Ty Tagami
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Ty Tagami has covered state education, Atlanta City Hall, the governments of DeKalb and Fulton counties and the school systems in Cobb and DeKalb counties. Before joining the AJC in 2002, he wrote for newspapers in Kentucky, Florida, Pennsylvania, California and New York. He graduated from the University of Arizona. He has two children and has built stage sets in their schools and coached robotics and mountain biking.
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