Skip to main content
The largest online newspaper archive
A Publisher Extra® Newspaper

The Atlanta Constitution from Atlanta, Georgia • A1

Location:
Atlanta, Georgia
Issue Date:
Page:
A1
Extracted Article Text (OCR)

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2019 MOSTLY SUNNY High: 48 Low: 33 chance of rain Wednesday: Sunny, Thursday: Showers, Friday: P. cloudy, Complete weather: B10 $2.00 METRO, B1 Kwanza Hall emails create more questions Probe by Los Angeles attorneys brings up additional items that need to be answered in the ongoing investigation. SPORTS, C3 Unveiling of new look on Saturday Several players will model the 2019 uniforms Saturday morning during the Chop Fest event at SunTrust Park. NATION WORLD, A2 North Korea quiet about nuclear program Despite saying his nation has taken steps to stop production, it seems Kim Jong country has been making more weapons. INDEX Business A9 D4 Comics D6 Crossword D3 Volume 71, Number 15 ONLY IN THE AJC: EXPANDED COUNTY-BY-COUNTY COVERAGE ATLANTA: HowFulton delegation to Legislature has changed.B2.

ATLANTA: How schools address serious issue at Super Bowl.B3. COBB: Doyouneed a summer job? SixFlags is seeking lotsofhelp.B3 By Kelly Yamanouchi The impact of the govern- ment shutdown hit travelers at the busiest airport hard ing in security checkpoint lines at Hartsfield-Jackson International for up to an hour and a half. The massive delays caused some tomiss theirflights, as lines stretched through the airport atrium and around ticket count- ers and baggage claim. just said trav- eler Peter Phillips, after waiting for more than an hour. He was headed to a conference in Kan- sas City, and worried he would miss his flight and the start of his seminar.

lot of people in line have missed said. needs to be some sort of Plan Bwhen this stuff Hartsfield-Jackson spokeswoman Elise Durham Airport continued on A6 Shutdown causes long lines at airport It takes up to hours to get through security at Hartsfield-Jackson. AJC LOCAL IN-DEPTH GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, DAY 25 Passengers wait to get through a TSA security checkpoint at International Airport on Monday, the day of the week when the busiest airport has some of its biggest crowds. There were at least six security lanes closed at domestic terminal checkpoints. JOHN SPINK TRACKING THE AIR TRAVEL IN ATLANTA: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW waited up to an hour and a half in security lines at on Monday morning.

most passengers get through security in less than half an hour. Monday, TSA said its rate of unscheduled absences among workers hit 7.6 percent, more than double the 3.2 percent rate a year ago. officials advised travelers to arrive 3 hours before their to allow enough time to clear security. THE DEBATE IN D.C.: WHERE IT STANDS Donald Trump kept his hard line on the partial government shutdown, now in a fourth week over his push for billions of dollars to extend a wall at the Mexico it comes to keeping the American people safe, I will never, ever back said. bipartisan group of senators is planning to hold discussions on how to end the shutdown, with talks between congressional leaders and the White House at a standstill.

Air traffic controllers handed out on Monday calling for an end to the shutdown. JOHN President Donald Trump speaks to reporters Monday as he departs the White House for a farm convention. NYT AJC AT THE GOLD DOME KEMP INAUGURAL By Greg Bluestein Brian Kemp was sworn in as 83rd governor onMon- day with a speech that aimed to put the charged, partisan cam- paign behindhimand start anew with a pledge toworkwith Dem- ocrats to people ahead of divisive During an inauguration cere- Pavilion, the Republican echoed a range of broad policies he pro- posed on the campaign trail: a promise to cut taxes and reduce regulations, to fully finance the K-12 system and the val- ues that we hold And he committed to bridg- ing the chasm left by an exceed- ingly bitter race between him and StaceyAbrams thatwidened the political gulf betweenmetro Atlantaand agricultural heartland, triggered a fierce bat- tle over voting rights, and ended with the Democrat refusing to formally concede. Kemp continued on A8 WILL FIGHT FOR ALL In his inauguration speech, Gov. Brian Kemp pledges toworkwith Democrats to unite the state.

The AJC has the largest team covering Legislature and offers expertise on issues that matter to taxpayers. Get complete daily coverage during the legislative session at www.ajc.com/politics. Follow us on Twitter via and on Facebook at AJC Georgia Politics. OUR Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, with his wife, Marty, waves to supporters during his swearing-in ceremony at McCamish Pavilion on the campus of Georgia Tech on Monday.

will unite for the betterment of our Kemp said. HYOSUB SHIN By Maya T. Prabhu maya.prabhu@ajc.com and James Salzer As one of the Georgia first orders of business Monday, senators passed rules making it less likely that lawmakers will investigate allegations of sex- ual harassment against their col- leagues in the future. In a resolutionpassedMonday, the first day of the 2019 legisla- tive session, lawmakers voted to approve rules that require peo- ple who believe been harassed by a senator or Senate staffer to bring their allegations forward within two years of the alleged incident. Previously there had been no time limit.

The time limit would apply to all complaints about the con- duct of senators, not just sexual harassment cases. The rule also says anyonewhofiles a complaint and makes it public could see it automatically dismissed and face Senate continued on A5 Window for complaints against Ga. lawmakers, staff is set at two years. Senate puts new limits on harassment claims AJC AT THE GOLD DOME SEXUAL HARASSMENT In the midst of the debate, a veteran lobbyist a complaint in March saying a state senator harassed her after helping her pass a bill in 2011. Senate Ethics Committee dismissed the case after investigating, and the Senate Republican majority on Monday passed new rules limiting when someone can a complaint and threatening sanctions, including if the complaint is disclosed to the public.

WHAT IT ByJ. Scott Trubey and Dan Klepal dan.klepal@ajc.com KatrinaTaylor-Parkswasaccus- tomed to standing before the Atlanta City Council and whip- ping votes to back formerMayor Kasim policies. Monday, however, found her standingbeforeU.S.DistrictCourt Judge Steve Jones for sentencing after admitting in August to tak- ing bribes from a city vendor. As Jones sidedwithprosecutors and ordered Taylor-Parks to serve 21 months in federal prison, to spend three years on supervised release and to pay about $15,000 in restitution, Taylor-Parks let out a gasp. Her knees buckled and the 49-year-old former deputy chief of staff to Reed collapsed on the courtroom floor before a gallery of stunned supporters.

The judge ordered the courtroom cleared and paramedics soon rushed inside theRichardB. Russell Fed- eral Building to 19th floor Taylor-Parks admitted taking bribes, faces 21months in prison. Taylor-Parks continued on A7 Former assistant to Reed collapses during sentencing AJC CONTINUING COVERAGE CITY HALL SCANDAL Katrina Taylor-Parks, former deputy chief of staff to then- Mayor Kasim Reed, seen here in August, admitted to taking bribes from a city vendor. JENNA EASON JENNA.EASON@COXINC.COM.

Get access to Newspapers.com

  • The largest online newspaper archive
  • 300+ newspapers from the 1700's - 2000's
  • Millions of additional pages added every month

Publisher Extra® Newspapers

  • Exclusive licensed content from premium publishers like the The Atlanta Constitution
  • Archives through last month
  • Continually updated

About The Atlanta Constitution Archive

Pages Available:
4,102,059
Years Available:
1868-2024