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Caleb Groves

@calebbgroves

@ajc reporter covering voting issues, democracy and state government. [email protected]

 Atlanta, GA
Joined June 2024
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David Wickert@dwickertOct 29
Liberal groups like Planned Parenthood have sunk $1.4 million into legislative races since August, according to disclosure reports. Conservative groups — some bankrolled by the California tech industry — have countered with $3.6 million in spending. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/out…
Outside groups spend millions on Georgia legislative races

Outside groups spend millions on Georgia legislative races

Most of the spending is concentrated in suburban districts held by Republican incumbents — the kind of seats Democrats need to flip to win control of the state House.

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David Wickert@dwickertOct 29
A new three-part AJC podcast series detailing how Georgia became the epicenter of the fight over election administration, public trust and democracy. 'The Final Tally, Pt. 1: Flipped' by Politically Georgia megaphone.link/CMGA992884286…
The Final Tally, Pt. 1: Flipped by Politically Georgia

The Final Tally, Pt. 1: Flipped by Politically Georgia

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Adam Beam@adambeamOct 26
A company spokesperson said Claude did not access the state’s voter registration system, change voting records or obtain any individual voter records. By @dwickert and @calebbgroves ajc.com/politics/2026/10/ai-…
Artificial intelligence bot accesses Georgia voting data

Artificial intelligence bot accesses Georgia voting data

Anthropic, secretary of state say no individual voting records were accessed

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The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several Georgia counties it intends to station monitors there on Election Day. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/geo…
DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities

DOJ to send monitors to 6 Georgia counties with Democratic majorities

The U.S. Department of Justice has notified several left-leaning Georgia counties that it intends to station election monitors on Election Day.

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Congratulations Georgia voters! Over 1 million Georgians have cast their ballots so far, a new midterm record. Keep it up! Almost 2 full weeks of early voting left to go.
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NEW- The latest @AJC poll has Trump underwater in Georgia, at 42% approval rating, and way underwater with independents, 31% approve/ 61% disapprove. ajc.com/politics/2026/10/pol…
Trump’s approval remains underwater in Georgia, AJC poll

Trump’s approval remains underwater in Georgia, AJC poll

President Donald Trump's approval rating lags well behind Gov. Brian Kemp's among Georgia voters.

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More than 600,000 Georgians have already cast early ballots after three days of early voting. #gapol
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Battle over Fulton County election board reaches Georgia Supreme Court bit.ly/4hNHvx2
Battle over Fulton County election board reaches Georgia Supreme Court

Battle over Fulton County election board reaches Georgia Supreme Court

The Fulton County Republican Party says the Democratic-controlled County Commission must accept its nominees. Supreme Court justices seemed skeptical.

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Even before Rick Jackson disrupted Georgia’s political landscape by announcing his surprise candidacy for governor, he was best known by the shorthand “healthcare executive.” But that description of the billionaire barely scratches the surface. #gapol ajc.com/politics/2026/10/her…
Here is how Georgia’s Rick Jackson made his fortune

Here is how Georgia’s Rick Jackson made his fortune

Rick Jackson’s sprawling business holdings could create conflicts of interest if he wins his bid for governor.

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New investigation out today with @SAHogan and @justinJprice: Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare. ajc.com/news/2026/10/georgia…

Children suffered burns and beatings. Georgia calls it quality daycare.

Georgia's daycare quality rating system is flawed with the state advertising hundreds of centers as quality daycares despite serious incidents of putting kids at risk.

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Georgia State Election Board members John Fervier and Salleigh Grubbs told @VotebeatUS Executive Director James Mills wrote and sent the letters without telling the board. They learned of the letters when they became public. votebeat.org/national/2026/1…
Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting...

Georgia election board director allegedly goes rogue, asks feds to crack down on state voting...

Two members of the Georgia State Election Board say their executive director sent unauthorized letters to the Trump administration.

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Terrible news from Vienna, Ga., where two were killed and 35 injured in a mass shooting at a homecoming block party. 💔 @ajc ajc.com/news/2026/10/mass-sh…

2 dead, 35 hurt in shooting at Georgia small town homecoming party, GBI says

A mass shooting in the small South Georgia town of Vienna left two people dead and injured at least 35 early Sunday morning, according to the GBI.

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"Kurt from the start was undermined," said @PatrickByrne. "Even if the Deep State derailed it, it got derailed because the White House got weak-kneed and let it be derailed." reuters.com/investigations/h…
How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US government

How Trump’s obsession with ‘rigged’ voting machines spread across US government

The effort to prove the 2020 election "stolen" failed. Diehards remain undeterred.

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Georgia election board asks Trump administration to probe voting machines bit.ly/3Tkii3U
Georgia election board asks Trump administration to probe voting machines

Georgia election board asks Trump administration to probe voting machines

The State Election Board's executive director, in a letter, asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines and prohibit QR-code vote counting.

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Georgia election board asks Trump administration to probe voting machines

Georgia election board asks Trump administration to probe voting machines

The State Election Board's executive director, in a letter, asked the Trump administration to examine Georgia's voting machines and prohibit QR-code vote counting.

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Uh nvm investigation solved. 🕵️‍♀️ ajc.com/news/2026/09/giant-p…
Giant pandas land in Atlanta to go to the zoo

Giant pandas land in Atlanta to go to the zoo

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang landed at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Sunday morning, Zoo Atlanta announced.

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👀 “Zoo Atlanta will not be sharing the pandas’ arrival date,” Zoo Atlanta spokesperson Rachel Davis said. “We have no further information to share at this time.” Looks like I have some investigative work to do ajc.com/politics/2026/09/chi…
Zoo Atlanta to get two giant pandas 'in a few days'

Zoo Atlanta to get two giant pandas 'in a few days'

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced during a White House visit on Thursday that Atlanta will soon receive two pandas.

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Thrilling news: The giant pandas have landed! Zoo Atlanta is overjoyed to announce that giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have arrived in Atlanta. zooatlanta.org/press-release…
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The Georgia GOP and RNC want the State Election Board to take emergency action before early voting begins Oct. 13, citing Princeton research that found a privacy vulnerability in Georgia’s voting system that could allow someone using public records and AI tools to connect individual voters with their ballots. #gapol
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Georgia House candidate voted in 2026 primaries in two states, records show bit.ly/4dWSdPd
Georgia House candidate voted in 2026 primaries in two states, records show

Georgia House candidate voted in 2026 primaries in two states, records show

A Democrat running for a Georgia House seat near Savannah appears to have cast ballots in both the Georgia and Nevada primaries in 2026, state voting records show.

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Georgia county changes election leaders weeks ahead of midterms bit.ly/4cYGIGL
Georgia county changes election leaders weeks ahead of midterms

Georgia county changes election leaders weeks ahead of midterms

One of Georgia's largest voting counties — and a Democratic stronghold — has installed an interim elections supervisor two months before the midterms.

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