The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | Gov. Deal gets school math right, but comments need more context Gov. Nathan Deal's signature education legislation this year calls for a constitutional amendment to create a special school district solely for perennially failing schools. … [Read more...]

By Jim Galloway Cari Searcy, left, and her wife Kim McKeand, plaintiffs in the case that struck down Alabama's same-sex marriage ban, hold a press conference with their lawyers in front of the Mobile County Marriage License Office at Probate Court in Mobile, Ala., earlier this … [Read more...]

By Jim Galloway Associated Press/file Our AJC colleague Aaron Gould Sheinin was the first to break news of a business-backed poll that's clearly intended to give House Republicans some courage before a floor vote on H.B. 170, the $1 billion transportation funding bill. From … [Read more...]

By Greg Bluestein Workers prepare construction forms for the $1.4 billion dollar new Atlanta Falcons stadium. John Spink, jspink@ajc.com Over at the Atlanta Business Chronicle, columnist Maria Saporta writes that Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy has a recurring nightmare involving … [Read more...]