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Brian Eason covers local government agencies across metro Atlanta for the AJC. A policy nerd at heart, Brian is drawn to stories that explain how our government works – and why it often doesn’t.
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Small-town Georgia DA brings almost as many RICO cases as Fulton’s Fani Willis
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