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Superintendent Bryan Johnson, (right) interacts with a 11-year-old student Ronnie Burks at the Sylvan Hills Middle School’s first day of class in Atlanta on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.  (Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC)

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Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — pictured at an August rally in Peachtree City that also featured Vice President JD Vance — appears to have scored another legal victory over gubernatorial rival Attorney General Chris Carr in their battle over campaign finance issues. (Arvin Temkar/AJC 2025)

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