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Atlanta, GA

Joined April 2007

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 3 h

Some companies offer paid help with taxes. County officials say it’s free ajc.com/news/2025/07/s…

ajc's tweet card. In June, multiple mailers addressed “Dear Neighbor” started landing in mailboxes around Georgia, promising help for a fee with property taxes, filing for homestead exemptions and claiming excess...

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 5 h

First Liberty sold faith and MAGA loyalty. How conservative media helped. bit.ly/4f24W2F

ajc's tweet card. On-air pitches framed the investments in First Liberty business loans as part of the “patriot economy.”

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 6 h

Kelvin King enters secretary of state race with a shot at his likely rival bit.ly/46UutIO

ajc's tweet card. King criticized state officials for "unprofessional conduct." It was a veiled attack of Gabriel Sterling, a top staffer and likely rival for the seat.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 6 h

WABE CEO talks federal funding cuts to public media bit.ly/4ma8WjY

ajc's tweet card. WABE is preparing to operate without federal funds after Congress cut support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds NPR, PBS and local stations.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 21 h

2 Georgia Lottery scratch-off players become millionaires ajc.com/news/2025/07/2…

ajc's tweet card. Two people recently became millionaires after purchasing lottery tickets in metro Atlanta and North Georgia.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 22 h

Trump ally no longer believes Kemp, Raffensperger should be prosecuted bit.ly/4nZ7Wka

ajc's tweet card. Bill White, President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to Belgium, was a prominent advocate for founding a new city out of Atlanta’s Buckhead neighborhood.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · 22 h

House recess comes early to avoid Epstein controversy bit.ly/40x92tt

ajc's tweet card. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said starting the recess early increases the likelihood that Republicans will have to cut a deal with Democrats on government funding legislation.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 22

As First Liberty empire crumbles, new lawsuit seeks class action status bit.ly/4f7IncW

ajc's tweet card. The complaint, which seeks class action status, adds to the growing web of civil and regulatory scrutiny surrounding First Liberty Building & Loan.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 22

Rich McCormick rules out US Senate run in Georgia as GOP field takes shape bit.ly/4kVMxWy

ajc's tweet card. The decision narrows the Republican race for U.S. Senate. But there are still plenty of GOP candidates expected to announce bids in the coming weeks.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

BREAKING: Trump administration releases Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. assassination files despite family objections. uatl.com/news/2025/07/t…

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

Ethics commission dismisses complaint over Burt Jones’ $10M loan bit.ly/4o0gs2k

ajc's tweet card. The Georgia State Ethics Commission dismissed the complaint from Attorney General Chris Carr's gubernatorial campaign.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

We found nearly 1,000 contributions in 38 states since 2002, with $1.1 millions going to candidates and committees since 2021. ajc.com/politics/2025/…

GGreg Bluestein@bluestein · Jul 21

The Frost family used nearly $1.4 million in campaign contributions, much of it allegedly swindled from investors, to build political clout in Georgia and across the nation over the past two decades, an @ajc analysis shows. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2025/…

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Tamar Hallerman@TamarHallerman · Jul 21

It's here! The first two episodes of the new season of Breakdown, the @ajc's award-winning legal affairs podcast, are now live! Listen to "Three Days in May" here or wherever you download your podcasts: ajc.com/news/breakdown/

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

New polling finds most Georgia voters oppose Trump’s budget plan bit.ly/4m53cHV

ajc's tweet card. A new Democrat-backed poll tests voter attitudes in Georgia to President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful" budget bill.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

Man found dead in vehicle after shooting, crash in SW Atlanta, police say ajc.com/news/2025/07/m…

ajc's tweet card. Police arrived on the scene of a crash in southwest Atlanta on Monday morning and discovered a man dead inside a vehicle that was littered with bullet holes, officials said.

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VanBrimmerAJC@VanBrimmerAJC · Jul 21

Savannah Skinny (Monday edition). Sorry to miss you on Friday. I was out late Thursday covering a Hyundai wastewater permit meeting (more below) and overslept on Friday. Will make it up to you in quality over quantity.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

Could Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ spending law hurt GOP candidates in 2026? bit.ly/3GCxlj3

ajc's tweet card. A new poll shows most Georgia voters oppose the tax and spending law and would be "less likely" to vote for candidates who supported it.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

How an alleged Georgia Ponzi scheme fueled far-right causes bit.ly/3GAArEh

ajc's tweet card. A review of campaign finance transactions shows Brant Frost IV, his family and his companies have given roughly $711,000 to Republican candidates and conservative causes.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 21

Georgia sterilization plants using toxic gas among those exempt from new rules bit.ly/3GOGLYQ

ajc's tweet card. President Donald Trump is temporarily exempting medical sterilization facilities that use ethylene oxide from tighter emissions standards, including plants in Georgia.

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Atlanta Journal-Constitution@ajc · Jul 20

NEW from @DougTurnbull: Drivers young and old should pay more attention to their tires, the tools that actually connect them to the road. Their lives — and the lives of the people in traffic around them — depend on it. ajc.com/news/2025/07/g…

ajc's tweet card. Road Ready Foundation President Alex Bebiak says parents and teens need to pay far more attention to the rubber that hits the road — their tires.

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