Adam Beam
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Adam is deputy politics editor. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. He then spent a decade at the Associated Press writing about politics and government in Kentucky and California.
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Keisha Lance Bottoms on grocery taxes

Bottoms’ data center stance reflects a fast-changing Georgia debate

GOP nominee for governor Rick Jackson released his plan to fight human trafficking at a news conference on Wednesday in Atlanta. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Rick Jackson unveils anti-trafficking proposal, debuts new attack ad

Keisha Lance Bottoms campaigns for governor

Bottoms warns against potential GOP postelection power grab

Qualifying week in Georgia kicks off high-stakes filing frenzy

Democrats challenge the ‘moderate Republican’ brand in Atlanta suburbs

A new sphere, screening tech and parking: How the Atlanta airport has prepared for FIFA

Prominent Black Democrats rally behind Keisha Lance Bottoms

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins will join industry leaders for an infrastructure-focused roundtable

Mike Collins struggles to outrun his aides’ problematic posts

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff

Democratic criticism mounts over Hasan Piker comments

Jon Ossoff rally

Court ruling could give Democrats a leg up in ad spending

Jon Ossoff Rally

Iran war emerges as major issue in U.S. Senate race

aajc Rick Jackson Rally

Backed by Brian Kemp, Rick Jackson sticks to outsider message