlanta on 2nd anniversary of his death; Buford schools end bus mask mandate; federal order remains in place; New Georgia law revives Israel oath for large state contracts; GOP hopeful for Georgia election chief campaigns on 2020 denial