@dwickert

David Wickert is a reporter covering state government for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

 Atlanta, GA
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Joined February 2009
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DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities bit.ly/47ChdI8

DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several left-leaning Georgia counties that it intends to station election monitors on Election Day.

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Adam Beam@adambeamOct 20
Democrats and Republicans are sinking millions of dollars into a deadlocked Georgia attorney general’s race in a high-stakes competition be the state’s next top lawyer. AJC poll shows the race is a dead heat. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/geo…

Tight race for Georgia attorney general becomes a debate over experience

Democrats are spending big, believing they have a chance to slip the open seat amid President Donald Trump's unpopularity. Republicans are pushing back.

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NEW @ajc Georgia governor’s poll results: Rick Jackson: 46% Keisha Lance Bottoms: 45% - 18% of independents are still undecided. - UGA polled 1,000 likely voters with live calls, MOE: 3.1%. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/ric…

Rick Jackson has outspent Keisha Lance Bottoms, but Democratic enthusiasm has the race knotted.

A new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll shows neither candidate has managed to break away in a contest for the state’s top job.

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Katherine Landergan@klanderganOct 14
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)

Five takeaways from the AJC’s investigation into daycare safety

Among the takeaways about daycares in Georgia is that state's quality rating system is flawed and daycares with serious safety violations have collected state money.

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Sen. @Ossoff (D-GA) pledges to serve his full Senate term: “Yes, I will. I have zero interest in running for president. I'm not running for president. I'm running for reelection to the senate."
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Katherine Landergan@klanderganOct 13
New: More than $5 million went to Excell Preparatory Center in Lithonia since 2017 even as the department repeatedly reprimanded the daycare for hurting children. The department has cited the daycare at least nine times for severe safety violations. ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…

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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Georgia campaign law faces challenge from Libertarian, Green parties bit.ly/47sI7BY

Georgia campaign law faces challenge from Libertarian, Green parties

Multiple judges have ruled leadership committees are likely illegal because they give an unfair advantage to some candidates. But the law is still on the books.

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Atlanta, Cathy Woolard has left the city after dedicating her entire adult life to making it better — and there’s a lesson in it for us all. “I never thought I’d leave.” ajc.com/politics/2026/09/opi…

Cathy Woolard, the consummate Atlantan, has left Atlanta for good

Cathy Woolard, former Atlanta City Council president, has relocated to North Carolina because of Atlanta's traffic, taxes and affordability. "I never thought I'd leave."

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Patricia Murphy
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Big development on the GOP side of the governor's race-- Rick Jackson has dropped all of his lawsuits against primary rival Burt Jones and his family, which cause a deep rift between the two. The libel suit against Jackson from Jones' family is still pending. ajc.com/politics/2026/09/gop…

Rick Jackson drops lawsuits against Burt Jones as he seeks rival’s endorsement

Jackson and Jones filed lawsuits against each other amid a bitter primary battle as both sought the Republican nomination for Georgia governor.

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Speaker Burns promised transparency before redistricting. We’re waiting. bit.ly/3Tbe3aI

Opinion: Burns promised transparency before redistricting. We’re waiting.

House Speaker Jon Burns promised hearings ahead of any redistricting process to ensure transparency and public input. Three months later, the hearings haven't happened.

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Greg Bluestein
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The State Ethics Commission just fined two Republican groups linked to the disgraced First Liberty Building & Loan nearly $150,000 for violating campaign finance laws. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/geo…

Ethics Commission fines 2 groups linked to First Liberty nearly $150,000

The Georgia Republican Assembly's political action committee received about $162,000 from the now defunct First Liberty Building & Loan.

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The hunt for noncitizen voters in Georgia yields few results bit.ly/3UvjUba

The hunt for noncitizen Georgia voters yields few results

President Donald Trump has ramped up rhetoric on noncitizen voting. Georgia reviews have found such voters to be rare.

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Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled a proposal Wednesday that would let Georgia cities and counties suspend sales taxes on groceries, putting affordability at the center of her campaign for governor. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/09/ajc…

AJC Interview: From grocery taxes to Trump, Bottoms sketches her agenda

The Democratic nominee for governor told the "Politically Georgia" podcast she wants to push a law letting local governments suspend sales taxes on groceries.

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Everton Blair, Georgia’s first openly gay congressman, sworn into office bit.ly/4clMlyi

Everton Blair, Georgia’s first openly gay congressman, sworn into office

Everton Blair Jr. cast his first votes after being sworn into the U.S. House on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2026.

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Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins’ former staffer posted KKK, Nazi imagery washingtonpost.com/politics/…

A former Mike Collins staffer posted KKK and Nazi images. Some Republicans see a pattern.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-Georgia) is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). The former Collins staffer posted a swastika and shared an image of himself in what appear to be KKK robes.

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And an unbelievable 12-page special section. @knoxnews brought their A-game
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Sam Stein
@samsteinAug 25
The WNYC series on Dolly was divine. The premise basically being that she was the last institution that everyone agreed to love. And the irony being that she was not universally beloved once upon a time. I would encourage those who haven't listened to it to do so radiolab.org/podcast/radiola…

Radiolab Presents: Dolly Parton's America

We enter the Dollyverse.

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Brian O'Shea@bposheaAug 25
AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff #gapol apnews.com/article/georgia-s…

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Georgia’s special congressional runoff

Residents of Georgia’s 13th Congressional District outside of Atlanta will get a new representative to Congress after a special election runoff Tuesday to replace the late Democratic U.S.

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Greg Bluestein
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The assertion by the GOP nominee for governor comes amid an ongoing fight over whether the military will be deployed to polling sites across the country during the election. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/08/jac…

Jackson suggests Kemp will use National Guard to monitor election

The Republican nominee for governor told a rally attendee that Kemp would use the National Guard to “watch it for us.”

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Katherine Landergan@klanderganAug 20
Babe wake up, new article from @saragregory stretching-the-definition-of-the-transportation-beat just dropped. ajc.com/news/2026/08/the-wie…

The Wienermobile rolls into Atlanta: How 'Hotdoggers' navigate traffic

This hot dog’s on a roll, navigating through Atlanta traffic. It will be in the metro area through the weekend.

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