Adam Beam

Deputy politics editor for the @ajc. Priors: @thegamecock, @thestate, @ap

[Riley Bunch @ribunchreports]

NEW: More than a decade ago Rick Jackson urged Georgia lawmakers to partially privatize the state’s foster care system. Today, his life story is central to his unexpected bid for governor — and advocates hope to capitalize on the election spotlight. #gapol https://t.co/HrPFOQVzMv

[Tom Brady @TomBrady]

Yeah so that might top 28-3 🤯

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

U.S. will have Folarin Balogun available vs. Belgium after red card overturned https://t.co/BYgkiVRx7Q

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

@iamscottenglish We celebrate @GinaNSmith day at my house

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

Radio host Martha Zoller, on verge of retirement, has died at age 67

By @AJCRodneyHo https://t.co/X64p0Gb1BU

[David Wickert @dwickert]

Georgia GOP wants to lower property taxes. They need help from Democrats. Bills in a special legislative session would allow voters in communities across the state to consider raising sales taxes to lower property taxes.
https://t.co/5e9qjmamo6

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

“Right fielder, Matt Olson”

[David Wickert @dwickert]

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones chats with Sen. Josh McLaurin, the Democratic nominee to be the next LG, as the Georgia Senate prepares to gavel in. #gapol

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

BURT JONES: You've got a new suit on, though. It looks good.

MATT BRASS: It's just clean

Georgia lawmakers are so back

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Georgia’s House Republican leaders won’t redraw state political maps during a special legislative session today, retreating from a proposal that had threatened to ignite one of the state’s most explosive political fights ahead of the midterm. #gapol
https://t.co/pSGBa75b9S

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

Surprise: Gov. Brian Kemp endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones late Sunday, ending months of public neutrality in the most expensive GOP race for governor in Georgia history. #gapol

https://t.co/k0ySqVONqI

[Greg Bluestein @bluestein]

President Donald Trump endorsed U.S. Rep. Mike Collins on Sunday in Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, undercutting Gov. Brian Kemp’s high-stakes gamble on former football coach Derek Dooley just days before the runoff. #gapol https://t.co/o7eQvQmkql

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

Mike Brown, NBA champion coach

[David Wickert @dwickert]

Federal court rules a fundraising advantage for Burt Jones is likely illegal. Ruling says leadership committee supporting lieutenant governor’s campaign for governor gave him unfair advantage.
https://t.co/539Wyyk1C8

[Adam Beam @adambeam]

After Voters ousted Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker, Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to the Court of Appeals. Now Kemp gets to pick her replacement on the Superior Court, potentially voiding the results of the May election.

By @RosieManins

https://t.co/HD4Lm5YYSa

[Riley Bunch @ribunchreports]

In a small Georgia town known for its role in the hit series Stranger Things, tourists are met these days with another sight: campaign signs for the two hometown candidates both locked in high-stakes Republican runoffs. #gapol https://t.co/SeD50POYvV

[Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc]

Democrats fear a GOP surge in the runoffs could flip a state Senate seat https://t.co/CrWXKpa0H7

[David Wickert @dwickert]

Haven’t received your Georgia special tax refund yet? You might be out of luck.Most people have already r eceived their checks. Here’s why you might not get one.
https://t.co/fEjW6aVkGh

[Riley Bunch @ribunchreports]

Was excited to join @PoliticallyGa twice this week alongside the great @MurphyAJC. Catch us chatting about the U.S. Senate debate/Ossoff-Bottoms alliance on Tuesday's episode. And a recap of the Republican governor's debate today. #gapol https://t.co/oFDftkPv8N

[David Wickert @dwickert]

Georgia political leaders from both parties used a questionable state law to raise $6.7 million this year to position themselves and their allies to win statewide races.
https://t.co/GTLv0dYuj2