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Isaac Sabetai is an audience specialist with the state and federal politics team. He builds data visualizations and other projects that help explain what Georgia lawmakers are doing and how the state is or isn't changing.
Emily Merwin DiRico has been doing information design and news application development at the AJC since she arrived as a summer intern in 2009. Her mission is to help readers understand complex data and how it affects them.
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Escaped Rockdale inmate back in custody; internal investigation underway
An escaped Rockdale County inmate has been apprehended in Newton County after three days on the run, according to officials.
Metro Atlanta to get more needed rain Thursday through weekend
Another round of much-needed rain is gracing metro Atlanta on Thursday and is expected to linger through the weekend.
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Report: Traffic fatalities outpace homicides in metro Atlanta
Analysis draws comparison between the two, pointing out that roadway deaths should be more preventable than violence, with proven safety upgrades that can prevent them.
Publix to close two Atlanta area stores, including longtime Midtown location
Publix will shutter two of its metro Atlanta stores on Dec. 27.
Nation’s No. 1 QB prospect ‘disappointed’ in Tuesday’s leak of flip to Vandy
Jared Curtis, who will play for a state championship in Tennessee this week, delivered a sense of finality to his college recruiting process late Tuesday: He is a Commodore.


