@AJC reporter covering the Fulton County election probe, voting, elections and health care
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I'm back from maternity leave and covering some new ground at the @ajc. Yes, I'll still be writing about the aftershocks of the Fulton election interference case, but also doing in-depth stories on voting, elections and health care on the ground here in Georgia. Let's connect!
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Republicans have long eyed Sanford Bishop’s 2nd Congressional District in SW Georgia. And for years, the Black Democrat has outrun the GOP by tending to local issues.
Now some think Rs can deliver a knockout blow following a court ruling this spring
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Ten years ago, a voting rights settlement transformed the politics of a metro Atlanta county. Could Black voters' gains be walked back because of a recent Supreme Court decision?
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Fayette County’s voting rights fight helped transform its politics, paving the way for the election of Black officials.
Now a landmark Supreme Court ruling has Black leaders worried those gains could be at risk. @TamarHallerman takes a deep look: #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/a-v…
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Ten years ago, a voting rights suit helped transform a metro Atlanta county. With the Supreme Court’s recent Callais ruling, could it all be undone?
The tale of one of Georgia’s last successful Voting Rights Act challenges and what could be ahead:
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In exclusive interviews with the @ajc, the 5 members of Ga's State Election Board offered competing visions of how much power the body has, election security and how much fed intervention is acceptable ahead of high-stakes midterms. With @calebbgroves ajc.com/politics/2026/08/geo…
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A year ago, a group of Georgia judges was tasked with something unique: building out a new process for compensating the wrongfully convicted.
Since then, 56 people have applied. The results have varied widely. A look inside the new system: ajc.com/politics/2026/07/geo…
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New: Former Army couple imprisoned for baby’s death are eligible for state payout under Georgia's new wrongful conviction law, judge says.
We covered Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot's legal saga in season 11 of Breakdown: ajc.com/news/2026/07/couple-…
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Georgia-based immigrant advocacy groups and their allies sighed in relief after the Supreme Court rejected Trump's birthright citizenship order. Analysts said it could have upended the state's economy. Proponents say they'll go to Congress
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The AJC is digging deep into the state of daycare in Georgia and we need your help!
-Are you a daycare worker?
-A parent of a child in daycare?
-Connected in another way to the childcare system?
Please fill out our survey. We'd love to chat.
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Georgia’s population has grown by more than a half million people in the past five years, with nonwhite residents accounting for all of the net growth.
Deep dive via @jpeebles
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Georgia is now home to about an equal number of white and nonwhite residents.
An @ajc analysis of Census data shows that more than 40% of Georgia's new residents between 2020 and 2025 are Hispanic. Another 33% are Black and 20% are Asian
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Under the bill making its way to the governor's desk, Georgia would continue using its touchscreen voting system for the midterm elections
Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting. State lawmakers agreed to delay on a deadline that threatened to upend how Georgia counts votes for the midterms.
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The legislature wants a committee to recommend specifications and standards for a new voting system with “equipment based upon hand marked paper ballots” printed on demand by 2028
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Facing a self-made vote-counting conundrum, Georgia Senate Republicans are moving to preserve the very voting system that they and Trump have long criticized. Via @calebbgroves ajc.com/politics/2026/06/wit…
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Georgia Dems celebrated yesterday after GOP leaders abandoned their push to redraw the state’s political lines this summer. But many also greeted the news with skepticism, warning that GOP leaders could revive efforts after the election. With @bluestein ajc.com/politics/2026/06/dem…
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Kicking off a press conference to voice opposition to the Georgia special session, @ReverendWarnock says, “make no mistake, the legislature is coming for the power of ordinary, everyday voters. They don’t want to be held accountable”
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Lots of cheers on the south steps of the Georgia Capitol from voting rights advocates after House Speaker Burns announces the chamber won’t be redistricting during the special session
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Georgia’s House Republican leaders won’t redraw state political maps during a special legislative session today, retreating from a proposal that had threatened to ignite one of the state’s most explosive political fights ahead of the midterm. #gapol
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