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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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He’s 24. Black. And nearly unseated a four-term mayor where most voters were white.
At 24, Sam Foster is a political newcomer who fell just short of unseating a four-term mayor.
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When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy
For immigrant families, brushes with ICE can result in financial precarity that could have implications for the broader economy.
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Parents find that it's easy to get into the GNETS program, but in some districts, difficult to leave.
‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail
Stakeholders across Atlanta and Fulton County grapple with a complex web of issues that contribute to overcrowding, crumbling structure.