David Wickert
@david-wickert.bsky.social
State government and politics reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
‘The only thing that changes is how we deliver it’
With the AJC’s print edition ending, the newsroom turns inward to share the breakthrough moments that shaped its staff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
With the AJC’s print edition ending, the newsroom turns inward to share the breakthrough moments that shaped its staff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
‘The only thing that changes is how we deliver it’
As the AJC nears the end of its print chapter, some of the reporters, editors and photographers who make the AJC reflect on their “big break" moments.
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December 1, 2025 at 4:46 PM
‘The only thing that changes is how we deliver it’
With the AJC’s print edition ending, the newsroom turns inward to share the breakthrough moments that shaped its staff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
With the AJC’s print edition ending, the newsroom turns inward to share the breakthrough moments that shaped its staff. www.ajc.com/news/2025/11...
Reposted by David Wickert
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has abruptly announced her resignation from Congress effective Jan. 5.
Read more here:
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Read more here:
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she is resigning from Congress.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has abruptly announced her resignation from Congress effective Jan. 5.
Read more here:
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Read more here:
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Reposted by David Wickert
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, said she will resign from Congress after the new year.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she is resigning from Congress
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she is resigning from Congress.
www.ajc.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 AM
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who recently became the latest target of President Donald Trump’s ire, said she will resign from Congress after the new year.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appears to have scored another victory over Attorney General Chris Carr as the Republican gubernatorial candidates battle over campaign finance issues. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones scores another victory over use of campaign cash
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appears to have scored another victory over Attorney General Chris Carr as the Republican gubernatorial candidates battle over campaign finance issues.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones appears to have scored another victory over Attorney General Chris Carr as the Republican gubernatorial candidates battle over campaign finance issues. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Supporters said eliminating the income tax would expand Georgia's economy and give people a financial boost. Opponents said the move would force Georgia to expand its sales taxes — a move they say would hurt seniors and low- and middle-income residents.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Lawmakers debate eliminating Georgia’s income tax
Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Supporters said eliminating the income tax would expand Georgia's economy and give people a financial boost. Opponents said the move would force Georgia to expand its sales taxes — a move they say would hurt seniors and low- and middle-income residents.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history
Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history
An Atlanta resident has bequeathed WABE a $3 million donation, the largest one-time individual donation in the nonprofit media operation’s 76-year history.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Donor leaves WABE $3 million, largest individual gift in station’s history
Supporters said eliminating the income tax would expand Georgia's economy and give people a financial boost. Opponents said the move would force Georgia to expand its sales taxes — a move they say would hurt seniors and low- and middle-income residents.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Lawmakers debate eliminating Georgia’s income tax
Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.
www.ajc.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Supporters said eliminating the income tax would expand Georgia's economy and give people a financial boost. Opponents said the move would force Georgia to expand its sales taxes — a move they say would hurt seniors and low- and middle-income residents.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Lawmakers debate eliminating Georgia’s income tax
Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.
www.ajc.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Supporters and opponents of eliminating Georgia’s income tax on Monday aired competing visions of what would happen if the state gave up its largest source of revenue.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
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Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper
The 2023 raid triggered a national debate about press freedom focused on Marion, a town of about 1,900 people.
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November 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Kansas county agrees to pay $3 million over law enforcement raid on a small-town newspaper
Other states rely heavily on sales taxes, but a key lawmaker wants to target ‘corporate welfare’ instead. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If Georgia drops income tax, will sales taxes rise?
How could Georgia eliminate its income tax? By relying more heavily on sales taxes to pay for government services, a survey of other states shows.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Other states rely heavily on sales taxes, but a key lawmaker wants to target ‘corporate welfare’ instead. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
States that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills, an AJC analysis shows.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If Georgia drops income tax, will sales taxes rise?
How could Georgia eliminate its income tax? By relying more heavily on sales taxes to pay for government services, a survey of other states shows.
www.ajc.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
States that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills, an AJC analysis shows.
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
www.ajc.com/politics/202...
Reposted by David Wickert
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
November 10, 2025 at 6:02 PM
News coverage of this has focused on the pardon of those involved in the fake electors plot.
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
But the pardon also extends to key figures who participated in the unauthorized breach of voting systems in Coffee County, Georgia
My reporting on the breach: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/what...
Legislators who want to eliminate Georgia’s income tax haven’t said exactly how they plan to replace the state’s largest revenue source.
But states that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
But states that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
If Georgia drops income tax, will sales taxes rise?
How could Georgia eliminate its income tax? By relying more heavily on sales taxes to pay for government services, a survey of other states shows.
www.ajc.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Legislators who want to eliminate Georgia’s income tax haven’t said exactly how they plan to replace the state’s largest revenue source.
But states that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
But states that get by without a tax on individual income rely far more than Georgia on sales taxes to pay their bills. www.ajc.com/politics/202...
