Maya T. Prabhu
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Statehouse reporter @ajc. 💙 Spelman woman 🐢 Terp 🐶 Dog mom 😺 Cat mom 🇺🇸/🇮🇳. Lover of good journalism, great food, award shows & all things Beyoncé 👑🐝
Atlanta, GA
Joined August 2012
On Tuesday, I said goodbye to my "first-born" fur baby, Anya. I'm gutted. Ten years ago, she made me a #dogmom - the origin story of the crazy animal lover y'all know. I'm so thankful she chose me that July day in 2014. My life was forever changed. 🌈🐾.#rescuedog #adoptdontshop
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Georgia includes a provision requiring that legislators “shall be free from arrest during sessions of the General Assembly” except for treason, felony or breach of the peace. #gapol.
“Why are you arresting her?” This Facebook Live video from @TWareStevens shows the moment authorities detained state Rep. Park Cannon as @GovKemp was behind those doors signing elections restrictions into law. #gapol
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Demi's voice breaks and she pauses to pull herself together. Me: TAKE YOUR TIME, BABY! .#GRAMMYs
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State Rep. David Dreyer speaks outside Fulton County jail about the detainment of @NikemaForSenate earlier today at the state Capitol during a #CountEveryVote protest
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As someone who also is Black and Indian American and a woman, it's rare to see yourself reflected in any way, let alone as a candidate for vice president.
Kamala Harris will be the first African American, Indian American and first ever woman to be vice president if Biden is elected.
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Former DA Jackie Johnson is charged with obstruction of a police officer, a misdemeanor, of the Ahmaud Arbery investigation. She is also indicted for allegedly violating her oath of office, a felony, while she was DA. from @ajccourts and @bradschrade.
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Hearing a vice presidential nominee shout out Alpha Kappa Alpha, the Divine Nine and HBCUs in their nomination acceptance speech is honestly something I didn’t think I'd ever hear. @KamalaHarris #DemocraticConvention
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Barr says he hasn’t seen fraud that could affect the election outcome.
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.@SisterSong_WOC's @monicarsimpson-“No one should have to live in a world where their bodies and reproductive decision making is controlled by the state. And we will continue to work to make sure that is never a reality in Georgia or anywhere else.” #gapol.
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.@BrianKempGA greeted at the Ga GOP convention with loud boos. He was speaking for about 30 seconds before it was quiet enough to hear him from the press area. But he got his first full applause when he mentioned Georgia being the first state to reopen during the pandemic. #gapol
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.@NikemaWilliams and others arrested sued the Georgia State Patrol over their arrests. They say the law that allows people to be arrested for disturbing a meeting or session of the Legislature is unconstitutionally vague. That suit is still pending. #gapol.
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“It is in the public interest, and is this court’s duty, to ensure constitutional rights are protected,” District Judge Steve C. Jones wrote. #gapol.
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Since Trump has been speaking, his lead in Georgia shrunk by almost 6,000 votes - to now only 3,635. #gapol
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Fighting back tears, Georgia @MomsDemand organizer says the people who are here are here because they're angry. Crowd chants "#NotOneMore"
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Three years ago, state police said @NikemaWilliams did not have on her legislator badge when they arrested her during a protest in the Capitol rotunda. Details on that arrest below. @Cannonfor58's badge is visible in the video above. #gapol.
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Ok guys, not gonna lie: I'm a procrastinator. That said, I just cast my ballot in Cobb County and was in and out in 8 minutes. No wait. Essentially empty precinct. Let's tackle the rest of the day! #gapol
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.@Ruwa4Georgia and @longxtran both wore clothes that are traditional to their cultures - Palestinian and Vietnamese, respectively - to be sworn in to the House today. The 2023-2024 Legislature is the most diverse in history. Background: #gapol
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Chris Wallace: I hate to raise my voice, but why should I be any different than you? #PresidentialDebate
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JUST IN: Judge throws out Georgia's anti-abortion law passed last year, which would have outlawed the procedure in most cases as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. Story to come. #gapol #abortionnnews #HB481
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.@Cannonfor58 was present during @NikemaWilliams' arrest and organized a press conference at Fulton County Jail, where I'm told Cannon was taken today. #gapol .
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And here's video of @Cannonfor58 being dragged out of the Capitol, when she was then placed into a patrol car and taken to jail. #gapol .
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This is the law that cited for the 2018 arrests, made once protestors started chanting during a special session shortly after the November election. It doesn't seem to apply in this instance, so we'll have to see what the charges are once state patrol releases them. #gapol
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Sitting outside the Senate Government Oversight Committee hearing on the election. A woman asks me: Are you press or patriot?.Me: I don't think you have to be one or the other. Her: I actually don't think you can be both. Me: .#gapol
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A few people have wandered by the John Lewis memorial to snap pictures to celebrate the announcement that Biden isprojected to win the presidential election. More cars have driven by honking and waving in celebration. One car has slowly driven by blasting "F*** Donald Trump."
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If you remember, when state police arrested now Congresswoman @RepNikema, prosecutors dropped the charges. #gapol.
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When @AlexHolleyFOX29 commits, she COMMITS. 🥰👑🐝 That's my girl! 💙💙💙. @Beyonce joined by @offlestwins aka Alex joined by @MikeFOX29 and @thomasdrayton . #beyonce #BeyonceRenaissanceTour #RENAISSANCEWOLRDTOUR #beyhive #fox29
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THIS PART: "If you are black, the idea that you don’t know something because you are unfamiliar with it means you are unqualified. If you are white, you don’t even have to ask." -- @michaelharriot.
During @KamalaHarris' book event, it became a serious matter when a white journalist called Alpha Kappa Alpha's "Skee-wee" screeching and again proved one thing:. News outlets need more black journalist.
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When you're walking through Pike Place Market being a tourist and roll up on @brandicarlile and #DaveGrohl busking. #seattle #mayagoeswest
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🚨 BREAKING: Judge again strikes down Georgia abortion law, allowing abortions to resume #gapol #abortionnnews.
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I asked a Capitol police officer when I was here on Saturday why none of them were wearing masks. His response: Because we don't have to. Besides. That virus isn't real. Me: 😳.
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A small group has now gathered at the John Lewis Mural and toast the Civil Rights leader as we wait for @NikemaWilliams, who is expected to make remarks any moment. #gapol
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.@AACOPD just released the names of the five journalists who died at #CapitalGazette today. Even though I knew there were five lives lost, hearing the names was like a gut punch. #Annapolis.
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Georgia abortion providers file lawsuit challenging ‘heartbeat’ law
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I'm hanging at the @CobbDemocrats HQ this morning, where Doug Emhoff, @KamalaHarris' husband, is slated to speak. He's speaking in Fulton County first, and then heading here, where they're handing out @JoeBiden campaign signs, shirts and masks. #gapol
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@eastwestdevotee @nextgencali @AnandWrites Mid 1980s Indian American community (including many of my family members in the US) did this to my Indian dad as well for marrying my Black mom. Black community/family embraced us. I'm often asked why I ID as Black first. @nextgencali is exactly right. Indians didn't accept me.
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Former @GovBillWeld, a Republican challenging President Donald Trump, is the first Republican to address #nabj19 since George W. Bush.
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Celebrating mom's 70th birthday with @HamiltonMusical. Both @OnnievonT and I got teary eyed as soon as they hit the stage! @Lin_Manuel 💙💙
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I'm just a girl, staring out the window, asking the sun to come out so she can celebrate her birthday at the pool 🥺 #cincodemaya
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Fun fact that wound up on the cutting room floor of the profile I wrote last month: With @andreforatlanta's win, he becomes the third mayor in a row whose mother is named Sylvia. #gapol.
Flanked by two Atlanta mayors — and side by side with his mom — Mayor-elect Andre Dickens savors his victory. “I’m beyond humbled,” he says. #gapol #atlpol
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Just yesterday, @AuforGA spoke about the rise in violence against Asians & Asian Americans. | Officials have said it is too early to tell whether the incidents are connected, but the shootings took place at spas where a majority of the employees are Asian.
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Also, this is what was happening in the room with @GovKemp while @Cannonfor58 was knocking on the door. #gapol
Something happened off screen, the Gov. left his desk and the press stream has ended. Working to figure out what's happened. #gapol
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Here are the charges, per @bluestein. #gapol.
Arrest warrants show Cannon was charged with “knowingly and intentionally” knocking on Kemp’s door during a bill signing and “stomping” on an officer’s foot three times. I’m told she’s in the process of getting released from the jail now. #gapol
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UPDATE: Hours after the vote, the @ACLUofGA announced that it would sue the state if Kemp signs the bill. ACLU of Georgia Legal Director Cory Isaacson said Tuesday’s vote showed the Georgia Legislature has “chosen to place politics before patient care.” #gapol.
Bill to limit health care for transgender kids heads to governor’s desk #gapol.
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Georgia: Do NOT let this get lost in the other news of the day | . Ten thousand thirty-one deaths. from @FitzTrubey.
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ICYMI: "We stand with @StaceyAbrams and the hardworking people of Georgia, and will donate 100% of our respective episodic fees for this season to two organizations leading the charge against this draconian law: the @ACLUofGA and @fairfightaction." #gapol.
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I had some thoughts on @KamalaHarris yesterday. Opinion: Black and Indian girls like me can see themselves in women like Kamala Harris
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I'm actually sad I missed seeing this with my own eyes while I was writing my story. #gapol.
Yes, Democratic @RepVernonJones really crowd-surfed at the Trump rally in Macon. And @AlyssaNo_L has the pic to prove it. #gapol
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Police said they found child pornography on Alexander Azarian’s phone, including photos of a minor girl engaged in vaginal and oral sex with a male. Police did not state the age of the girl or the male in the arrest warrant. #gapol.
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After that performance from Jennifer Holliday, the crowd was already high. They were elated to see @BarackObama walk out to eulogize John Lewis. #gapol
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Vernon Jones on his Democratic roots: "Ronald Reagan was a Democrat. Nathan Deal was a Democrat. Sonny Perdue was a Democrat. Donald Trump was a Democrat. Brian Kemp is a RINO. A conservative Democrat turned Republican is better for this state than a RINO." #gapol
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Each made history with the improbable victories. Warnock will become the first Black senator in state history, while Ossoff will be the first Jewish senator and, at 33, the youngest member of the chamber. from @bluestein #gapol.
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I'm excited to share that I'll be joining @ajc's political team next month. It's been a great 2 years at P&C and 5 in SC! I'll miss you all!.
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.@senatorjen: Here in Georgia we can change history. We have the power to make history. We know it. And so do the Republicans. I've never seen Donald Trump in Georgia so much. #gapol
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It's here! The 2021 best-dressed* lawmakers in Georgia: Congrats! (In no particular order) @BeeForGeorgia, @RepDonnaMcLeod, @dolezal4senate, @KatieDempseyGA, @merritt4ga, @matthew_gambill, @mwilsonGA, @senatorejones, @sonya4ga and @StricklandForGA .#gapol
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First of all. I'm fine. 💙. It's been a rollercoaster week+, after crashing and totaling my Corolla leaving the Capitol after Sine Die last Monday to getting a brand new Corolla hybrid today. Just a little sore but thankful I walked away at all. Everyone be safe 💙 #gapol
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@MDJThomas @Perduesenate Yeahhhhhhh. Add in the fact the exchange started like this. Me: Senator, I'm Maya with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Consitition. Him: Oh, Tia! (Meaning @TIAreports, the other Black woman on the @ajc politics team).Me: No, I'm Maya . 😳😳😳.
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Organizers of Georgia @MomsDemand say they're unable to use the speakers they've set up for today's rally, so they're using a bullhorn to "make sure the people in there (the statehouse) can hear you."
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.@DouglasEmhoff on @Perduesenate mocking @KamalaHarris' name at Friday's Trump rally: "And let me help what's-his-face pronounce this: M-V-P. If he can't remember her name, how about Madam Vice President?" #gapol
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.@Perduesenate introduced Jones, but wouldn't say whether his appearance at the party was an endorsement of the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor. When I tried to ask a question on a different topic, he grabbed my arm and pushed me away. #gapol.
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Mathematically, this bill can't go anywhere. Today's the last day to get out of committee and Education and Youth is not scheduled today. But, there are always ways. Summers could try to amend it into another bill. My understanding is there's no interest in passing this. #gapol.
🚨🚨 DON'T SAY GAY BILL INTRODUCED IN GEORGIA 🚨🚨 This legislation would apply to public and private schools in Georgia, preventing them from discussing sexual orientation or gender identity in primary school classrooms. #gapol
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Another small batch of ballots filed at 7:25pm, shrinking Trump's lead a tiny bit more to 3,486. #gapol
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Terry Talley hoped the Legislature would grant him $1.8 million they determined he was owed for serving 25 years & 8 months for 4 wrongful convictions. Instead, he was one of 4 men who wrongly served decades in prison but received nothing from lawmakers.
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Is it weird to be proud of someone you've never met? I remember his first appearance on Ellen and it's wild to realize that was only three years ago! 🥰.
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Thanks, everyone, for your kind words of support. @AJC leadership contacted @Perduesenate this afternoon on my behalf. Perdue then called me directly, apologized and we cleared the air. I accept his apology. Thanks again for your kindness. And I hope you all have a great weekend!.
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Cicely Tyson, the pioneering Black actor who gained an Oscar nomination for her role as the sharecropper’s wife in “Sounder,” died Thursday at age 96.
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Rest well, @SpelmanCollege sister | Christine King Farris, MLK’s last sibling, has died .📷 @BerniceKing
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Vastly different crowd reaction to the DJ playing line dances here for the @WhenWeAllVote rally vs the Kamala Harris rally last week. (I didn't even take video last week cuz . like two people participated lol) #gapol #Election2024
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If I got $5 for every time someone asked me where @bluestein was this weekend I could have covered the cost of this trip. 🙃 #gapol #gagop
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“That’s how you build a movement,” @shannonrwatts said. “By doing more than posting online and only offering thoughts and prayers.” @MomsDemand.
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A health insurance giant that has paid out more than $485 million in settlements over billing allegations has also been a major donor to Georgia’s Republican Gov. Brian Kemp ($100k+) and AG Chris Carr ($74k+), according to campaign finance records. #gapol.
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Already my favorite thing to happen today. He was totally singing "I'm just a bill" as we posed for the pic. 😂😂😂 cc @markniesse @ajc @AJCGaPolitics #gapol #schoolhouserock
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