David Wickert
@david-wickert.bsky.social
State government and politics reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Fulton County officials defended their handling of the 2020 election after FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of voting records as part of a criminal investigation. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia officials scramble for details of FBI raid of Fulton County election center
New details of the FBI’s seizure of Fulton County election ballots trickled out Thursday as the potential repercussions of the raid echoed across Georgia.
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January 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Fulton County officials defended their handling of the 2020 election after FBI agents seized hundreds of boxes of voting records as part of a criminal investigation. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Follow our live coverage of the FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots here. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Details emerge in FBI raid of Fulton County election office
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January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Follow our live coverage of the FBI seizure of Fulton County ballots here. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Meet the man who's done more than anyone to ensure Fulton County's 2020 ballots were still around to be seized by the FBI. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Meet Georgia’s most influential conspiracy theorist
The Roswell resident, a leader among conservatives who say the 2020 election in Georgia was rife with fraud, has spent five years seeking to review Fulton County’s ballots.
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January 29, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Meet the man who's done more than anyone to ensure Fulton County's 2020 ballots were still around to be seized by the FBI. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Trump’s baseless claims that he won the 2020 election in Georgia culminated in an FBI raid at an election office in the state’s largest county. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Fulton County election raid: A timeline of how we got here
Trump vs. Fulton County: Events leading up to FBI raid seeking 2020 ballots.
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January 29, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Trump’s baseless claims that he won the 2020 election in Georgia culminated in an FBI raid at an election office in the state’s largest county. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
They also want to hear from Nathan Wade, Fani Willis aide Jeff DiSantis and Pete Skandalakis, the prosecutor who recommended dismissing the Fulton County Trump case. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia Senate investigators want testimony from Stacey Abrams
A Georgia Senate committee that’s spent the last two years investigating Fani Willis plans to finish its work with a bang
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January 29, 2026 at 11:01 AM
They also want to hear from Nathan Wade, Fani Willis aide Jeff DiSantis and Pete Skandalakis, the prosecutor who recommended dismissing the Fulton County Trump case. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
House Speaker Jon Burns on Wednesday unveiled his plan to eliminate property taxes on primary single-family residences — a move that would fundamentally change the way most Georgians pay for schools and local government services. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Burns unveils plan to eliminate property taxes on Georgia homes
The proposal would fundamentally change how local governments fund schools, roads and other local services.
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January 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM
House Speaker Jon Burns on Wednesday unveiled his plan to eliminate property taxes on primary single-family residences — a move that would fundamentally change the way most Georgians pay for schools and local government services. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
The chairman wants to hear from Stacey Abrams and Nathan Wade, among others. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia Senate investigators want testimony from Stacey Abrams
A Georgia Senate committee that’s spent the last two years investigating Fani Willis plans to finish its work with a bang
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January 28, 2026 at 6:24 PM
The chairman wants to hear from Stacey Abrams and Nathan Wade, among others. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia’s top economist projected slow job growth and persistent inflation in the year ahead as many Georgia families struggle to make ends meet. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia economist projects slow growth, lingering inflation for 2026
The report by State Economist Robert Buschman will shape a week of legislative negotiations on the state budget.
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January 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Georgia’s top economist projected slow job growth and persistent inflation in the year ahead as many Georgia families struggle to make ends meet. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia’s top economist projected slow job growth and persistent inflation in the year ahead as many Georgia families struggle to make ends meet. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Georgia economist projects slow growth, lingering inflation for 2026
The report by State Economist Robert Buschman will shape a week of legislative negotiations on the state budget.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Georgia’s top economist projected slow job growth and persistent inflation in the year ahead as many Georgia families struggle to make ends meet. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If approved by the General Assembly, the tax relief and budget proposals would cement Kemp’s legacy of returning money to taxpayers. Since 2021, Georgia taxpayers have received more than $9.7 billion in income, motor fuel and property tax relief. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Kemp budget includes tax cuts, $2,000 for teachers and state employees
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday unveiled plans to put more than $2 billion back in the pockets of taxpayers through tax cuts and rebates.
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January 16, 2026 at 12:10 PM
If approved by the General Assembly, the tax relief and budget proposals would cement Kemp’s legacy of returning money to taxpayers. Since 2021, Georgia taxpayers have received more than $9.7 billion in income, motor fuel and property tax relief. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Kemp budget includes income tax cuts for Georgians, $2,000 checks for teachers and state employees www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Kemp budget includes tax cuts, $2,000 for teachers and state employees
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday unveiled plans to put more than $2 billion back in the pockets of taxpayers through tax cuts and rebates.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Kemp budget includes income tax cuts for Georgians, $2,000 checks for teachers and state employees www.ajc.com/politics/202...
“These investments were possible because we rejected the idea that, just because government takes in more money, it should turn right around and spend it on more government,” Kemp told lawmakers Thursday. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Kemp budget includes tax cuts, $2,000 for teachers and state employees
Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday unveiled plans to put more than $2 billion back in the pockets of taxpayers through tax cuts and rebates.
www.ajc.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
“These investments were possible because we rejected the idea that, just because government takes in more money, it should turn right around and spend it on more government,” Kemp told lawmakers Thursday. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
