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Investigative Reporter at the AJC. Send me tips! katherine.landergan@ajc.com

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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
I was looking through old clips and I love that 95% of them are relatively serious and then there's this www.politico.com/states/new-j...
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Christie: I could have dumped my nachos on Cubs fan
Footage of the incident, which occurred during a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs, quickly went viral.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 04/08/2025
A DOJ investigation had determined that South Carolina officials illegally denied community-based services — required by federal law — to over 1,000 people diagnosed as seriously mentally ill. The lawsuit over these allegations is now on hold. By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social
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Trump Administration Halted Lawsuits Targeting Civil Rights Abuses of Prisoners and Mentally Ill People
The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division had brought lawsuits accusing Louisiana of confining prisoners longer than they should and South Carolina of keeping mentally ill people in unreasonably restrictive…
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
As First Liberty empire crumbles, a new lawsuit seeks class action status against the politically connected firm. #gapol ajc.com/business/202...
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As First Liberty empire crumbles, new lawsuit investor lawsuit emerges
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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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
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Camp Mystic’s leader got a ‘life threatening’ flood alert. They evacuated an hour later.
More than an hour passed between Camp Mystic receiving a severe flood warning and a decision to evacuate young campers asleep in cabins by the Guadalupe River.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
A Georgia State Patrol chase ends with deadly crash in Little Five Points An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found that the GSP’s pursuit policy is one of the most permissive in the country. www.ajc.com/news/crime/g...
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Georgia State Patrol chase ends with deadly crash in Little Five Points
A driver fleeing the Georgia State Patrol veered off the interstate Monday evening and onto busy streets in Little Five Points, where authorities said the motorist ran a red light and struck a passing...
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
‘We are going to see people die of AIDS’ because of CDC cuts, expert says www.ajc.com/news/health-...
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CDC cuts to HIV programs a huge blow to Atlanta and Georgia
Trump administration cuts to critical U.S. health agencies will reduce HIV prevention services, and hamper Georgia’s efforts to tackle stubbornly high rates of infections.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
The country’s most powerful institutions are bowing to Trump. The Atlantic just backed him into a corner. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...
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The country’s most powerful institutions are bowing to Trump. The Atlantic just backed him into a corner.
The president has used a strongman playbook to bring universities, news organizations and law firms to heel. That didn’t work on The Atlantic.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
People in crisis are reaching 911 with more ease 1 yr after an AJC investigation found significant delays for thousands of calls in metro ATL "To me, that's huge," said Lisa Hall, whose husband died after she couldn’t reach 911 for more than 5 minutes. www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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How tragedy forced metro Atlanta's 911 systems to evolve
Fewer emergency callers are placed on long holds as metro Atlanta 911 agencies improve staffing problems and technology breakdowns.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
A Congresswoman with Dementia Stopped Coming to Work. The DC Press Corps Never Noticed. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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A Congresswoman with Dementia Stopped Coming to Work. The DC Press Corps Never Noticed.
Here’s the story behind how the media missed the story.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New: Georgia legislators are pushing for a multimillion-dollar overhaul of the state’s antiquated 911 systems that have struggled to handle the volume of emergency calls from people in crisis. w/@calebgroves.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/geo...
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Georgia’s 911 systems could soon see a multimillion-dollar overhaul
The bill follows an AJC investigation that examined calls across metro Atlanta and found an alarmingly high number of callers were left waiting for a 911 operator to answer.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/b...
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He’s the Face of a White House Press Corps Under Attack by Trump
Eugene Daniels, president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, is pushing back on the administration’s hostility to reporters as he navigates a move to MSNBC from Politico.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Deadly force at 100 mph: Georgia troopers' heavy use of PIT maneuvers takes its toll www.ajc.com/news/georgia...
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Georgia State Patrol troopers' heavy use of PIT maneuvers takes its toll
Georgia State Patrol troopers used the PIT maneuver in more than 2,000 chases from 2019-2023. Credit: Georgia State Police, East Point Police, Richardson Family
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Bystanders didn’t cause the state patrol pursuits that shattered their lives. Still, they are left with life-altering injuries, thousands of dollars of medical bills, totaled vehicles and little legal recourse to make their lives whole again. www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Bystanders injured in Georgia State Patrol pursuits have few legal protections
Georgia's Department of Public Safety, including GSP, is often shielded from lawsuits, giving the agency wide discretion in chases.
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Tracy Jan @tracyjan.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 @propublica.org team!!!!!
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
The Georgia Vocational Rehab Agency reported a massive spike in its employment figures: that a total of 78% of its clients had work when they exited the program. However, those figures tell just part of the story. www.ajc.com/news/gvra-ag...
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GVRA agency chief says job services for disabled Georgians improving
The head of the Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Agency says the its workforce program has made gains in helping disabled Georgians land jobs.
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Stephannie Stokes @stephannnnie.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Hello, new to Bluesky, so I'll share a few recent examples of my work. First, last year, as part of @propublica.org's Local Reporting Network, I investigated the harsh consequences of housing insecurity for families in Georgia's foster care system. www.propublica.org/article/geor...
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When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Her employment review gave her a spectacular 4.75 out of 5 rating, but the dismissal letter said, ...."your performance has not been adequate to justify further employment at the Agency.” The fallout of the mass firings at the CDC: www.ajc.com/news/health-...
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Mass layoffs at Atlanta-based CDC spread shock
The shock waves are spreading after more than 1,000 employees at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were fired over the weekend.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Georgia parents slam Carr’s lawsuit, saying it puts disability services at risk, by @bluestein.bsky.social, Martha Dalton + me www.ajc.com/politics/geo...
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Georgia AG Chris Carr faces criticism from parents about involvement in multistate lawsuit
Georgia joined lawsuit against rule in disability law after after Joe Biden’s administration added “gender dysphoria” to a list of conditions protected from discrimination.
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
“For me, it’s personal.” Georgia’s Doug Collins transforms from firebrand congressman to VA chief. Can he go from cable TV combat to bureaucratic taskmaster? #gapol ajc.com/politics/geo...
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Georgia’s Doug Collins transforms from firebrand congressman to VA chief
Former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins takes on his most challenging role yet; President Donald Trump's Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
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jenniferpeebles.bsky.social @jenniferpeebles.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
New story by my @ajc.com colleague Jozsef Papp-Chang and me: Georgia left intellectually challenged men forgotten on death row for decades www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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How Georgia left intellectually challenged men forgotten on death row for decades
Two men on Georgia's death row saw their appeals — started in the 1990s — languish for decades.
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 05/02/2025
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them as “targets.”
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Federal health workers terrified after ‘DEI’ website publishes list of ‘targets’
The site calls out workers who have been involved with DEI initiatives. A majority are Black.
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Carly Sitrin @carlysitrin.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Hey! Amid....everything we are HIRING for an education reporter here in Philly. There could not be a more important time to focus on local ed issues and I think Chalkbeat is a really incredible place to get to do that. Let me know if you're interested or have questions and please spread the word!
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Recruitment
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
A federal watchdog found the Atlanta VA medical center had failed to answer calls and schedule appointments for veterans in a timely fashion, according to a newly released report. www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Federal watchdog says Atlanta VA failed to answer veterans' calls, schedule appointments
A federal watchdog found the Atlanta Veterans Affairs failed to answer calls and schedule appointments for veterans in a timely fashion.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
On Friday, scientists began to hear cryptic and foreboding warnings from colleagues: Go to the CDC website, and download your data now. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
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Ry Rivard @ryrivard.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Judge sentences former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years www.politico.com/news/2025/01...
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Judge sentences former Sen. Bob Menendez to 11 years
The sentence, handed down in a Manhattan courtroom by U.S. District Judge Sidney Stein, would make Menendez one of just several senators in history to be sent to prison.
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Carly Sitrin @carlysitrin.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
PA just denied a controversial AI cyber charter school: “There is no compelling evidence that Unbound Academic’s proposed programs will enable students to meet academic standards,” the denial reads. The application “failed to provide even a list of courses that would be offered to students.”
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Pennsylvania denies AI cyber charter school application
Unbound Academy promised students would learn “twice as fast” with AI tutors instead of traditional teachers. The state of Pennsylvania said the school did not provide enough evidence to support that.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
@samantha-hogan.bsky.social gets immediate action on her investigation that just published Head of Atlanta’s police watchdog agency will have 1 month to report to city lawmakers why the agency has not investigated police shootings or custody deaths, per a new resolution www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Atlanta officials seek answers before possible ‘overhaul’ of police oversight board
Proposal seeks answers from Atlanta police oversight board for failing to probe deadly force cases
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
In honor of these flurries in ATL, I present the time The Daily Mail wrote about snow in my hometown: "Where record snowfall has left basements flooded with sewage, people forced out of their homes - & wild coyotes roaming the streets" www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Snow, sewage and wild coyotes: the island where winter really is hell
The Massachusetts island has had the harshest winter on record and few people who live on it have escaped the effects of a record snowfall which has crippled the sewage system.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Governor Brian Kemp just declared a statewide State of Emergency "in preparation for the freezing temperatures and winter weather expected to impact Georgia." Read it here: gov.georgia.gov/executive-ac...
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Was not prepared for this!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/t...
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She Is in Love With ChatGPT
A 28-year-old woman with a busy social life spends hours on end talking to her A.I. boyfriend for advice and consolation. And yes, they do have sex.
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
It’s a dramatic about-face for a group that for years denied it did anything improper and mocked the state investigation as a politically motivated “fishing expedition.” On Wednesday, it admitted to every allegation the commission had leveled against it. www.ajc.com/politics/ele...
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Stacey Abrams group to pay largest fine for campaign violations in Georgia history
The New Georgia Project admitted to every allegation the State Ethics Commission had leveled against it as part of it's consent agreement.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
“If he had not been held in that position, he'd probably be alive. Nobody should have to stay in that position for 17 minutes." @samantha-hogan.bsky.social investigates how Atlanta leaders have broken their promise for citizen review of police use of deadly force www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Atlanta Citizen Review Board years behind on investigating police
AJC investigation finds 39 police shootings and in-custody deaths awaiting review by the panel since 2020, including the fatal arrest of Ricardo Dorado Jr.
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Brian Kemp will seek federal approval to add parents and legal guardians of children 6 and younger to the state’s Medicaid rolls, as he unequivocally ruled out a full-scale expansion of the health care program during the rest of his second term as governor. www.ajc.com/politics/bri...
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Brian Kemp seeks limited Medicaid expansion to cover some parents of young kids
Gov. Brian Kemp to propose limited Medicaid expansion that could make tens of thousands of poor Georgians eligible for health coverage.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Gov. Brian Kemp plans to give Georgia schools an additional $50 million this year to spend on school security www.ajc.com/education/ke...
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Kemp to dole out extra $50 million in Georgia school security grants
State leaders will prioritize spending and passing laws to improve school safety.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 11/01/2025
"Over decades, New Jersey journalism has exposed countless instances of government incompetence, corruption and malfeasance. This vital watchdog role hasn’t disappeared with the decline of print — it’s just moved online." www.njspotlightnews.org/2025/01/op-e...
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Op-Ed: NJ journalism is evolving, not dying | NJ Spotlight News
"While some weekly papers have shut down without leaving a digital presence, we’re seeing growth in online local news coverage."
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Live: Jimmy Carter funeral procession from Plains www.youtube.com/watch?v=_G0A...
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LIVE: Jimmy Carter funeral procession from Plains
YouTube video by Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed www.nytimes.com/2025/01/03/b...
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Washington Post Cartoonist Quits After Jeff Bezos Cartoon Is Killed
The cartoon, by Ann Telnaes, depicted the owner of The Post, Jeff Bezos, and other billionaires genuflecting toward a statue of President-elect Donald Trump.
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Sal Rizzo @rizzotk.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Renovation of vehicle barriers gave New Orleans attacker an opening, authorities say www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...
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Vehicle barrier repairs gave New Orleans driver opening, officials say
New Orleans is working to install new bollards ahead of the Super Bowl in February, and relied on patrol cars and barricades for security on New Year’s Eve.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan has announced his resignation as the chief law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Georgia. It's effective on January 19 - one day before Trump takes office. www.justice.gov/usao-ndga/pr...
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U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan Announces Upcoming Resignation
U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Buchanan has announced his resignation, effective January 19, 2025, as the chief law enforcement officer for the Northern District of Georgia. After he was nominated by President...
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Greg Bluestein @bluestein.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
Former President Jimmy Carter, a man who redefined what a post-presidency could be, died Sunday. He was 100. www.ajc.com/news/former-...
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.
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Samantha Hogan @samantha-hogan.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Explosion leaves one dead at southwest Georgia poultry plant, @ajc.com www.ajc.com/news/busines...
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Explosion at Tyson Foods plant in southwest Georgia leaves one dead
One person is dead and others are injured after an apparent explosion at the Tyson Foods facility in Camilla, according to the Mitchell County Coroner.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Inside the ‘big deal’ battle for Georgia’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid contract: The bidding process has shut out 2 long-standing insurers who have fought back with lengthy complaints saying health care for the state’s neediest will be disrupted. @bluestein.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/ins...
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Inside the ‘big deal’ battle for Georgia’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid contract
The bidding process has shut out two long-standing insurers who have fought back with lengthy complaints saying health care for the state’s neediest will be disrupted.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
The GSP’s heavy reliance on PITs to end chases has contributed to Georgia having the highest death rate in police pursuits of any state in the country in recent years, according to an AJC analysis @asiasimoneb.bsky.social www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Georgia state patrol tactic meant to end chases leads to death at high speeds
State troopers face few limits in using the PIT maneuver at high speeds, leading to 19 deaths and hundreds of injuries.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
A bombshell decision: The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her office should be removed from the 2020 election interference case @tamarhallerman.bsky.social www.ajc.com/politics/cou...
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Georgia Court of Appeals strips Fulton DA Fani Willis of Trump election interference case
Georgia appeals court disqualifies Fulton DA Fani Willis from Trump election interference case
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Toby Malara, VP for government relations at the American Staffing Association, a trade group, said in an interview that the “business community at large” has been urging the incoming Trump administration “not to go forward with the mass deportations.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/u...
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Sudden Loss of Undocumented Workers Threw Tech Supplier Into Upheaval
Jabil says it required “herculean efforts” to replace employees from a staffing agency. Other businesses are bracing for “an enforcement storm” under President-elect Trump.
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Katherine Landergan @katherinelandergan.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Georgia Department of Corrections officials have repeatedly presented false or misleading information to federal investigators, state lawmakers and even a federal judge, an AJC investigation has found. www.ajc.com/news/investi...
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Georgia prison system engages in deception as crisis builds
Supermax prison lawsuit exposes how Ga. Department of Corrections officials block potentially damaging information and present falsified documents
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taliabuford.bsky.social @taliabuford.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Come join @propublica.org as a Florida-based reporter uncovering wrongdoing and spurring change in the South. 🧑🏾‍💻 track record of producing accountability/ investigative stories in the Sunshine State 💰 $90K-$130K 📌 Anywhere in Florida Apply: grnh.se/587e47b36us
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Michelle Baruchman @mlbaruchman.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Hi 👋 I’ve joined BlueSky, and I’m just getting started on here. I’m a politics reporter at @ajc.com, and I previously worked at @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social. 📰🗞️ Follow me for news updates about 🍑 Georgia and email me for news tips. 💌
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Chris Joyner @cjoyner.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
If you are interested in politics in Georgia and the Southeast, the @ajc.com's Politically Georgia newsletter is an essential daily read. www.ajc.com/politics/pol...
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Donald Trump’s appointment boosts David Perdue’s political comeback
Perdue's potential role as ambassador to China surprised some. But the former U.S. senator had quietly returned to the political scene earlier this year.
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Samantha Hogan @samantha-hogan.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
The @ajc.com spoke with three women that traveled out of #Georgia in order to receive an abortion, since the state enacted one of the strictest laws in the country banning the procedure. These are their stories: www.ajc.com/politics/num...
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Number of Georgia women traveling to other states for abortions has increased since law changed
Thousands of women have left Georgia for elective or medically necessary abortions since it enacted one of the country’s strictest abortion laws, state data shows.
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