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Tamar Hallerman

@TamarHallerman

@AJC reporter covering the Fulton County election probe, voting, elections and health care

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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 ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare.

Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare.

Georgia's daycare quality rating system is flawed with the state advertising hundreds of centers as quality daycares despite serious incidents of putting kids at risk.

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So how do you find a quality daycare? Wish I had this handy cheat sheet from @SAHogan when I was starting to look ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…
Georgia childcare: How to background check a daycare

Georgia childcare: How to background check a daycare

Six tips for how to compare Georgia daycares for licensing, child safety and ratings.

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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 ajc.com/politics/2026/08/rep…
Republicans home in on Southwest Georgia district held by Black Democrat

Republicans home in on Southwest Georgia district held by Black Democrat

Republican legislators are eyeing the southwest Georgia seat long held by Sanford Bishop after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.

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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? ajc.com/politics/2026/08/a-v…
A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?

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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: ajc.com/politics/2026/08/a-v…
A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County. Could it now slide back?

A voting rights lawsuit transformed Fayette County a decade ago. Could it now slide back in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's voting rights decision?

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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…
Georgia State Election Board tests limits ahead of midterms

Georgia State Election Board tests limits ahead of midterms

Once a sleepy administrative body, Georgia's State Election Board has become a partisan battleground jockeying for control over how elections are run.

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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…
Georgia judges OK millions in wrongful conviction compensation

Georgia judges OK millions in wrongful conviction compensation

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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-…
Judge says couple wrongfully convicted of murdering their baby could be paid by state of Georgia

Judge says couple wrongfully convicted of murdering their baby could be paid by state of Georgia

Judge: Ashley Jordan and Albert Debelbot proved they did not murder their newborn daughter in 2008 and are eligible for compensation from the state's wrongful conviction fund.

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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 ajc.com/news/2026/06/georgia…
Georgia groups cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Georgia groups cheer Supreme Court upholding birthright citizenship

Analysts say a Supreme Court decision in favor of the Trump administration's order ending birthright citizenship could have upended Georgia’s economy.

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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 ajc.com/news/2026/06/census-…
Census: Georgia is 52% nonwhite as diversity keeps rising

Census: Georgia is 52% nonwhite as diversity keeps rising

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, data shows.

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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 ajc.com/news/2026/06/census-…
Census: Georgia is 52% nonwhite as diversity keeps rising

Census: Georgia is 52% nonwhite as diversity keeps rising

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, data shows.

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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
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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. ajc.com/politics/2026/06/geo…
Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia Legislature approves fix to looming elections mess on Tuesday.

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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 ajc.com/politics/2026/06/geo…
Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia’s special legislative session ends with no redistricting

Georgia Legislature approves fix to looming elections mess on Tuesday.

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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…
Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

Georgia lawmakers focus on a vote-counting mess

Georgia lawmakers seek to keep Georgia's current voting system as lawmakers convene for a special session to address a vote-counting conundrum.

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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…
Georgia GOP leaders shelve redistricting push but Democrats warn it could come back

Georgia GOP leaders shelve redistricting push but Democrats warn it could come back

Republican state legislators announced they would not redraw Georgia's political maps, but Democrats are wary.

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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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“This is Georgia, we know our history. You all are barking up the wrong tree,” Warnock says. “This is the state of” John Lewis, Andrew Young, CT Vivian
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Georgians are hitting the polls today. With party nominations TBD in key races for governor, senate, lt. governor, secretary of state, school superintendent and labor and insurance commission, there's a lot up for grabs The @ajc is tracking it live: tinyurl.com/4bwh89wt
Georgia’s 2026 primary runoffs are over. Here’s what comes next.

Georgia’s 2026 primary runoffs are over. Here’s what comes next.

Get the latest on key races and results in Georgia’s June 16, 2026, runoff election.

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Starting strong, here's what our politics guru @bluestein is watching for in the marquee contests for Georgia Senate and governor ajc.com/politics/2026/06/wha…
What to watch in Georgia’s Senate and governor runoffs

What to watch in Georgia’s Senate and governor runoffs

Voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide marquee Republican runoffs for the GOP's gubernatorial and Senate nominations.

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Six decades ago, ATL’s business elites gave the civil rights movement a shot in the arm. With Black political power once again at the national forefront, voting rights activists are hoping they can lure Georgia’s business community back into the fray ajc.com/politics/2026/06/act…
Activists aim to pull Georgia’s corporations into voting rights fight

Activists aim to pull Georgia’s corporations into voting rights fight

Georgia's biggest companies have stayed on sidelines ahead of redistricting battle.

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As Georgia legislators prepare for this month's special session, voting machine vendors are quietly positioning themselves for a big prize: the prospect of a rare statewide contract worth upward of $100 million. With @calebbgroves ajc.com/politics/2026/06/geo…
Georgia voting overhaul could bring big payday to companies

Georgia voting overhaul could bring big payday to companies

Voting machine companies have bolstered their lobbying efforts in 2026 as lawmakers have debated how votes are counted and the future of Georgia's voting machines.

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A group of metro Atlanta DAs launched a challenge to a new Georgia law that could reshape politics across metro Atlanta by making it harder for Democrats to hold onto power in the state’s most populous region ajc.com/politics/2026/06/das…
Metro Atlanta district attorneys challenge law to make offices nonpartisan

Metro Atlanta district attorneys challenge law to make offices nonpartisan

District attorneys for Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton and Gwinnett counties challenge a Georgia law that could make it harder for Democrats to hold on to power in the region.

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Two highly regarded Fulton judges with a combined 30 years in their roles were ousted in Tuesday’s elections by prosecutors from DA Fani Willis' office, including the judge who oversaw the bulk of the YSL RICO case. Via @RosieManins ajc.com/news/2026/05/most-un…
2 Fulton County prosecutors unseat incumbents in judge races

2 Fulton County prosecutors unseat incumbents in judge races

Two Fulton County judges with a combined 30 years in their roles have been defeated at the polls by prosecutors in the office of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis.

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The Voting Rights Act changed Georgia. Now Black officials fear ‘the worst.’ ajc.com/politics/2026/05/the…
Black officials fear ‘the worst’ in Georgia after gutting of Voting Rights Act

Black officials fear ‘the worst’ in Georgia after gutting of Voting Rights Act

Georgia state senator calls the gutting of much of what remained of the Voting Rights Act a “wake-up call” requiring return to the political unity of the Civil Rights Movement

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A Georgia Senate Committee that spent the last two years investigating Fulton County DA Fani Willis has moved on to Stacey Abrams. More via @dwickert ajc.com/politics/2026/05/geo…
Stacey Abrams subpoenaed by Georgia Senate panel

Stacey Abrams subpoenaed by Georgia Senate panel

The Georgia Senate investigations committee is looking into possible campaign finance violations involving the former gubernatorial candidate.

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