ICE Agents Deploy to Airport

Federal immigration officers arrived at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Monday to help manage long passenger security lines during the partial government shutdown.

ICE and Homeland Security Investigations agents were seen alongside TSA workers at checkpoints as part of the agency’s deployment to the nation’s hardest-hit airports.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens said the agents would assist with line management and crowd control.

About 30% to 40% of TSA agents at Hartsfield-Jackson have called off work, as TSA workers nationwide go without pay for a sixth week.

  Gas Tax Break Set to Hit Pumps

Georgia drivers should begin seeing savings from Gov. Kemp’s 60-day gas tax suspension this week as new fuel deliveries reach stations across the state.

The tax of 33.3 cents per gallon is paid at the distributor level, not at the pump, meaning savings take several days to flow through.

AAA estimates a driver filling a standard 15-gallon tank could save roughly $5 per fill-up.

Georgia’s average gas price on Tuesday was $3.67, down 3 cents from the day before. You can track gas prices in your area here.

Runoff Debate Held

Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Shawn Harris squared off in a debate Sunday ahead of the April 7 runoff for the 14th Congressional District seat vacated by Marjorie Taylor Greene.

The candidates discussed the economy, tariffs, Homeland Security, and the conflict in Iran.

Early voting in the runoff election will start next week.

Fuller and Harris emerged as the top two vote-getters in the March 10 primary, advancing past a field of about 20 candidates.

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➤ Atlanta: The Freedom Plane, a Boeing 737 carrying original founding-era documents from the National Archives, landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Monday, ahead of the documents’ public display from March 27 through April 12 at Atlanta History Center. (Watch)

➤ Statewide: Georgia lawmakers advanced a $60 million literacy initiative that would place a reading coach in every public elementary school. (More)

➤ Fulton County: A state appeals court ruled county commissioners in the Democratic Party stronghold can reject Republicans’ two current nominees to the county elections board. (More)

➤ Macon: Georgia Power plans to move coal ash from its retired Plant Arkwright to a landfill in Putnam County, with about 30 dump trucks making daily trips beginning in 2027. (More)

➤ Valdosta: A local high school student was selected as the city’s first-ever Mayor for a Day, spending the workday shadowing Mayor Scott James Matheson at City Hall. (More)

➤ Statewide: A bill awaiting a final House vote would remove THC limits on Georgia’s medical marijuana products and allow registered patients to vape cannabis for faster relief. (More)

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➤ Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider strained his oblique and will start the season on the injured list. (More)

➤ Didier Fuentes, 20, made the Opening Day roster for the Atlanta Braves, expected to start as a relief pitcher after throwing nine scoreless innings in spring training. (More)

➤ Georgia men’s golf beat second-place Alabama by 21 strokes to win the Linger Longer Invitational tournament. (More)

➤ Yesterday’s Results: NBA | NHL | NCAAW | NCAAB | NCAASB | Soccer

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➤ The Georgia Chamber of Commerce urged Congress to end the partial government shutdown, citing hours-long airport wait times as a threat to business and tourism activity. (More)

➤ Cardinal Health plans to close its KPR U.S. medical supply facility in Augusta in phases starting May 15, laying off 213 workers. (More)

➤ More than 150 Keurig Dr Pepper drivers and warehouse workers at metro Atlanta facilities voted to authorize a strike after contract talks stalled. (More)

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➤ Pollen counts in Metro Atlanta hit the extreme range Sunday as near-record temperatures fueled heavy output from pine, oak, sweet gum, sycamore, and birch trees. (More)

➤ Amanda Dzimianski was named Athens-Clarke County’s poet laureate. She will host a community open mic event at the Athens-Clarke County Library on April 19. (More)

➤ TEDxSavannah announced a lineup of 14 speakers for its Shaping the Future forum from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 15 at Georgia Southern University’s campus in Savannah. (More)

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