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  • An aerial view of Newnan, GeorgiaTech

    Clean-energy company Freyr Battery says it’s abandoning plans to build a $2.6 billion factory in Georgia, which would’ve created 700 new jobs

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – A Rivian R1S is displayed outside of the auto manufacturer’s new space at Ponce City Market on Oct. 19, 2023, in Atlanta. (Matthew Pearson/WABE via AP, File)Finance

    Biden administration will loan $6.6 billion to Rivian to finish Georgia factory that stalled as EV maker struggled

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • A text is viewed on a mobile device Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Washington, as across the U.S., people’s phones are pinging with text messages from Donald Trump, Kamala Harris and their allies in the presidential campaign’s final days. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)Politics

    Ping! Americans are getting showered ‘all day, every day’ with Harris and Trump texts in campaign’s last days

    By Calvin Woodward, Jeff Amy, and others
  • A woman kneels on the ground in reflection in front of a small memorial of flowers. She appears to be mourning, with her hands clasped and head bowed.Politics

    Father of teen in Georgia school shooting faces second-degree murder charges

    By Jeff Amy, Jeff Martin, and others
  • A girl consoles her friend after a shooting at a Georgia high schoolLifestyle

    Police interviewed the Apalachee High School shooting suspect a year ago when he threatened to shoot up his school

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • A gushing water pipe in the streetEnvironment

    ‘I just cried’: Atlanta fixes 4-day-long water leak by cutting off an entire neighborhood where residents now can’t take showers or flush

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • US Energy Secretary Jennifer GranholmEnvironment

    Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm calls to ‘at least triple’ the current nuclear capacity in the U.S.

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • A truck leaves the site of a planned Rivian electric truck plant Thursday, March 7, 2024, in Rutledge,Ga. Rivian says it’s pausing construction of the $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)Tech

    Tesla-rival Rivian is pausing construction on its $5bn electric truck plant in Georgia to speed production and save cash

    By Jeff Amy, Russ Bynum, and others
  • Sen. Mike Hodges, R-Brunswick, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 362 at The Georgia State Capitol on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. The bill would prevent economic incentives of business that voluntarily recommended unions or share contact information of workers with unions. (Natrice Miller/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)Politics

    Georgia is trying to make it harder for workers at new EV plants to join unions

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • Producer Mitch Bell speaks onstage at "Ant-Man" Atlanta Cast And Crew ScreeningFinance

    Georgia wants more than just a peach at the end of movie credits to keep dishing out lucrative tax breaks

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – This June 20, 2019, file photo shows an existing home is offered for sale in Rutledge, Ga. Georgia lawmakers are proposing measures in 2024 to stem higher property tax bills driven by a sharp rise in property values. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)Finance

    Soaring Georgia home values have raised real estate taxes by 41% since 2018. Now lawmakers are trying to cap the rise

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • Spelman CollegeSuccess

    Billionaire couple gifts $100 million to Spelman College, largest donation in HBCU history

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • Brian KempEnvironment

    Electric vehicles are ‘resetting a bit’ after Biden ‘tried to push the market too quick,’ Georgia’s Brian Kemp says

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a Georgia Chamber Congressional Luncheon at The Classic Center on Aug. 8, 2023, in Athens, Ga. Some Republican legislative leaders say they want to examine broader health care coverage through Georgia's Medicaid program in 2024, while Kemp has supported a narrower expansion. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File)Health

    Georgia sees a glimmer of hope for broader health coverage—but there’s a good chance of a fizzle

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press
  • UNITED STATES – DECEMBER 7: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is seen outside the U.S. Capitol after last votes of the week on Thursday, December 7, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Politics

    Lawmakers are fed up with ‘swatting’ calls reporting fake shootings and are pushing for tougher penalties

    By Jeff Amy and The Associated Press