APS cheating scandal as the AJC reported it

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's investigative reporters broke the story about widespread cheating on tests in Atlanta Public Schools in December, 2008, and we've continued digging ever since.

• 8:40 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013

Cobb residents say yes to sales tax for schools

Cobb County voters passed a 1 percent sales tax extension to benefit the county and city of Marietta schools Tuesday. With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, 57 percent of voters said yes to the measure, which is expected to raise $773 million for capital improvements. In Cobb, school officials ...

• 10:35 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Prosecutors seek reinstatement of charges against Clayton sheriff Hill

Prosecutors argued Tuesday before an appeals court that racketeering charges for misusing campaign money should be reinstated against Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill. The prosecution is seeking to reverse a decision last fall by a Clayton Superior Court judge who dismissed five counts of racketeering and misuse of campaign money ...

• 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on gay marriage

• 4:46 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013

Obama to visit Atlanta next week

President Barack Obama will travel to the Atlanta area Thursday. The White House provided no further details on the visit, but he is expected to address pre-kindergarten education as part of a post-State of the Union swing through the South. It will be Obama’s first visit to Georgia since his ...

• 4:01 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, 2013
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House speaker proposes total gift ban

House Speaker David Ralston proposed legislation that would ban lobbyists from spending on individual elected officials in Georgia, but critics were quick to point out there are potential loopholes. The Republican filed his proposal Monday, saying it's essential that the state legislature maintain the public's trust. “Food and beverages, whether ...

• 6:12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013

Atlanta’s legislative wish list includes higher alcohol taxes

The city of Atlanta’s legislative wish-list for the 2013 General Assembly includes changes in state law that would allow the city to increase taxes on alcohol, sell condemned and blighted property to private parties, designate sales tax revenue disbursements by tenths of a cent rather than a full penny, and ...

• Updated: 8:42 a.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013
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Sen. Colbert? A fifth of South Carolinians say yes

As South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley weighs who should fill out the term of retiring Sen. Jim DeMint, what about a fake conservative comedian? A new poll finds Comedy Central anchor Stephen Colbert topping the list of who South Carolinians think should replace Mr. DeMint. Neil King has details on ...

• 7:08 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10, 2012

GWCCA will meet on stadium deal

After almost two years of negotiations with the Atlanta Falcons about a new downtown stadium, the Georgia World Congress Center Authority has called a special meeting of its board Monday morning to review and vote on the framework of a possible deal. The board will consider a non-binding, 24-page sheet ...

• 3:28 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, 2012

Fulton proposal to fix jail locks fails

Fulton County remains unable to free itself from federal oversight of its jail after county commissioners rejected a proposal to replace more than 1,300 faulty locks on cell doors. A supporter of the measure, late for the meeting, missed the vote. County Commission Chairman John Eaves thought he had the ...

• 6:20 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012