About the Authors
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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Here comes the heat! Parts of metro Atlanta could reach 90s before weekend.
The average high for early to mid-May is 81 degrees, and Atlanta does not usually see 90-degree weather until June 2.
Proposed cuts could make housing homeless people harder, advocates say
Willie Jeffries moved from homelessness to an apartment and back again. Advocates say this common problem could worsen with cuts to programs that help prevent homelessness.
How you can help solve metro Atlanta cold cases, find missing people
Families and friends of missing people can connect with investigators who have the tools to delve into their cases at the Missing Persons and DNA Event on Saturday.
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Cox Communications and Charter to combine in major cable deal
Cox Communications plans to merge with Charter Communications in a deal that, if approved by regulators, will combine two of the nation’s largest cable companies.
Family: Georgia woman kept on life support to comply with abortion law
The 30-year-old nurse was declared brain-dead by physicians three months ago, mother told an Atlanta television station.
Construction starts on planetarium-sized sports and entertainment venue downtown
Cosm, an immersive venue that is slated to be the anchor of Centennial Yards, will potentially be ready by the World Cup.