Former Atlanta mayors have formed the Soul of Atlanta Coalition to defend the city’s minority contracting rules as federal orders and a DOT rule reshape DBE policy.

Georgia advanced a bill to let high school athletes earn NIL money with sunset clauses, banned industries and new oversight for minors.

Fulton County DA Fani Willis told a judge that fee requests from Trump and co-defendants — roughly $17M — could strip her office’s budget and saddle taxpayers with the bill.

Georgia lawmakers are debating a pilot that would station high‑speed security drones in a handful of public schools; supporters tout seconds‑level response time and critics raise privacy and safety flags. Funding and operational rules are still being negotiated in the state budget.

Allstate filed to cut private-passenger auto rates in Georgia by 5%, a move projected to save drivers about $17.7 million in 2026, the state insurance office says.

Georgia's securities team has opened a borrower-level probe tied to the alleged $140M First Liberty fraud, naming Global Onboard Partners and Kirk Adams. Investigators say roughly 40 investors have been identified.

Dozens of former CDC staff gathered at the agency’s Clifton Road campus on Feb. 10, 2026, marking one year since mid‑February 2025 mass terminations. Organizers say they’re focused on legal fights, organizing and rebuilding public‑health capacity.

New University System data convinced USG Chancellor Sonny Perdue that online courses can help close degree gaps; he endorsed Gov. Kemp’s $325M DREAMS scholarship for low‑income students.

Gwinnett teachers asked Sheriff Keybo Taylor to pause cooperation with ICE, saying a surge in federal activity has emptied classrooms and traumatized students. The union wants a moratorium and public forums.

After public comment and several deferrals, DeKalb commissioners voted 4-3 to defeat a nonbinding resolution asking ICE to halt tactical enforcement in neighborhoods. The split highlighted a debate between symbolic protest and legal limits.

An Atlanta-area activist says Cobb County police arrested him in 2024 because of his beliefs and kept his phone; he has filed a federal civil-rights suit seeking damages and the phone's return.

Godfrey Wade, a Georgia Army veteran of more than 50 years, was deported to Jamaica after a routine traffic stop; family and lawmakers say his appeal was pending.

An Atlanta strategist tells WABE that fundraising, cash-on-hand and outside ad buys will shape Georgia's May primary — and a self-funded entry has already shifted the dynamics.