Investigative reporter with @ajc. Formerly @mainemonitor. Past grantee of @IWMF @PulitzerCenter @Report4America @ProPublica LRN
Atlanta, GA
Joined April 2009
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Essential reading: How the great-great-granddaughter of an enslaved Georgia man became the first Black woman governor in the U.S.
@erniesuggs @ajc ajc.com/politics/2026/11/kei…
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The country has a habit of placing extraordinary expectations on those who are first, particularly Black Americans…They are expected to represent a race, redeem a history and somehow escape the ordinary failures and compromises of political life. ajc.com/politics/2026/11/kei…
Keisha Lance Bottoms makes history as the first Black female governor ajc.com/politics/2026/11/kei…
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The @ajc voter guide has important information about the major races on today's ballot in Georgia: ajc.com/georgia-voter-guide/
Hi Georgia! ID not accepted? Voting machines not working? Report it to the @ajc
If you experience problems at the polls today, let us know here: ajc.com/politics/2026/11/pol…
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Where do I vote in Georgia on Election Day?
To find your assigned polling place, visit the Georgia Secretary of State's My Voter Page and type in your first initial, last name, county where you live and your date of birth.
It will show you where you vote and a sample ballot.
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Happy Election Day!
Stay up-to-date on what's happening in Fulton County and the rest of Georgia with the @ajc live blog today: ajc.com/politics/2026/10/mid…
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The U.S. Department of Justice notified several Georgia counties - Bibb, Cobb, Chatham, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett - it intends to station monitors there on Election Day.
Each of those counties has produced solid wins for Democrats in recent elections. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/geo…
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Candidates vying for Georgia's highest offices commit to strengthening childcare regulations and improving transparency in response to our @ajc investigation about serious child injuries at Quality Rated daycares.
Both candidates for governor weighed in on our recent childcare investigation, along with the state's child care association and the former leader of the Georgia department that oversees daycares.
Read all the reactions here: ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
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Georgia’s childcare association called the @ajc's reporting “troubling” and said the article raised “serious questions” about child safety and accountability at daycares.
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For those of you following along: Another Georgia daycare worker was arrested and charged with child cruelty.
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Conditions at Valdosta State Prison in Georgia have become so dysfunctional that men held there live in virtual darkness because so many cells are without working lights as the facility has experienced a rash of preventable deaths, @ajc ajc.com/news/2026/10/valdost…
Open enrollment for health insurance starts Nov. 1, but in Georgia monthly premiums will spike by up to 29% on the marketplace, according to state data obtained by the @ajc ajc.com/news/2026/10/obamaca…
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Samantha Hogan retweeted
Have a child in daycare? You may have seen this sign displaying Georgia's quality rating stamp outside. But what does it really mean?
A new investigation by the AJC found Georgia’s daycare rating system is flawed and can be misleading. Reporters uncovered hundreds of cases in which children were seriously harmed or put at risk at places the state said were quality daycares.
The state doesn’t reconsider or strip the star rating of daycares after it cites them for serious safety incidents, even when workers are arrested. Once a daycare receives its rating it can keep it for up to three years.
Read 'Failure of Care' 👉 bit.ly/4i2ejRL
ICYMI: The @ajc identified 17 medical facilities in Georgia that have claimed they can provide retatrutide.
The Food and Drug Administration hasn’t yet deemed retatrutide safe and effective or approved it for sale to the general public.
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Samantha Hogan retweeted
I get it. You're busy. You don't have time to read a 3k word investigation.
We've got you covered: Here are our 5 big takeaways from our investigation into daycares: ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
(Also please read the long version too thanks)
Georgia cracks down on inadequate appeals for indigent defendants ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
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What makes a good daycare?
There are more than 4,200 licensed daycares in Georgia, so surely there is a way to stack them up and compare — or at least weed out the less savory ones.
Read our parents' guide for tips on how to select childcare: ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
Samantha Hogan retweeted
Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare
An @ajc probe finds hundreds of Quality Rated daycares that harmed or endangered children kept their ratings under a flawed system
A must read from @SAHogan @klandergan @justinJprice
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