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Tammy Joyner

Atlanta

Senior Investigative Reporter at State Affairs

Mom. Unleashed genie (genealogist). Journalist @StateAffairsGA

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  • Georgia General Assembly Week 5 Roundup: Immigration, cellphone bans and IVF

    2 months ago | pro.stateaffairs.com | Tammy Joyner

  • Georgia eyes AI growth with safety rules, education and new legislation

    Dec 4, 2024 | benton.org | Tammy Joyner

    The Senate Study Committee on Artificial Intelligence released nearly two dozen recommendations on how Georgia should deal with the rapidly growing, widespread technology. The nine-member bipartisan committee unanimously passed the 185-page report at its final meeting at the Capitol on December 3. The report sets guidelines and guardrails to help various fields—from education to Georgia’s $4 billion entertainment industry—deal more effectively with AI.

  • Gov. Kemp calls on state agencies to be fiscally restrained amid record $16.5B surplus

    Nov 15, 2024 | stateaffairs.com | Tammy Joyner

    Gov. Brian Kemp asked the state’s 51 government agencies for continued fiscal restraint when drafting their amended fiscal year 2025 and 2026 budgets. Most agencies adhered to his request even as the state’s general fund surplus hit a record $16.5 billion last month.

  • Georgia defies bomb threats as election chief declares a "free, fair and fast" vote amid record turnout

    Nov 12, 2024 | stateaffairs.com | Tammy Joyner

    ATLANTA – Despite dealing with over 60 bomb threats, Georgia’s election chief said Tuesday the state’s general election went smoothly. Georgia had a record turnout with nearly 5.3 million people voting, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger told reporters. Election officials in the state’s 159 counties have until 5 p.m. to certify votes. “We had a great election cycle. It was free, fair and fast. You can’t beat that,” Raffensperger said.

  • Georgia General Assembly welcomes 20 new legislators after the 2024 election

    Nov 8, 2024 | stateaffairs.com | Tammy Joyner

    When lawmakers reconvene at the state Capitol on Jan. 13, there’ll be a cadre of new faces in the 236-member Georgia General Assembly, one of the nation’s largest state legislatures. All 236 statehouse seats were up for election this year. Most candidates ran unopposed. Incumbents in contested races easily kept their seats, with the exception of a few in the House. Many of the new faces are replacing people who are retiring.

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Tammy Joyner
Tammy Joyner @lvjoyner
21 Feb 25

I'm just seeing this. Individually, they're great! And together they're awesome. Here's to more love for you two under the Gold Dome.

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Lawmakers’ Capitol Correspondent Sarah Kallis and her boyfriend WSB Radio Reporter Jonathan O’Brien have assigned seating at the Gold Dome to thank for their relationship. 💟 Find out how covering the Georgia General Assembly connected two young reporters. Happy #ValentinesDay! https://t.co/bmU7NvmeYf

Tammy Joyner
Tammy Joyner @lvjoyner
6 Feb 25

RT @GaHouseHub: HB 67, the AFY 2025 Budget, passed 166-3. #GAHB67 #gapol #gahouse

Tammy Joyner
Tammy Joyner @lvjoyner
3 Feb 25

Welcome to February and Black History Month. On this day in 1956, Autherine Lucy became the first Black student to attend graduate school at the University of Alabama. https://t.co/W9PNQe1jP0