By Nyamekye Daniel (The Center Square) – Georgia lawmakers will study the rise in crime in Atlanta this summer. The House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee plans to hold a series of hearings to look at the causes and solutions for the increase in crime in the state’s capital city. “We want to have productive hearings that can get down to exactly what’s going on because, as you all know, the success of the city of Atlanta is directly impacted by the success of Georgia and vice versa,” Committee Chair J. Collins, R-Villa Rica, said. As of the week … Continue reading Georgia lawmakers to study crime in Atlanta