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Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, is holding a "Rally for Our Republic" in Atlanta on March 22. (AJC file photo)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC file photo</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline ttd " href="/politics/politically-georgia/jon-ossoffs-2026-campaign-will-start-with-a-rally-targeting-donald-trump/57YEMHFKGJEQPCDLIWGKSQTPXA/"><h3>Jon Ossoff’s 2026 campaign will start with a rally targeting Donald Trump</h3></a><p class="description">It's a familiar strategy for the Georgia U.S. senator, whose first campaign for office in 2017 was marked by a mantra to "make Trump furious."</p></div></div></div><div class="column-2"><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-wants-to-get-ahead-of-possible-department-of-education-closure/6F7OKQN4IJEULIWWFPWIFOZPM4/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/K5LYC2EY4GY44BRPH3RFS2G4TI.JPG?auth=356cb0b5a4fa6defda5a9ac47785ed9e5314a4adf8ebfc01b4f0a546c86fff5f&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="State. Sen. Bo Hatchett, a Republican from Cornelia, wants to pass legislation that prepares Georgia for the possible demise of the U.S. Department of Education. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-wants-to-get-ahead-of-possible-department-of-education-closure/6F7OKQN4IJEULIWWFPWIFOZPM4/"><h3>Georgia wants to get ahead of possible Department of Education closure </h3></a><p class="description">State lawmakers are working to update Georgia law, worried the department's demise could affect licensing of police officers and others.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/vote-to-block-transgender-bill-could-hurt-jon-ossoff-new-poll-finds/C4BYVU4YPNH7BDKLH3UUQUIVOM/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OPF44ZY6OQ6NVM2PZ4I6YIKTTQ.jpg?auth=73cd4cc8b44c7ded398212c3f77783d4be1d8145eea7bac45a08a9e9dba958b1&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, faces reelection next year. He was elected in 2021. (John McDonnell/AP)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: John McDonnell/AP</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/vote-to-block-transgender-bill-could-hurt-jon-ossoff-new-poll-finds/C4BYVU4YPNH7BDKLH3UUQUIVOM/"><h3>Vote to block transgender bill could hurt Jon Ossoff, new poll finds </h3></a><p class="description">The Georgia Democratic U.S. Senator voted to block a GOP measure aimed at banning transgender athletes from competing against women.</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/sex-trafficking-victims-testify-against-brian-kemps-litigation-overhaul/SXSXXUO43BDJHK3JCE3JUM6GZM/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/A72DRUS7HHZ3MDROUKL6OBC34U.jpg?auth=1abb0e31a6654b358018a244fb8703f9c7fd2eb9d16a228b4b935c9625286c8f&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Gov. Brian Kemp has threatened to call a special session if lawmakers don’t pass his litigation overhaul. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/sex-trafficking-victims-testify-against-brian-kemps-litigation-overhaul/SXSXXUO43BDJHK3JCE3JUM6GZM/"><h3>Sex trafficking victims testify against Brian Kemp’s litigation overhaul </h3></a><p class="description">Advocates warn the proposal would prevent them from holding hotels and motels accountable in court. Some Republicans are considering an amendment.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/how-georgians-are-shaping-donald-trumps-overhaul-of-the-federal-workforce/MY4L4XFPGFAY3ALJCAOVXNFYJY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VVYBKWYYGFBEBOUTJUCF45TG3E.JPG?auth=104e03db059cb4c9c4829e82479cd4b6f3c7963560905af46a9b07e656c398b0&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="Kelly Loeffer heads the Small Business Administration and Doug Collins is the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Both Georgia Republicans were formerly members of Congress. (AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/how-georgians-are-shaping-donald-trumps-overhaul-of-the-federal-workforce/MY4L4XFPGFAY3ALJCAOVXNFYJY/"><h3>How Georgians are shaping Donald Trump’s overhaul of the federal workforce</h3></a><p class="description">Doug Collins and Kelly Loeffler, two former Georgia elected officials, are overseeing job cuts and office moves as part of the president's Cabinet.</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/sports-betting-and-dei-bills-that-died-on-a-wild-crossover-day-in-georgia/67WICJUEUFEAPO6KTGXW4UVUFM/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EUXWAWI4AOLNGSE5RVEH25O43Q.jpg?auth=bef7848c76c84dad2d3b91d22735635cb1708325cada45f89f281a70995ae258&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="State Rep. Regina Lewis-Ward, a Democrat from McDonough, reviews a bill at the Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/sports-betting-and-dei-bills-that-died-on-a-wild-crossover-day-in-georgia/67WICJUEUFEAPO6KTGXW4UVUFM/"><h3>Sports betting and DEI: Bills that died on a wild Crossover Day in Georgia</h3></a><p class="description">Georgia lawmakers advanced dozens of bills on Thursday ahead of a key legislative deadline. But plenty of others didn't make it, making their futures bleak.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease hide-description "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/what-to-watch-for-on-crossover-day-in-the-georgia-legislature/KDYIUSIC5FHGXJNJGNWSPYKMIE/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/33FUUV3CZLKDZC3WKHQ2VHY3NU.JPG?auth=7ee2966dab2b6a3d3adbc3948ce35d9e2a8eba66d6eb5af971417f15f164e609&width=330&height=330&smart=true" alt="State Rep. Anne Allen Westbrook, a Democrat from Savannah, will be among the lawmakers at the Capitol in Atlanta for Crossover Day. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)" width="330" height="330" class=" square-image " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1;max-width:20.625rem;max-height:20.625rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/what-to-watch-for-on-crossover-day-in-the-georgia-legislature/KDYIUSIC5FHGXJNJGNWSPYKMIE/"><h3>What to watch for on Crossover Day in the Georgia Legislature </h3></a><p class="description">Tax cuts, sports betting and school safety proposals await their fate as lawmakers rush to meet a key deadline.</p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MP02 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Stacey Abrams gets prime time attention from Donald Trump</h3></a><p class="description">Abrams has long been a target of Georgia Republicans. Now, Trump and national GOP leaders are following their lead.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/how-republicans-are-using-transgender-politics-to-pressure-democrats/R6S7RTCD6JGBTL7CFZO5OO3C7E/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2UQADHNGS5AHBPPASZBR6FELK4.jpg?auth=ef9d774537acea261f3001f59394564101c3defeb891e91cc88df00e9d5443b0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Republican Gov. Brian Kemp (right) criticized the vote of Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia on a bill about transgender athletes. (AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/how-republicans-are-using-transgender-politics-to-pressure-democrats/R6S7RTCD6JGBTL7CFZO5OO3C7E/"><h3>How Republicans are using transgender politics to pressure Democrats </h3></a><p class="description">The GOP has targeted transgender sports and gender-affirming care in the first 100 days of President Donald Trump's second term.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-republican-leaders-side-with-donald-trump-in-spat-with-ukraine/WRCWU5MIPBDIHGIMQPCTFT6PNY/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NUUNX3V5KYCTTGUIEL3WC4V6XI.jpg?auth=5f67fcf75bfe1d5ee76a459d31330fce02db618572f96d12257145e385b02e8e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones supported President Donald Trump after his heated meeting with the president of Ukraine last week. (Miguel Martinez/ AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Miguel Martinez/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-republican-leaders-side-with-donald-trump-in-spat-with-ukraine/WRCWU5MIPBDIHGIMQPCTFT6PNY/"><h3>Georgia Republican leaders side with Donald Trump in spat with Ukraine </h3></a><p class="description">Lt. Gov. Burt Jones said Trump was "100% right" following a tense meeting in the Oval Office with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-move-to-boost-teacher-benefits-after-school-shooting/UAVWKO5KPVCJJMVGMVBREOBATQ/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4RDQ2OJBPQGNTVMZMJFMVEHFXM.JPG?auth=3e5c44613897deb6104c88d0d41e3fcf2597cce4289da1083bca97703520ed35&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns announced school safety legislation at the Capitol in Atlanta earlier this month. Among those attending were Richard and Rita Aspinwall, whose son Ricky was a teacher and an assistant football coach fatally shot at Apalachee High School last year. (Jason Getz/AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Jason Getz/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-move-to-boost-teacher-benefits-after-school-shooting/UAVWKO5KPVCJJMVGMVBREOBATQ/"><h3>Georgia teachers might get the same benefits as police officers</h3></a><p class="description">The state House of Representatives has voted to increase death benefits for teachers' families, matching those given to law enforcement officers.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-house-votes-to-restrict-reunification-therapy-in-custody-battles/4GQSQ6KBSVCDPEEMAVQNNRYCEE/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YSX7PMNRTLVA7VSB6IF3F5CF4M.JPG?auth=edc12093ea50fdca44011192da09f6b5ed947104e600cccb068ecc23f5d4855f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="The Georgia House on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill to curb the intensive use of reunification therapy in Georgia. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Arvin Temkar/AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-house-votes-to-restrict-reunification-therapy-in-custody-battles/4GQSQ6KBSVCDPEEMAVQNNRYCEE/"><h3>Georgia House votes to restrict reunification therapy in custody battles </h3></a><p class="description">The court-ordered treatments force children into programs aimed at repairing a relationship with a parent. Critics say they can traumatize children.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/kandiss-taylors-congressional-bid-shakes-up-georgias-2026-gop-midterms/HI4BD4MDSNCSLKOWBFULQE6BHQ/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/5UE4B5SP5PYJWIUSA3JGTFZGQY.JPG?auth=ff0691ceecaec50b6eca47beee3dda4e5e53d12373d9242c35b173a0ecdd182e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="Georgia Republican Kandiss Taylor announced this week that she is running for Congress. (Ben Gray for the AJC)" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div><p class="photo-credit-text">Credit: Ben Gray for the AJC</p></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/kandiss-taylors-congressional-bid-shakes-up-georgias-2026-gop-midterms/HI4BD4MDSNCSLKOWBFULQE6BHQ/"><h3>Kandiss Taylor’s congressional bid shakes up Georgia’s 2026 GOP midterms </h3></a><p class="description">Taylor has promoted false conspiracy theories. Some Republicans worry about her impact on swing voters.</p></div></div><div class=" c-story-tease "><a href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgias-red-tape-bill-rebranded-as-doge-wins-new-support-and-critics/YWQFZOUIU5GW7AXA5BNG72W2JA/" class="story-image "><div class="c-image-component image-landscape"><div class="image-component-image "><div class="enlargeImage-wrapper"><div class="lazyload-wrapper"><img src="https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/https%3A%2F%2Fd1fegwn2wjh0cs.cloudfront.net%2F03-14-2025%2Ft_271f7d1a133b4322bdad2c35c131b91c_name_c1c919bcdf754a808726eaf998ba7387?auth=04761a8570b3fac6dd021c1493d9eb6720300e4db73bb9a528a7dc23ba5b5bc0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true" alt="ajc.com" width="1260" height="840" class=" " style="display:none" fetchpriority="auto"/><div class="c-placeholder" style="display:flex;aspect-ratio:1.5;max-width:78.75rem;max-height:52.5rem;object-fit:cover;background:#f8f8f8;justify-content:center;align-items:center"><img alt="Placeholder Image" src="/pf/resources/logos/AJC/placeholder.svg?d=2044" style="width:20%;box-shadow:none"/></div></div></div></div></div></a><div class="story-info"><div class="c-headline-label">POLITICALLY GEORGIA</div><a class="headline " href="/politics/politically-georgia/georgias-red-tape-bill-rebranded-as-doge-wins-new-support-and-critics/YWQFZOUIU5GW7AXA5BNG72W2JA/"><h3>Georgia’s ‘red tape’ bill, rebranded as DOGE, wins new support and critics </h3></a><p class="description">The measure does not create a Georgia Department of Government Efficiency. 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The first-term lawmaker is considered the most vulnerable Senate Democratic incumbent on the ballot next year, and Republicans are already maneuvering to challenge him if Gov. Brian Kemp <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">passes on a run</a>."},{"_id":"STNN6R33DNGGVC7PLFC62CRYR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149778},"type":"text","content":"Among the other potential contenders are U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter of St. Simons Island, Mike Collins of Jackson, Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome, and Rich McCormick of Suwanee, as well as Insurance Commissioner John King and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger."},{"_id":"JSWLBHFQMFBF7BL7JRWANTX634","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149779},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff, of course, has beaten steep odds before. He and Warnock won doubleheader runoffs in 2021 over GOP incumbents to flip control of the U.S. Senate. 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State lawmakers are off today and Monday. They’ll be back on Tuesday."},{"_id":"JFFG5SJE5BAUNHWGOQVMCAKOPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741961642689},"type":"text","content":"Here are four other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"D7FSCZDVAVFZ5PSY6B5L3RZRLI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"HWSE7VVL5NERPAJOXAHSOQOX3M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A new report shows how college students in Georgia are spending a larger percentage of their family income to pay for their education, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/report-college-costs-rising-for-many-georgia-families/S5F3KI3K6NGBXHIKUNUPMTITJM/\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Stirgus reports</a>."},{"_id":"R3B5PCZ2N5F63F66AJJEPYFJMM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A federal judge ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to rehire thousands of federal employees fired from six agencies, ruling the terminations were carried out unlawfully by a government personnel office overseen by a Georgia bureaucrat, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-blocks-federal-firings-led-by-middle-georgia-man-as-part-of-trump-overhaul/OPZ4RAEVWNC2FJRRLD6QVCXYV4/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"TYZGWQBAPRCCJHZVCCOL36JSCQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The number of jobs in Georgia fell by 28,000 in January, but the unemployment rate remained at 3.6%, which is lower than the national average of 4%, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-unemployment-rate-steady-in-january-despite-job-losses/26UQ5DIY4NDBBIUH4LBLGE6PHI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Mirtha Donastorg reports</a>."},{"_id":"KEOFOU4SJVAR5NWPSMAOF3JPGI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A bill intended to grant relief for Hurricane Helene timber losses could morph into a $60 million-a-year tax credit for the Georgia film industry, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-film-tax-credit-could-be-revived-in-an-unlikely-place-hurricane-helene-relief-bill/3RUIT7Q5O5C35C6V44XFNMKBZA/\">AJC’s David Wickert writes</a>."}]},{"_id":"S7Q7MG5LBBAQZGP2UJGR6BR6H4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149785},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"ec9b799a54e873afef96fe60cdf36d21023bbd14259b105aec77d382f17a846e"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Republican Gov. Brian Kemp wants $141 million, or enough to pay for 22,000 students. House lawmakers want $45 million, or enough to cover about 7,000 students."},{"_id":"2GRHHGWBONBCJLSCLPO75CJRIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149789},"type":"text","content":"House Appropriations Committee Chair Matt Hatchett, R-Dublin, said they looked at similar programs in other states and discovered that, most of the time, less than 1% of eligible students used the scholarship in its first year."},{"_id":"XQ763XYX3ZCL5KWIWPHNNAO2XE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149790},"type":"text","content":"Instead, the House used that money on other things, including $28 million to create a grant program for impoverished school districts. It’s an acknowledgement of education advocates who have long complained that Georgia’s school funding formula doesn’t account for poverty."},{"_id":"QFKA44O5JZHQTDPL2245XP4WZA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149791},"type":"text","content":"“It’s not that we’re not wanting to choose to fund the Promise Scholarship,” Hatchett said. “Do we need all of this?”"},{"_id":"PPPN6QYHIBF45BPVAYU26HGKXE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149792},"type":"text","content":"Senate Republicans say they do. In the first 12 days of the scholarship application period, about 7,000 families have started applications, according to Lynne Riley, president of the Georgia Student Finance Commission."},{"_id":"Y2DVCHZ5JZBX5FRS3IEC72Y2CE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149793},"type":"text","content":"Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a likely candidate for governor in 2026, said restoring the scholarship funding “is a top priority I will not waver on.”"},{"_id":"NMW4ALMN3NFJTCHG7M6VQQOAQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149794},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"UGZIBQ5SGBH4RNVOD72VJGYBKA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149795},"type":"text","content":"<b>MEDICAID MESS. </b>A prominent health care organization is raising the alarm over the state Department of Community Health’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/inside-the-big-deal-battle-for-georgias-multibillion-dollar-medicaid-contract/ZWBDMVJBTJH63PTDE6NPS2JBAY/\" target=\"_blank\">decision to shift Georgia Medicaid contracts</a> to new insurers."},{"_id":"2KTNEBRX2ZCDBJOXCC5X756TMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149796},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Primary Care Association warned in an open letter that the transition could interrupt essential health services for patients, meaning many could face delays, denied claims or lapses in coverage that could be life threatening for some."},{"_id":"KZD375POKVETRID3DWTEOY4QIA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149797},"type":"text","content":"“Our most vulnerable populations — children in foster care, individuals with disabilities, pregnant women and seniors — cannot afford to fall through the cracks of an uncertain system,” the letter read."},{"_id":"H6E7AZGAT5H5HNX4AY6EEOYWLY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149798},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"12f49b8299999db25fdafc8506323b969be962a74981b24e7a9d52cfa6369af1"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Could district attorneys and sheriffs be next?"},{"_id":"XMSBIK2JRNHJFP4FVF6UIMNVOY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149804},"type":"text","content":"Of the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-top-judge-wants-to-scrap-partisan-judicial-elections/TBGUQUTLOFAU3C7QXDEGRD6DLY/\" target=\"_blank\">1,600 judges in Georgia</a>, 38 magistrates are still elected with “Democrat” or “Republican” next to their name. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/426\" target=\"_blank\">A bill</a> to make those elections nonpartisan passed the House last week and cleared a Senate committee this week. Making probate judges nonpartisan would require a constitutional amendment."},{"_id":"JTENBV6QX5BHHDZJGE36UYDFNI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149805},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Randy Robertson, R-Cataula, said he wants to make the entire criminal justice system nonpartisan, which would include district attorneys and sheriffs. He indicated that would be “the best way to operate a judicial system.”"},{"_id":"EWG4O3NQV5DR7HS7TKKUU5BVC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149806},"type":"text","content":"That could be harder to pass. Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones II, D-Augusta, said “such a move would be based on politics only.”"},{"_id":"B27JKCY6FZAQZB65FG6U2WPI6Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149807},"type":"text","content":"“This nonpartisan push for DAs and Sheriff only started after those who identified as Democrats and especially after African Americans who identified as Democrats started winning those positions,” Jones said. “Forcing them into a partisan label will not help the issue.”"},{"_id":"6TTFG2RBDZEHVHEWKTIFTXLM3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149808},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"ca4c07cf0b5fbd55966bdccbb2ed529ca08addeaa8b1392658e88aea963bf5bd"},"caption":"State Rep. Carolyn Hugley of Columbus, appears to have mended fences with fellow Democrat U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"62c54936-1bd5-11e8-b11c-2dfb98a81c7d","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"WSB-TV","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"first_publish_date":"2018-02-27T17:00:00Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg?auth=ca4c07cf0b5fbd55966bdccbb2ed529ca08addeaa8b1392658e88aea963bf5bd","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg?auth=ca4c07cf0b5fbd55966bdccbb2ed529ca08addeaa8b1392658e88aea963bf5bd","takenOn":"2018-02-27T22:00:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg?auth=ca4c07cf0b5fbd55966bdccbb2ed529ca08addeaa8b1392658e88aea963bf5bd","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg?auth=ca4c07cf0b5fbd55966bdccbb2ed529ca08addeaa8b1392658e88aea963bf5bd&width=300","version":2,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/02/27/Images/newsEngin.21357977_hugley.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"CMYGKGF5XRFDFHFT5EQFILOAIM","publicationStartDate":"2018-02-27T17:00:00Z"},"last_updated_date":"2024-11-18T20:20:10Z","height":1152,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/6B5E5BXHNGVXS27Y2VZTRRMY7Q.jpg","display_date":"2018-02-27T17:00:00Z","subtitle":"Bill to relax sanctions on student loan defaults pending in Ga. 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Jon Ossoff ahead of his reelection bid next year."},{"_id":"R23I2Y7JDJA4LNIM3XXLOM525M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149811},"type":"text","content":"Hugley had been angry with Ossoff over his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\" target=\"_blank\">behind-the-scenes maneuvering</a> to try and force U.S. Rep. 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But tune in Monday for the weekly “Mailbag Monday” edition."},{"_id":"REQND5TANJBQRNRQPFBSHTKTLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149818},"type":"text","content":"If you have a question or comment for the show, call the mailbag hotline. That number is 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"6WJ5G7TQAJB5VKT5WXSXTYRVU4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149819},"type":"text","content":"And be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts."},{"_id":"2UDL6YT6FFG77GPUUOKGBTE7QE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149820},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f"},"caption":"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, recently spoke at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"eab8dd09f9774b4da4293f8ec39772ed","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Julia Demaree Nikhinson","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Congress","width":6000,"_id":"Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCJN125","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f","takenOn":"2025-03-03T20:26:16Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f","expiration_date":"2025-04-02T22:20:55Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f&width=300","version":2,"countryId":227,"originalName":"eab8dd09f9774b4da4293f8ec39772ed","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"OYAGNKRL3BHFPICMEQ4JYM2NUA","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-03-03T22:20:57Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-14T08:44:03Z","slug":"Congress","height":4000,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"primary":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"},"secondary":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Q4EMLZGRIZHKN6KXY7NNPHYGFI.jpg?auth=9d7224c3aec39a142428ccd17ddaf4d2b20e61c306f2f309c401f2782aecda2f&width=330&height=330&smart=true"}}},{"_id":"3B4D4SIRMNBZ5DQW5O6MB55OSU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149822},"type":"text","content":"<b>COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN</b>. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer has decided that a government shutdown, which could be prolonged while President Donald Trump and Elon Musk use it as an excuse to further reduce the number of federal workers and programs, is worse than <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-passes-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown/RMMYMKLDUJFEVG7QFTOKHWY6TY/\" target=\"_blank\">Republicans’ continuing resolution</a> to fund the federal government through September while cutting $13 billion in non-defense spending."},{"_id":"O33YC2UHIVCYZMLKQWJWIJOIQI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149823},"type":"text","content":"“For sure, the Republican bill is a terrible option,” the New York Democrat said in a floor speech Thursday evening. “It is deeply partisan. It doesn’t address far too many of this country’s needs. But I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option.”"},{"_id":"CKGXLGN57FCLZA5FWCHWDZWVQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149824},"type":"text","content":"Schumer’s announcement strongly indicates that enough Senate Democrats are prepared to vote with Republicans to pass that legislation this afternoon and set up a final vote on the bill as soon as tonight."},{"_id":"OVWQQGYGVVCRHIULTFIDM4OUKA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149825},"type":"text","content":"While a shutdown appears to be off the table for now, the intrigue shifts to which Democrats will help Republicans meet the 60-vote threshold to avoid a filibuster."},{"_id":"M4G6S7POLZGQVEGR7PT5PYW7MQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149826},"type":"text","content":"By doing so, they will be credited with helping avoid a shutdown while simultaneously drawing criticism from fellow Democrats for allowing a funding package to become law that gives the White House broad leeway in determining how dollars are spent while requiring cuts that could affect health care and safety net programs."},{"_id":"LGB463RPTRGETK77ZYXN42L3TA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149827},"type":"text","content":"That procedural vote is scheduled for 1:15 p.m. today."},{"_id":"AEZX22TU3NDYHDIIAQMG3QLI5M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149828},"type":"text","content":"Both of Georgia’s senators, Democrats <a href=\"https://x.com/SenOssoff/status/1900356356235796548\" target=\"_blank\">Jon Ossoff</a> and <a href=\"https://x.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1900336428724224146\" target=\"_blank\">Raphael Warnock</a>, said they will vote against<b> </b>the bill. 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That disappointment is unlikely to be quelled if they then oppose the measure on final passage."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1741977663568}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/SenOssoff/status/1900356356235796548","type":"twitter"},"_id":"MR6OAPE73NEETB2PMMKZT3FY4A","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Ossoff's Office","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/SenOssoff/status/1900356356235796548","author_url":"https://twitter.com/SenOssoff","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sen. 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Expect Attorney General Chris Carr to attend."},{"_id":"XWA5LHZUCJHRRMUFENVATCSI2A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate will vote on whether to advance government funding legislation and on a House-passed bill to classify fentanyl as a schedule 1 controlled substance."},{"_id":"ARVTK5UROZBTFEGHIUHV3VA4WU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The House is out until March 24."}]},{"_id":"IDHA723DBBCYZBTN7VZHDRHZ2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741943149835},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"c01c523faff48715241c8ddfc104408ecbb73b65760af7055f5b75afd2778df7"},"caption":"Chris Green will be the next president of the Georgia Student Finance Commission. 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Green will replace Lynne Riley, who is retiring at the beginning of April."},{"_id":"VTC3RTZ6PNDKPGCF5XK6V4IYTU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carmen Foskey Bergman is joining Greater Georgia Action Inc. as senior political adviser.<b> </b>Greater Georgia was started by former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who now leads the Small Business Administration. Foskey Bergman has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/meet-the-year-old-georgia-gop-director-with-winning-streak/wQog6iKfr9BzVYQhFWyoGM/\" target=\"_blank\">been something of a legend</a> in state Republican politics since her college days, and she was tapped as the executive director of the Georgia GOP when she was 21."},{"_id":"7434O344LNBRBEBLI5TKC26ZYE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Adam Magnus, Lauren Passalacqua, Christie Roberts, and Jordan Wilson have launched <a href=\"https://mpwrstrategies.com/\" target=\"_blank\">MPWR Media Strategies</a>. You may remember Magnus as the mastermind behind “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/meet-the-man-behind-us-sen-raphael-warnocks-ads/7P4XGSPZIFBZBLQBTQWYSPVHIQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Alvin the beagle</a>” and other memorable mainstays of U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock’s bid. 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Trump has <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-education-department-layoffs-civil-rights-8cbf463cce765f497c10d688ab4d51e1\" target=\"_blank\">repeatedly called</a> for the elimination of the department, calling it a “con job.”"},{"_id":"KPMHZW6DOBALPEE26PSBYCWZKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537206},"type":"text","content":"Wilkerson persuaded Hatchett to agree to changes in a House Education subcommittee that make clear the law wouldn’t take effect unless the federal agency is formally eliminated."},{"_id":"XU626TTUDRB3VOT57RLR3ABMJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537207},"type":"text","content":"“Do we want Georgia to be prepared or not?” Hatchett said before his bill passed unanimously. “This will help Georgia to be prepared if and when the U.S. Department of Education is disbanded.”"},{"_id":"IKBTGLRDXZAX7M2V3MYC7V52TQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537208},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"eff5e9613d10d6f10f60ef3705b457fed9b466df78002bcf17b112d3351a9457"},"caption":"State Rep. 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the Republican-controlled state Legislature is scheduled to vote on two bills that would force Gwinnett County to provide services to the city as well as hand over some of its commercial land."},{"_id":"5HE42YQG6VEY7O6XBZ2Z3ENJPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537226},"type":"text","content":"Both bills have already passed the Senate over the objections of some Gwinnett County Democrats, who argue the state is setting a bad precedent by getting involved in a local dispute."},{"_id":"H3KLTGD2BBEQRM2M5RGTSJCG7A","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537227},"type":"text","content":"Gwinnett County Attorney Mike Ludwiczak urged lawmakers last month to give both sides time to work out an agreement before passing these bills, a plea echoed by state Sen. 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State Rep. Chuck Martin, the Republican chair of the House Higher Education Committee, said he is looking for a suitable Senate bill that could be amended to revive the proposal."},{"_id":"67I4AVAMNRGXFHW2V2KQHIHOQ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537235},"type":"text","content":"It’s a reminder that nothing is ever truly dead in the state Legislature — as long as you have the right recipe of public opinion and political will."},{"_id":"M6QIEHFHGNFTDGEHJWMJP2QIVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537236},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/419\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 419</a> fits both categories. Opioid overdose deaths have been steadily increasing in Georgia and across the country, prompting a slew of responses from public policymakers."},{"_id":"QLPAAOUYFZF3XCEHWMTVJ4XLHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537237},"type":"text","content":"Last year, Gov. 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Approved by voters in 2018, the program has awarded $117 million to 62 projects over the last five funding cycles."},{"_id":"QAPYOLGDFVF6PL3YAFVHBUE2YA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537244},"type":"text","content":"This past year, sales tax collections on outdoor recreation equipment fell by more than 1% and triggered a 20% reduction to the program. That’s more than $7 million. If it happens again this year, it would trigger a 50% cut."},{"_id":"G6UZWYLQFREE3BKLLSC7HW2E3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537245},"type":"text","content":"The cut worries lawmakers as current funding already isn’t enough to meet the demand. Last year, 36 applicants requested $69 million. 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Democrats want the Senate to instead amend the House bill to change it to a one-month extension that keeps agencies’ funding mostly flat."},{"_id":"5GQIZZHSUBGFPP5ZFD6A7KFKVI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537262},"type":"text","content":"“There’s a potential bipartisan solution on the table for a 30-day stopgap to allow a bipartisan budget to be properly written, and that is the best solution that’s presently available,” said U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga."},{"_id":"7WHZF2FS2JFELDZMU7W7I36Y7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741867537263},"type":"text","content":"It is unlikely that Republicans, who hold the Senate majority, will vote for the Democrats’ amendment during a vote expected on Friday morning. 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Jon Ossoff next year, we can be sure any GOP contender will hammer him over his stance on transgender rights."},{"_id":"5BE4S2BWXFB27PQLQD752B6U6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942531},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:92ed82aa-c996-4eea-9beb-69022252eaae\" target=\"_blank\">A poll released Wednesday from Cygnal</a> — a favorite pollster of state Republicans — shows why."},{"_id":"ZTNYP7DRNZHPFFNVFQRBWGH4FY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942532},"type":"text","content":"The poll of 600 likely general election voters conducted this week shows Ossoff is deadlocked 44-44 against a generic Republican. But the numbers shift 52-38 in favor of the GOP when voters are read this statement:"},{"_id":"6PL2NTMHVBH67KKVS7GYIX7Q54","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942533},"type":"text","content":"“Jon Ossoff voted to allow men to play in women’s sports if they claim to identify as a woman, taking away opportunities from our girls.”"},{"_id":"44VN5JSMDFDAHLD53FA4KODA24","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942534},"type":"text","content":"It’s a reference to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/how-republicans-are-using-transgender-politics-to-pressure-democrats/R6S7RTCD6JGBTL7CFZO5OO3C7E/\" target=\"_blank\">votes earlier this month</a> by Ossoff and fellow Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who joined every Senate Democrat to block a GOP measure to bar transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports."},{"_id":"R2SVRMMZCJGY7HKEFENJJ34AIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942535},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff said he voted to block the proposal because it was an “overreach” and would subject students to “intrusive investigation by the federal government.”"},{"_id":"BVXTSDPCK5CUNNDAUVHBEG7IGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942536},"type":"text","content":"But it’s yet another example of ongoing efforts by President Donald Trump and his GOP allies to use <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/how-republicans-are-using-transgender-politics-to-pressure-democrats/R6S7RTCD6JGBTL7CFZO5OO3C7E/\" target=\"_blank\">transgender politics as a wedge issue</a>."},{"_id":"2WC6LFGSWBC6ZF3Y7ZYL5DGET4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942537},"type":"text","content":"Other takeaways:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"PHKN6JRK6BDMTIF547PE3SLFA4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"ZGCCT2L63FDVHLCYLMCDMCBKDA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff leads a generic Republican 36-27 among swing voters and 49-23 with independents. About 46% of voters see him favorably, while another one-third view him unfavorably."},{"_id":"CVLJDPV4IZFPTCF7B5HT73ZMQY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp, a potential Ossoff challenger, has a 56% favorable rating, with half of independents and roughly one-quarter of Democrats giving him a positive review."},{"_id":"NF2UGWB5CJE43EROEGI63ZT36M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"About 48% of Georgians view Trump favorably compared to 49% who see him unfavorably. That’s within the poll’s margin of error of 4 percentage points. Some 60% of independents have negative views about the president. A negligible number — just 3% — have no opinions."}]},{"_id":"F2BLR3RIVZHJTEHPZYBWUGXL2M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942539},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"80543f730f7e8284b7a1c03a3bb06f77340238fab8e83c94ad412ec347778f43"},"caption":"Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore John F. 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Kennedy called them “the quiet heroes among us,” saying they “work tirelessly often at great personal risk to make sure our way of life remains uninterrupted.”"},{"_id":"2DXQUPNWF5GIRDEXZQM4DEZ7LY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942542},"type":"text","content":"Here are five other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"HNEEUGP6BBHP3IWE5N56EY7DXM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"7XGKBHGBGFDGFMGB4ISTXXYIDM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Andre Dickens surprised everyone four years ago when he was elected mayor of Atlanta by defeating two high profile candidates — former Mayor Kasim Reed and then-City Council President Felicia Moore. On Tuesday, he launched his reelection campaign. The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlanta-mayor-andre-dickens-launches-reelection-campaign/5L745QLPXFCRBDCB2QYXRXRBUI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Riley Bunch notes</a> every modern era Atlanta mayor who has run for reelection has won a second term."},{"_id":"FQQ3MWHOJNGMVB2QMKRD5BUYUI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia lawmakers still plan to cut taxes and increase spending even as the Trump administration considers substantial federal cuts that could undermine the state budget, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-lawmakers-craft-state-budget-amid-looming-federal-cuts/OXBRA4Z7XFHMBBF37GC2E7TE6U/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert writes</a>."},{"_id":"SQGPLPXFVRHAXHFAKUQN4APCLY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to overhaul civil litigation rules is facing pushback in the Georgia House of Representatives,<b> </b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemps-hardball-tactics-tested-as-litigation-overhaul-nears-house-vote/SV5AUW3IHJDSVBAS2HLOLGG4MQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein writes</a>. Meanwhile, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/are-huge-jury-verdicts-straining-georgias-economy-not-really-court-data-shows/IVOJRN23FVF3TJ7PQEV4TSTZTA/\" target=\"_blank\">Rosie Manins reports</a> that fewer than 1% of injury lawsuits filed in Georgia result in verdicts of $10 million or more."},{"_id":"C4BORKBMZVCW5B3RWZPXDKOVRA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick voted for legislation to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/house-passes-bill-to-fund-federal-agencies-through-september-though-prospects-unclear-in-senate/SC3MPNN7UNCVVH2LXEBUJEND3E/\" target=\"_blank\">avert a partial government shutdown</a>. The Suwanee Republican had said earlier he was considering opposing the measure."},{"_id":"ZYST5YMGY5G6VCWNGSLTEPURKQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Former state Rep. Erick Allen <a href=\"https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/Cobb/123246/web.345435/#/summary\" target=\"_blank\">defeated Jaha Howard</a> in the Democratic runoff for a seat on the Cobb County Commission. Allen will face Republican Alicia Adams in the general election on April 29th."}]},{"_id":"APEVL6ULTNHWTL2O3KNWNKCXQ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942544},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"8b0e5e0a1367fa56809c4e60517d47e00fb40726aa34b0b371652065778a1608"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, recently held a virtual town hall. 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Raphael Warnock didn’t sugarcoat his stance at his virtual town hall after a barrage of questions over President Donald Trump’s drive to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/musk-and-doge-try-to-slash-government-by-cutting-out-those-who-answer-to-voters/RL2I5VSYXJBFVDUJ3TJXQW7IOQ/\" target=\"_blank\">shrink the federal government</a> and slash the workforce."},{"_id":"TLVUDRVZIFBZZPKNCP75PTQ2FU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942547},"type":"text","content":"“I’m not going to kid you. These are tough times. We are in a fight. I don’t have the tools I had in the last Congress, because we’re not in the majority,” the Democrat said."},{"_id":"FUXMW54FLBBBJLJ27AVNGVODDI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942548},"type":"text","content":"Then he took aim at Elon Musk, the head of Trump’s cost-cutting initiative."},{"_id":"RD3IXORFHRCZLOHNUVXDFVBQEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942549},"type":"text","content":"“I will continue to raise my voice because I understand the struggles of ordinary people. And when I look at the billionaires who are pushing forward their agenda right now in Washington, forgive me, but in the words of Kendrick Lamar, ‘They’re not like us.’”"},{"_id":"VL75VPYYZZBJLANX6JOTN5NWCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942550},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"a3121872045b1044b9e6ce7906e2c029bef0f6e6f2e85f06030936ca97b71270"},"caption":"Former Democratic state Rep. 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But she clashed with party leaders and said they “ostracized and excluded” her during the campaign."},{"_id":"JFBSGQOT75EHVDMMT2ONWLWNM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942556},"type":"text","content":"Other possible contenders for the deep-blue seat include state Sen. Sonya Halpern, D-Atlanta; state Reps. Kimberly Alexander, D-Hiram; and David Wilkerson, D-Powder Springs; and former Democratic state Rep. William Boddie."},{"_id":"CAGRC7KP4ZCIVHCORG5CGGPFCE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942557},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"f4d507da03d2d1a70b143dc979321b106c65d9bee42b67c0acd82a5779a086f2"},"caption":"Georgia Supreme Court Judges greet lawmakers before the annual State of the Judiciary address in January. 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This would match the age for appellate judges, including the Georgia Supreme Court. The bill would only apply to judges elected after July 1 of this year."},{"_id":"BIMPALAOORHIXCPMTJI3O76NXE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942561},"type":"text","content":"Raising the retirement age for any state worker is usually enough to draw a crowd of proverbial pitchfork wielding protesters. But not this time."},{"_id":"4NRAF44FLVG3LBMVXXINX3MAMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942562},"type":"text","content":"Raising the retirement age is part of a complex negotiation with state lawmakers to give judges a pay raise. The 2026 budget House lawmakers <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-lawmakers-craft-state-budget-amid-looming-federal-cuts/OXBRA4Z7XFHMBBF37GC2E7TE6U/\" target=\"_blank\">approved Tuesday</a> includes raises for Superior Court judges beginning in January."},{"_id":"GTF6IA73HJEWVDJBMKR7L775BM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942563},"type":"text","content":"In exchange, the judges agreed to raise the retirement age, which saves the state money in paying benefits."},{"_id":"JGUJBJ6PWNEDJISROCBRFSACWQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942564},"type":"text","content":"“It’s not something they were enthusiastic about, I would say, but it’s something they have agreed to,” said state Rep. 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For Jonesboro Mayor Donya Sartor, the answer appears to be “yes.”"},{"_id":"V34K7UGONJCYTLF4MW2F253SYU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942568},"type":"text","content":"Sartor made history in 2023 when she became the city’s <a href=\"https://theatlantavoice.com/groundbreaker-jonesboro-elects-dr-donya-sartor-citys-first-black-mayor/\" target=\"_blank\">first Black mayor</a>. But she’s been under pressure lately amid growing scrutiny of the city’s finances. On Thursday, during a tense public meeting, Sartor announced she would resign from office next month."},{"_id":"36FESBEFW5AZDJ7GUWMK3LSTHQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942569},"type":"text","content":"But she took it back a few hours later. In a written statement, Sartor now says she only gave “an indication” she would resign."},{"_id":"YXUA5AALCJEBPMNEVYZEQYN5Z4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942570},"type":"text","content":"“I was under duress by several colleagues who may have nefarious reasons for trying to force me out of my duly elected position,”<b> </b>Sartor said. “I believe that although it would be personally favorable to my family and me, I cannot, in my heart, let down the thousands of citizens who are depending on me to fulfill and complete the term of office to which they elected me.”"},{"_id":"B5P6ZZCQAZHOZGSKSDDI3V2RA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942571},"type":"text","content":"Sartor presided over a regular City Council meeting on Monday. A stream of supporters took to the microphone during the public comment period, including state Rep. 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But near the end of the hearing, she thanked everyone for speaking."},{"_id":"BA3YOSS3LZGM3CMZ2QNC2356P4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942574},"type":"text","content":"“You are heard, and you are valued,” she said."},{"_id":"5VFOJ2GTI5FDHEKNFPNXVQVRTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942575},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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The state Legislature won’t meet today, but there will be plenty of action in committees. Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"B22UD5NKZ5ECXJZVBHGNWZ467I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"LXRXYGWOFBDNZGCSYHDMVDQK2Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: House Insurance Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/121\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 121</a>, which would increase the minimum coverage required for someone convicted of driving under the influence or reckless driving."},{"_id":"WQMQNWQGZBD37JCZNMSPBUY5FA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/14\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 14</a>, which would declare cornbread as the official state bread."},{"_id":"HDKFWWKO5ZFQ3AGSUHLV4L2F3Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"9 a.m.: Senate Committee on Ethics meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/426\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 426</a>, which would require nonpartisan election of magistrates."},{"_id":"U7K2HZ2YZZFFFN4L3YEFGTLZYU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: The Senate Committee on Transportation meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/156\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 156</a>, which would give the Department of Transportation authority to regulate vertiports."},{"_id":"GEHMESDFCNCANCU57M45ABJNII","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: Senate Public Safety Committee meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/494\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 494</a>, which would impose insurance requirements on mopeds."},{"_id":"RUNYYM4P5VHETMCKPJHJ5BD6AY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"4 p.m.: Senate Health and Human Services Committee meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/329\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 329</a>, which would allow certified nurse practitioners and physician assistants to perform artificial insemination."}]},{"_id":"WBPIUVO4IZE3VAE3BZZUKZTARQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942579},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"de955d9e0fcf5fcb481c7b9f8a546fde5eecfae8618ec1b5b5db7ae1aa159c97"},"caption":"Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith poses for a picture with Georgia state Rep. 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Then, the hosts share clips of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ campaign kickoff last night."},{"_id":"QF4RN27JLRBARDJO24YMC4Z4NQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942588},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. 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The bill would require budget cuts at just about every agency except those dealing with national defense, veterans health care and immigration enforcement."},{"_id":"7NXKHR4AEBCDNNR2IOL2ZC3UOQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741770942594},"type":"text","content":"Warnock said the bill that <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-passes-funding-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown/RMMYMKLDUJFEVG7QFTOKHWY6TY/\" target=\"_blank\">passed the House</a> Tuesday would create bad outcomes for Georgians. 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The EPA has said that<b> </b>glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup, is safe to use as directed. The bill contains an exception for companies that knowingly withhold information about health risks."},{"_id":"CAGH3VR2UBGZHGL6NQGSYDP474","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614223},"type":"text","content":"The bill would apply to Bayer, the German company that makes Roundup."},{"_id":"3QGILYROHNF3BCXJQZED532XRY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614224},"type":"text","content":"“It’s not the government’s job to clean up Bayer’s mess by siding with it over citizens and giving it a pass,” said state Sen. Elena Parent, D-Atlanta."},{"_id":"XMS37FYSNJAWHPZQXDN4CZO4RM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614225},"type":"text","content":"But the bill earned bipartisan support in the state Senate last week, passing 42-12. That included “yes” votes from Democrats in nonfarming districts, including state Sens. 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Howard is a former member of the Cobb County Board of Education. He owns a dental practice in Atlanta and was an unsuccessful candidate for state superintendent of education in 2022."},{"_id":"IOL6KYKPOBCDLK4P3WXAQRMEEQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614235},"type":"text","content":"Allen spent two terms in the state Legislature before his unsuccessful bid for lieutenant governor in 2022. A management consultant, Allen is also chair of the Cobb County Democrats."},{"_id":"47RRFOBG4NARDNOXTJMMUXE6FM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614236},"type":"text","content":"The winner will face Republican Alicia Adams in the general election on April 29."},{"_id":"ZPOPUZ5EJBG5VJC2KUEXKBVHXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741684614237},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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At the time, Georgia Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff called it a “win win” for the state’s farmers and students. 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That’s despite the fact that all of Georgia is covered by a<b> </b>state law banning sanctuary cities."},{"_id":"Y2HEDWCFZRHKDGOUOK22XOZXYE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249465},"type":"text","content":"Loeffler told <a href=\"https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/trump-admin-moving-federal-office-out-atlanta-over-sanctuary-city-policies.amp\" target=\"_blank\">Fox 5 Atlanta</a> in an interview last week the offices will move because, “In a sanctuary city, you don’t know if they’re going to have your back as an American citizen.”"},{"_id":"X3AKIV2XMNESJGTIR2M6UA7SUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249466},"type":"text","content":"She did not say where the SBA offices would relocate. Her husband Jeff Sprecher’s multibillion dollar company, Intercontinental Exchange, is headquartered in Atlanta and New York."},{"_id":"QOHWO3PHYRBILDSDX4UBDGWW24","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249467},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"JZ4LY3PGWBCQFEHDGFF5QHYBZM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249468},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>It’s budget day in the Georgia House of Representatives, as lawmakers are scheduled to reveal their version of the next 2026 budget — informally known as the “big budget” — starting at 9 a.m."},{"_id":"BF4VFLDQT5BTTHV4UYVZ4V4KKA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249469},"type":"text","content":"Here are three other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"UUN5ZVFHPVF5ZFFZZRTNFQI6A4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"35X32ZQCQVFBDP3YPRDYHVTZ5U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Does your morning drive include a school speed zone camera? Find out by checking a map compiled by <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-lawmakers-at-odds-over-school-zone-speed-cameras/UXSBBY2S4VAABPHIJBPGIVLPNE/\" target=\"_blank\">the AJC’s Cassidy Alexander</a>. State lawmakers are considering either regulating or banning these cameras."},{"_id":"KNFP2NBKQFARNMG52QGDGKQMDE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia taxpayers could pay for President Donald Trump’s legal fees related to the Fulton County election interference case, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/taxpayers-could-be-on-the-hook-for-trumps-legal-fees-in-georgia-election-case-under-senate-bill/P4M23APNPRCI7OHUBPSC5UH36M/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports.</a>"},{"_id":"EGGRJ63IMFDKPDS3Q5DJXT4C6E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A Georgia House staffer who tackled state Sen. Colton Moore won’t be arrested, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-staffer-who-tackled-georgia-senator-wont-be-arrested/PZF6RUMLPRA7RAVBJWAMYCOLKI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"JYQYKE7OA5EAZEEVEM4IDDKAL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249471},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"56daf4fc42025a243e6d4eea5bf3e5320caeca386cd0032e1573ad49795b2f00"},"caption":"Ginny Lim’s scathing critique of U.S. Rep. 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But after she confronted U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick at his Roswell town hall last month, the lifelong Democrat is embracing her newfound fame."},{"_id":"FX2C2LPZCNHQVKDZML7ND4SBGU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249474},"type":"text","content":"The <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1892734976489038048\" target=\"_blank\">video of Lim challenging</a> the Suwanee Republican to “rein in the megalomaniac in the White House” racked up millions of views, thanks in part to Lim’s commanding Southern accent and self-proclaimed ties to Patrick Henry."},{"_id":"JIPEGN6LQJB75FG4IVN4QRZAKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249475},"type":"text","content":"Scores of <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@thebestcostumefortoday/video/7476571473306602798\" target=\"_blank\">TikTok users recorded</a> their <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2QsUKS7/\" target=\"_blank\">own versions of Lim’s speech</a>, comparing her to <a href=\"https://www.designingwomenonline.com/Profiles/Julia.php\" target=\"_blank\">Julia Sugarbaker</a>, the sharp-tongued businesswoman in the 1980s sitcom “Designing Women” that was set in Atlanta."},{"_id":"ZL2W7LNQK5BSRIHU5ZGTEPIXKU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249476},"type":"text","content":"Lim has now launched her own TikTok page and is a sought after speaker at local Democratic events. She told us she never expected all the attention, but she’s taking it as “the highest compliment you can get.”"},{"_id":"DG4U5A6WHZEJJLAQHQQM2AV7DA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249477},"type":"text","content":"“I’m not a politician. I’m not running for any office. I don’t want my family to go through any Republican meat grinder,” she said. “But I come from such a long line of patriots, I can’t stay silent.”"},{"_id":"3RGVIY2BIZETNGZ7NXQLNRJ7NQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249478},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"1abb0e31a6654b358018a244fb8703f9c7fd2eb9d16a228b4b935c9625286c8f"},"caption":"Gov. 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Brian Kemp’s litigation overhaul nears a House vote, it’s facing pushback from an unexpected source: Mothers Against Drunk Driving."},{"_id":"DN23X6HGXVAM7L7RCPUKD3Z7XI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249481},"type":"text","content":"The <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/LawOfficesofGaryMartinHays/photos/mothers-against-drunk-driving-madd-has-issued-a-statement-voicing-their-oppositi/1170733968387413/?_rdr\" target=\"_blank\">group sent a letter</a> to lawmakers warning that the measure “curbs the rights of victims of drunk driving” by overhauling how juries award medical damages."},{"_id":"KGW7AJ6BDNE7HPD2DO4RZDGABI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249482},"type":"text","content":"The bill “could leave victims and their families struggling with uncovered medical expenses — costs that should be paid by those responsible and not shifted to victims of drunk driving,” wrote Larry Coggins Jr., the group’s Georgia director."},{"_id":"GH2SGQ5ENRDQLKW7WDBCHKOQNI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249483},"type":"text","content":"Kemp <a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:us:b257ebdb-f4c2-402f-96f9-dbde28839ae9\" target=\"_blank\">fired off his own letter in response</a>, saying the organization was misled by a “concerted propaganda campaign that has abused the trust and goodwill of well-intentioned advocacy groups.”"},{"_id":"VEOFMA2QRBHU7MSHHT4YO3II7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249484},"type":"text","content":"He wrote that nothing in the proposal “prevents a plaintiff from telling a jury the extent of their pain and suffering. The only change <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/68\" target=\"_blank\">SB 68</a> makes is to limit attorneys from both sides from manipulating the jury’s evaluation of such damages.”"},{"_id":"3SC6AE4H6RCU3FQX3Q7JMJOZ4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249485},"type":"text","content":"The letter is yet another sign of how deeply involved the governor is in pushing the measure’s passage as he works to rally Republican lawmakers behind his top legislative priority days after Democrats voted in their closed-door caucus meeting to stand against the proposal."},{"_id":"6VXK36PO6ZDJDEY5FYIVKDXBCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249486},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"57d5f1a1f78acd9f6c750078a41cb3771b784b83f984bb5a1f55d5c184b1ec54"},"caption":"State Rep. 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The state code is full of references to COVID-19 five years after an outbreak forced the temporary closure of many businesses and schools."},{"_id":"XXL3T2EFIVFIHDRBSYYAMWF77A","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249489},"type":"text","content":"Now, state lawmakers are slowly moving to repeal some of those pandemic-era laws. But <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/645\" target=\"_blank\">a bill this year</a> to get rid of a COVID<b>-</b>19 testing requirement for long-term care facilities has prompted some debate."},{"_id":"STPLHLRHLNHDZD64Q64LG45ZOQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249490},"type":"text","content":"Georgia, like most states, passed a law requiring testing for residents and staff of these facilities because statistics showed older age groups have the highest fatality rates from the disease."},{"_id":"MVDSHZV4BBGQDHX4PALPOGZFAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249491},"type":"text","content":"But most facilities don’t do this testing anymore, and the state has stopped enforcing it, according to state Rep. John LaHood, a Republican from Valdosta and the author of the bill."},{"_id":"KF6APTR4IFCRDAUOLB2OUEBRTM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249492},"type":"text","content":"“It’s no longer a glaring issue like it used to be,” LaHood said. “This is just returning to normalcy.”"},{"_id":"ZQDCJTVBH5EV5C5MXGUL6NYY3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249493},"type":"text","content":"Others see this as a chicken-or-the-egg type question. State Rep. Lisa Cambell, a Democrat from Kennesaw, noted COVID-19 testing data is not as readily available as it once was, making it difficult to track outbreaks. That’s a problem for older populations."},{"_id":"BMULLF7ZHRHHTG5BMDLHJKMYDI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249494},"type":"text","content":"“Testing is even more important and more critical than it had been in the past,” she said. “I feel very uncomfortable with the idea of removing this cost-effective, proven methodology for preventing the spread of a disease that for this population is extremely dangerous.”"},{"_id":"HVIEL7B3GRFCBGSOQT32IPDK5Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249495},"type":"text","content":"The bill was one of dozens to pass the House last week before a key legislative deadline."},{"_id":"OD2TLERGYFAXDGZTSM67FHACFU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249496},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"AIENIZAVXJEJVP3GLF7DG27JRI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"MULBVKI7DZCMHFWND34TULRIIE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"9 a.m.: Subcommittees of the House Appropriations Committee will meet to reveal its version of the 2026 budget. Gov. Brian Kemp signed the amended 2025 <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-signs-budget-with-863-million-in-hurricane-relief-for-georgia/DYH22EHNVFBMRNOQZFQUM3DPPE/\" target=\"_blank\">budget into law</a> last week."},{"_id":"43IFVZSDQRFG3PQAYEULGQ5AHE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"11 a.m.: Senate convenes."},{"_id":"3LVTKHOJORE6HCV5KUWLTUQOQ4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House convenes."},{"_id":"JQSXPDEFZJFWBIXTBXQNKZVFUI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Intragovernmental Coordination Committee meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/139\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 139</a>, which would change the corporate limits of the City of Mulberry."},{"_id":"Q7WBK3X4KFARNNW62QCL23TMDI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: A special House subcommittee will continue its review of Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/68\" target=\"_blank\">overhaul civil litigation rules</a>."},{"_id":"FBLJIG4G7NEIPKMBRZAXMYG76M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Health Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/58\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 58</a>, which set rules for emergency organ transport vehicles."},{"_id":"KZEQPWWDDFF55AAQTZKHWOSNXI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: Senate Finance Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/42\" target=\"_blank\">House Resolution 42</a>, which would approve Gov. Brian Kemp’s brief suspension of the gas tax in September in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"6TWMKZWHQRDLPJ2IVD2LEPIE2M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"4 p.m.: The Senate Judiciary Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/406\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 406</a>, which would increase the retirement age of some superior court judges."}]},{"_id":"IBS5KK5VZZEN5PKSGLJPEQ6TUA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249500},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"807846080ed36a98a6dd58827e5a74baf9eb2d8bf0421851655f05ddd07423c2"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume of Maryland protests against the Department of Government Efficiency initiative led by Elon Musk. 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YES next week,” he wrote. “Great things are coming for America, and I am asking you all to give us a few months to get us through to September so we can continue to put the Country’s ‘financial house’ in order.”"},{"_id":"5LGJLN3GPNELLJGEOI5LONMXKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249506},"type":"text","content":"House Democratic leaders are encouraging their members to <a href=\"https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/republicans-hand-elon-musk-blank-check\" target=\"_blank\">oppose the legislation</a>, saying the cuts in non-defense spending will negatively affect popular programs while opening up the possibility for Trump to slash spending even further."},{"_id":"JD3MHU5MIZASJAUZZPTU2Y3DKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249507},"type":"text","content":"But the bill can pass in the House if Republicans stay unified. 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Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has announced plans to remove the “Black Lives Matter” lettering in a street leading up to the White House amid pressure from a lawmaker from Georgia."},{"_id":"VQH4R6B2CVCD5B627A4LZPBAEI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249516},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. 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She said the plaza would undergo an evolution that includes new murals around the city in anticipation of America’s 250th birthday next year."},{"_id":"VNLGYPRCQRCIBHT3QZTZ6WNBNE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249519},"type":"text","content":"“The mural inspired millions of people and helped our city through a very painful period, but now we can’t afford to be distracted by meaningless congressional interference,” Bowser <a href=\"https://x.com/MayorBowser/status/1897039109434364388\" target=\"_blank\">wrote in a statement</a>. “The devastating impacts of the federal job cuts must be our number one concern. Our focus is on economic growth, public safety, and supporting our residents affected by these cuts.”"},{"_id":"DD6UJ6RR7RGADDB4JCF2KOPEHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249520},"type":"text","content":"The mural was created in 2020 after activists protesting the death of George Floyd repeatedly spray painted the phrase on the street. But it could be dismantled as soon as this week."},{"_id":"IUPZ7IFT2BCAXGQP2JZGNQZZI4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741598249521},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":" Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"248829fc10a7708dd3e7a8b21c9588d676e27d07cdb4bc8082371934fdecb98f"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Supporters sent a late night email saying the bill “remains alive” … for next year’s session."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"C3AJFTCLE5FITL5YHIOCBOBCPU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"CDTLTDUMDZFK3CTTYFXEK5ZJTU","additional_properties":{"indent":1},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>WATCH:</b> <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/video/are-fantasy-sports-and-gambling-different-in-georgia-its-up-for-debate/ace092ef-6b0b-4a28-bc35-dc4cc8163df6/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/video/are-fantasy-sports-and-gambling-different-in-georgia-its-up-for-debate/ace092ef-6b0b-4a28-bc35-dc4cc8163df6/\">Are fantasy sports and gambling different? In Georgia, it’s up for debate</a>"}]},{"_id":"W3TND63LZRGTFAFW46YZLLLRXA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>DEI.</b> <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/120\" target=\"_blank\">A bill</a> to withhold public funding from any K-12 public school, college or university that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion programs never reached a vote after its sponsor decided to pull it from consideration. State Sen. Marty Harbin, R-Tyrone, insists he had the votes, but was worried a watered-down version would pass. He held out hope <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-committee-passes-anti-dei-bill-setting-up-likely-senate-fight/I5NB7QLRKZFBLE2NV7L6K77YUU/\" target=\"_blank\">that his initiative</a> could still be grafted to another pending proposal."},{"_id":"US24XLX2XRDZZKLJQKYQ6LL6ZU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"“<b>Debanking.” </b>State Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, tried everything to convince his colleagues to let people sue banks for discrimination, arguing conservative business owners are often punished for their political beliefs by having their accounts closed. The banking industry put up a big fight, saying <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/57\" target=\"_blank\">the bill</a> would open them up to a flurry of frivolous lawsuits. Lawmakers soundly rejected it. Tillery, who knew he didn’t have the votes when he brought it to the floor, may be betting that the Republicans who voted “no” will regret their stance during the 2026 midterms."}]},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2"},"caption":"The Hamburglar (left) and Grimace leave the office of House Speaker Jon Burns at the Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 030725 crossover day filed at 0016.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67c8d5af5513ad01b3a44957"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"crossover day","width":3300,"_id":"OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2","iptc_job_identifier":"67c8d5af5513ad01b3a44957","keywords":["crossover day","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2","takenOn":"2025-03-06T19:07:08Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2&width=300","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 030725 crossover day filed at 0016.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Scenes from Crossover Day at the Capitol"},"_id":"4GYZPI5HGNE6VEWIICEV5QBF2I"}],"_id":"7Y7M73YXYBBBRFLBO4TLP2WWJ4","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-03-06T19:49:46Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-07T10:54:01Z","slug":"aajc 030725 crossover day ","height":2200,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"primary":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"},"secondary":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OVTWAXC7F42T4LKUR2VR56HOCY.JPG?auth=096da56307c4ecad5d9d18b6d8d3e07a9847c20f4a2eee1aa300c6d5483998c2&width=330&height=330&smart=true"}}},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"LSLHESHUCZER3GSB2G46JURH2U","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"WNLPP2DY5RCCPDNPGOORABV4FY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Wrongful convictions.</b> The third time wasn’t the charm for legislation that would overhaul <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-blocks-payments-to-men-who-wrongly-spent-decades-in-prison/XEHZATHJPRBNTFSZOZK247TNCY/\" target=\"_blank\">how Georgia compensates</a> the wrongfully convicted. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/533\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 533</a> never reached a vote."},{"_id":"MQ6UYFT7SJEUNKQZVKJ62MRKXE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Ending taxes on tips. </b>Legislation to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/2\" target=\"_blank\">exempt tips</a> from state income taxes appeared to be sailing through the Senate earlier this year. But it didn’t come up for a vote on Thursday. That’s because the bill’s author, Sen. Greg Dolezal said it was no longer necessary. The Cumming Republican noted Congress is well on its way to eliminating taxes on tips. If that proposal becomes law, it would remove tips from people’s adjusted gross incomes — meaning there would be no money for Georgia to tax."},{"_id":"ZAHV4J3GIBFDVJRHEJSTI6IIRQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Clarence Thomas statue</b>. Senate Republicans tried to revive an effort to honor Georgia-born U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-republicans-push-for-clarence-thomas-statue-by-state-supreme-court/YV2H37DU3BCULO6I5BBIDWBWKE/\" target=\"_blank\">with a statue</a> on the grounds of the judicial building. But it didn’t reach a vote."}]},{"_id":"FCW6MJPY3ZHB7JSC5TNHTTLHCQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029535},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"a1cb7cd9566d11a95645383b70706d5f0f0046fc625e20083a01ecedc95bbfd9"},"caption":"Chuck Ezell is the acting director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 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They’ll be back on Monday."},{"_id":"W5INJYEQDBDIZDJYOEEGTVUZLA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029538},"type":"text","content":"Here are three other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"JQN53YGGUZFKPCF6EJ4GS2YNMM","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"KFXJMBC2WBBIVFUHNHMVN4DIP4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia lawmakers are trying to make it easier for intellectually disabled people to avoid the death penalty, putting them in line with most other states, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/georgia-house-looks-to-keep-intellectually-disabled-people-off-death-row/44STMBQBCRBD7A3U75GUAX3TCU/\" target=\"_blank\">Shaddi Abusaid reports</a>."},{"_id":"MHFFW2QJINGBTDWLXPZAO2NARE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A bureaucrat from Middle Georgia who plays guitar at his church is a key figure in Elon Musk’s overhaul of the federal workforce, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/obscure-middle-georgia-bureaucrat-now-key-figure-in-elon-musks-federal-overhaul/W4TCUC5C5NEINH3X3ZEUZAD4T4/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"JXIYVMHI6FHIVNCAGEW5LB7JLE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia veterans are pushing back against proposed cuts at the U.S. Department Veterans Affairs, which is led by former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-veterans-decry-trump-administration-plans-to-shrink-va-workforce/FGEPVUXDXVF4DNI574XNUQYRXQ/\" target=\"_blank\">the AJC’s Jeremy Redmon reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"NBNTTZDMG5ELTP7TET2JAEIYLI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029540},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"08d3e4fa83387ac6aa5e1523e09ce96120f98d008bdb6bad2123fcfe37d6c025"},"caption":"Gov. 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Brian Kemp signed the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-signs-budget-with-863-million-in-hurricane-relief-for-georgia/DYH22EHNVFBMRNOQZFQUM3DPPE/\" target=\"_blank\">amended 2025 budget</a> into law on Thursday, but not before Senate Republicans nixed about $7 million in spending to help Atlanta prepare for the 2028 Super Bowl and the 2031 men’s Final Four."},{"_id":"6BI6NTXOA5HDXG7VXT7DSQ32UA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029543},"type":"text","content":"The move comes amid a reevaluation of public spending for major sporting events. Politicians covet these events for the prestige and accompanying throngs of paying customers. But economists have questioned their true economic impact."},{"_id":"4JG6H4HDD5BQZDELZBG74EYS6M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029544},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, said the Senate killed the money because it was too early to pay it. He noted the state could earn $490,000 in interest on that $7 million."},{"_id":"53WH3O4FPFEV5PRSSPLXMC7L5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029545},"type":"text","content":"“Why would we let that interest sit with another entity when we could use it at the state to continue to roll back the income tax?” he said."},{"_id":"EVIZMAXIMZHXDCCLHQ4NWQZDLA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029546},"type":"text","content":"For his part, Kemp didn’t sound philosophically opposed to the spending. He noted Georgia last year agreed to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-senate-agree-to-budget-with-5-billion-in-new-spending/M5JN56CXZFB2JIQHEHKSNDTMXU/\" target=\"_blank\">spend nearly $30 million</a> to help prepare for the College Football Playoff national championship game and next summer’s FIFA World Cup."},{"_id":"WTGU2POVGRB5VLEUS57AIKEOJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029547},"type":"text","content":"“We have helped with funding in the past and I feel certain that we’ll do our part from a state perspective,” he said."},{"_id":"36RJISO2ABCUZITDTLRJKT4ECY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029548},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"e4f7373d60e33d23c9b2227946775750223ec032e19df64c9ec08b9695874c63"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Colton Moore on Thursday sent his first piece of legislation over to the House of Representatives, where just a few weeks ago he was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-state-senator-detained-for-trying-to-enter-the-georgia-house/XPUPERQTCNANTI474T5P52CRSY/\" target=\"_blank\">pushed to the ground and arrested</a> for trying to enter the chamber."},{"_id":"HN36UUKHH5DAHNEM2KMJVRDS3M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"We’ll be curious what type of reception <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/163\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 163</a> receives in the House, especially now that Moore has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-speaker-republican-leader-subpoenaed-in-sen-colton-moores-lawsuit-against-staffer/GHJ3XSCEJBD2ZNRFYHBSS2VJXQ/\" target=\"_blank\">subpoenaed House Speaker Jon Burns</a> and other top Republicans as he seeks criminal charges against a staffer who pushed him to the ground."},{"_id":"UWI6LHAMYRA4NI2SYUJL3ERM4U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the Trenton Republican did not seem concerned."},{"_id":"MY7DGFAJZFHMTDB2OWK7V46FSU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029552},"type":"text","content":"“It’s such a good piece of legislation certainly they would recognize that and put personal differences aside,” Moore said."},{"_id":"W5GFRMPJI5E4BMZR6NCNZQU2WU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029553},"type":"text","content":"The bill, according to our AJC colleague Maya T. Prabhu, is in response to the Savannah City Council <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/lock-up-your-gun-savannah-mayor-champions-new-firearms-storage-law/PDQBK7RADFESVHL3OGGT3JETOE/\" target=\"_blank\">passing an ordinance</a> to fine people up to $1,000 for leaving guns in unlocked vehicles. The bill would let anyone cited under that ordinance sue the city for up to $50,000."},{"_id":"KIWHWXKQYRHJLAQVYIZI35S2MU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029554},"type":"text","content":"Senators had a little fun with Moore before passing his bill. State Sen. Brian Strickland, R- McDonough, noted that for Moore’s bill to become law it must “physically go from this chamber to the House chamber.”"},{"_id":"4KGRGLUM75B6BL4QKKSSP4GUIQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029555},"type":"text","content":"“Can you show us physically how you think this bill should move its body to get into the House chamber?” Strickland asked."},{"_id":"QINZRHZG7BGANI75BBMMMYIQXE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029556},"type":"text","content":"“You’ve got to put your hands back here,” Moore said, holding his hands behind his back. “It’s got to go in peacefully.”"},{"_id":"6RXJVIZYBND2VO3HH3PF43YYPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029557},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"83a7ea520e90d76531bed2b721ec77d2e6f8e693ce5a4c93430fdaf7b9f6a2d0"},"caption":"State Sens. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas; John F. 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Republican Gov. Henry McMaster is pushing for an overhaul to that state’s civil litigation laws. Those plans bit a speed bump Thursday when the state Senate <a href=\"https://www.wistv.com/2025/03/07/sc-house-passes-liquor-liability-fix-while-senate-tort-reform-bill-hits-major-roadblock/\" target=\"_blank\">failed to table</a> an amendment that supporters said would gut the effort for the year."},{"_id":"RCN5KUABWFDTVDLRAGMYMQT5OY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029563},"type":"text","content":"“We’re done. It’s over. Congratulations, y’all. It’s done,” said state Sen. 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Al Green, a Texas Democrat, for interrupting President Donald Trump during his big speech to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night."},{"_id":"ZFFP5GXAVNHTZFMUATZL63EYCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029575},"type":"text","content":"Most of Green’s fellow Democrats voted against the censure resolution, including all five from Georgia. And several dozen Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Atlanta, stood with him when he was called to the House floor to face his verbal reprimand."},{"_id":"HI3E6WU62VFQ3NZKFUDJE6MF6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029576},"type":"text","content":"As Green was being censured, <a href=\"https://www.khou.com/video/news/politics/house-democrats-sing-we-shall-overcome-as-rep-al-green-is-censured/285-4112ec1a-85d0-4c57-ac04-4424b34f3483\" target=\"_blank\">Williams and others sang</a> “We Shall Overcome,” an anthem of the civil rights movement."},{"_id":"3HPVBXOMPNBD5PFM3R6AW46PMI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029577},"type":"text","content":"Green told reporters he understood his actions have consequences and he was prepared to face his punishment. Separately, some House Republicans are attempting to strip him of his committee assignments."},{"_id":"OQMM4KEY6ZFIDBCLVYJWTG6SXM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"JQEVK55MPNFVNJKDX3ST4QB2RM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029578},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"OD6G7S4KSZAP3PCFMUKDCLHD5Q","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"26VU5ZFADZBJBAPCWLNP23E5P4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump will speak at the White House Digital Assets Summit before heading to Mar-a-Lago."},{"_id":"ETAGQRSE4FHQDCJGNFQLTNKDPU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. House and Senate are done for the week."}]},{"_id":"7TJC5G5HENARNG7GLEGA5AZAVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741342029582},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"ba8ce273e6eba6e544929a07fc5ba799d74fa050b1029b52e2295753d4f027bc"},"caption":"Georgia Congressman John Lewis visited the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., on February 14, 2015. 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While nothing is truly dead until the Legislature adjourns, it’s much harder to get a bill passed if it doesn’t advance today."},{"_id":"6IY264AO45HN3DHLEIZD6VCJHY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555313},"type":"text","content":"You can follow the action at <a href=\"http://ajc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC.com</a> with our live updates. And be sure to send some positive vibes to our AJC colleagues who will be covering the chambers until the final gavel — no matter how late it may be. Here are some bills we’ll be watching:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"O6PFE6EWUVADZGHNKT4G4EUU6U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"CQTM4FSDE5FOFGMGDAGXA2UWHI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Taxes and refunds</b>. We expect House Republicans will pass bills to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/111\" target=\"_blank\">accelerate an income tax</a> cut and send up to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/112\" target=\"_blank\">$500 refunds</a> back to taxpayers. But it’s notable that these proposals, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/2-billion-in-georgia-tax-cuts-and-refunds-clear-first-hurdle/XLJNBQCM7NBGROK2WFSN4FUBPA/\" target=\"_blank\">backed by Gov. Brian Kemp</a>, haven’t moved yet."},{"_id":"WDPXZL7FDVFJZGQWJ4IVGR5CQE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>“Debanking.” </b>The banking industry is trying to stop <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/57\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 57</a>, which would allow some people and businesses to sue banks for discrimination. Conservatives accuse big banks of punishing them by canceling their accounts or refusing to do business with them. Banks say this will open them to a flurry of lawsuits about their legitimate business decisions."},{"_id":"NVJQV2U5C5FHNPCC25C7HY3G2A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Game pay.</b> Proposals to let people <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/686\" target=\"_blank\">bet on sports</a> and regulate the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/383\" target=\"_blank\">payment of high school athletes</a> both cleared House committees on Wednesday, clearing the way for possible passage today. If sports betting passes, it may mark a breakthrough. The Senate has passed similar measures in recent years, but they’ve stalled in the House."},{"_id":"5DMCYJLPG5ETZLSTWTAM4FEBZY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Wrongful convictions</b>. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/533\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 533</a> would take the decision of compensating people who were wrongly convicted of crimes out of the state Legislature and give it to administrative law judges. People would be eligible for up to $75,000 for every year they were in prison if they can prove their innocence."},{"_id":"P4ZVZTXRPZH3DGPVTZLD4PLB5E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>School safety. </b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/17\" target=\"_blank\">Senate<b> </b>Bill 17</a> would require schools to install mobile panic alarm systems that are connected to emergency services. The bill is named after Richard “Ricky” William Aspinwall, a football coach at Apalachee High School who was killed in a school shooting last year, and Alyssa Alhadeff, who was killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018."}]},{"_id":"NS3GS2QCDFGTTEVUJWHI47OBZQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555315},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"71e520fa97aacaa3b811e3df43209424de1d743440e22c6c0611970feaf7dc2d"},"caption":"Habitat for Humanity volunteers worked at Liberty Plaza on Wednesday. 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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson is urging Republicans in Congress to avoid in-person town halls after <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-gop-urged-to-ditch-in-person-town-halls-after-mccormicks-viral-confrontation/TKHTGNJRNJBNTB6S3ZB5WQRD3I/\" target=\"_blank\">dustups over Donald Trump’s agenda</a>. His counterpart in Georgia is making no such demand."},{"_id":"G7SAERDRMFFDBPPZKNUXEPEIYE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555342},"type":"text","content":"“When we have an opportunity to get back, we’re speaking to our constituents,” Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns told the “Politically Georgia” podcast as part of a conversation about transgender rights, school safety and “religious liberty” measures."},{"_id":"UVH4BOVEINDQRKOQA7GSCQP3LI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555343},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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But in at least one area, Trump is following Georgia’s lead."},{"_id":"P4NJXHXRJNDN5PMDTDVQZWRECY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555346},"type":"text","content":"Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/what-trumps-order-making-english-the-official-language-in-the-us-could-mean/WMS6JR7TUBAUVLEBCR4TUJDB2I/\" target=\"_blank\">signed an executive order</a> last week making English the official language of the United States. But that’s been the law in Georgia for nearly three decades."},{"_id":"WSO377QXNJEYVGIOPLO2URWP74","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555347},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s law got off to a rocky start. Democratic Gov. Zell Miller vetoed the bill in 1995 after the state attorney general warned it could spawn lots of discrimination lawsuits."},{"_id":"R7NFN4E23FHSJK5OGMJ3DHIA54","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555348},"type":"text","content":"When lawmakers tried again in 1996, their goal was more financial than ideological. The thinking was the government could save money by not having to print official documents in multiple languages."},{"_id":"KJMTL4AQGRDUFNG5L5W3ZRBX5E","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555349},"type":"text","content":"Today, state agencies can print things in multiple languages, but it isn’t required. That was also the practical effect of Trump’s recent order. It rescinded an order from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and government-funded organizations to offer language assistance to non-English speakers."},{"_id":"F2BTDDNVGRAEPC6I33BTUGH2MA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555350},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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We’re now starting to see what the former Georgia congressman meant by that."},{"_id":"FGBFE5ENHZG2FKZDUO5KCXISII","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555353},"type":"text","content":"The VA is planning to <a href=\"https://x.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1897386635467354408\" target=\"_blank\">lay off about 72,000 workers</a>, or 15% of its workforce of 470,000 people. Collins said he would do this “without making cuts to health care or benefits.”"},{"_id":"DCKG7JQMVBHHPBUM4CVEFL554Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555354},"type":"text","content":"It’s part of a broader restructuring at the behest of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative."},{"_id":"D6U3YFABXVDGXH25MHKB52XIT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555355},"type":"text","content":"The administration has already targeted most of the governments’ more than 200,000 probationary workers for layoffs. Now, the administration is targeting other jobs. The Associated Press reported earlier this week that the IRS could <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/the-irs-is-drafting-plans-to-cut-as-much-as-half-of-its-90000-person-workforce-ap-sources-say/EFNUSWPZRJDTFPU3ZEGCOI5KKM/\" target=\"_blank\">cut its workforce in half</a>."},{"_id":"XUHNMY4A5BDNDM4YVVPARZBDXU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555356},"type":"text","content":"Job cuts at the VA could be tricky for Collins, who has pledged to improve services while working to implement Trump’s plan to reduce spending."},{"_id":"3YZ7Y4H66ZATPJGFZBHW4DWEUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555357},"type":"text","content":"“There is to be no veteran who has to call a senator or congressman to get the help that they have earned,” Collins told the \"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/doug-collins-gives-first-interview-since-taking-over-department-of-veterans-affairs/7dda9b82-054e-4522-ab0a-9e17915cc2b2/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>\" podcast last month. “And every time they do that, the VA has fell short. My goal? That doesn’t happen.”"},{"_id":"NE6YW52VCBHYHKBFZ63ARVH7CY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555358},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"562a585f0c22b16eb923acbb532636c62c46c445232e9f62163b9e63d7d8d1df"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Lucy McBath’s first move toward running for governor in 2026. Then, an inside look at crossover day in the state Legislature. Plus, House Speaker Jon Burns talks with Bluestein about his vision for the rest of the session."},{"_id":"LNZ7YHWUERGFVBWMELHM2MVDSU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555361},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us."},{"_id":"NPG5A5GX3RCF5BSI4R75AJ6FWA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555362},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA5220374889\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"A3VUYR3PVNCXJKZ7DHJ6IZGBFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555363},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"GALLFN7ZFVA7JJSRNOPI5CT4QY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"6SGKORVSGNCCZIU4LTLUXY333A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"9:30 a.m.: Gov. Brian Kemp signs the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/hurricane-relief-tax-refunds-prison-fixes-included-in-final-georgia-budget-headed-to-kemp/BJIKZWZFBJE77JGQC7MEJGLUIQ/\" target=\"_blank\">amended 2025 budget</a> into law."},{"_id":"HWP7LCNRGBEU3NEA2CDDVAH73E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House and Senate convene for a long day of passing bills before the crossover deadline."},{"_id":"EO7FOUG5SVGCPJK5D3YW5RUZPE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"TBD: The House and Senate rules committees will be the ones to watch throughout the day. They decide which bills make it to the floor and have a chance of passing before the crossover deadline."}]},{"_id":"NZZCVL4QXZAW5KJWCZKUCFBP54","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555367},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"43e84b82812e16494c40d42b20a951c42d8578e389227ea450f229f7d0021844"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Al Green, a Democrat from Texas, disrupted President Donald Trump as he addressed a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"ff97cab14cd343c4a03f46e1eaf13e80","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/FXKVQEAMRFYVRMG36O4IWOJ54I.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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Al Green, D-Texas, for his outburst during Trump’s address Tuesday night."},{"_id":"GZE5IM3BPJBXJDIT4XIORTWUIQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate will vote on more of Trump’s nominees."}]},{"_id":"7WBHTKGQDRCUFLML7R37MWLPNY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555371},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"7E3D42UUQBEHDG3CVZQYRNGUIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741256555372},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS. </b>Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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The money went to Power Forward Communities, a coalition of green groups working to fund energy efficiency projects nationwide."},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Getty Images","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019"},"caption":"President Donald Trump addressed a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"828579fdf832489bb6f5be189da384fe","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Win McNamee","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"APTOPIX Trump Speech","width":5296,"_id":"DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg?auth=b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019","iptc_source":"POOL Getty Images","iptc_job_identifier":"DCSS249","proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg?auth=b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019","takenOn":"2025-03-04T21:50:23Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg?auth=b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019","expiration_date":"2025-04-04T03:01:19Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg?auth=b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019&width=300","version":1,"countryId":227,"usage_instructions":"POOL PHOTO","originalName":"828579fdf832489bb6f5be189da384fe","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"EWRDDH5BNRBSXHZG2SIAP2UWXI","iptc_title":"POOL"},"created_date":"2025-03-05T03:01:21Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-05T03:01:21Z","slug":"APTOPIX Trump Speech","height":3530,"status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/DSS5IJFXUDARVJ3YWTYD3OD2ZE.jpg?auth=b2c3c325ba09fe3ce59b80fba22ecf15fbcf1cb19ce2330e4a0bd6103bdb9019&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"KSFIJA7XHFHEVGCNNTEYCS7C5I","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790193},"type":"text","content":"Until December, Abrams was a senior counsel for one of the groups, Rewiring America, and her spokesman said she wasn’t paid for her work by the EPA. The fact-checking <a href=\"https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/feb/26/facebook-posts/without-evidence-social-media-posts-claim-fraud-in/\" target=\"_blank\">Politifact site rated</a> Trump’s claim as false."},{"_id":"TA4GQUKY3ZEX3IDCPGOHLVJ5EI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790194},"type":"text","content":"For much of the last decade, Georgia Republicans have invoked Abrams as a political foil — even in races that had nothing to do with her."},{"_id":"HIKCTUVTW5FWNMBFMLSVDSWM6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741181311961},"type":"text","content":"And just last week, Republicans in the Georgia Senate unveiled plans to probe Zeldin’s claims, with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones saying the “people of Georgia were defrauded” by the two-time Democratic gubernatorial candidate."},{"_id":"M4DOA73PKJFSRPKQ5VFTAU3Q2M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790195},"type":"text","content":"Trump and other national Republicans have also seized on that trend, using Abrams as a symbol of everything they oppose on the left, from voting rights expansions to culture war battles."},{"_id":"B7I4YBDBZZBMFENCBC4BBYNQO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790196},"type":"text","content":"There’s one notable exception. At the height of Trump’s bitter feud with Gov. Brian Kemp, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/cnn/videos/trump-suggests-stacey-abrams-might-make-better-governor-than-kemp-at-rall/391338662501975/\" target=\"_blank\">he suggested</a> that Abrams would be a better governor than the incumbent. It was perhaps the harshest insult he could hurl at a fellow Republican."},{"_id":"YKHORYH24RB7DKA2T7ERP5GGPI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741180043998},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"7b6f893718af05672286f0027af430ba141b742069bdfa5a13a1615ebd332d2f"},"caption":"State Rep. Holt Persinger (right), a Republican from Winder, is congratulated by Rep. 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No, the city of Atlanta did not rezone Liberty Plaza for a residential neighborhood. They’re volunteers with Habitat for Humanity working to spotlight what they call the “attainable housing crisis” in Georgia."},{"_id":"2NKNTIQQKFBF3LLPND6FOI5S6Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790200},"type":"text","content":"Here are four other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"JQ7SIUX3BJB5TN7HFCD3GPRMXA","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"3AM5AHJC3BDVNMIVDNXZ5RRQGI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath has taken the first step toward running for governor in 2026, launching an exploratory committee that allows her to raise money, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/lucy-mcbath-takes-first-step-toward-likely-georgia-governor-bid/3ODOY54MSFHIZJPID65E6C7C3A/\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"SIUUSSIKGFBBHN5QPG73XYGZ2I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The Georgia House approved a sprawling school safety bill on Tuesday, six months after a deadly shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/apalachee-inspired-bill-aimed-to-prevent-school-shootings-passes-georgia-house/MEZR7IWSYRDFXFIWDGZIAXFGKQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Baruchman reports</a>."},{"_id":"UDLCLYJX3JGZFMB5NDDIM3EYDE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"House lawmakers on Tuesday also approved a bill banning students from kindergarten through eighth grade from using cellphones at school, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-school-cellphone-ban-advances-to-senate/ARBVLTX76ZAUTE2FC75SYAYNB4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Cassidy Alexander reports</a>."},{"_id":"UY3FTYVTINAXDBLAIZLT5YOZM4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The Trump administration is considering selling 17 buildings across Georgia, including two of the largest government buildings in the Southeast, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/two-landmark-atlanta-federal-office-buildings-could-be-sold/HTES6Z5LDZF3JMRWKILEKZ3MBI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Zachary Hansen reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"RK3LAKZAJREHLLSCAEXZH55PTI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790202},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Decatur","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08"},"caption":"Students walking home from classes recently passed an automated speed camera outside Beacon Hill Middle School in Decatur.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"8ed99abd13594791ba8116ccfb41c626","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jeff Amy/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jeff Amy","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Speed Zone Cameras Georgia","width":4032,"_id":"S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"RPJA102","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08","takenOn":"2025-03-03T22:32:28Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08","expiration_date":"2025-04-02T22:45:48Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08&width=300","version":2,"countryId":227,"originalName":"8ed99abd13594791ba8116ccfb41c626","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"5GMKHPWZ6VDA3ND3DNEK7RF3QM","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-03-03T22:45:49Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-04T23:06:30Z","slug":"Speed Zone Cameras Georgia","height":3024,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/S2VYJ643N4Z3LKJJADIG5XSREE.jpg?auth=2c7702d0cfed800638d195c0abcee64e7beffea905e1e7cce582cc55665c9a08&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"YI443RGC4JCNRHT7ZFVJBBC7AU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790204},"type":"text","content":"<b>MAY THE BEST BILL WIN. </b>House lawmakers are divided about how to respond to the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/speed-cameras-in-ga-school-zones-raking-in-money-100-lawmakers-say-no-more/3EJSUUCKWZHTPK4N6ATORAJCDQ/\" target=\"_blank\">public backlash</a> over the increasing use of cameras to catch speeders in school zones.<b> </b>Should they try and fix what they think is a broken system? Or should they just ban the cameras completely?"},{"_id":"MXK6GF7MGBDFVMPBJ6IWHF6L6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790205},"type":"text","content":"The answer, for now, is both."},{"_id":"BK4NCFFQNNHIDMQLRLQNLIOPY4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790206},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to ban and regulate the cameras, sending dueling proposals to the state Senate just two days before a key legislative deadline."},{"_id":"66KIGEJDTRDVHKSO6YGOO3G6LE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790207},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/225\" target=\"_blank\">One bill</a> from state Rep. Dale Washburn, R-Macon, would ban the cameras completely. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/651\" target=\"_blank\">Another bill</a> from Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, would require signs warning drivers when the cameras are in use and set rules for who gets the money from the speeding tickets and how they can spend it."},{"_id":"EK2KFMQBPVF63DIWIGWT4MAKZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790208},"type":"text","content":"Washburn said he voted for both bills, even though he believes banning them is the best thing to do. He said it was either that or risk his bill failing to pass."},{"_id":"MDPXALA6MNFW7HIFINRE6MDP3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790209},"type":"text","content":"“I can’t do anything on the Senate side until I get it over there,” he said. “It gives me a chance.”"},{"_id":"APX7BFZCBBA5JAEAFSEBIEUWIE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790210},"type":"text","content":"Complicating matters, the state Senate has their own proposal that would regulate the use of cameras in school zones. If that bill passes this week, it will likely become part of the negotiations in the coming weeks."},{"_id":"7QOERD6PVNGZTB3T3YXFXOIDGA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790211},"type":"text","content":"But Powell, for his part, has made his position clear."},{"_id":"ZTQWPDPCSBAANL2L32TG6YZ25M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790212},"type":"text","content":"“I’ve seen a version of the Senate bill over there, and typical of my opinion of the Senate, there’s not much to it,” he said during a committee hearing last week. “We’re giving them a second bite to look at something that’s a whole lot more rational and a whole lot more workable.”"},{"_id":"DX7YWCJVONA6PJJ34K356QDGVY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790213},"type":"text","content":"For what it’s worth, Washburn’s bill passed 129-37. Powell’s bill passed 169-0."},{"_id":"NCK3H2NIFVA6FJ353E4TRFFDLE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790214},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"7PPMSXOQ4BFIHFTZJPBBUJYGDQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790215},"type":"text","content":"<b>TORT TALKS. </b>Gov. Brian Kemp enticed a Senate Democrat to cross party lines and vote for his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/after-threats-and-deals-kemps-litigation-overhaul-clears-senate-vote/LQKQZPDXAJAI3HZCEDRBDFYWUI/\" target=\"_blank\">litigation overhaul</a> last month. But that might be a tougher task when the Georgia House votes on the measure."},{"_id":"455HCR5YCBANJLZ4QVWUQYHYZY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790216},"type":"text","content":"House Democrats voted in a closed-door meeting to take a caucus position against the rewrite of lawsuit rules, which Republicans call “tort reform.” We’re told the internal vote was unanimous."},{"_id":"L7YPMN325NGRLPUB2HDPXM3Z4U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790217},"type":"text","content":"We talked to a few on-the-fence Democrats who were struggling with the vote a few days ago but now say they are opposed."},{"_id":"TGNXR2FICFDDRHWKE2N23IGZ6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790218},"type":"text","content":"One told us the final straw was the decision to reroute the measure around the House Judiciary Committee and instead send it to a newly created panel that gives House Speaker Jon Burns more control."},{"_id":"JFQZA6RV5BCGXKW344DQJXNLEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790219},"type":"text","content":"That panel, the House Rules Subcommittee on Lawsuit Reform, has its second meeting at <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4HAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAJVi9mcGGA2b4qFNnaWZAgEUQssAAAA11O7fAAAALgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4BAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">10 a.m. today</a>."},{"_id":"PZPQR2ZKFBDYDJWZEKTEGLWE6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790220},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"356cb0b5a4fa6defda5a9ac47785ed9e5314a4adf8ebfc01b4f0a546c86fff5f"},"caption":"State. 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You’d be even more surprised to know it passed the state Senate without a dissenting vote."},{"_id":"ITB2FFWVJNCRDHYSDI2OUW4OKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790223},"type":"text","content":"Of course, there is more to this story."},{"_id":"UIQSPKQYLNEB3FKLZ4TEMMHSRE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790224},"type":"text","content":"Georgia has two laws aimed at preventing people from selling kids for sex. But the penalties are different. One law says it’s between 10 years and 30 years in prison while the other says it’s a range of 25 years to 50 years in prison."},{"_id":"6OI6IFUSANHLLK4PDYWOBET7HM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790225},"type":"text","content":"Whenever this happens, a judge must stick with the lesser penalty. It’s known as the “rule of lenity.” That’s why <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/42\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 42</a> would repeal the lesser penalty."},{"_id":"OIUU7XXQ5BAUJPEFFL24CYXRWM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790226},"type":"text","content":"“The only way to correct the rule of lenity issue is by repealing that statute so when someone commits that act they will get the harsher penalty,” said state Sen. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia."},{"_id":"ICWLONJAABG2FC7Q2BZF4IK2MY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790227},"type":"text","content":"Hatchett is Gov. Brian Kemp’s floor leader in the Senate. But this bill comes from first lady Marty Kemp, who has made combating human trafficking her top issue."},{"_id":"MPASB4DUZFAP7P3MAECLMY4X2Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790228},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"XLVL2K5HHBEPBHDUDSGXHV54VA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790229},"type":"text","content":"<b>FIXER UPPER. </b>Small-town governments have been bugging Georgia lawmakers for more money to help fix up dilapidated downtowns. Now, thanks in part to Hurricane Helene, they might get their wish."},{"_id":"CEZYYKEBVJB3VD5IOXF54YK3E4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790230},"type":"text","content":"Lawmakers put $5 million in the budget they <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/hurricane-relief-tax-refunds-prison-fixes-included-in-final-georgia-budget-headed-to-kemp/BJIKZWZFBJE77JGQC7MEJGLUIQ/\" target=\"_blank\">passed earlier this week</a> to loan cities and counties with populations under 100,000. The money is an acknowledgement that while much of the post-storm attention has focused on the state’s $83.6 billion agriculture industry, Helene also wrought havoc on the tiny towns that dot Georgia’s farmland."},{"_id":"6ZUGRNQH2VHMDH7TSYWI5FQ47U","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790231},"type":"text","content":"Consider Lincolnton, a town of about 1,400 people about an hour’s drive from Augusta. Its small commercial district is dominated by a large, two-story brick building that had been a dentist’s office."},{"_id":"6JMMKFVHHFHWTFG6COVCOIB5ZQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790232},"type":"text","content":"Heavy rain from the storm caused the roof to cave in, leaving it unusable. Lincolnton Mayor Mike McCombs said the owner has agreed to give the building to the city. But first city leaders will need money to make the repairs."},{"_id":"G2DGL3ZMDJD7VKCPGD7ZYXNXLE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790233},"type":"text","content":"“This will really be a tie with a suit for us,” McCombs said. “This would really set us off. It would clean up the upper side of town for us.”"},{"_id":"E5PII2BQ7RGW3PUPGKBMMVMYCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790234},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"OJVMQ6TTC5C4XFRE2ZQYSZJK3Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790235},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” Democratic strategist Tré Easton talks about what’s next for Georgia Democrats and the upcoming March 14 deadline to avoid a government shutdown."},{"_id":"HHHCM4DZAFDJPDUMFRWD26F6Q4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790236},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. 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He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. 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The Legislature won’t meet today, but there will be plenty of action in committees as House lawmakers rush to make their bills eligible for important votes on Thursday. Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YFR2O2RK6NHGJFSNJBGND3AHNU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QV7JZXMMMBFEPA6SWHVPHQF3I4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House Rules Subcommittee on Lawsuit reform meets to hold its second hearing on <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/68\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 68</a>, which is Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to overhaul civil litigation rules."},{"_id":"BRCVJ5ASNNE4NMZMHMGQ5X35YU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House Industry and Labor Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/82\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 82</a>, which would establish Georgia’s own <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/this-republican-says-georgia-needs-migrants-in-the-workforce/MD73GGB6DNASHI6EIJCL63VSHM/\" target=\"_blank\">guest worker program</a>."},{"_id":"LISW2I5JL5HUJBG6XVLR46EF6A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Noon: House Public and Community Health Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/717\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 717</a>, which would allow for psychedelic-assisted treatment programs."},{"_id":"ZD3OJHCHCVAKDK3I6MNC66JSXI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Higher Education Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/419\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 419</a>, which would require the University System of Georgia to have opioid antagonists in certain buildings."},{"_id":"THK52ALIIRF6LJK66XWF7DHN2Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Education Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/383\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 383</a>, which would allow for high school athletes to be paid for their name, image or likeness."}]},{"_id":"PQD4G3QZSZE7BGGUEKUXNRE3RE","additional_properties":{"_id":1741169790242},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Getty Images","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"8a2e76e1e305454b609a7df5368225ffd02677b2d678269e065901ebc044df6f"},"caption":"Democrats, including U.S. Rep. 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But it served the same purpose. As has been the norm in recent years, there were many Georgia touches throughout the evening."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RF3CQCPJCBC63KANBB7MPPSD3U","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"WR7O7X5YMZAJ7HI2FEGOVUJN2Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, a former Georgia congressman, was the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-doug-collins-is-designated-survivor-at-trumps-congressional-address/TKK4ZGDCTBDYVG4RE5UY5N3IWQ/\" target=\"_blank\">designated survivor</a>. He did not attend the speech as a precautionary measure to ensure the presidential line of succession remained intact in case a of catastrophic at the Capitol."},{"_id":"6TMK75FFZJFGZLVUWPH7GV27UY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"At least two Georgia Democrats, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock of Atlanta and Rep. Hank Johnson of Lithonia, skipped the speech. 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Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock of Georgia joined every other Senate Democrat in blocking a GOP-led measure intended to bar transgender girls from competing in women’s sports — earning sharp backlash from state Republicans."},{"_id":"AECEVEJMTBFBZDFBS22WJPIIJ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875391},"type":"text","content":"And under the Gold Dome, a proposal to ban most gender-affirming care for state prison inmates exposed a divide among Democrats."},{"_id":"RA7SUSJEVVDLHCINQ7GWWPVPJM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875392},"type":"text","content":"While Republicans argue both are essential to protect girls and safeguard taxpayer dollars, the votes reflect a broader political strategy to force Democrats to play defense on an issue that President Donald Trump and his allies weaponized during last year’s election."},{"_id":"Y244OSC2RJH3HMLTUJSRJU2T2E","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875393},"type":"text","content":"The federal measure, which <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-approves-ban-on-transgender-students-in-girls-sports/Q7HL4TI62VCTJGX43OFNJEQFUM/\" target=\"_blank\">passed the House</a> in January along mostly party lines, would ban federal funding to K-12 schools that include transgender students in women’s athletic programs. It garnered 51 votes in the Senate, short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster."},{"_id":"EKMHQNBMABHYTKZNRBH542KB4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875394},"type":"text","content":"“This bill was overreach,” Ossoff told us in a statement. “School districts and athletic associations can ensure fair, safe competition without subjecting the bodies of adolescent student athletes — children — to intrusive investigation by the federal government.”"},{"_id":"SNTBYXDRWRBYZGUIMOPKF6222Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875395},"type":"text","content":"That brought a stinging rebuke from Gov. Brian Kemp, one several potential Republicans who could challenge Ossoff in 2026: “Men should not play in women’s sports. The people of Georgia know that and our senators should too.”"},{"_id":"V7P3XAIRW5BDVJRMVISNPP75KM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875396},"type":"text","content":"And Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who leads the Georgia Senate, pointed to similar state-based legislation that’s advancing in the Georgia Legislature."},{"_id":"RNNGLB5KPVDXPGDCWQT3P3X3ZA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875397},"type":"text","content":"“We’ll fix it in Georgia with Senate Bill 1 and we’ll fix one of our senators next November,” he said. “Men should not play in women’s sports. Period.”"},{"_id":"7FUE5DSTCJBDDPWHGZXX23DMWM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It also drew the scorn of Riley Gaines, the former University of Kentucky swimmer who says she was put at a competitive disadvantage when competing against a transgender woman. "},{"_id":"2WKBQ5VPVJHFHNOSWLA27KZRME","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gaines is the namesake of legislation backed by Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene endorsed this week."},{"_id":"J6KQQ3SDARF3POUIXWZPRZK4XQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“You have a daughter. Have you no shame?” Gaines said in a social media missive directed at Ossoff. “Georgians are watching. I will make it my mission to do what I can to remove you from your senate seat in 2026.”"},{"_id":"T3HMVGUJRJFXPCQ53BP2OFEOMI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875398},"type":"text","content":"In Jones’ chamber, four Democrats broke ranks to join Republicans on the prison bill. One of them was state Sen. Sonya Halpern, an Atlanta Democrat who said she knew Republicans were trying to spring a trap."},{"_id":"PYOVWRJW45DC7HDE4NT76V75XQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875399},"type":"text","content":"“I will not let my party be dragged into an argument that makes us look out of touch with the very people we claim to represent,” said Halpern, a potential candidate for higher office in 2026."},{"_id":"FPAKPFDI7RA2DK4EOD7VXP5HLA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875400},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"a5b2c4b58f2da97a753397431e7d1dee9443d96d6a175f773ce693815998446c"},"caption":"Jennifer Edwards (right), alongside attorney Kara Phillips (left) speaks out against an effort by Gov. 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U.S. Sen. Elissa Slotkin of New York will give the Democratic response. In Georgia, state Sens. John F. Kennedy, R-Macon, and Sonya Halpern, D-Atlanta, <a href=\"https://vimeo.com/event/4144483/1853c898c3\" target=\"_blank\">will respond</a> 30 minutes after the speech."},{"_id":"STNXJC5ZYVCOTFPQOJGVZGOHFY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875403},"type":"text","content":"Here are three other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"TNJNSX2QJFFEFOOODCEVUQVJ4U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"EG6ZOZX5TNEMZI2VLKNPLJWUYA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Researchers and scientists have asked Gov. Brian Kemp and Attorney General Chris Carr to join a lawsuit aimed at blocking cuts to federal research grants, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-scientists-to-ask-kemp-carr-to-oppose-research-funding-cuts/S2INWR2I65BVNPKMWCZCOY4DOI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Michael Scaturro reports</a>."},{"_id":"L3SFG4GMT5D27EEIKBSA3ZKA54","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Crime victims, attorneys and security experts are opposing Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposed overhaul of the state’s civil litigation system, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-crime-victims-decry-kemps-bill-limiting-lawsuit-damages/TSVAXO4OURCXDNUXAXIG62GSPA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"RT6KNLVYEBD3ZNVJLVJUFEVNQ4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The state Senate is gearing up for a fight over a bill that would withhold public funding from any K-12 public school, college or university that promotes diversity, equity and inclusion programs, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-committee-passes-anti-dei-bill-setting-up-likely-senate-fight/I5NB7QLRKZFBLE2NV7L6K77YUU/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Martha Dalton reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"3EU3KOVQVZBZ5J5JEC3MBNHRJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875405},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"f77148e113f43825e9c26e305b22042a911ff1f88691785f069e992d0f70a522"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Senators did not appear to be against sports betting on principle. But they were tired of passing proposed amendments only to see them stall in the House."},{"_id":"3VLW5Z65XRALND4X2BDMNQBFBA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875409},"type":"text","content":"“If the House isn’t interested, then I don’t see why we would want to put our people through this again,” said Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega."},{"_id":"2UK33NYJ45AGLB5FTIBEXNIDTI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875410},"type":"text","content":"They could get their wish. State Rep. Marcus Wiedower, R-Watkinsville, has introduced a sports betting proposal in the House, and it is scheduled to get a hearing in the <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4HAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAJVi9mcGGA2b4qFNnaWZAgEUQssAAAA11O7jAAAALgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4BAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">House Higher Education Committee</a> today. But supporters will have to work quickly to get it passed before Thursday’s crossover deadline."},{"_id":"XSQLHOASK5HLJBOR2QK4FMMK6M","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875411},"type":"text","content":"Georgia was one of the first Southern states to adopt a lottery. But it will likely be one of the last states — if ever — to embrace sports betting."},{"_id":"Z3ZH64X4P5A6XHXKACEBFKI4P4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875412},"type":"text","content":"The problem is not public support. When asked if they wanted a chance to vote on sports betting, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/parties-take-pulse-of-georgia-voters-on-guns-gambling-and-election-laws/BB7DSD3ELBDL7AZRK3RJD5CGSM/\" target=\"_blank\">more than 80%</a> of Republican primary voters last year said “yes.” And a poll <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/new-poll-shows-most-georgia-voters-want-to-legalize-sports-betting/QE7YLMNR6BD5PM7IAE2T7TUI6E/\" target=\"_blank\">released earlier this year</a> found nearly two-thirds of voters back the idea."},{"_id":"6ENVPFV3YVECBL7JVGXATVTWWM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875413},"type":"text","content":"But thornier questions of how to divide and spend the tax revenue from sports betting have flummoxed state lawmakers."},{"_id":"BTWPTFULZBBEDH5RYHJQKTVEEA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875414},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"cbf11e30bf60ace1ff2ab055689be1c6c08abdeaeafe36f527bda873c5b76fdf"},"caption":"Former U.S. Sen. 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Former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is positioning the Small Business Administration as a key force in advancing President Donald Trump’s agenda."},{"_id":"KUUMKB72JZB27L4LKERMFT3JQI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875417},"type":"text","content":"Fresh off her <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/senate-confirms-kelly-loeffler-to-lead-small-business-administration/QFL7J4JW3FHCJMEVQCJIOLPGAY/\" target=\"_blank\">Senate confirmation</a>, Loeffler visited the state Capitol on Monday and told us in an interview she has directed the sprawling federal agency to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs, end remote work policies and cooperate with Elon Musk’s cost-cutting program."},{"_id":"HP6Q5SXFNNCRVOEQVBOXTLYUI4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875418},"type":"text","content":"“I’ve talked to Elon about these matters personally and thanked him for advancing them aggressively,” she said in an interview at the state Capitol. “We just want to know who is doing their job, and what it is they’re doing. Is it essential? Are they doing it well?”"},{"_id":"HUXPUVSNFJBWJP442FQTYPB4YU","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875419},"type":"text","content":"Part of the Department of Government Efficiency initiative’s press to shrink the federal bureaucracy includes a mandate to return to in-person work. It’s a policy that Loeffler said is overwhelmingly popular — an “80-20 issue.”"},{"_id":"46JDC65LANH5LEQLEDVXSYLRW4","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875420},"type":"text","content":"“Of course, there are going to be people that are unhappy that the handouts are stopping, but we have to get back to respecting the American taxpayer and putting small businesses on a level playing field.”"},{"_id":"OJQWMQUYDBGR3O5RPHJWZZLRCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875421},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"Georgia State Capitol","locality":"Atlanta","region":"Gerogia"},"auth":{"1":"265484d21193a40722400da762a78741c3a8e6474c6b319a9c9b49e120894f92"},"caption":"State Rep. Rick Williams, a Republican from Milledgeville, backs Senate Bill 74. 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That bill, co-sponsored by state Sen. Rick Williams, R-Milledgeville, would remove a decades-old exemption from criminal penalties for librarians if children come across “harmful materials.”"},{"_id":"H6HTQNQERRFU5CY5M2FMNFZUUI","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875425},"type":"text","content":"Minnie D. Mazzola, a retired magistrate judge from Jones County, emailed Williams to say the bill places libraries in the role of parents and holds them responsible for the content of every book in the library. The emails were shared shared with our AJC colleague Maya T. Prabhu."},{"_id":"7JPFUFGBQVGD3BXYVM67PZQLDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875426},"type":"text","content":"Williams said he does not approve of picture books such as “The Color of Love” and “It’s Pride, Baby!” being available in the children’s section, according to the emails. The books<b> </b>discuss the various forms love can take."},{"_id":"EEAFY36XONAXZA255ED3QYGN2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875427},"type":"text","content":"Asked if his determining what other children get to read would lead to book burning, he pushed back."},{"_id":"MYY7JINKOBB4HPNI3NTRWW6R5Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875428},"type":"text","content":"“U r silly,” he wrote. “No. But to put this out there for children. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"WKVCBQZZRVBRNGZEA7KQOOMXNE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"3Z6YON5GRNF3JD5HYNGJ22VJSI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: The House Economic Development and Tourism Committee will meet to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/490\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 490</a>, which would require human trafficking training for hotels."},{"_id":"7MNMMIE2Q5DH7ERSVXU7ODTBKA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers could vote on 20 pieces of legislation, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/199\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 199</a>, which would overhaul state campaign finance rules."},{"_id":"JEGS5ZCTXFAYLFC23ATOEAHG7Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers could vote on lots of bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/268\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 268</a>, aimed at making schools safer following last year’s deadly shooting at Apalachee High School."},{"_id":"YNY7KELQD5AGRFJBIM6YZ7JUB4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: The House Higher Education Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/450\" target=\"_blank\">House Resolution 450</a> and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/686\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 686</a>, which together would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to legalize sports betting and set rules and regulations for it."}]},{"_id":"ZJBUYE7EJJEYZEYCG4L5TYBA5Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875436},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Fort Moore","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"c9a58d99d8f13865c3cd84c40e65ad8fa84625f7a5fc4c6db484deb5fc66d3c3"},"caption":"On May 11, 2023, the children of Lt. 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This is a cynical attempt to take us backwards and to stoke division.”"},{"_id":"NVNN6REQ3JAAFB7IQQ47GU3RRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875443},"type":"text","content":"The change delighted conservatives who never wanted Fort Benning renamed. U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, <a href=\"https://x.com/Rep_Clyde/status/1896661878329463152\" target=\"_blank\">tweeted</a> that it was “incredible news.”"},{"_id":"HUXDQ3YEJJEIZKJM76XSGJTSIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1741083875444},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, said the name has “always been an emotional issue” for the people who have lived, trained and worked around the post. 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They included Oleksii Shumskyi, whose parents and brother are in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv. 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The pressure is picking up in the Senate, where bills must clear committee by 1 p.m. today to be considered before the crossover deadline."},{"_id":"FE7CL5ETNJG2DKULWY33DC6PGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809718},"type":"text","content":"Here are three other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"SFQMXPZCCVCFXC5KGEHTTOCYQ4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"JQQH22IS5VGMVBSZ26NQQAO564","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The AJC’s Michelle Baruchman and Maya T. Prabhu offer a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/what-to-watch-for-in-georgia-as-contentious-issues-cross-over-in-the-state-capitol/YLRL4F2AO5BJBHQDBTF4EVFCKM/\" target=\"_blank\">great rundown of bills</a> to watch ahead of Thursday’s crossover deadline."},{"_id":"YA4OV6EDP5HXNGTIKM3HRYJXT4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Republicans are thinking twice about hosting town hall-style meetings after U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick of Suwanee, faced tough questions and boos, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/will-georgia-republicans-rethink-town-halls-after-rich-mccormicks-blowup/E74B2244TBBMPM5OUQ2P5AJWBM/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"CUWRNZHPR5HOVLMGZJBZ32N75E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Senate will investigate Stacey Abrams and the New Georgia Project, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-to-investigate-stacey-abrams-and-new-georgia-project/W4UVO2WIDVHB5FOASE7A3Y2G7M/\" target=\"_blank\">David Wickert and Greg Bluestein report</a>."}]},{"_id":"WO2GIDYLGBCE5HKYPA5EW3K2WE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809720},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"3af597cc9ddcbb36399ea2315f55eb4cee5e02c17f5df8ba0d12a25eed05937a"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Jason Esteves has introduced a measure requesting the removal of an Alexander Stephens figure from the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol and replace it with the likeness of the late President Jimmy Carter."},{"_id":"PAPJLHYQNFHW7JWHOQBQCSRZMU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809723},"type":"text","content":"The Atlanta Democrat, a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/jason-esteves-preparing-for-a-potential-run-for-governor-in-2026/QTDYNPH6UBBKXJBDYKDSVKC47Q/\" target=\"_blank\">potential candidate for governor</a>, said replacing a white supremacist who was the vice president of the Confederacy with a statue of the former president would help burnish his legacy."},{"_id":"FV3DUB4SVRADHB5YK4YDHR3JTI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809724},"type":"text","content":"“Now more than ever, a statue of President Carter to commemorate his commitment to human rights and public service would serve as a much-needed reminder for leaders in Washington,” he said."},{"_id":"72Z25Y7JSJGGPAOOMOLZNBYM7Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809727},"type":"text","content":"A prominent Georgia politician, Stephens was a secessionist who was elected vice president of the Confederacy in 1861. 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On the other are the veterans service organizations who do the same thing, but free of charge."},{"_id":"ZX36FVO6I5DIDNVJXPOOFMFJ3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809732},"type":"text","content":"Lawmakers want to<b> </b>place restrictions on these private companies to make sure they don’t take advantage of veterans desperate for help. But the service organizations, including the Veterans of Foreign Wars, say these companies shouldn’t be allowed to operate in the first place."},{"_id":"4QVC65242FDAXP53XROHS444ZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809733},"type":"text","content":"“It’s an earned benefit. We’re not, as veterans, in a commercial commodity,” said Charles Dobbins, state adjutant for the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Georgia."},{"_id":"PRCZJU4ZTZGSLNHXSWC2O6XSLY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809734},"type":"text","content":"Supporters argue there are way more veterans than services available, and these private companies give soldiers more choices."},{"_id":"UINLMSXK4FERDHG4UIPUTKJCAY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809735},"type":"text","content":"“The last thing we want to do is see any veteran taken advantage of,” said Benjamin Tipton, who works for Veterans Guardian, a claim consulting company."},{"_id":"FC3DZHYTMBCWVDN4FJUJOPZEJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809736},"type":"text","content":"The House easily passed a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/108\" target=\"_blank\">bill</a> last month that would, among other things, set limits on how much the companies can charge and also require them to tell veterans that free counseling services are available."},{"_id":"7WKPYLHGDZGUFDCPCPOU2WTCWU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809737},"type":"text","content":"But a similar proposal has stalled in the state Senate. Sen. 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Instead, he said he urged caution about rushing to regulate artificial intelligence."},{"_id":"3KW7GKHXW5F73EUZOLRE3AGGCY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809742},"type":"text","content":"“I didn’t say you should or you shouldn’t. That’s none of my business,” he said. “I’m a big federalist. I believe in state’s rights.”"},{"_id":"6FPZZMA7RNBTFKTRPQVS2T55NU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809743},"type":"text","content":"Policymakers face challenges with AI as the fast-moving technology disrupts established industries. McCormick said laws should be written carefully so as not to stifle development, especially as the U.S. competes with China for digital supremacy."},{"_id":"OJKWK63W65EZJL2T2HGOFKYBAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809744},"type":"text","content":"“I have not read his bill. 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Lawmakers could vote on nine bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/296\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 296</a>, which would eventually require police to accept digital driver’s licenses."},{"_id":"F2XLB7TK3VDXNOIEOKE3VJFMPA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: Resources Management Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee meets to consider House Bills <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/561\" target=\"_blank\">561</a> and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/562\" target=\"_blank\">562</a>, which would <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/new-swamp-protection-bills-emerge-as-decision-on-mine-near-the-okefenokee-looms/ZEJC7LMWZBGQ5BLDBNGREXPSB4/\" target=\"_blank\">restrict mining</a> near the Okefenokee Swamp."},{"_id":"44RA3XFXT5DIFCDTC2PHWY2LNY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers could vote on 16 bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/74\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 74</a>, which would end an exemption for librarians from a law against exposing children to harmful materials."},{"_id":"NRJKGMUIXZAHHL6XTVXCYIZLJ4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: The House Human Relations and Aging Committee will meet to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/645\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 645</a>, which would repeal a law requiring COVID testing of staff members in long-term care facilities."}]},{"_id":"ZHPVL6FVOBEN5LICUL34MHEWDU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809765},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is among the members of Congress who are experimenting with accepting cryptocurrency as a campaign contribution. There is a prominent “donate with crypto” button now at the top of his website."},{"_id":"XV3ACGCZVBBUTBPSXUOYTRZLWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809772},"type":"text","content":"“I hope that by introducing this platform, I can destigmatize the crypto industry and advance the future of global finance and innovation,” the Jackson Republican said. “If our nation is going to continue to be competitive in the global financial system, we must adapt.”"},{"_id":"GGNS3U6CIFFW7MOC6KD7EEWMBA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740997809773},"type":"text","content":"Collins is a crypto trader who often posts about the topic on social media. 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If it becomes law, it means the state will pay teachers' families $150,000 — the same amount it offers families of public safety officers killed on the job."},{"_id":"Q2NNP64YJVBBVOTW6IGFUUJNZY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325127},"type":"text","content":"And this week, House lawmakers <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/56\" target=\"_blank\">amended a bill</a> to expand a scholarship fund to include the spouse and children of teachers who are killed or permanently disabled “by an act of violence in the line of duty.”"},{"_id":"VLNM6WD6RNGTVAHHJXOWIDQP3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325128},"type":"text","content":"These efforts come a few months after two teachers and two students were <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/what-we-know-about-the-victims-at-apalachee-high-school-and-how-to-help/OCQWEBAFFNBZNCTNSG4HF73Z7Q/\" target=\"_blank\">killed in a shooting</a> at Apalachee High School in Barrow County. And they have enjoyed unanimous support so far. But they’ve also highlighted the deep rift between Republicans and Democrats about gun violence."},{"_id":"XPL7P2LX7RBBZDZH4JG2G6FELM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325129},"type":"text","content":"“It is an admission that teachers — yes, teachers — are dying in the line of duty,” said state Rep. Mekyah McQueen, a Democrat from Smyrna who is a former public school teacher. “For firefighters, for law enforcement officers, this makes sense. It is understood that their professions come with inherent risks. But for educators? … This should not be so. This cannot be so.”"},{"_id":"6DPPQLXVBJEEZLPJQFBD3LX6AM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325130},"type":"text","content":"Republicans have put forward several school safety proposals this year, but few deal with guns directly. Gov. Brian Kemp wants to increase <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-to-dole-out-extra-50-million-in-georgia-school-security-grants/YIDUIWD6QBBHFPG5MSMSDDY43Y/\" target=\"_blank\">school safety grants</a>. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones wants to require schools to install mobile <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/17\" target=\"_blank\">panic alert systems</a>. And House Speaker Jon Burns has backed a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-speaker-pushes-for-school-safety-legislation-after-apalachee-shooting/5RRYEEABDNA3RJLWDKFDC6WU5Q/\" target=\"_blank\">school safety package</a> that includes a statewide database for districts to share security information."},{"_id":"YYEGD4FZFNEZ3K6OL7CALEXBQI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325131},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"F34PDVRKRFG4RDMTDXZNKVNMNE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325132},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Starting Monday, you’ll find the AJC’s “<a href=\"http://ajc.com/politics/a-note-about-the-politically-georgia-podcast/Q4IKEXNAK5EBZCFDPHWU3VBHHQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>” podcast exclusively on <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC.com</a> and wherever you get your podcasts. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution partnered with 90.1 FM WABE in 2023 to deliver essential political coverage during a historic presidential election. For longtime listeners who’ve spent the past year listening to the live radio program, we’re grateful for your support."},{"_id":"IG3WYL2B2NEO7IBXPFRWL6APSM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325133},"type":"text","content":"Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy will continue to bring you important insights and analysis. New podcast episodes are available almost every day. If you haven’t yet, be sure to subscribe to “Politically Georgia” for free at apple Podcasts, Spotify or any other podcast platform."},{"auth":{"1":"9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275"},"caption":"Atlanta City Council member Amir Farokhi says he's not running for reelection.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"58ddcec6-bb34-11e8-9b6b-ea92d4d4d2fd","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Bob Andres/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"first_publish_date":"2018-09-18T11:16:53Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg?auth=9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg?auth=9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275","takenOn":"2018-09-18T11:16:53Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg?auth=9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg?auth=9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275&width=300","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p9/AJC/2018/09/18/Images/newsEngin.23065196_091618-ENT-Gulch-vote-ba14.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"K3T7CRZZAJFZTFBIIRRAMQS6GY"},"last_updated_date":"2025-02-28T09:35:10Z","height":1312,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg","display_date":"2018-09-18T11:16:53Z","subtitle":"Atlanta City Council members want independent review of Gulch deal","width":2048,"_id":"YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ","created_date":"2020-06-29T05:41:18Z","publish_date":"2018-09-18T11:16:53Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YJN3GC35WVCSZ5RZIKLPK4V4WQ.jpg?auth=9474e864072dfed38c21a16a84c1d99cb22af247219ad266397afb46e2557275&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"IP3B6XEEYNF6LFYD3NT2A3NDN4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325135},"type":"text","content":"Here are four other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"FRKMY47OURGVVNQFXEGR4LJTZY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"A26OHJKKRJH5DMC7AR64ALMTYE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Nels Peterson will be the next chief justice of the Georgia supreme Court, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/georgia-supreme-court-selects-next-chief-justice/ZBQKK7G5MVCOBC4ZALQW76K7SI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Shaddi Abusaid reports</a>. Peterson will replace Michael Boggs, who announced this week he is resigning at the end of March."},{"_id":"CLCENJRWJFED5MX6Q2U2EQXFWI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Saturday is the first day families can apply for the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which offers up to $6,500 for private school tuition and other educational expenses, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-promise-scholarship-application-window-opens-saturday-5-things-to-know/NULNSALU7RDSLD56335SMU455M/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Eric Stirgus reports</a>."},{"_id":"2XYLUPMWCRG6ZDMH2CTUB7KVI4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"As the Georgia Legislature moves past the halfway point, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/maga-makeover-georgia-republicans-race-to-reshape-state-policy-in-trumps-image/2ZJWKVVE3RAG3GDVZ5AXLCRJVU/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein writes</a> about how Republicans are pushing to pass legislation that mirrors President Donald Trump’s campaign promises."},{"_id":"YKXKLQBJEFBXVBFXE23QA6X77Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Atlanta City Council member Amir Farokhi says he won’t run for reelection this year and plans to resign his seat at the end of July to lead The Galloway School, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlanta-council-member-amir-farokhi-to-resign-from-seat/I7KFZNE34ZHFNIVZCYNELSOU6I/\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Bunch reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"NRJT27NAXRH55B6DRFGQGILEZA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325137},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"NATRICE MILLER AJC 2022","address":{},"auth":{"1":"eba5d0791d6284981509d9c185138628b7d7e7eabea593849abbaba30bc87471"},"caption":"Sen. 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That’s what it seemed like during a legislative committee hearing this week."},{"_id":"VRR7M5FXPFDODN57OM5W25DQFA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325140},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/37\" target=\"_blank\">presenting a bill</a> before the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee — one of several related to artificial intelligence that <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-lawmakers-want-to-place-limits-on-the-use-of-ai-deepfakes/56KCZFFXDRGQRNCCDKPJPTB2OM/\" target=\"_blank\">Albers has introduced</a> this year."},{"_id":"A5SVTFL5Z5ALVMOTPQVEL75CCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325141},"type":"text","content":"But before the committee could vote, Chair Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, said he was holding the bill in part because of a phone call he received from U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee."},{"_id":"CAPGA7EVQZCORLNWL5S5QG3GFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325142},"type":"text","content":"“I got a call from congressman McCormick asking us not to do anything on AI, saying they were going to do it at the federal level,” Beach told Albers."},{"_id":"RIFXLTJFJBAYTPSUC4YGOOLIVI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325143},"type":"text","content":"This was surprising to Albers, who noted his bill would address standards for state and local governments and create a board of experts to advise the state moving forward."},{"_id":"PYXUHB4ECZB2BOP3BOXGOF2E3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325144},"type":"text","content":"“I don’t believe either of them actually read the bill,” Albers told us Thursday. ”I spoke with Rep. McCormick today, and while we agree that the federal government has a role to play at the national level, my bill does not fall under that scope. While I’m more optimistic now than in previous years, we all recognize that Congress struggles to pass even the basics of a budget — let alone comprehensive policy on artificial intelligence.”"},{"_id":"SYG5IN42PFALBELJ6G3ZLCHFRU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325145},"type":"text","content":"Beach left open the possibility of advancing the bill at a later hearing. But time is running out. Senate bills must be out of committee by Monday to be considered before Thursday’s crossover deadline."},{"_id":"2RYJ33LOAREQ3P2BORTI7MK32E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325146},"type":"text","content":"Democratic state Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, offered his support."},{"_id":"T7SMI4S7VZF7XPQXSVJXX2PBP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325147},"type":"text","content":"“If we need to change the congressman’s mind, I’m always ready to pack out a town hall in Roswell,” he said, a reference to McCormick’s recent meeting where the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/mccormick-confronted-by-angry-crowd-over-support-for-trumps-agenda/A4FRX7YIUFD2RK7SFTNOKGMDQY/\" target=\"_blank\">audience booed him</a>."},{"_id":"EAR3KF7RVBFEFDYTOGRMZ7MIVY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325148},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"e9b7cea1233825123a4a376b3606fa01084b0706350d987b550f3d81dbfe6ee0"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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But other would-be contenders have yet to signal they’ll challenge her, saying the current office holder, five-term Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, has frozen the field."},{"_id":"YNKXQ4FMIRB6DHNLTRNPEFIRBY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325153},"type":"text","content":"Carter has $3 million in his campaign fund and has talked about a statewide run in the next election cycle, either for the U.S. Senate or governor. Carter has been mum since Taylor announced though, and several potential successors have said they’d consider a run only if Carter seeks another office."},{"_id":"QJXCYK5Q4RGJ3OPWQUHWBCMU5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325154},"type":"text","content":"The interested parties hail from locations that stretch the length of the coast, from Brunswick to Waycross to Jesup to Savannah. Even so, several agree on this reality: the GOP nominee will need to raise $2 million minimum to win a primary and a general election. That kind of money can only be found in Savannah,<b> </b>the district’s population center."},{"_id":"UDKSINXFU5BZTECHGAWWRBISK4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325155},"type":"text","content":"Taylor, for the record, is an educator from rural Baxley, located 90 miles southwest of Savannah and where AJC Savannah bureau chief Adam Van Brimmer once had a close encounter with an eight-point buck that nearly totaled his car."},{"_id":"W76B6WXLDREXXBZWAU5QTOAZKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325156},"type":"text","content":"Estimates on how much Taylor could raise for her run ranged from $2 to $20,000, according to several Republican power brokers. Even so, they said her candidacy will make for a spicy primary."},{"_id":"AXA7IHHUC5G5RHWQUD6JCCIFLY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325157},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"O6VSAGVZORGGDBRY5FDXS3P7RU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740753091936},"type":"text","content":"<b>TORT TIME.</b> Gov. 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But it doesn’t outlaw all third-party litigation, which paved the way for the overwhelming support."},{"_id":"H657PQBSEVAXTFLEU3DVGCU7TY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740753091939},"type":"text","content":"While Democrats have fiercely opposed other parts of Kemp’s legal overhaul — the broader bill drew only one Democratic vote last week — this measure garnered unanimous support."},{"_id":"MNQ6KAWTXVFPDMGTOPIT5PICXY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740753091940},"type":"text","content":"Next up, the measure will head to a special bipartisan Rules subcommittee designed by Speaker Jon Burns to give GOP leaders more direct control over the contentious legislation. 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State Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, and Rep. Ruwa Romman, D-Duluth, have launched a weekly show called “What’s On Fire?” It’s<b> </b>available on their respective Instagram accounts — @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ruwa4georgia/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">ruwa4georgia</a> and @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/joshmclauringa/\" target=\"_blank\">joshmclauringa</a>. The show features the lawmakers bantering about various emergencies — in their view — caused by the Trump administration and its allies in state government."},{"_id":"DMUZINSLEFHZJAKJURIZL2DR64","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325161},"type":"text","content":"“Sometimes we set a bar so high of what voters expect that it leads to paralysis on an institutional level when the reality is they just want to literally see our faces,” Romman told the “Politically Georgia” podcast this week."},{"_id":"UM4IPFCYV5FEHI5NEIBNDKAJ6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325162},"type":"text","content":"That sometimes means going against their instincts, like repeating the same message again and again."},{"_id":"FZE3WR6RIVCKBMOIF6EYXHPMRA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325163},"type":"text","content":"“That other media environment that we are losing has been pounding the pavement with the same information over and over and over again,” McLaurin said. “Democrats have been sheepish and a little shy about messaging with the discipline that Republicans have been messaging with.”"},{"_id":"OK53K3OKGRA7VFFXTOH6CS5PXI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325164},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Lawmakers could vote on 10 bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/423\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 423</a>, which would provide for next generation 911 services."},{"_id":"TLQ25MQUDNHO7CNOIDZX7TY5UA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers could vote on five bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/152\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 152</a>, which would expand the Georgia Promise Scholarship program to include biological or adopted children of foster parents who meet certain conditions."}]},{"_id":"XPGDOCVQ2NALDCLCUE5VBSWORU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325168},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd"},"caption":"Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" podcast.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"8f98e846ee7e41fe89246297d779a30d","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Atlanta State of the City","width":3300,"_id":"5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg?auth=a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"GAATJ201","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg?auth=a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd","takenOn":"2025-02-25T19:03:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg?auth=a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd","expiration_date":"2025-03-28T00:50:46Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg?auth=a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd&width=300","version":3,"countryId":227,"usage_instructions":"MANDATORY CREDIT; MARIETTA DAILY OUT; GWINNETT DAILY POST OUT; WXIA OUT; WGCL OUT","originalName":"8f98e846ee7e41fe89246297d779a30d","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"7QFQIY53AVHZ5OPEAEUQTPOKFA","iptc_title":"MBI"},"created_date":"2025-02-26T00:50:48Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-28T10:43:15Z","slug":"Atlanta State of the City","height":2200,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/5NKFAGOB46NVU3UXB7IQD3VVJY.jpg?auth=a59e273cabcf2ca983a80b8e138501120fa055a9b0e29b8f2f5fa1495a30b6fd&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"SS4CH5OUC5H4XFUF577BWRKBDQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740741325170},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joins the show. 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Brian Kemp’s litigation overhaul by assigning it to a newly created subcommittee rather than the usual route through the Judiciary Committee."},{"_id":"BOV3STQKA5BRJJ3M7SZ7LTQCQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697023},"type":"text","content":"Burns said Wednesday that the panel will be chaired by state Rep. Rob Leverett, an Elberton Republican who specializes in real estate law and is seen as a no-nonsense up-and-coming party figure."},{"_id":"BL3OG5YSD5GMVN66DFIT3THVSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697024},"type":"text","content":"The strategic move helps Burns and House leaders have more say over the polarizing measure, which passed the Senate with modest changes last week following an <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-threatens-to-back-primary-challenges-against-republicans-who-oppose-his-litigation-rewrite/WJRRFX2FSNCSJEWN5BG73TTPSY/\" target=\"_blank\">extraordinary Kemp threat</a> to oppose any Republicans who dared to vote against it."},{"_id":"PYF3KHNAE5FG3PJXPNAIBS6OKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697025},"type":"text","content":"That message has spooked some in the House, where Burns’ team is trying to navigate Kemp’s drive to pass the legislation with bubbling unrest from some in his caucus."},{"_id":"G6M4ICZ2PVEK3NHV5T32SRORQY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697026},"type":"text","content":"The speaker loaded the subcommittee with some of the House’s most prominent voices on the issue. Among them are Rules Committee Chair Butch Parrish, R-Swainsboro; Judiciary Committee Chair Stan Gunter, R-Blairsville; and House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry."},{"_id":"SIQPKXEBDBBMLMLG6WOJ3LVAHU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697027},"type":"text","content":"He also included four leading Democratic critics: Stacey Evans and Tanya Miller of Atlanta, Sam Park of Lawrenceville and Al Williams of Midway."},{"_id":"2XXUIK4RA5H23GPG3CUSDD7R5I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697028},"type":"text","content":"Get ready. The committee could move fast."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1740665181955}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/jonburnsga/status/1894832008062530021?s=46&t=rZ65MPiF5tLq9H9D1iFZWw","type":"twitter"},"_id":"SZCIGE4ZEVHZHESQPLT77PL3FE","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"JonBurnsGA","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/JonBurnsGA/status/1894832008062530021","author_url":"https://twitter.com/JonBurnsGA","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The House is committed to working with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/GovKemp?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GovKemp</a> to pass meaningful lawsuit reform. 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Gov. Burt Jones in the GOP primary for governor next year. It was Jones who teed up the measure in the Senate this month. We asked Carr if he supports the bill, which would restrict the State Health Benefit Plan from funding gender-affirming care."},{"_id":"XEWAAU3GAJG3ZA7WRMJYWZ6YKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697035},"type":"text","content":"“We support banning sex-change procedures for children and taxpayer-funded transgender surgeries,” Carr spokesperson Kara Murray said. “We will work with the House and Senate to make sure any legislation is strong enough to withstand legal challenges.”"},{"_id":"VYXW6UDXAFGW7AWI3JQYDQK54Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697036},"type":"text","content":"On a similar front, House lawmakers are preparing to vote on the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/267\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Gaines Act</a>, which would bar transgender girls from competing in women’s sports. The Senate already passed a similar version of the bill. 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So it caught our attention when Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper <a href=\"https://x.com/TylerHarperGA/status/1894794688705491153\" target=\"_blank\">posted to X</a> this week that he had visited the National Republican Senatorial Committee during a trip to Washington for ag business."},{"_id":"TQ5ZQYBJTBA3FIIJVQ3HKKU6YA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697040},"type":"text","content":"The NRSC, of course, is the Republicans’ nerve center for U.S. Senate races and Georgia has a top-tier Senate race in 2026 when Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff is up for reelection for the first time."},{"_id":"BN2D6SS3TZDVFK6TCNND6G4FUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697041},"type":"text","content":"Harper, a farmer and former state senator from Ocilla, is one of more than a dozen Republicans rumored to be considering a run for a new office next year. Up to this point, most had assumed lieutenant governor to be in his sights. Along with meeting with top staff at the NRSC in Washington, Harper also sat down with the lead fundraisers at the Senate Leadership Fund."},{"_id":"GIB22MANQFF4TLI35JGSENTNGY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697042},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp, national Republicans’ top recruit to challenge Ossoff, has said he’ll make a decision about the race after the Legislative session wraps up in early April. If Kemp takes a pass, look for plenty of ambitious Republicans — possibly including Harper — to take a hard look at the wide-open GOP primary. With deep pockets, a statewide win in 2022, and close ties with President Donald Trump, Harper would be a contender."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1740665181969}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/tylerharperga/status/1894794688705491153?s=46","type":"twitter"},"_id":"TQCYQ2CFUNHZLIVRLWOBLNXZGA","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Tyler Harper","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/TylerHarperGA/status/1894794688705491153","author_url":"https://twitter.com/TylerHarperGA","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to stop by the <a href=\"https://twitter.com/NRSC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NRSC</a> while in DC this week to discuss expanding our Senate Majority, growing the America First movement in Georgia, and delivering on President Trump’s agenda for the American people! <a href=\"https://t.co/2401NWdxW8\">pic.twitter.com/2401NWdxW8</a></p>— Tyler Harper (@TylerHarperGA) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/TylerHarperGA/status/1894794688705491153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 26, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/tylerharperga/status/1894794688705491153?s=46","additional_properties":{"_id":1740665181969},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"RSZRG3KCTVEKBDAM6DEWH555WM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697044},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"OYRSMRFR5NAJDGRN5E2ZRMSJFA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697045},"type":"text","content":"<b>HAGGLE TIME.</b> The Georgia Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/more-aid-to-repair-storm-damaged-homes-in-georgia-senate-budget/4VIV7GOTWRH2ZHZHKMC5BCFMCI/\" target=\"_blank\">passed its version</a> of the amended 2025 budget on Wednesday. Now it’s time to find the pressure points by comparing the Senate’s budget with the spending proposals from Gov. Brian Kemp and the state House of Representatives."},{"_id":"UWD4K2JZBNEIHMDQV2DDN6ZGSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697046},"type":"text","content":"Remember, the 2025 budget offers a small glimpse of the bigger budget picture. The House and Senate have yet to reveal their versions of the 2026 budget, which is where the bulk of taxpayer money will be spent."},{"_id":"JQ76KNUUUFF6FD6TCSP77NJ2PQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697047},"type":"text","content":"But it’s still instructive to see where the<b> </b>battle lines will form as negotiations pick up over the final weeks of the legislative session."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"62HDCYS4KVCRHFZH4WM4Y7KIX4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"CJEU64HYVZD2VAVFJTVVLRVJQU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Rural hospitals</b>: The House added $35 million to help stabilize Georgia’s 45 rural and critical access hospitals, many of which are <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgias-rural-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-report-finds/CDFHQGKG45GWRLLOB5VMSQKPNE/\" target=\"_blank\">at risk of closing</a> because of financial troubles. The Senate cut that to $15 million and limited it to the hospitals within the major disaster declaration zone of Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"5WC4LZY5DZGSNKDAER6DH7ZDR4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Olympic cauldron: </b>The House added over $833,000 to help move the 1996 Olympic Cauldron from the Georgia State University campus to Centennial Olympic Park. Senators rejected the spending, suggesting they prefer the project to be paid for by private donors."},{"_id":"6ZWKQP3RKJCHZOLLRWBP4N7SS4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>Super Bowl safety</b>: The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-lawmakers-weigh-public-spending-for-super-bowl-final-four/2YM5FH5DQFHJ3FD375NHFFLQ3Y/\" target=\"_blank\">House added $7 million</a> to pay for security and infrastructure costs related to the 2028 Super Bowl and the 2013 NCAA Men’s Final Four. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us."},{"_id":"NBW4X3OHOZHW3B7ZCP6NXDU4JY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697057},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA6733908307\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"ILEPJG737RGQ7PNTRNUS2BYK5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740655697058},"type":"text","content":"On Wednesday’s show, the AJC’s Riley Bunch recapped Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/mayor-dickens-gives-state-of-the-city-address-ahead-of-reelection-bid/UVGXGYBJ7NGRFOZKKDNR6AOHH4/\" target=\"_blank\">State of the City address</a>. 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Buddy Carter’s Savannah-based district on Monday, shortly after she said she wouldn’t seek another term as 1st District GOP chair."},{"_id":"AZMG3K2LTVF7ZFVKMY65MLRAKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413424},"type":"text","content":"Her decision raises the stakes for Carter — who is pondering a U.S. Senate bid — and any other more mainstream Republican who might seek the seat if the six-term lawmaker steps aside."},{"_id":"QSPMEEYABVCP7IVCD36LO26LCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413425},"type":"text","content":"Though long expected in GOP circles, Taylor’s move raised fresh concerns among Republicans who fear she could be a disruptive, extremist force in a 2026 race that could hinge on independent and swing voters."},{"_id":"W3K7BB2DLBBFXAQV4MNIBU2EBY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413426},"type":"text","content":"She used her losing campaign in 2022 to promote false conspiracy theories that state GOP leaders were secret Communists, Democrats were satanic pedophiles and Trump won the 2020 election."},{"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","auth":{"1":"66c50797c1bb2ad446a2d53a50eddeedcfbdda272d4f1d62e67ddd28286b7c4d"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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(Taylor thanked God for “<a href=\"https://twitter.com/KandissTaylor/status/1544691940083507204?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1544691940083507204%7Ctwgr%5Eca24a855f76fb21ca84eccce4af7133d77d31f04%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox5atlanta.com%2Fnews%2Fgeorgia-guidestone-explosion-former-georgia-gubernatorial-candidate-kandiss-taylor-reacts-to-destruction\" target=\"_blank\">striking down</a>” the attraction.)"},{"_id":"HLDVSMKXEFBYPEOMKGUAENQJLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413429},"type":"text","content":"More recently, she was condemned by fellow Republicans after a report by the <a href=\"https://www.mediamatters.org/antisemitism/pro-trump-official-key-georgia-gop-position-complained-about-jewish-people-controlling\" target=\"_blank\">Media Matters watchdog group</a> found that she complained that Jewish people are “controlling everything” and alleged that unnamed politicians “pander to the Jews.”"},{"_id":"34GDALVUKZBWNEZ7E534FZCSQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413430},"type":"text","content":"(Taylor initially denied that she made the statements despite video evidence. She later said she regrets not making it “explicitly clear that I do not buy into antisemitic conspiracy theories.”)"},{"_id":"O5KUBZ2LVRCAREG52W3R77CBHI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carter, who coasted to another term in November, has been <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">maneuvering</a> to challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff if Gov. Kemp doesn’t run. He <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">recently</a> introduced a measure to empower Trump to negotiate U.S. control of Greenland and rename it “Red, White and Blueland.”"},{"_id":"IREPIODW5BBFROGAPCVII2QE5I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"As for Taylor, she told us she’s running as a Donald Trump ally “to blow up and dismantle a system that has put God last, and failed the American people for decades.”"},{"_id":"LLH7AG7ZNZDTRADAW7QBZBYE44","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413432},"type":"text","content":"“America has watched as Elon Musk’s DOGE came to DC and exposed massive amounts of corruption and fraud,” she said."},{"_id":"EQFII7432ZHW5JQZ6OFMDBG5UI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413433},"type":"text","content":"“The old guard has failed us, and it’s time for a younger and more passionate generation of Americans to come to DC bringing a fresh perspective and approach to replace that old, failed system.”"},{"_id":"ZVXALWCN2BG7RCD4CZRR5TVS54","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413434},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"be05b57fa7aa6934440e50df078dc3b8e27be63690898094d8951863909a2ca9"},"caption":"Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs greets Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones after the annual State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers in January.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Stae of Judiciary 011_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6797ad3d3610cd39580cbc30"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"State of the Judiciary Address","width":5050,"_id":"BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/EZSS6xYOq1sRvseLw3auCBwYFPo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6797ad3d3610cd39580cbc30","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs","State of the Judiciary Address"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/EZSS6xYOq1sRvseLw3auCBwYFPo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-28T16:32:38Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/EZSS6xYOq1sRvseLw3auCBwYFPo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/AZcsjvRF87RyuiFfTBCA8GRpbdY=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Stae of Judiciary 011_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"7T2SL6KIAFCEPC64P76YHVMZQQ","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-28T17:40:24Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-28T20:15:26Z","slug":"aajc 012925 state of the judiciary","height":3367,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/BTROGGH5YBTQEX7ODWIMZLHC7Y.jpg?auth=be05b57fa7aa6934440e50df078dc3b8e27be63690898094d8951863909a2ca9&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XR73CZ7PBZFATLMJVNBBV4A3VY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413436},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> It’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SR/254\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia Aerospace Day</a> at the state Capitol. Industry leaders will be on hand today to talk to lawmakers about <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgias-foreign-imports-and-exports-increase-for-fourth-straight-year/RTV5655GLNGD5EQJGBKEHLZBQA/#:~:text=Georgia's%20top%20exports%20are%20civilian,the%20state's%20top%20five%20exports.\" target=\"_blank\">Georgia’s No. 1 export</a>."},{"_id":"IIOARJBZIFFXTIORYCFMV4J6T4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413437},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"UCXZY3JOEFF5BK2HW5ERD5SVFE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"JLMNWIA7XNEWDDAPTPWD77ZGEA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia lawmakers could soon make doxxing a crime, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-new-proposal-could-criminalize-online-threats-in-georgia/6GTEBWL7DBBSBI7LSYEB4HI7DA/\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Groves reports</a>."},{"_id":"C4SO7WTBMNESPIOSYCU6R67TJ4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Trump administration reopened applications for a federal scholarship program at historically black colleges and universities after pressure from lawmakers, including Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/white-house-reverses-course-on-hbcu-scholarships-after-pressure-from-ossoff-other-lawmakers/YN6BQKRT4FCXRJFNZQLT7XFDPA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Jason Armesto reports</a>."},{"_id":"WD77CKRKAFES5GH36T5UFKBZRI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs will resign in March. Republican Gov. Brian Kemp will pick a replacement, meaning he will have appointed five of the court’s nine justices, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-chief-justice-to-resign-in-march-brian-kemp-will-appoint-a-replacement/I6KVJWF3TVGFVOVRIPW2ZI7RJU/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill Rankin and Adam Beam report</a>."},{"_id":"RF654ZVRZNF5XLXBI5QCUEYECM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lawmakers on Tuesday shelved a proposal aimed at making it easier for extended stay hotels to evict people. But the bill’s author, state Rep. Devan Seabaugh, R-Marietta, told the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/lawmakers-cast-doubt-on-squatting-legislation-for-long-stay-hotels/NXOTY4MSGBE5NCIJ26M5GC33PI/\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Reynolds</a> he believes it could still pass this year."}]},{"_id":"XZ6KYIW6P5F45BARJEFXXYPNQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413439},"type":"text","content":"<i>***</i>"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"0fdf2fca93f1e44eabef45c0659a47ef9e1a69d9703d902a17bf4a508ce7a74d"},"caption":"State Sen. Bo Hatchett, a Republican from Cornelia, is the primary author of Senate Bill 154.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 022225 leg tort reform filed at 0004.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67b79e54cdff2e5f7a2274a9"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"tort reform\r","width":3300,"_id":"JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/t-xfD_pr_-CbwQ5udT4z_505cZU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67b79e54cdff2e5f7a2274a9","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/t-xfD_pr_-CbwQ5udT4z_505cZU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","takenOn":"2025-02-21T15:59:44Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/t-xfD_pr_-CbwQ5udT4z_505cZU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/vNaFMzIaY5Av-DA8uf1pguKHWcE=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 022225 leg tort reform filed at 0004.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"GV6272FG5NBOPPGIKAB3BJVNLU","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-02-21T16:25:54Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-21T16:41:53Z","slug":"aajc 022225 leg tort reform ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JPOKCX7QARV67KEV3FKUIZAYGA.JPG?auth=0fdf2fca93f1e44eabef45c0659a47ef9e1a69d9703d902a17bf4a508ce7a74d&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"7RRGNRQIORDSBIYB5R4FKD3QJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413441},"type":"text","content":"<b>BE PREPARED.</b> Blue states, like California, have been rushing to “<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-donald-trump-gavin-newsom-special-session-32511d5887409d68d692e094ed50a272\" target=\"_blank\">Trump proof</a>” their laws and policies since the November election. But a bill moving through the Georgia Legislature shows how even red states are adjusting to President Donald Trump’s second term."},{"_id":"O3QGGYULT5B47LYMMQLXYAUPVE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413442},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/154\" target=\"_blank\">A bill</a> by state Sen. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia, would update Georgia law in case Trump follows through with his threat to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/what-eliminating-the-us-department-of-education-could-mean-for-georgia/AA42CF5EPZCCFFGEMCJ5OYIJEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">abolish the U.S. Department of Education</a>."},{"_id":"ODLUGW2YZFBEBCOIXUCOJF5LWU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413443},"type":"text","content":"Hatchett said state law refers to the department more than 25 times. For example, to be a certified police officer, candidates must attend a school accredited by the Department of Education."},{"_id":"QVBYYRS2QFHZNPSM7ZAYQNUAJY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413444},"type":"text","content":"“If there is no Department of Education, the school is not accredited and peace officers can’t get their license,” Hatchett said."},{"_id":"IMR2CLEUFFDALAU527AEO7KZR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413445},"type":"text","content":"The bill would add the words “or its successor” every time state law mentions the Department of Education. It also would update the eligibility requirements for a popular tuition waiver program for foster and adopted children."},{"_id":"ENNKOHALVJC3XKWF34HTV2IJNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413446},"type":"text","content":"While Trump has called the Department of Education “a con job,” he needs congressional approval to abolish it."},{"_id":"DKXKDK6YXFB35OCH4HS65OC7OI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413447},"type":"text","content":"The bill cleared the Senate Education and Youth Committee last week with a bipartisan vote, although some Democrats bemoaned the need to prepare for Trump’s plan. But don’t confuse this bill as a Republican condemnation of Trump or his agenda."},{"_id":"W2FNZWOP7ZGM7FCFIASQ2FI6Y4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413448},"type":"text","content":"“I support the president, I support his agenda, I supported him throughout the campaign,” Hatchett said. “If he chooses to do this, we’re going to be ready.”"},{"_id":"GVQC2IKOSZAMBBPI7XV7QZW3JY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413449},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"96ac40bf95e35cde8df88ef88756a80d3d771ddf6ffe562140ccf7b50523d063"},"caption":"State Sen. 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The state Senate is scheduled to vote on its version today, and it includes an additional $125 million to help people clean up from <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/atlanta-weather/hurricane-inflicts-historic-damage-across-georgia-atlanta-saw-unprecedented-rainfall/PM3FJNHKCJESNFZPN3CV2H2EG4/\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane Helene</a> and other storms that hit Georgia last year."},{"_id":"AEJI27RTHVDQ3OO672G5GFNUIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413453},"type":"text","content":"Where did that money come from? Mostly from cuts to other programs. Much of these cuts are technical in nature, like when lawmakers cut $2 million from an ambulance program that was funded but did not pass the Legislature last year."},{"_id":"HQQGDFWAO5EG3MZA4RUNHONTRA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413454},"type":"text","content":"But other cuts are more substantial. Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget included $93 million to build four, 126-bed correctional facilities to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/ga-lawmakers-and-governor-propose-600-million-to-fix-state-prisons/2HUR7YIYLNBA5JCCIH6BYBTV7M/\" target=\"_blank\">temporarily house inmates</a> while construction crews work to fix problems at existing prisons. The Senate’s budget includes money for three facilities, saving about $23 million."},{"_id":"KSGTL3CHPBBENP5EOHQKLLGR4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413455},"type":"text","content":"“We decided those dollars would be better spent on infrastructure and storm relief,” said Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia."},{"_id":"VTBP64A5IZCQDDWX54AUG4IKDA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413456},"type":"text","content":"The Senate doesn’t have the final say. Senators will work with their counterparts in the House to come up with a compromise, which must be approved by the governor."},{"_id":"FIWUOWK2XVDZPNUDAZGQ4XQUJA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413457},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"street_address":"Lindberg MARTA Station","locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"91516777554671bc06acc0b992f11fe6f2c84cf5e99968130b5102f0b39019b2"},"caption":"MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood attended the unveiling of new MARTA trains in January.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/MARTA 009_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6797bc2f3610cd39580cc3b8"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"MARTA , unveili a new series of train cars","width":8192,"_id":"MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/DHzhlNcy_6WPH25aMriKbR3--rY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6797bc2f3610cd39580cc3b8","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","MARTA will be unveiling a new series of train cars","State of MARTA address"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/DHzhlNcy_6WPH25aMriKbR3--rY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-30T13:14:04Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/DHzhlNcy_6WPH25aMriKbR3--rY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/pRyXzh38I8eP_nTsTzb9RbdwPF8=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/MARTA 009_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"CQUPNDASQVDEBJAYHKNMF4OB2Y","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-30T17:17:59Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-26T09:51:49Z","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MOVJB3F2WKLJCGVRGGJRIV73J4.jpg?auth=91516777554671bc06acc0b992f11fe6f2c84cf5e99968130b5102f0b39019b2&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"TVCMISZ5ANBARDZBOACBY7RQHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413459},"type":"text","content":"<b>MARTA PRAISE</b>. Georgia House lawmakers gave MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood a pat on the back this month, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/312\" target=\"_blank\">adopting a resolution</a> congratulating his leadership of the transit agency, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/staff/sara-gregory/\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Gregory reports</a>."},{"_id":"LAPUQDD5VFF5HDOCATJ4GR3TEI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413460},"type":"text","content":"The resolution applauds Greenwood for leading MARTA through the “largest expansion and modernization initiative since its founding over 40 years ago.”"},{"_id":"57VPQEG4FBDS3JQJPSP3W6RQRA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413461},"type":"text","content":"It’s another accolade for Greenwood, who was awarded a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/marta-board-gives-five-figure-bonus-to-ceo-greenwood-despite-struggles/QU7IRPPFWZGUZHKWHHOIJMSI2A/\" target=\"_blank\">five-figure bonus</a> by the agency’s board of directors at the end of last year after MARTA earned the American Public Transportation Association’s “Outstanding Public Transportation System” award. An overjoyed Greenwood took the inaugural ride on MARTA’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/marta-unveils-its-futuristic-new-train-cars/JEC6OGPADRDEBA4RA2JD4VS56E/\" target=\"_blank\">new train cars</a> last month."},{"_id":"AIW54SY4JJB25MA357UHM7ZAFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413462},"type":"text","content":"Still, it’s not all rosy for the transit provider. MARTA has struggled more than almost every other major transit agency in the country to recover bus and train ridership that fell during the pandemic. Many capital projects have been <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/marta-city-blame-each-other-for-latest-five-points-station-renovation-delay/VP2JBYKRCJEEPJRBMFQXPJCAZA/\" target=\"_blank\">slow to progress</a> and there are renewed concerns about safety after the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/marta-bus-driver-killed-over-250-fare-was-kind-hearted-husband-father/IY2H6HQN6NBBJGWVGGSQJF4UQU/\" target=\"_blank\">fatal shooting</a> of a bus driver in January following a fare dispute."},{"_id":"BNY5ZCPHNVHQDD334TLEELGWME","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413463},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"DZHPYCISJZCSZM3APUHC4SSTDE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"W56WROJDCNEVZMAIBKE4ES4KVA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers could vote on 20 bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/414\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 414</a>, which would allow the State Ethics Commission to investigate people who live out of state for violating Georgia’s campaign finance laws."},{"_id":"JFIBQTUQLVCSFFU6KEYIF5IVWE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers could vote on five bills, including the <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/document/docs/default-source/senate-budget-office-document-library/appropriations/2025/amended/afy2025-budget-sac.pdf?sfvrsn=8e04d2cd_2\" target=\"_blank\">amended 2025 budget</a>."},{"_id":"Y5MVC55IHBCBFIXU2G37EPENCQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/478\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 478</a>, which would require businesses to include a disclaimer on content created by artificial intelligence."},{"_id":"QZFZROVBRNDRVFBSKEREJMWVMU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/518\">House Bill 518</a>, which would require the state to create and operate a state-wide sexual assault kit tracking system."},{"_id":"B5XVRCVJD5GBRELA6ILKMTMP6E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: Senate Interstate Cooperation Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/62\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 62</a>, which would prevent the Georgia National Guard from being deployed into active duty combat or combat support operations unless Congress has passed an official declaration of war, among other actions."}]},{"_id":"PCA7MCXM5JCVJI764LAKJ6JWQA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413467},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"IANM3V7DJFHNJAEBRPU6VAWDDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413469},"type":"text","content":"<b>REAL HOUSEWIFE. </b>It’s possible the only thing more dramatic than Washington today is the upcoming season of the “Real Housewives of Atlanta.” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., can compare notes tonight with longtime Atlanta cast member <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/phaedra-parks-returns-to-real-housewives-of-atlanta/FG6ZYPD6AFBKJCVXZVK7H4E7XQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Phaedra Parks</a> when the two meet up for a conversation on Instagram Live."},{"_id":"S6ZHELLCGJHJVHTGGD2Q5LRGQQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413470},"type":"text","content":"It’s Warnock’s first-ever Instagram Live, and he’s definitely starting off with a bang. The senator’s office said that he and Parks, an Atlanta attorney, will have a conversation around Black History Month."},{"_id":"OPK7ZU7GS5HFLGYBSK32DEAXDI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413471},"type":"text","content":"You can watch tonight at 7:30 on their respective pages, @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/senatorwarnock/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">senatorwarnock</a> and @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/phaedraparks/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">phaedraparks</a>."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1740605845068}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1894526205010883008","type":"twitter"},"_id":"UTZ74DGCIBGIXGSXQTCSXHXWXM","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1894526205010883008","author_url":"https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Folks, tomorrow evening I’ll be LIVE on Instagram with <a href=\"https://twitter.com/PhaedraParks?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@phaedraparks</a> to talk all things Black History Month. 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And Democratic lobbyist Howard Franklin talks about why he’s opening an office in Washington."},{"_id":"L5BANSK5S5DPLFEH7LXKVKB2PU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413475},"type":"text","content":"This is our last week broadcasting on 90.1 FM WABE. But the show will continue as a podcast available on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or other platforms. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us."},{"_id":"DPGSYFYKZ5A6DBAKPV6552EVJ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740605845073},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA4345287266\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"JHZLWESTSBGTTDS4ZCWJCCY3HY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413477},"type":"text","content":"On Tuesday’s show, state Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, and state Rep. Ruwa Romman, D-Duluth, talked about the new communications strategy for Georgia Democrats."},{"_id":"ZYYMKIIOUNCMVFMATQZFPT3SWA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413478},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"023ac27836fcdc4befc885744bb2f376bb89c2195ae0cae6090f9c69919b09d5"},"caption":"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, speaks against the Republican budget plan on the House steps at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"14a67cc3285640e4b08197258abbf182","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GRLO2BCUNLK2YTBU3A2C47JLYY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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Initially, with a handful of Republican lawmakers indicating they would not support the bill, it was pulled from the agenda and members were sent home for the night. But just 10 minutes later, there was a hasty call for lawmakers to return to the floor for a vote."},{"_id":"45OGC4IYFRASBFJKRQXVOTGMLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413482},"type":"text","content":"In the end, every Republican but one — Kentucky’s Thomas Massie — supported the proposal while Democrats remained unified in opposition. Georgia’s delegation split strictly along party lines with all nine Republicans in favor and all five Democrats opposed."},{"_id":"GX34KBURHFCCLNLRHMD6BJFBSM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413483},"type":"text","content":"Now the question is whether Senate Republicans can support this proposal, which also requires at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal spending. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will chair the second meeting of her DOGE Subcommittee."}]},{"_id":"4ZAIYCBI5ZALJPCK4HQXFIBQWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740568413488},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"6PGSGCEUVNAGFBLUWBZMO27GWA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740566124773},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS. </b>Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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Meanwhile, a Republican lawmaker has filed two bills aiming to prevent expanded mining near the swamp, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/new-swamp-protection-bills-emerge-as-decision-on-mine-near-the-okefenokee-looms/ZEJC7LMWZBGQ5BLDBNGREXPSB4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Drew Kann reports</a>."},{"_id":"QLP37NURC5DXPEQGG2RNSLFPYQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The leader of a voter registration project founded by Stacey Abrams has resigned amid deepening tensions with the Democratic star who launched the group a decade ago, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/head-of-stacey-abrams-founded-new-georgia-project-to-step-down/DM4KWZ4LYNDR5FJCHMBLLOHWCM/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"UCYDWPZ3MVA75IWNUDRZT2GVZI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205575},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"007da2f1b81949d443572a589c196240fec3b3d88f99bf6f7b1e694c3fd12f7a"},"caption":"Marty Daniel, the founder and chief executive of gun manufacturer Daniel Defense, is a supporter of Georgia Senate Bill 57.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Screenshot via U.S. House","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Screenshot via U.S. House","type":"author","byline":"Screenshot via U.S. House"}]},"subtitle":"Daniel Defense founder Marty Daniel","width":853,"_id":"DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/tUcVpTElHFuiqN3jx1f63pq1RI4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/tUcVpTElHFuiqN3jx1f63pq1RI4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/tUcVpTElHFuiqN3jx1f63pq1RI4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/-HYbRBbAYKYeSdTJqiJpCGO49k0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png","version":1,"originalName":"marty daniel.png","mime_type":"image/png","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"Z5NDS55VDNATTC3RFQDMTAMEQA"},"created_date":"2022-07-27T18:20:11Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-25T09:33:00Z","height":452,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/DYTRMGZUZBGJ3PGRR55Y5XU6EU.png?auth=007da2f1b81949d443572a589c196240fec3b3d88f99bf6f7b1e694c3fd12f7a&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XV3X2HV3ERDFTA4OI4FPAMGWVQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205577},"type":"text","content":"<b>DEBANKING. </b>Conservatives have long accused big banks of punishing them by closing their accounts or refusing to do business with them — complaints <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/business/dealbook/debanking-davos-trump-bofa-moynihan.html\" target=\"_blank\">echoed recently</a> by President Donald Trump."},{"_id":"7NIDUGR575BVJI5K2B6WUP2ZRE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205578},"type":"text","content":"Now, a similar clash is brewing between Georgia banks and the conservative Republicans who control the state Legislature."},{"_id":"2AWGIEOPUZBQLAKI7P7M47YWMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205579},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/57\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 57</a> would open banks to lawsuits by their customers who claim they’ve been discriminated against for exercising their constitutional rights."},{"_id":"KIRLPWURLBFRJNP2INX6634BSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205580},"type":"text","content":"The bill, which cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee last week, has some heft behind it. It’s sponsored by state Sen. Blake Tillery, the Vidalia Republican who is chair of the powerful Appropriations Committee."},{"_id":"33NEJUE22RBR5P3YRYMUT6ZRKQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205581},"type":"text","content":"And it’s being pushed by Marty Daniel, the CEO of Daniel Defense who said his company was dropped by two banks with no explanation. The Savannah area based gun and ammunition maker has come under heavy criticism after <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/daniel-defense-ceo-says-industry-bears-no-blame-for-mass-shootings/G3YHATHEIJDADAR4DTKFSRJOPE/\" target=\"_blank\">one of its guns</a> was used to kill 19 children and two teachers at a Texas elementary school in 2022."},{"_id":"WKREEWPNZ5F77KNU7PAS2EXUY4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205582},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Banking Association says the bill would invite lawsuits “from anyone who feels wronged by a bank.”"},{"_id":"ZOBVHVAAXJA4BDBVYM7VSMJUYE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205583},"type":"text","content":"“An individual or business owner convicted of a crime, like human trafficking or even terrorism, and has their account closed could still sue the bank and suggest the action was taken for religious or political reasons,” said Elizabeth Chandler, senior vice president of government relations and advocacy for the Georgia Bankers Association."},{"_id":"AQRN2EZBLBGHDFZNHE4RV4X2E4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205584},"type":"text","content":"Tillery notes the bill would only apply to people who have an existing relationship with the bank. 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Jon Ossoff is frozen until Gov. Brian Kemp announces his next step — a decision he’ll make sometime after the legislative session ends on April 4."},{"_id":"NCSZBGFXABBM3OT7NKWOKFMBIA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205589},"type":"text","content":"While in Washington for a Republican governors’ event, Kemp told Fox News he knows he “can’t keep holding out forever.”"},{"_id":"SMVHTXIN2NEFBG5GJMLXTVUJRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205590},"type":"text","content":"“We need to flip that seat. We should have a Republican in that seat, and I believe we’ll have one after the ’26 election,” <a href=\"https://x.com/steinhausernh1/status/1893650538123624470?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">Kemp told</a> Fox’s Paul Steinhauser."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1740491929787}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/steinhausernh1/status/1893650538123624470?s=46","type":"twitter"},"_id":"KMXLXQUIGNHJFD75JSQKMVMCN4","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Paul Steinhauser","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/1893650538123624470","author_url":"https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW on <a href=\"https://twitter.com/FoxNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FoxNews</a>: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GOP?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOP</a> Gov <a href=\"https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BrianKempGA</a>, on a possible Senate run, tells me "we need to flip that seat” BUT he's "really got a lot on my plate right now...I know I can't keep holding out forever…we'll have something to say…down the road" <a href=\"https://t.co/2lCfKOXa4J\">https://t.co/2lCfKOXa4J</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/GApol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GApol</a> <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/FoxNews?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoxNews</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/q3kwmheM8i\">pic.twitter.com/q3kwmheM8i</a></p>— Paul Steinhauser (@steinhauserNH1) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/steinhauserNH1/status/1893650538123624470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 23, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/steinhausernh1/status/1893650538123624470?s=46","additional_properties":{"_id":1740491929787},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"4JWAHDCOHZEVFK775FILQM4TGA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205591},"type":"text","content":"Kemp is the top Republican recruit to take on Ossoff next year, though his friends and allies <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">doubt he’ll wage a campaign</a>."},{"_id":"TGJXC5D66JBKTLMIWZWI6T46XM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205592},"type":"text","content":"Kemp said he’s busy over the next few weeks pushing his litigation overhaul. But he added, “I know I can’t keep holding out forever, so we’ll have something to say on that down the road.”"},{"_id":"NLSNACZPNBE6PN75CN3UPD323A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205594},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"13a061b49db2655191c0b7d1877d762769537aed91b8d09eb72e43fbf88d3cce"},"caption":"State Sen. 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But lately supporters have been unable to clear their biggest obstacle: the Georgia Senate."},{"_id":"IULDP5LB7FBVZCMFGDXRQUKIEQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205597},"type":"text","content":"That could change this year. In addition to a bill in the House sponsored by the usual suspects, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/176\" target=\"_blank\">a separate bill</a> has emerged in the Senate by Sen. Randy Robertson. The Cataula Republican worked for the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office for three decades before coming to the Legislature, earning him wide influence on matters of public safety."},{"_id":"PO2FSXQKWJGK7FTVTNFIB434IE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205598},"type":"text","content":"There are still some disagreements to work out. The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/533\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill</a> would offer people $75,000 for each year of incarceration and require them to prove their innocence before an administrative law judge. The Senate bill would offer $50,000 for every year of incarceration and require people to apply to the same court that sentenced them in the first place."},{"_id":"ACAXG4KWHBHPHIE744LTVGEZXY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205599},"type":"text","content":"“We are encouraged that they are looking at this issue,” said state Rep.<b> </b>Katie Dempsey, R-Rome, and the primary sponsor of the House bill. “We have differences in terms of the policy, but we’re going to work through the process.”"},{"_id":"ZP4LGDNNXZHRTD7Z22I4AYBZBM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205600},"type":"text","content":"The Senate has yet to schedule a hearing on Robertson’s bill. The House is holding a <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4HAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAJVi9mcGGA2b4qFNnaWZAgEUQssAAAAz6LyFAAAALgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4BAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">hearing today</a>. The deadline for bills to pass their houses of origin is March 6."},{"_id":"GJLIACMUAFE3NOMS3BVXHISGNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205601},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"eeb5c67aa651a87ba3bb98aa6f74bbbced0aa741834e9d0f9bfe593fb56f3ca9"},"caption":"Matthew Wilson, first vice chair of the Democratic Party of Georgia, shared a laugh with U.S. Rep. 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That would effectively give U.S. Rep. 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Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., who is up for reelection in 2026 in what is likely to be one of the most closely watched races in the country."},{"_id":"TLXOKAN2RZDSBBZ5HTNACE42GM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205607},"type":"text","content":"Wilson said transitioning to a full-time, paid party chair was Williams’ idea, stemming from yearslong discussions within the party."},{"_id":"ZLUWHHJJ7VGMDK4GA52G6KL2XA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205608},"type":"text","content":"“I don’t think you’re going to see a lot of disagreement about having a paid chair,” Wilson said."},{"_id":"JJB7HRPMK5HKBLAVFFGHPGSABA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205609},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us."},{"_id":"BBUT4XZLDRCCDDT45YUUH2VPNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205617},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA7171438068\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"DETJXVYUQ5ALNONZRMLVXVCN6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205618},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, discussed his Roswell town hall meeting last week that went viral after attendees <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/mccormick-confronted-by-angry-crowd-over-support-for-trumps-agenda/A4FRX7YIUFD2RK7SFTNOKGMDQY/\" target=\"_blank\">peppered him with boos</a> over Elon Musk’s role in cutting government jobs. Then, Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon looked at President Donald Trump’s first 30 days, while Georgia Democratic Party Vice Chair Matthew Wilson gave his view of Democrats’ regrouping after Trump’s election."},{"_id":"XOJO5UB2SFFPDJTDTYFSYA66HI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740482205619},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"a160c3202bbd76c65b630ed4e0f9421e649c4ac00796b5ae90e6857aaec0c0fd"},"caption":"Mayor Andre Dickens will deliver his State of the City address tonight.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 021025 dickens edit board filed at 0030.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67a3ad4d5513ad01b39897d8"],"seo_keywords":["AJC 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James Cox bought the Journal in 1939 and its rival, The Atlanta Constitution, in 1950. The two papers merged completely in 2001 to form The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that you know today."},{"_id":"6SGDCHT7OFCFZLDZHM7SQKP52E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951568},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"72D4AJM3LFCHHN2BKUUEYTIUAQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"KMJN3BHCEJFT3BTK6VUZNZMGKI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Discrimination lawsuits and other complaints involving transgender people have cost Georgia taxpayers at least $4.1 million since 2015, according to an AJC analysis of state liability claims. 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Prabhu report</a>."},{"_id":"UUCOYOLY5RBFTDKCXDFZFOWJWY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Democrats in the Georgia Senate want to ban kids younger than 14 from using social media, saying the online content is harming their mental health, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-bill-would-ban-teens-under-14-from-social-media/4W2CUY5VXFBQ5CIHXLVCJ545G4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Caleb Groves reports</a>."},{"_id":"UO3YI37G2REDNO4DXJCN3LBNYM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"While the Trump administration is cracking down on illegal immigration, state Rep. Matt Reeves, R-Duluth, has a bill that would incentivize more legal immigration, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/this-republican-says-georgia-needs-migrants-in-the-workforce/MD73GGB6DNASHI6EIJCL63VSHM/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Baruchman reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"UCTNXYQ25JHXPNS4CNCACCGEU4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951570},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35"},"caption":"Attorney General Chris Carr, a Republican, is a 2026 candidate for governor.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"50bb6fd0904a4a6c8c535f1e12d1b019","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"John Amis/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"John Amis","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Election 2026 Georgia Governor","width":2836,"_id":"XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg?auth=ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35","iptc_source":"FR69715 AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DSOB110","keywords":["color"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg?auth=ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35","takenOn":"2020-01-13T16:27:51Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg?auth=ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg?auth=ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35&width=300","version":3,"countryId":227,"usage_instructions":"FILE PHOTO","originalName":"50bb6fd0904a4a6c8c535f1e12d1b019","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"UQK3WZH3OVARJJ4VCKYGELC2C4","iptc_title":"FRE"},"created_date":"2025-02-11T17:06:11Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-13T17:10:38Z","slug":"Election 2026 Georgia Governor","height":1891,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XAMTGLIHMKWMN6RW5P63AOLTPE.jpg?auth=ad8c985747fbb7709172a66df1c98fde29ca6e52b78c68d63be6b44868bc4a35&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"4NUTBEXSLNFDDETPI5DCQMMTGM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951572},"type":"text","content":"<b>CARR AT CPAC</b>. Attorney General Chris Carr brought his gubernatorial campaign to the Conservative Political Action Conference over the weekend, where he highlighted Georgia’s efforts to crack down on human trafficking."},{"_id":"GQVDQKYNH5EGPFG52UR2GKRPTA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951573},"type":"text","content":"“We don’t just have a legal obligation,” <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1893373596283593183?s=46&t=rZ65MPiF5tLq9H9D1iFZWw\" target=\"_blank\">he told</a> the influential conservative gathering. “We have a moral one, too.”"},{"_id":"P6YFYLQ4LZDVXPVLOBNZR2SAOE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951574},"type":"text","content":"The conference has become a fixture in MAGA politics, and this year’s event drew a <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/us/politics/elon-musk-doge-cpac-chainsaw.html\" target=\"_blank\">chainsaw-wielding</a> Elon Musk, <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/cpac-january-6-proud-boys.html\" target=\"_blank\">freshly pardoned Jan. 6 rioters</a> and the return of President Donald Trump, who boasted of firing thousands of “<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/us/politics/trump-cpac-speech.html\" target=\"_blank\">radical-left bureaucrats</a>.”"},{"_id":"VE2AATXIJJFYNCZMJWUIGB5HAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951575},"type":"text","content":"It also was held hours after another <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/us/cpac-matt-schlapp.html\" target=\"_blank\">accusation of sexual misconduct</a> was leveled against CPAC chair Matt Schlapp. It’s one of several similar allegations against Schlapp."},{"_id":"FAG2SKC4FBFJNAD26AASAMH764","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"He also faced <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/ex-walker-aide-files-lawsuit-accusing-prominent-conservative-of-groping-him/ICZJTBLKGVDCBNDGJUY7J6HTZ4/\" target=\"_blank\">allegations from a former Herschel Walker staffer</a> who said he was groped by Schlapp when the two men were alone in a car after a 2022 campaign event in Georgia. The staffer dropped his lawsuit last year <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/27/politics/matt-schlapp-settlement-sexual-assault-lawsuit/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">after receiving a $480,000 settlement</a>. Schlapp and his allies dismissed all the allegations as “character assassination.”"},{"_id":"EBJSF2VXCFEYLEZ3LIMLKJM76U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951578},"type":"text","content":"We asked a spokeswoman for Carr, the state’s top law enforcement official, why he took part in a conference led by Schlapp."},{"_id":"NFF4Y3AAQRH7LCMXAJEVZIN7QA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951579},"type":"text","content":"“Attorney General Carr joined President Trump and thousands of conservatives to share how Georgia is leading the nation in the fight against human trafficking, with the AG’s Office having rescued and assisted nearly 200 children,” said Kara Murray."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951580}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1893373596283593183","type":"twitter"},"_id":"BKOA3E6V5BEKZCOOKEPDVVL6SY","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Greg Bluestein","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1893373596283593183","author_url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">“We don’t just have a legal obligation. We have a moral one too.” Georgia AG Chris Carr, a GOP candidate for governor, on human trafficking crackdowns as he makes the pilgrimage to CPAC today. <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/gapol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/X3ACx59VZ5\">https://t.co/X3ACx59VZ5</a></p>— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1893373596283593183?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 22, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1893373596283593183","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951580},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"3XP4TCRFMVBF7GVO563H6IGLSQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951581},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"5PWFCT2T4JCIVNH6VBLQY27YO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951582},"type":"text","content":"<b>GEORGIA DOGE’D. </b>Washington was reeling Friday night from <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/musk-gives-all-federal-workers-48-hours-to-explain-what-they-did-last-week/Y4Y3PT564RAMZFNMZYJBYZA2Y4/\" target=\"_blank\">news of an email</a> sent to hundreds of thousands of federal employees with the subject line, “What did you do last week?”"},{"_id":"TXITCXELNVBSTBQAJWUMIM53FE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The email, which included federal employees based in Georgia, asked workers to list five things they “accomplished” last week before 11:59 tonight. The email appears to have been sent from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, with an address of “HR@opm.gov.”"},{"_id":"DAKGHOAFIBBY3CLAKER5QQOP6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951584},"type":"text","content":"Those emails were preceded by a <a href=\"https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1893386883444437415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1893386883444437415%7Ctwgr%5Efe1ed34c844d3a79266e2993be52f37be166252c%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fpolitics%2F2025%2F02%2F22%2Felon-musk-email-federal-employees%2F79671126007%2F\" target=\"_blank\">post on X</a> from Elon Musk warning that “failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.”"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Oxon Hill","country_name":"USA","region":"MD"},"auth":{"1":"a64872b01f579e88394f91e9fcc4489a1cff6a2c2c98052af0508d2011cd98db"},"caption":"Elon Musk holds up a chainsaw at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, where he talked about the Trump administration's cost-cutting efforts. The chainsaw was a gift from Argentina President Javier Milei (right).","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"9e7716ef37fc4a21b783c0a97fd0d944","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jose Luis Magana/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jose Luis Magana","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"CPAC 2025","width":5649,"_id":"674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/WHzDyMYx-fUwyXNlc5iL4svSFTE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","iptc_source":"FR159526 AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCJL151","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/WHzDyMYx-fUwyXNlc5iL4svSFTE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","takenOn":"2025-02-20T18:07:53Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/WHzDyMYx-fUwyXNlc5iL4svSFTE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","expiration_date":"2025-03-22T23:10:52Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/NGHpbi2pZTsHMLgGH96r5e8MyIw=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg","version":2,"countryId":227,"originalName":"9e7716ef37fc4a21b783c0a97fd0d944","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"FHTFPMCPKFCDXH6INJP3HCJZIQ","iptc_title":"FRE"},"created_date":"2025-02-20T23:10:53Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-24T09:48:27Z","slug":"CPAC 2025","height":3766,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/674JPWS6RIMHZXKLMBWWPGQAKM.jpg?auth=a64872b01f579e88394f91e9fcc4489a1cff6a2c2c98052af0508d2011cd98db&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"CN63YX42HRFEZJCIS4DQ22ZC6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951586},"type":"text","content":"Several employees’ unions, including the American Federation of Government Employees, have instructed their Georgia-based members not to respond directly to the email, reasoning that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management does not have the authority to ask for detailed work-product information from workers outside of OPM. The federation suggested its members contact their supervisors to ask if they are required to respond to OPM at all."},{"_id":"G4PX7CB3SRCTPN4DBFH62YYSVI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951587},"type":"text","content":"Several federal employees told us the ominous emails since Musk began making cuts have consumed significant agency time, with multiple “all-hands” meetings about possible firings. It’s also left workers demoralized and afraid about who is watching them to gather information to fire them later."},{"_id":"VFYQIKDIIBFRDEJRBQXJ36SW7U","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951588},"type":"text","content":"“It’s chaos,”’ one employee said. “It’s like living in a surveillance state.”"},{"_id":"R6CJHN5ZTVE3TBMM5Z4QIIMMMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951589},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"M6CEY76SD5DXJMLZQ7SD4EHRLA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951590},"type":"text","content":"<b>IMMUNITY. </b>It’s hard for one government to tell another government what to do. But state lawmakers might have found a big stick to use against their local counterparts."},{"_id":"RKJKJYW63ZF2HCHIWLVV3USZKU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951591},"type":"text","content":"Local government officials and staff are shielded from most lawsuits by a legal doctrine known as “sovereign immunity.” But multiple bills filed in the Legislature this year threaten to lift that shield in certain circumstances."},{"_id":"YSIAMPOSEZDRRL6WM3A52EQANQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951592},"type":"text","content":"The most prominent proposal is from state Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, whose bill would <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\" target=\"_blank\">waive sovereign immunity</a> for local governments that do not comply with an immigration detainer request from the federal government. The state Senate has already passed that bill."},{"_id":"7U27JQJ2F5E4TCWXQ5CDIMN4JM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951593},"type":"text","content":"And last week, the Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/138\" target=\"_blank\">passed a bill</a> that threatens to remove Gwinnett County’s sovereign immunity if it doesn’t provide services to the newly created city of Mulberry."},{"_id":"S4ENUX3ZKJBYVNUMOVNZWNMGQ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951594},"type":"text","content":"No local government has been cited for violating state immigration laws, and it is unlikely any will in the future, either. Still, the trend has alarmed local governments, with the Georgia School Boards Association pleading with lawmakers to not waive sovereign immunity."},{"_id":"VBHXRJSOPFDVXPODQDFRQH6ET4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951595},"type":"text","content":"“This is a bully move to get our local governments to do what the Republicans want them to do,” said state Sen. Nikki Merritt, D-Grayson."},{"_id":"H3W6VEBW6JCIVDKT4EZZYQOS2A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951596},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, is not concerned. His advice to local governments: “If you follow the law, you’ve got nothing to worry about.”"},{"_id":"NT4ZF7TM2BALTNNGFUAIH5FS4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951597},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"FEDULSI3GJASXFIDHTJLH35WG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951598},"type":"text","content":"<b>GENE THERAPY. </b>Georgia passed a “right to try” law in 2016 to give people with rare, life-threatening diseases access to treatments that did not have full federal approval."},{"_id":"5WQZF6QK5FHEXBGUMLEGS2ZB5E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951599},"type":"text","content":"Now, some state lawmakers want to expand that law to include gene therapies — or treatments designed to benefit a single patient suffering from a rare disorder."},{"_id":"RPBO53CQIJHUHORSLDF4MYB4G4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951600},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/72\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 72</a> by state Sen. Matt Brass, R-Newnan, is scheduled for a vote today in the Senate. It would let people with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses try these therapies after they have considered all other options approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It would also protect Georgia doctors from punishment for prescribing these treatments."},{"_id":"EUO3HXKQDRCNXO2EFHM44LN5A4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951601},"type":"text","content":"“This law needs to be upgraded and modernized to account for the rapid developments in medicine, such as gene therapy, which aren’t covered under the original law in most cases,” said Naomi Lopez, a senior fellow with the Goldwater Institute that is supporting the bill."},{"_id":"Y3FRLDUVV5BIBMBMGET6YXFVLM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951602},"type":"text","content":"Gene therapy has made great strides in recent years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2023 <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/first-gene-therapies-to-treat-sickle-cell-disease-get-fda-approval/RXPAGIEBJJAXXP3B7KBBTOUA7M/\" target=\"_blank\">approved two gene therapies</a> for sickle cell disease. But with few incentives to produce them, the treatments <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/rare-disease-wiskott-aldrich-genetics-gene-therapy-1f3aded94c30eba83367eb4e2c0d61e6\" target=\"_blank\">remain out of reach</a> for many."},{"_id":"64FPQIWAQFACRPJSA4RYDFTOIQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951603},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5"},"caption":"The Politically Georgia team wants to hear from voters who supported President Donald Trump in the November election.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"f21a6ca3d0764bb2a68811b20829f46d","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Evan Vucci/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Evan Vucci","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump","width":6000,"_id":"EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg?auth=befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCEV255","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg?auth=befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5","takenOn":"2025-02-05T16:26:28Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg?auth=befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg?auth=befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5&width=300","version":4,"countryId":227,"originalName":"f21a6ca3d0764bb2a68811b20829f46d","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"3YCCBPBHKNED3EE3QPAZ2VI5XA","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-02-05T20:11:00Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-07T20:11:21Z","slug":"Trump","height":4000,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EJEABKCZ5BWQWFXGQQJMEWYX6E.jpg?auth=befba3f90b409c821bcdc0b2cfa27928b9e86cb5674d350b2b51d25d9a7cfbd5&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"NBHVI3AVURGZLNG73Y6U72IHKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951605},"type":"text","content":"<b>CALLOUT</b>. Are you a Donald Trump voter in Georgia who is having second thoughts after his first month in office? Or are you a Trump supporter who is even happier with your choice now?"},{"_id":"CXMSIGGNARG4HLNILHVAU7FQNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951606},"type":"text","content":"Either way, <a href=\"mailto:gbluestein@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">we’d love to hear from you</a>."},{"_id":"AYXSY6M22BG4BBRF2OQXAKC2D4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740391951607},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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And it will face his biggest test yet later this morning when it hits the floor of the Georgia Senate."},{"_id":"UTZHBYXRMZCD3EYRLCBGFXA5SU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412651},"type":"text","content":"The governor is worried enough about a revolt from fellow Republicans that he took the extraordinary step of threatening to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-threatens-to-back-primary-challenges-against-republicans-who-oppose-his-litigation-rewrite/WJRRFX2FSNCSJEWN5BG73TTPSY/\" target=\"_blank\">back primary challengers</a> to any GOP lawmakers who vote for an amendment that waters down the overhaul."},{"_id":"WSGXTYZRZ5BCDO7BDAHZRHQHLE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412652},"type":"text","content":"Odds are, Kemp and his GOP allies will strike a deal on consensus language before the debate begins. But if not, the governor is headed for a showdown with a handful of Senate Republicans who could make or break his signature legislation."},{"_id":"THPR5WMAHRASVJABDHK2GX2IR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412653},"type":"text","content":"He has little room to spare. With Democrats expected to (mostly) vote as a bloc to oppose the measure, Kemp can only afford a few GOP defections to pass the measure."},{"_id":"GYQCLIR5U5BHNA564E7K3C4OKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412654},"type":"text","content":"Here’s who we’re watching:"},{"_id":"S3ROHSEWS5HX7BCT3OE3AQSIUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412655},"type":"text","content":"<b>1. The sponsor. </b>Senate President Pro Tem John F. Kennedy, R-Macon. Kennedy is tasked with marshaling the sweeping measure through his chamber. As a potential 2026 candidate for lieutenant governor he, too, has a lot riding on its passage."},{"_id":"SM3DVHJZBNAJFCTEHENQDMKTKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412656},"type":"text","content":"<b>2. The trial lawyers.</b> Sens. Bo Hatchett, R-Cornelia; Brian Strickland, R-McDonough; and Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia. The three are among a handful of Republican legislators who are also trial lawyers. They’re under immense pressure from their colleagues to oppose a rewrite. Each peppered Kennedy with pointed questions during a five-hour committee vote last week."},{"_id":"N6DO4P42TBF37DZOCVCGWJRPIQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412657},"type":"text","content":"<b>3. The wild cards. </b>Sens. Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro; Chuck Hufstetler, R-Rome; Colton Moore, R-Trenton; Ed Setzler, R-Acworth; and Carden Summers, R-Cordele. Insiders aren’t sure where they’ll wind up in the debate, though Moore has already signaled in a <a href=\"https://x.com/realColtonMoore/status/1892660350639612266\" target=\"_blank\">social media post</a> he’s willing to risk a Kemp-backed challenge."},{"_id":"CXRFK2JDI5DVVKPAO2VOTNZJOI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412658},"type":"text","content":"<b>4. The bellwether. </b>Sen. Tim Bearden, R-Carrollton. A former police officer, Bearden has ties to supporters and opponents of the measure, and is viewed as a consensus maker."},{"_id":"XOXZU636LFF7FIUA3I5PDIEFHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412659},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"The Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"8a5fbba3e3812e3991d8ba57b85ef6394c95bfd1bdb135034f9588e0259f3891"},"caption":"Georgia U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick, a Republican from Suwanee, spent much of Thursday night being booed at a town hall in Roswell.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/_PR50243.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["63729bd3b6abb113bcb6bb3b"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the Atlanta Journal Constitution","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"New members of congress","width":8192,"_id":"LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/7D7OTT47poz0PUh16krdOAIHEms=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"63729bd3b6abb113bcb6bb3b","keywords":["118th congress","capitol hill","congress","members of congress","new congress","newly elected members of congress","rich mccormick","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/7D7OTT47poz0PUh16krdOAIHEms=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","takenOn":"2022-11-15T14:12:14Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/7D7OTT47poz0PUh16krdOAIHEms=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/mmuC73Sf5BXBVdKqGggGpeqRfSI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/_PR50243.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"P3O7WW3FJJBJNNFQ5NHSXO26PU"},"created_date":"2022-11-15T22:30:02Z","last_updated_date":"2023-02-24T09:49:37Z","slug":"Sen. Ossoff hearing Irwin/ICE","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LZ4MQFHECQI2M6DCNQOXOPEM4A.jpg?auth=8a5fbba3e3812e3991d8ba57b85ef6394c95bfd1bdb135034f9588e0259f3891&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"RP775DWP5JAQ5FOOC2CW2UWIP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412661},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Georgia’s congressional delegation has been holding town halls this week while Congress is in recess, and U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick’s was a real doozy. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/mccormick-confronted-by-angry-crowd-over-support-for-trumps-agenda/A4FRX7YIUFD2RK7SFTNOKGMDQY/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein </a>writes that the Suwanee Republican’s staff seemed caught off guard by the massive crowd that peppered McCormick with boos and catcalls throughout the meeting."},{"_id":"EZHHAZLIAFF53AVEB74OHIZOLU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412662},"type":"text","content":"Here are three other<b> </b>things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"KPOEHXGIGFCIBIRU4GK4XTVDRQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"Z2JZT6XDHZHFDDM46KJGJSXFTI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Fulton County school board on Thursday voted to close two elementary schools despite pleas from parents and local officials to keep them open. The board cited low enrollment and aging building conditions, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/fulton-to-close-two-elementary-schools-despite-parent-protests/INKMR4BWRVBLPOHN5L6ICRBIBM/\" target=\"_blank\">Martha Dalton writes</a>."},{"_id":"R6QJ4H4YSBAZ5A6VGY6YKDARB4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"You can expect to see more federal employees in downtown Atlanta next week as President Donald Trump’s order requiring workers to return to work in-person takes effect, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/memo-to-downtown-atlanta-many-federal-workers-to-join-you-next-week/YJTLL2CM3BDPDFLQ3ORMDBN5CU/\" target=\"_blank\">Zachary Hansen reports</a>."},{"_id":"JUUSWYRAYRC4PK33QBDZK3C234","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The fate of Georgia’s law banning most abortions once fetal cardiac activity is detected will be delayed after the state Supreme Court voted to send the case back to a lower court for review, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-supreme-court-sends-lawsuit-challenging-abortion-law-back-to-lower-court/QOFJYQSNDJGFFN7NSEMNM55VHI/\" target=\"_blank\">Maya T. Prabhu reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"OG3SH5HG5BFRJGTKXWHTCS66XM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412664},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"9bf4349197743470df3681f6a4879df935d3c574d2f4be50580f2146311188af"},"caption":"State Sen. Bill Cowsert, a Republican from Athens, is the primary author of Senate Resolution 23.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/031424 Senate Bill 233 007.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65f215b03689150b2514ed1a"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Senate Bill 233","width":3697,"_id":"A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/870BlR7LMkzglW206J5B8PzhqrY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65f302ea3689150b25153fe7","keywords":["sb 233","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/870BlR7LMkzglW206J5B8PzhqrY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","takenOn":"2024-03-14T16:43:19Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/870BlR7LMkzglW206J5B8PzhqrY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/gCqFimzXsUL4lqe6KKdQYWPPq04=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG","version":5,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/031424 Senate Bill 233 007.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"ZKRGOHSTM5FJDECF5UBL4T75DA"},"created_date":"2024-03-14T17:24:52Z","last_updated_date":"2024-03-14T20:21:56Z","slug":"aajc 031424 leg","height":2460,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/A4FP4HKMQ6MXAKKIL3IA3YIU3Q.JPG?auth=9bf4349197743470df3681f6a4879df935d3c574d2f4be50580f2146311188af&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"SPVKFYKI7RA37GZPRKAB34EBSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412666},"type":"text","content":"<b>TERM LIMITS FOR SOME. </b>State Sen. Bill Cowsert led his colleagues on Thursday in voting for <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SR/23\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Resolution 23</a>, which calls for a constitutional convention to impose term limits on members of Congress."},{"_id":"EGKUZD3HAFFA5EUW2VGJ7IODWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412667},"type":"text","content":"“You realize that, right now, over 90% of incumbents are not even challenged, and 95% hold their seats,” the Athens Republican said."},{"_id":"NJP6YXXBL5B7VFNGFI3NHC46TA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412668},"type":"text","content":"But don’t expect a bill from Cowsert to impose term limits on himself or his colleagues. Cowsert has been in the state Senate for almost 18 years, including <a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Bill_Cowsert\" target=\"_blank\">four unopposed elections</a>."},{"_id":"2SEQVDFBNVCW3MA34UOFFXM6IU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412669},"type":"text","content":"Cowsert concedes that’s a long time. But he makes a distinction between being a member of Congress, which is a full-time job, and the Georgia Senate, which is technically part time."},{"_id":"6WZGBU3NIJDHVDG5OX4TFBL2PI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412670},"type":"text","content":"“Our districts, of course, are so much smaller than those congressional districts that we are much closer in proximity to the voters and are therefore more responsible,” he said. “You see very few people in this body that have been here more than 12 years, so it’s less necessary.”"},{"_id":"K6FRQQDEMNBRNKZVOBY3EWQZ4Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412671},"type":"text","content":"A little over a dozen of Georgia’s 56 senators have been in the Senate for at least 12 years."},{"_id":"BSCHWG6APBFQFDOCKJF2XRLG4Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412672},"type":"text","content":"The resolution is part of a long-shot process to amend the U.S. Constitution. If it passes the state House of Representatives — a big “if” — Georgia would need 33 other states to do the same thing before a convention would happen."},{"_id":"4P6YGG7GRRAF5PTRZ5ZXVHJDAM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412673},"type":"text","content":"Cowsert is undeterred. He plans to bring another resolution later this year calling for a constitutional amendment that would require a balanced federal budget."},{"_id":"QG5AJ6UHA5GOTFVOMUC6CY5PAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412674},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"e58cc3c2c25405f04be901303592c841d07f8663f9c8961cc1076ae79e47f0da"},"caption":"State Sen. John F. Kennedy, a Republican from Macon, says he was not named after a former U.S. president.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/012524 LEG DAY 9 006.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65b2732c1e3a95243c18ebbd"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"related_content":{"derivative_of":[{"referent":{"id":"FWGSNED3APSKY4V6BWCUA2GNWU","type":"image"},"type":"reference"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Sen. John F. Kennedy","width":2224,"_id":"4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/0zLU2gf2Z-XdQ9iEhMjoQnqHZJs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65b2732c1e3a95243c18ebbd","keywords":["legislative session","pom","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/0zLU2gf2Z-XdQ9iEhMjoQnqHZJs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","takenOn":"2024-01-25T18:18:49Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/0zLU2gf2Z-XdQ9iEhMjoQnqHZJs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/nkEExMNY3DfciEFzy2UpjPG-E30=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG","version":1,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/012524 LEG DAY 9 006.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"XELTINOUFBBV7KKTUTADLDKBRU"},"created_date":"2025-02-21T09:35:23Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-21T09:35:35Z","slug":"aajc 012624 thursdays legislation photos","height":1668,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4WJVJHSW5FGTJIHIXUOWTE5KCI.JPG?auth=e58cc3c2c25405f04be901303592c841d07f8663f9c8961cc1076ae79e47f0da&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"CXBYBUHIVZG6ZB2OKXBTVRZAMI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412676},"type":"text","content":"<b>FAMOUS NAME.</b> If you have ever wondered whether state Senate President Pro Tem John F. Kennedy’s parents were Democrats hoping their son would someday run for president, we have solved the mystery."},{"_id":"IJXBIRQ6H5DPFMA6LBED4S36PQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412677},"type":"text","content":"On the “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-doge-would-grant-lawmakers-additional-authority-over-state-agencies/HUHSRTA3K5CTDP6ZTREJVHQJSY/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>” podcast Thursday, the Macon Republican explained the provenance of his famous name, and it wasn’t the 35th president of the United States."},{"_id":"B5N3P5MCKZGRFGT7ZNO37WFWAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412678},"type":"text","content":"“I get that question a lot,” Kennedy said, explaining, “I was named after my grandfather, John Kennedy, my father’s father. My mother’s maiden name is Flanders. My name is John Flanders Kennedy.”"},{"_id":"G5YRMSF3VJAC7COZQ2YCP3QJVY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412679},"type":"text","content":"Growing up in Adrian, Georgia, Kennedy said his name was mostly the subject of good-natured ribbing. “From our family perspective, it’s a family name and totally unpolitically related.”"},{"_id":"LYLWN7W7GVDH3JVGAR2B65AHNA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412680},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2021 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"f76a58b04e611935bf25491b3b92668f79bb3cacf508ad2a07a3f1cdb77d4152"},"caption":"State Sen. Gail Davenport, a Democrat from Jonesboro, was not happy that senators voted to abolish the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/112021 REDISTRICTING HS12.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6196875769fda26e088804fc"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Congressional map boosting Republican control clears Georgia Senate","width":6075,"_id":"ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/VBXX4wDuNwJ0xWnf8_JpyIdnUoA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"6196875769fda26e088804fc","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Georgia Congressional map","Senate"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/VBXX4wDuNwJ0xWnf8_JpyIdnUoA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","takenOn":"2021-11-19T18:12:43Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/VBXX4wDuNwJ0xWnf8_JpyIdnUoA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/Jf-EVZ-WKNYplJ5FlFsPrl9mP6U=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/112021 REDISTRICTING HS12.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"BM3FUETRL5BPJAAM6VVWTDALIQ","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2021-11-19T19:01:21Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-21T09:39:28Z","slug":"AAJC 112021 REDISTRICTING","height":3854,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZPKTTKQK47YYQ42PTMH7UGYYIY.jpg?auth=f76a58b04e611935bf25491b3b92668f79bb3cacf508ad2a07a3f1cdb77d4152&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"4E73D5NSONEKJKOFTTVRRHBAT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412682},"type":"text","content":"<b>SURPRISE.</b> Last week, the state Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SR/146\" target=\"_blank\">passed a resolution</a> from Sen. Gail Davenport commending organizations that support people with lupus, including the Georgia Council on Lupus Education and Awareness."},{"_id":"3QBWNMOJFVH75F46QTWONXAWIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412683},"type":"text","content":"That’s one reason why Davenport was surprised on Thursday when the Senate voted to abolish that council."},{"_id":"CWE3GWVDLZAU3HAY72DIX4S2KE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412684},"type":"text","content":"“And the thing is, they didn’t tell anyone,” the Jonesboro Democrat said."},{"_id":"6YEEZC4YZJBRLGQRNVRNKH2FNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412685},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Drew Echols, R-Gainesvile, said Senate Bill 96 disbands several boards and commissions, some of which he said “have not met in over a decade.” They included the Environmental Advisory Council, the Jekyll Island Citizens Resource Council and the lupus council."},{"_id":"AP6PBLCYF5AL7BE5MFX7ZIEMTA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412686},"type":"text","content":"This dismayed Davenport and state Sen. Nan Orrock, D-Atlanta, who say the lupus council meets monthly and receives state funding. Orrock suggested the legislation could be amended in the state House of Representatives “to address these concerns.”"},{"_id":"VITL4GCGLFATLCUSQAT4ZOAGT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412687},"type":"text","content":"But there are no guarantees. Echols said he would do everything he can to “make sure that these funds stay available to the folks with lupus who advocate on behalf of this.”"},{"_id":"QRIVI6HA6BALHIU77LUBQQJ3CY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412688},"type":"text","content":"“I’m not in a position to negotiate right here this morning,” Echols said just before the vote. “In good faith, I think that’s what we’re working toward.”"},{"_id":"FMYCQNIGM5DJVADMZMP2YFT3CQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412689},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"09a07bbd5c8ba79f5b9f9e4e8fdf46c8d9b6ba0d3d548d24e808aff7b0435f0e"},"caption":"Some pets opt to use mobile devices to follow their favorite AJC political reporters and columnists.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy Mike St. Louis","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy Mike St. Louis"}]},"subtitle":"Dog of the Day Josie","width":1284,"_id":"K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/P7J3HFVCXyy3Ctlck56Y1JihYwM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/P7J3HFVCXyy3Ctlck56Y1JihYwM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/P7J3HFVCXyy3Ctlck56Y1JihYwM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/YfzB6pE13mM7r1WSE2sQynIG9bk=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg","version":1,"originalName":"IMG_6104.jpeg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"KY2VNY22HFFCFCIXEYMWBMD24Y"},"created_date":"2023-11-20T10:40:13Z","last_updated_date":"2023-11-20T10:43:26Z","height":921,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/K3FACI65TNCBTELSC77IOV2C6Y.jpeg?auth=09a07bbd5c8ba79f5b9f9e4e8fdf46c8d9b6ba0d3d548d24e808aff7b0435f0e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"DLIOPY52ARAY5HOTGGLHDAJOME","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412691},"type":"text","content":"<b>PET TELEHEALTH. </b>Millions of Americans started seeing their doctors over the phone during and after the coronavirus pandemic. Now, Georgia lawmakers want to set rules governing those iPhone visits for pets."},{"_id":"JOJFAXGUGNBCHDGD6DUOPVL7AA","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412692},"type":"text","content":"The details are tricky. Veterinarians want to provide telemedicine visits. But they don’t want to make it easy for out-of-state vets to scoop up their clients."},{"_id":"ML6522M53REL5H6UGLW5HI7U2Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412693},"type":"text","content":"Senate Bill 105 is aiming for that balance. It would let licensed veterinarians and their associates practice telemedicine only if they have an existing relationship with a client — meaning they’ve seen the pet for in-animal visits."},{"_id":"OKAGFH6575FIXG6RJJQQEBQWXU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412694},"type":"text","content":"But what if it’s the weekend and it’s an emergency? The bill would let vets see clients virtually without an existing relationship, but only if no licensed veterinarian or veterinarian technician is available within 50 miles."},{"_id":"YYW5CJYOYJHKHI7GIBPTH36A2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412695},"type":"text","content":"“It’s a very physical practice. You’ve got to be able to understand those animals, having touched them and having felt them,” said Keri Riddick, executive director of the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association. “We also recognize that the public wants telemedicine. It’s a service we should be providing.”"},{"_id":"GJV5CGEJLRG3BA67Q6TVV4WQAE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412696},"type":"text","content":"The bill, sponsored by state Sen. 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Here are some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"DQ5WGTX3CRFHDCFFB5JEF3CJXE","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"MNWQVXUJ65GVPPFKG6AVZFJIT4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: House Motor Vehicles Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/204\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 204</a>, which would repeal the Department of Public Safety’s authority to set rates for the transportation of household goods."},{"_id":"WS5ZJCEAUFH4ZOGFNLTM5GB4VI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"9 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers could vote on eight bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/16\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 16</a>, which would clear the way for the owner of a bail bonds company to run for a seat on the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/inspired-by-a-local-election-georgia-senate-passes-first-bill-of-legislative-session/GE5C7AGOBFA43CVDKZNTGLK7UE/\" target=\"_blank\">Heard County Commission</a>."},{"_id":"ASRHXEB66NB45EC7V7ZXN2QT2M","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"9 a.m.: Senate convenes. They could vote on three bills, including Gov. Brian Kemp’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-threatens-to-back-primary-challenges-against-republicans-who-oppose-his-litigation-rewrite/WJRRFX2FSNCSJEWN5BG73TTPSY/\" target=\"_blank\">civil litigation overhaul</a>."},{"_id":"MQOJ65PSKNB2FIBNV3RCE7T4JU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Education Committee meets to consider the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/267\" target=\"_blank\">Riley Gaines Act</a>, which would ban transgender athletes from competing against women."}]},{"_id":"NQE2UMH3NJB77GEYF6WAZR3MBQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412701},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EST on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"6ZNJGAJQ2JG55PLGC33FG4ESKI","additional_properties":{"_id":"QSLD57PK7ZGL5PLCYOVUBI6L2A"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA8735876948\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"BWNCBJC2DREJHG5RWWNATVZF4E","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412706},"type":"text","content":"On Thursday’s show, the hosts asked state Senate President Pro Tem John F. Kennedy about the challenges of overseeing a legislative chamber full of ambitious potential statewide candidates. And Cody Hall, senior adviser to Gov. Brian Kemp, discussed the governor’s tough tactics to push his top priority for this legislative session."},{"_id":"YWS4E7CYRNG4VK6TKZTAVXB5CI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412707},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"8f51335406a062e2c549525fa30ab350474fd58f7845b8c62c1bf785b69d8964"},"caption":"Georgia U.S. Rep. 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The report says these programs are more susceptible to fraud and waste because of poor oversight during the pandemic and under the Biden administration."},{"_id":"URWK5EUO7JEG3CMPXW4RTSNOG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740143412712},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://greene.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=916\" target=\"_blank\">Recommendations include</a> using improved technology and data programs to verify the identity of applicants for the programs to ensure they are eligible, while relying less on self-reporting of income and assets. 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Brian Kemp to the Council of Governors.</i>"}]},{"_id":"RP7J65WWKFHQTLAWAHYX7LJHHU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023110},"type":"text","content":"Democrats have been sounding the alarm on the Republican-led plan to drastically reduce spending on <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/republicans-are-eyeing-cuts-to-medicaid-whats-medicaid-again/NTZKT2RPZJACHHVNXVVYDZVIQM/\" target=\"_blank\">safety net programs like Medicaid</a> as part of a sweeping package that also includes tax cuts and money for new border security efforts."},{"_id":"46FJV655UBDLJLEKKDPQSMGJ7M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023112},"type":"text","content":"But U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is framing the debate as potentially devastating not just for the Medicaid recipients who may lose access to health care<b> </b>but for the GOP lawmakers who back the effort."},{"_id":"KXQNF56U7JGKXIRDWGH546M2BI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023113},"type":"text","content":"“Georgia voters will be watching our Republican legislators very carefully to see whether they vote for these Medicaid cuts and will hold them accountable if they put their partisan agenda ahead of Georgians’ health care,” Ossoff said."},{"_id":"7SUGM4LOONDYJA5JSBZZ2Y4WYE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023114},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff said this warning — he repeatedly used the word “warning” — is informed by the sheer numbers in Georgia where nearly half of births, the majority of nursing home patients and two in five children are covered by Medicaid."},{"_id":"3E7B72SOSREDLJYHQIF425O4ZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023115},"type":"text","content":"Other Georgia Democrats, including <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2049803408780729\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock</a>, have also been critical of the proposed Medicaid cuts contained in the framework of legislation Republicans intend to pass without the help of Democrats."},{"_id":"3XCQYUV2WNBUTNKXH5SJ6XATS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023116},"type":"text","content":"This plan is still taking shape, and there is a chance the Medicaid cuts could be softened or taken out altogether. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that <a href=\"https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-medicaid-cuts-republicans-congress-budget-reconciliation-elon-musk-interview-2025-2\" target=\"_blank\">he is not in favor</a> of cutting Medicaid before coming back hours later and endorsing the GOP plan on the table."},{"_id":"ZZ27UFQOAJBNFEQAT7MRBCUVUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023117},"type":"text","content":"Some Republicans in swing districts have privately expressed hesitation about the reductions and their potential impact at the ballot box."},{"_id":"DOQPIUAG4RGNLPHUXZX2N2QLTU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":""},{"_id":"E3D55XHIO5CFPMT7JPF2MBNFFY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023118},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff is up for reelection in 2026. His race is expected to be among the most hotly contested Senate seats in the country."},{"_id":"77XOQXFDTNCXLPSJPNZMFIUZPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023119},"type":"text","content":"While Republicans hope a strong candidate, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">mainly Gov. Brian Kemp</a>, could make Ossoff vulnerable, the Atlanta Democrat is sending a message to Republicans that cutting Medicaid could make him stronger among the types of voters both parties need to win."},{"_id":"7LQ2IMV6HBHFPEBBLPAI7KRLGE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023120},"type":"text","content":"“I am warning Republicans against Medicaid cuts,” he said. “Georgia voters are paying attention. If Republicans endanger our hospitals, children’s health care, pregnant women and seniors in nursing homes as part of their partisan agenda, voters will hold them accountable.”"},{"_id":"J55SLL4I3NHINKHJSKQW72DMZU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023121},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"86f1e0999817b230d8d0dfd0c0316704860c8aecbb8f8c63eb7b612453f07f47"},"caption":"State Elections Director Blake Evans (left), spoke to the Senate Ethics Committee in Atlanta in 2023. He defended Georgia's participation in the voter registration accuracy organization called ERIC on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 110123 election security filed at 0011.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65402d54d5f8cc4bca5412e4"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"eleciton security","width":7004,"_id":"LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/LEv0hgi1Gjse33Yy6QuWDzTx-Vk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65402d54d5f8cc4bca5412e4","keywords":["dominion","election","voting","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/LEv0hgi1Gjse33Yy6QuWDzTx-Vk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","takenOn":"2023-11-01T19:09:38Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/LEv0hgi1Gjse33Yy6QuWDzTx-Vk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/ZRjIRlHrEvndVqCTSxIbXIDWDF8=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 110123 election security filed at 0011.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"VOVDR3OEMBHA5FNZXMUN5LGZXM","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2023-11-01T19:06:44Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-20T09:32:11Z","slug":"AAJC 110123 election security ","height":4672,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LEFMU2JJ2OSHEZODGQCIQKCLPM.JPG?auth=86f1e0999817b230d8d0dfd0c0316704860c8aecbb8f8c63eb7b612453f07f47&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"RKOSHV2L3BC2DEQNQGN6R6KXLM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023123},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>The circus is back in town, and for once we’re not trying to be cute. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus performers will be on hand in Liberty Plaza today at 11 a.m. to receive a resolution from state Rep. Ron Stephens, R-Savannah. The circus is <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/georgia-entertainment-scene/ringling-bros-new-feat-of-derring-do-a-comeback-without-animals-clowns/D3MK2M35RBEJZIUMTXRZGCAWUA/\" target=\"_blank\">returning to Georgia</a> after an eight-year hiatus."},{"_id":"H7SLOMP53RABHOSMG5DWTMGEI4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023124},"type":"text","content":"Here are five things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"WPXULRXXVJAPDKCN7QLT7P5H7E","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"44E6UTUNPVHO7H5RSX3OUR2IAY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. Senate confirmed former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., as the next leader of the Small Business Administration. Georgia Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, who defeated Loeffler in a special election in 2021, voted “no.” So did fellow Georgia Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/senate-confirms-kelly-loeffler-to-lead-small-business-administration/QFL7J4JW3FHCJMEVQCJIOLPGAY/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Mitchell reports</a>."},{"_id":"W4NHJBQP5JCENKUNKCCK6GJBXU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Republican lawmakers who say they want more accurate voter information lists voted for a bill that would withdraw Georgia from a voter list accuracy organization, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-could-become-10th-state-to-withdraw-from-voter-accuracy-group-eric/ZSTSAWFKMFDNFACQU4QDSOZ7G4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Mark Niesse reports.</a>"},{"_id":"6OS542VGUFBKPBKYQQFDXFKSPI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia parents could get more help with child care costs under a bill that passed the state Senate, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-senate-approves-child-care-tax-credits/GCK4KDFKD5HWDNMYCGNS77FGM4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"SBQ3METBXBFY3HZUEYDCEHQG6E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"One month into his return to the White House, President Donald Trump’s shock and awe campaign has reshaped the federal government at breakneck speed with sweeping implications for Georgia, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/how-trumps-first-month-has-brought-a-sweeping-shakeup-to-all-corners-of-georgia/MHSSC6TVPVCODGD57ZMONQ42I4/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein writes</a>."},{"_id":"P7BIXY34SBH4DBIXNXUA23KNYY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp is scheduled to speak during the <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/live-events/2025/02/20/politico-2025-governors-summit-00001587\" target=\"_blank\">Politico 2025 Governors Summit</a> today."}]},{"_id":"6HD6KTVXVZCSDNZVFTHFMSFXSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023126},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"3025952f953512f210184853a7a0dd9b4c9d9b5fa63cd681aac6629887be6492"},"caption":"(Left to right): State Sen. Greg Dolezal, a Republican from Cumming, is the primary author of a bill backed by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones that would make it easier for lawmakers to block state rules and regulations.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/030123 LEG DAY 26006.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["63ffbbb93acdb1291125d500"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/ Natrice.Miller@ajc.com","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"LEG DAY 26","width":6000,"_id":"JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/WhcNG6viXPKRSajdcLtqWLIlOnU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"63ffbbb93acdb1291125d500","keywords":["atlanta","capitol","legislative session","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/WhcNG6viXPKRSajdcLtqWLIlOnU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","takenOn":"2023-01-30T19:21:59Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/WhcNG6viXPKRSajdcLtqWLIlOnU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/TeSv_zsjdKYpBUZ_qJYt3tfLvA4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/030123 LEG DAY 26006.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"EPYIBK5TI5E3TOMSNROTQQJS2I","iptc_title":"Multimedia Journalist"},"created_date":"2023-03-01T21:41:55Z","last_updated_date":"2023-03-20T09:14:37Z","slug":"LEGISLATOR PHOTOS ","height":4000,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JUV5WI32IG26EOIDOCCKCGS22M.JPG?auth=3025952f953512f210184853a7a0dd9b4c9d9b5fa63cd681aac6629887be6492&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"DJUE6GJ6BZG2TEJICEYQP4R5BU","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023128},"type":"text","content":"<b>MAKING THE RULES.</b> There’s always a natural tension in government over the shared powers between the people who make the laws and the people who implement the laws. Now, Georgia lawmakers want to take some of that power back."},{"_id":"7IZWXNFLMNBWROL6WCWVF6HPPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023129},"type":"text","content":"A bill backed by Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doge-in-georgia-lt-gov-burt-jones-wants-to-mimic-budget-slashing-effort/IJSAI6Z3VRBR3HN4TYIYOLLTAE/\" target=\"_blank\">inspired by</a> the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency — would make it easier for lawmakers to block state rules and regulations."},{"_id":"BBXYVNBUZVHOBHEWGDULVTYGOE","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023130},"type":"text","content":"Right now, lawmakers can object to rules and regulations imposed by state agencies. But they can’t do much about them until the Legislature is in session. Under this bill, lawmakers would have the power to halt rules and regulations by two-thirds vote of a legislative committee. The rule would not take effect until the full Legislature could review it."},{"_id":"CJNSIIG7QVEMVPWXFEGNS72INM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023131},"type":"text","content":"“The thought here is that elected officials have a voice,” state Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, said. “They’re the backstop, is probably the best way to say it, in any sort of rule that may have unintended consequences.”"},{"_id":"XTEL6Q2C7ZCJDD4CXYXHX6E4RI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023132},"type":"text","content":"The proposal left some Democrats confused."},{"_id":"CMPTNAG7CJFYZHNTOCUTSQYLR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023133},"type":"text","content":"“For the last 20-some years, Republican — your party — is in control of all the agencies,” said state Sen. Sheikh Rahman, D-Lawrenceville. “I’m trying to figure out what rules you are trying to cut or roll back that isn’t your own, you know?"},{"_id":"AXG4WDSHXZAWHFXHYNLM3F34XM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023134},"type":"text","content":"Dolezal said the expansion of state regulations “has happened under both Democratic and Republican rule.” "},{"_id":"DECIF4ZEVBEWPP5DMRNPKHD7J4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"He added: “I don’t think it’s exclusive to any single party.”"},{"_id":"RS22GRDSTNCGPMYZICGKGYRK7M","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023135},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"f7c9e5c3cb52b3ab44f6f4c64bf10d7ab51ac3f54986363731b145c39dd80adc"},"caption":"State Sen. Donzella James, an Atlanta Democrat, voted in favor of a bill that would set rules for the licensing and operation of emergency organ transplant vehicles in Georgia.\n","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/041322 PERMITLESS CARRY ba 0003.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["62547f4b9f7d1866005b4f55"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Bob Andres/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Bob Andres","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Donzella James","width":8192,"_id":"TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/SBmBBHd2g9ziC_tZpS2JZt3e5hs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"62547f4b9f7d1866005b4f55","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/SBmBBHd2g9ziC_tZpS2JZt3e5hs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","takenOn":"2022-04-12T18:09:17Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/SBmBBHd2g9ziC_tZpS2JZt3e5hs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/-SxgHrCvlClOUr-e15cAv0rZJXI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/041322 PERMITLESS CARRY ba 0003.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"ZU4II46TLNGKLNAD4TW35U3Z74","iptc_title":"Multimedia Journalist"},"created_date":"2022-04-12T20:52:02Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-19T17:06:06Z","slug":"AAJC 041322 PERMITLESS CARRY","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TESY33HSW6D753HMVCZTLYGPFU.JPG?auth=f7c9e5c3cb52b3ab44f6f4c64bf10d7ab51ac3f54986363731b145c39dd80adc&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"AJJRCQHC7BHAFIUAUUSXN2TF7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023137},"type":"text","content":"<b>ORGAN DONATION.</b> When 18-year-old Kerry Alan James showed off his first driver’s license to his mother, state Sen. Donzella James, he proudly pointed out he was an organ donor and asked her why she wasn’t."},{"_id":"QBW3Z4TIQJBQ3IZIE5O2BZSDOI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023138},"type":"text","content":"“He said, ‘You’d be helping everybody,’” Donzella James, D-Atlanta, recalled."},{"_id":"4ZKWNPRGLZELFAHDOUWVIHXU54","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023139},"type":"text","content":"About three weeks later, Kerry James was killed in a car accident involving a drunken driver and donated his organs and bone marrow to 11 people."},{"_id":"NCLDFMOORFFG3IIQUVBRZMEZ6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023140},"type":"text","content":"Donzella James said she was thinking about him this week when she voted to pass a bill that would set rules for the licensing and operation of emergency organ transplant vehicles in Georgia."},{"_id":"WB7T7SAPK5AIJPZIK2K4FUEO74","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023141},"type":"text","content":"“I couldn’t bring Kerry back,” she said. “But maybe we can save other lives.”"},{"_id":"4JZV3SXNA5D2PMESW76ISM4Y5A","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023142},"type":"text","content":"These vehicles are similar to ambulances and are often operated by nonprofits. They have red lights and sirens to hurry through traffic to deliver the organs — or surgeons — necessary for life-saving transplant procedures."},{"_id":"EO4KMC7HLFHGTNHD3MSCI7RLCY","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023143},"type":"text","content":"The bill’s sponsor, state Sen. John Albers, has a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-a-senators-fight-to-save-his-son/L74EJY5N65ECPJJABT5DDHXDHY/\" target=\"_blank\">life-saving story of his own</a>. It was just over three years ago when Albers, a Roswell Republican, donated a kidney to his son, Will, who suddenly needed one at just 24-years-old. 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Lawmakers could vote on four bills and two resolutions, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SR/23\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Resolution 23</a>, which would ask Congress to call a convention to update the Constitution to impose term limits on House and Senate members."},{"_id":"GJQZNN7MQBFGHFSCLNSZYKRURE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: Senate Education and Youth Committee meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/152\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 152</a>, which would make biological or adopted children of foster parents eligible for state funding to help cover private tuition."},{"_id":"Y6KE3USUT5EYDNGT2CH3EKYE6Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: Senate Committee on Regulated Industries and Utilities meets to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/34\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 34</a>, which would regulate costs incurred by utilities from data centers."},{"_id":"O2YQS2XM5BBM3DOT3OJK2Z2PEU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"5 p.m.: Senate Special Committee on Investigations will hold its first meeting. Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-revives-panel-investigating-fulton-da-fani-willis/WYJJ2GRHY5B77LBMW65A6Z62YY/\" target=\"_blank\">created the committee</a> to investigate Fulton District Attorney Fani Willis."}]},{"_id":"4KMGDLYQ5JF57IRWWQCJNOX3C4","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023149},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"20204748494ff32cb13d004893e0e62c498bfae68354ef97db777c8f30e6cd1a"},"caption":"State Sen. John F. 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He was given a 15-minute slot sandwiched between conservative host Megyn Kelly and Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico."},{"_id":"PCLVADOJPNE6HB6T3NQF5UE6LM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023170},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will speak on a panel Saturday morning titled, “Changing Laws and Changing Lives: Stopping Human Trafficking.”"},{"_id":"Q2VFZ4JEMRDGTGAG2Q46LZJUFM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023171},"type":"text","content":"But arguably<b> </b>the biggest Georgia name we spotted on the list is former reality TV star Savannah Chrisley, who will speak Saturday on a panel called “Blessed are the Prosecuted: Fixing Justice.”"},{"_id":"6OOKVWHUFRBLHE7QH642HMG5ZM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740047023172},"type":"text","content":"Chrisley starred alongside her parents, Todd and Julie Chrisley, in the USA Network show “Chrisley Knows Best” from 2014 to 2023. 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Transition:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"FTBXI2WQORGMXGUA7A4XHNPQ5Q","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"AM53NY2HANBA3A3JSXPN6W5BBI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Jon George is the new special assistant to the president and southeast regional political director for the White House Office of Political Affairs. George was previously the Georgia state director for the Trump-Vance 2024 campaign."}]},{"_id":"BTYVJRHMKZCDJPMI3473HC3KJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739984152590},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. We’re also interested in new jobs, engagements, birth announcements, etc."},{"_id":"AX5YEBITEVB47AOEVLHTUODASA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739984152591},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"54MHIWRD5BDVFB2266IHGWFSKU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739984152592},"type":"text","content":"<b>AS ALWAYS, </b>send your best scoops, gossip and insider info to <a href=\"mailto:greg.bluestein@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">greg.bluestein@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:tia.mitchell@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">tia.mitchell@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:patricia.murphy@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">patricia.murphy@ajc.com</a> and <a href=\"mailto:adam.beam@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">adam.beam@ajc.com</a>."},{"_id":"GDUAW2DPSRBITMV24A7MI66RSI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739984152593},"type":"text","content":""},{"_id":"OGGCZ3MFPNCQ7FSNO53IJ7DHKQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739984152594},"type":"text","content":""}],"subheadlines":{"basic":"Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the 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The state Supreme Court on Tuesday had <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-supreme-court-casts-doubt-on-child-custody-law/OMFOYMXOSRH4FHR36BHTNCOFPE/\" target=\"_blank\">serious questions</a> about the law and “the fundamental right of parents.”"},{"_id":"F6U6XT2KZVBZ5JZYSEM4CVMD4E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303386},"type":"text","content":"But that misses the point, according to the state lawmaker who wrote the law."},{"_id":"IIQ27FYBDNCD7GVULSZVN2ICIE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303387},"type":"text","content":"State Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry, said the intent was to “focus on the rights of a child to grow up in the best environment.”"},{"_id":"RMKRRB6BARA3BIOMY6ORVLGQFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303388},"type":"text","content":"“Imagine a dad abandons his wife upon the birth of a child. The mother remarried and a stepfather raises the child as his own,” he said. “If the mother unexpectedly dies, I think a judge should be able to consider the stepfather continuing to serve as the child’s caregiver.”"},{"_id":"CB5ZU4ZEZZE6FPGRD2DDYEP7J4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303389},"type":"text","content":"The case before the court concerned a woman, Abby Boone, who helped raise a young girl from birth with her partner, Michelle Dias. Dias was the girl’s legal guardian, while Boone was not. Dias cut off contact with Boone a few years after the couple broke up."},{"_id":"YBKSJHUACFFGXID7TEC55DXNTY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303390},"type":"text","content":"The court sidestepped the question of whether the law was constitutional, ruling in favor of Dias because Boone’s relationship with the child happened before the law took effect in 2019."},{"_id":"MDSBKR2B6RD5BEUIQ3DUEQOKJ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303391},"type":"text","content":"Still, the ruling puts the future of the law in doubt. That concerns Efstration, who said he could push for changes to the law."},{"_id":"QKZIWZCQXVG6VHSLQRWILMHGSA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303392},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"WXCRDKVCRRE57MQ3422B6FDQHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303393},"type":"text","content":"<b>POWER PLAY.</b> As Georgia emerges as a growing hotbed for data center development, the industry is taking new steps to promote the economic impact of the server-packed warehouses that power the infrastructure of the digital age."},{"_id":"VOVXAZFQGZGVVJ6J46LQVZJA3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303394},"type":"text","content":"Advocates are circulating a <a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:5c489620-110b-44bc-8fb1-8ac2e23fc2b8\" target=\"_blank\">recent PwC study</a> commissioned by the Data Center Coalition that shows the industry employed more than 30,000 Georgians in 2023 — up 7% from the year before."},{"_id":"F4VY7KIV3ZFF5BGK3CFNR34VN4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303395},"type":"text","content":"It estimated the industry directly and indirectly generated roughly $3.5 billion in state and local tax revenues in 2022-2023 and the overall economic impact topped $10 billion."},{"_id":"M4IPN5UYHNBW3DSMDQNOXXGSPY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303396},"type":"text","content":"The centers are under increasing scrutiny from lawmakers who worry the rapidly growing industry will overburden power plants."},{"_id":"MQ3PY6FZTRE2ZEILZBJT6ZHKLE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303397},"type":"text","content":"State regulators recently <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-powers-rule-changes-to-address-data-center-energy-use-pass/QXGVZA6FI5AMRKIGPQUCSTGZMI/\" target=\"_blank\">approved rule changes</a> to give Georgia Power flexibility to charge data centers more for service than other customers."},{"_id":"5ZYIH246DRGPZKA35TASGETLFM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303398},"type":"text","content":"And lawmakers are <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-powers-plan-to-serve-energy-hungry-data-centers-is-coming/2F5FDXZILJC65K624W4XLSEWL4/\" target=\"_blank\">considering legislation</a> that would require utilities to charge data centers for costs “substantially related to” providing their electric service."},{"_id":"MCK4HI6A7JHZHJK7RA7UJ4G3IU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"9252adeb8d16c276c243b8adfa4c42419a091c3132cf86859c415789001b37d4"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde (left), a Republican from Athens, has introduced a bill that would repeal a 1974 law restricting a U.S. president's impoundment powers.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"027386a244a343d398673f5b5f59c9ea","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4ELZPFP5K5CC7GGV3QEYCQM6DQ.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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And Alia Pharr wrote about how the spending freeze is<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/trumps-actions-power-down-some-local-energy-projects-in-georgia/JALYY3XMA5FVLJNXHANYHA4PNM/\" target=\"_blank\"> impacting energy projects</a> sponsored by multiple nonprofit groups as well as cities and counties."},{"_id":"SNY2CVHQDRHYJJB4JUD6ON53UI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303402},"type":"text","content":"Trump is doing these things by impounding — or not spending — money that Congress has directed the government to spend. Congress passed a law in 1974 restricting a president’s impoundment powers, a law that Trump and his advisers have said is unconstitutional."},{"_id":"BJZUZZXSZZFX5FW6WKLQMTMVK4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303403},"type":"text","content":"Now U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, has introduced a bill that would repeal that law."},{"_id":"NVM2DWER7BCWNDC7YLMWDZHDS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303404},"type":"text","content":"“The presidential power to impound funds is key to restoring fiscal sanity to our nation’s capital,” said Clyde, who is co-sponsoring the bill with Republican U.S. Sen. Mike Lee of Utah. “Removing the unconstitutional roadblock that the (law)<b> </b>presents will ensure President Trump has every tool at his disposal to decline wasteful spending.\""},{"_id":"EWTSYN27N5HMLDBLQDESEEDXMI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303405},"type":"text","content":"But it might not be that simple. Some legal scholars argue the U.S. Constitution doesn’t allow the president to ignore Congress' spending decisions. They have pointed to a federal appellate<a href=\"https://casetext.com/case/in-re-aiken-cnty-2\" target=\"_blank\"> court ruling</a> in 2013 that suggested “even the president does not have unilateral authority to refuse to spend funds.”"},{"_id":"NC443YRHQZGXRMKCCQP7QGOREE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303406},"type":"text","content":"The author of that opinion?<b> </b>Judge Brett Kavanaugh, whom Trump would later nominate for the U.S. Supreme Court."},{"_id":"RZXDQWM63FES7EYI72EY3VIFN4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303407},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"2eef09570e04c1625aa4bd9daad51e7f4cc41cac9ab9426da2e199ea72f5f6fe"},"caption":"State Rep. 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KEMP. </b>Asked over the weekend about layoffs at the CDC in Atlanta, Gov. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/brian-kemp-on-cdc-layoffs-government-can-stand-a-little-rightsizing/SWE62T56SZA5PPAED4E346D7UU/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Kemp said</a> “government can stand a little rightsizing.”"},{"_id":"4FKB7LGFABHARCZ4QK3GRYZ5HM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303410},"type":"text","content":"In response, state Rep. Saira Draper, D-Atlanta, will hold a news conference Friday on what she says is the indifference of GOP leaders to mass layoffs now affecting federal workers in Georgia."},{"_id":"DXK7L6V65JH6VAQCIV2BM2WNTQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303411},"type":"text","content":"“If there had been a manufacturing plant that opened up in Georgia, that brought 1,300 high-paying, stable jobs, you better bet that Governor Kemp would have press releases about this,” Draper told the Politically Georgia podcast Tuesday."},{"_id":"MF5DBL53DJEEBOTKB4BNRUVR2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303412},"type":"text","content":"Draper said GOP leaders, including Kemp, are missing in action."},{"_id":"ZFH4YV3OUFEIVNIOU2ZM4CYMBM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303413},"type":"text","content":"“He basically shrugged and said, ‘It happens,’ right?” she said. “So the callousness and disregard with which he has approached this so far is stunning because these are real Georgians and real lives.”"},{"_id":"IWZHIOIDSVFW3PT3AQPLQ7SB6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303414},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"fba25450d41ee6c16eee2b141a2bec7d93e43d61e9d81f9587d36c8cbafa5868"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Lehman Franklin. The Republican from Statesboro told the “Politically Georgia” podcast that he and his wife struggled with infertility for eight years before finally getting pregnant through IVF last year."},{"_id":"JNCNX3AF2JGRXHHOXIV42DBB7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303417},"type":"text","content":"Although some religious conservatives have raised objections to IVF procedures, Franklin is a conservative former missionary himself. And he said he’s ready to defend IVF’s success in creating life."},{"_id":"REBGWDS5A5HTJPLLFTTECU2A5Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303418},"type":"text","content":"“It’s been a miracle for us,” he said. “It’s a great thing. And I don’t believe that we would, my wife would be pregnant right now without this process.”"},{"_id":"KGONX5YSZND5FNSXBPZ3G3DWBU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303419},"type":"text","content":"Baby girl<b> </b>Franklin is due June 3rd."},{"_id":"F5GU7DL4ARDXRMVAIBF5NUYKKQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303420},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"e1b071d9bc9c5f25a41ed05a3e22f452a43b332b75f7a4d63c30f0e75fd06a8e"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/021725 protest filed at 0014.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67b2afedcdff2e5f7a20bc18"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"presidents day protest","width":3300,"_id":"V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/q3EaPe_Jv1SjOjGIOhYhiL3E9MM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67b2afedcdff2e5f7a20bc18","keywords":["50501","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/q3EaPe_Jv1SjOjGIOhYhiL3E9MM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","takenOn":"2025-02-17T17:54:47Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/q3EaPe_Jv1SjOjGIOhYhiL3E9MM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/0_BDKjeX0vRn41C8QyI5_MGGxno=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/021725 protest filed at 0014.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"XB5WXWDJVRG6LGH7TJ4UFP4ETI","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-02-17T18:37:19Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-17T20:48:28Z","slug":"021725 protest","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/V5NXZ7YKM2NAX2FTPANA4WEBBE.JPG?auth=e1b071d9bc9c5f25a41ed05a3e22f452a43b332b75f7a4d63c30f0e75fd06a8e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"SXXAVHUHEJAC5PLDLCIKB7UPBE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303422},"type":"text","content":"<b>UNDER THE GOLD DOME. </b>It’s the 19th day of the legislative session. Here are some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"6PBIDRGHJ5EVBHD7OTO77VHBS4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RD64KBRBLBAODBMQ66YWCROWWU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers could vote on five bills, including<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/177\"> House Bill 177</a>, which would allow pets to be added to domestic violence protective orders."},{"_id":"LF56PEFJSVC3TEEJWOAM3NMNG4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers could vote on four bills, including<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/89\"> Senate Bill 89</a>, which would increase the tax credit for some child care expenses."}]},{"_id":"6PUSNYMOU5FRXLCFQ7P6SE63IQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303424},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"V76T2RQZJJCVFLUQ6KPH3XMFII","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303425},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” Semafor’s <a href=\"https://www.semafor.com/author/kadia-goba\" target=\"_blank\">Kadia Goba</a> will discuss Congress’ push to fund the federal government and the money that’s earmarked for Georgia. And Harley Adsit, deputy chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, talks about her side hustle co-hosting Capitol Hill’s cult favorite podcast, “Crime in Congress.”"},{"_id":"6XKV5R3VCVE2VIQPJUK3CH6RDY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303426},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EST on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"OZR6F4PVOBANRKR7ZC7TFEABL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303427},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA7883283137\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"T74ON2DSJJCQ7DJZPZ4KI533RY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303428},"type":"text","content":"On Tuesday’s show, state Rep. Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro, discussed his bill to guarantee access to in vitro fertilization. And state Rep. Saira Draper, D-Atlanta, talked about the impact of the Trump administration’s 10% cut to the workforce of Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."},{"_id":"JFNSSAT6FJDDLIESCXS524OIUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303429},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"abc9ef6bc31049b32224f37753c0c308c07771f5e069648c2ee36a14959193cd"},"caption":"President Donald Trump wants former Georgia U.S. Sen. 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He plans to sign additional executive orders while on Air Force One."},{"_id":"MUBFENCM2VDB7NGAPKMBIUMOV4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate will vote on whether to confirm former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/donald-trump-picks-kelly-loeffler-as-head-of-the-small-business-administration/74L2DSDVAVD4DDCXSYMWAWXKKA/\" target=\"_blank\">head of the Small Business Administration</a>."},{"_id":"GOVEHBLHBBC3BAGOUGUIQW4JUI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The House is out for the week."}]},{"_id":"BGA6E2SPFFHUXE74DCYNHJKFAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303433},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"U.S. Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"69c35ad280e97285d6f75f7b4ada48b396d1d8827a6967cd9aad39800540e72f"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Nikema Williams, D-Atlanta, will host a telephone town hall for constituents tonight at 6:30. Questions can be sent to <a href=\"mailto:TownHallGA05@mail.house.gov\" target=\"_blank\">TownHallGA05@mail.house.gov</a> and the conversation can be streamed at <a href=\"http://nikemawilliams.house.gov/live\" target=\"_blank\">nikemawilliams.house.gov/live</a>."},{"_id":"MSKYBITKHRC4PDJ6NSD6VPJAGA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. 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Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, will meet with constituents during a town hall meeting Thursday night at Roswell City Hall. Doors open at 5:30 p.m., and the event begins at 6:30 p.m."}]},{"_id":"BU5D5YBFMRA6HECKJ2JX6U57CI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739959303437},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"7cdac82eee676bd78d86616013af5bd6a42c2b4325c65e273a5d35c40855897d"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Among them is Bill White, the GOP financier who is President <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-has-chosen-ex-leader-of-the-buckhead-cityhood-push-to-be-his-ambassador-to-belgium/R3ME76RT7ZCVZP5T3XQZEZQ2Y4/\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump’s pick</a> for ambassador to Belgium."},{"_id":"7ERQ42QTDFHSZIOYRR7PXKELMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852422},"type":"text","content":"“This Smyrna thing will backfire nationally,” White predicted."},{"_id":"6OIZHKLKIRHUDKSBHL6CPEMD3Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852423},"type":"text","content":"But consider this sudden fight, too, through a different lens."},{"_id":"R2HTPATOLVFO5H66PGMOTIRVRI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852424},"type":"text","content":"In the early 1990s, the conservative Cobb County Commission <a href=\"https://exhibits.library.gsu.edu/out-in-the-archives/the-power-of-protest/cobb-citizens-coalition-and-olympics-out-of-cobb/\" target=\"_blank\">backed an anti-gay resolution</a> before the Olympics that condemned “gay lifestyles.” Now, local and state Republicans are going to bat for an LGBTQ group that supports GOP candidates."},{"_id":"MNMOXVM62JDP5NSVVBD6HAWPJQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852425},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"11219c04edacd51173ff807b0cb3f0c6dd4a260fc7a913f1cca335b21f4a11ae"},"caption":"At at a news conference on Monday, state Sen. 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SPRINGS. </b>With the Atlanta mayoral race shaping up to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/columnists/torpy-mayor-dickens-set-for-2nd-term-shoo-in-its-the-atlanta-way/XWKPTF3Z3JG7PFWJ2SLA22PMQQ/\" target=\"_blank\">be a snoozefest</a>, politicos can likely get their fix for competitive politics this year in nearby Sandy Springs."},{"_id":"7A36FPVONVFATCNU4IVD6B6BXE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852432},"type":"text","content":"The city was the first in a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/local/drive-for-new-cities-began-sandy-springs/WxLnVdtWFFidI2PsQmSSZL/\" target=\"_blank\">wave of new municipalities</a> created by the state Legislature two decades ago. Since then, it’s had only two mayors elected in a succession of mostly sleepy elections."},{"_id":"TF2HLSHS35GPZGNQYSHQUSGVYA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852433},"type":"text","content":"This year, Mayor Rusty Paul — a former chair of the Georgia Republican Party — is running for reelection. He’s picked up a challenge from Jody Reichel, a fellow conservative<b> </b>council member."},{"_id":"O5XF5OZYGZFOFAGODQOKKVC6WE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852434},"type":"text","content":"Reichel said her focus will be on attracting and retaining young families to “build Sandy Springs for the next generation,” which is<b> </b>something she says “I just feel like we haven’t been doing.”"},{"_id":"GWQWIGFLDZC4ZE6W5QU62GPMU4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852435},"type":"text","content":"“I think that after 12 years, that there needs to be new vision, new leadership for Sandy Springs. 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Plus, it was during Paul’s tenure that Sandy Springs has become among the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/pulse/sandy-springs-among-top-10-cities-millennials-are-moving-to/6JTQJLO47ZCMFEBVCOB6EQBWMU/\" target=\"_blank\">Top 10 cities</a> in the U.S. for millennials to move."},{"_id":"UV2WMO76A5BELJ4E75XCDQ7NH4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852437},"type":"text","content":"“It’s not my job. It belongs to the people,” Paul said. “I think I’ve got a good track record. People seem to be reasonably happy. Nothing’s perfect, but I think it’s a very safe city.”"},{"_id":"VGNNJMXSOVHTHHS3HSFRJEK4Z4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852438},"type":"text","content":"Sandy Springs business owner <a href=\"https://www.dontayeformayor.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Dontaye Carter</a> is also running for mayor. Paul defeated Carter in 2021 with nearly 70% of the vote."},{"_id":"HGB7KENIDNAF3OXP2S2CWIHGHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852439},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"7VTIG5ED5NEBBOJO4HGX4XBQ64","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852440},"type":"text","content":"<b>CUSHIONING THE BLOW. </b>When Georgia lawmakers cut the state income tax rate last year, the math said it would reduce the state’s revenue by 6.25%."},{"_id":"QMZVLTUX6RGOTLIFZY3C6M7GUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852441},"type":"text","content":"But that’s not what happened. Instead, state revenues fell just 2.4%. That’s a big difference, and it’s one reason why Georgia has a surplus. Lawmakers have more money than they thought they would."},{"_id":"R7XZYMQCF5A37CSLIEHEGFAJJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852442},"type":"text","content":"So what happened? While the state tax rate was lower, there was a lot more money to tax. Since the end of 2019, real wage and salary income in the U.S. is up 8%. In Georgia, it’s up 12.1%. In the past year, Georgia wage and salary income has grown 3.1% compared to 2.6% nationally."},{"_id":"WZ5PSPQ2YZB6JJJE3XUDYJA5DU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852443},"type":"text","content":"“The incomes of Georgians are still growing at a healthy pace,” state economist Robert Buschman told lawmakers during a presentation last week."},{"_id":"LQPVWTMMMJA3BPUMYBWESFKIJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852444},"type":"text","content":"And those wages are continuing to climb. That could blunt the impact of another tax cut lawmakers are considering this year. The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/2-billion-in-georgia-tax-cuts-and-refunds-clear-first-hurdle/XLJNBQCM7NBGROK2WFSN4FUBPA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports</a> a bill moving through the Legislature could reduce the state income tax rate to 4.99% by 2027, or about two years faster than lawmakers had originally planned."},{"_id":"2FVOK6CT55DRZFVPSQJL7XR5EE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852445},"type":"text","content":"“Wage and salary income is truly the main driver of personal income tax revenue growth,” Buschman said."},{"_id":"3IO2BMYW7ZBIFG7U2BSQHFR46E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852446},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Duluth","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"672879c45a4f83ff39d1d746700ae7f03a50fcf45d4b2b18fae9d3ba5246bcec"},"caption":"The Georgia Promise Scholarship Act makes families of students in low performing schools eligible for $6,500 in publicly funded scholarships.\n","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/111923 EDU HOMELESS HS06.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65452b27b088125b02b24d6e"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Student homelessness rising after a drop during COVID-19","width":4224,"_id":"S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/dhyr2IWsx8VrEeSQOOlMg2lfUg8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"65452b27b088125b02b24d6e","keywords":["homelessness","rising","AJC Freelancer","Student"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/dhyr2IWsx8VrEeSQOOlMg2lfUg8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","takenOn":"2023-11-07T21:05:11Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/dhyr2IWsx8VrEeSQOOlMg2lfUg8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/QM6Wy4Cmpjg3mK-uNy0qEzX29RU=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/111923 EDU HOMELESS HS06.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"U43MUZDWSFCCRDQKDNL6GSTWNA","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2023-11-08T14:22:40Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-17T20:44:03Z","slug":"AAJC 111923 EDU homeless","height":2665,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/S3S2CJ437WZUPQMOMSR2T24O24.jpg?auth=672879c45a4f83ff39d1d746700ae7f03a50fcf45d4b2b18fae9d3ba5246bcec&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"ICDFVQ7JONFENEJGY6ER37S7JM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852448},"type":"text","content":"<b>TAKE THREE. </b>We finally know which public schools in Georgia are in the bottom 25% of test scores, making their students eligible for taxpayer funding to help them move to private schools."},{"_id":"7W4OX4TLPREYDBTUMZCCY534QU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852449},"type":"text","content":"Last year, Gov. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-signs-legislation-establishing-another-voucher-program-in-georgia/3FZ3LA3DZVFI3AVEK6BF6B66OU/\" target=\"_blank\">Brian Kemp signed</a> the Georgia Promise Scholarship Act, which is sometimes referred to as a voucher program. It makes families of students in low-performing schools eligible for $6,500 in publicly funded scholarships."},{"_id":"X2GBAROMNZBAZE3JUV57HFHEQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852450},"type":"text","content":"The Governor’s Office of Student Achievement posted the list of schools twice late last year, but <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/state-again-revises-list-of-low-performing-georgia-schools/BOWYSDDLXBGOPICCUYN7AEPN64/\" target=\"_blank\">later removed them</a>, saying it needed more time to run the calculations. A <a href=\"https://gosa.georgia.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">new list</a> has now been posted."},{"_id":"ESIJEAB6URDJTAFLSMPIA33YC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852451},"type":"text","content":"A quick comparison of the first list with this latest list showed few changes. One nontraditional school was removed from the list in DeKalb County."},{"_id":"OCIYO7B4DBD4TDGWFS3BQ6CB2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852452},"type":"text","content":"Here are the Top 5 districts with the most schools on the list:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YAR7T74SERDNZJBGSBJEUKKHQM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"APZBLHOU4RD7DMSZ67JRGONVUI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"DeKalb County: 44"},{"_id":"A7342WJ3GJGL7L6V2TUJCJJYME","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Richmond County: 42"},{"_id":"GG54X2F555B2NLZDNNCPU2ZT4A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Atlanta Public Schools: 31"},{"_id":"5256SC2XUZAVTP2E5D7E5BI74I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Muscogee County: 26"},{"_id":"CSEIEUW5Z5FYJE32QYT2QWEO3M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Henry County: 23"}]},{"_id":"HVI6M63VE5FS5AWNAN4XCZRD4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852454},"type":"text","content":"The law remains divisive in the Capitol. Democratic state Rep. Floyd Griffin, D-Milledgeville, has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/436'\" target=\"_blank\">introduced a bill</a> to repeal the law. Meanwhile, Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones wants to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/burt-jones-wants-to-open-georgias-school-voucher-plan-to-foster-families/UBYTL5DDMFERFHZENFBI7M4YHM/\" target=\"_blank\">expand the law</a> to apply to the families of foster care children."},{"_id":"34ZCSEB76VBX3EBOT3TN6KJK5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852455},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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The Senate could vote on three bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/58\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 58</a>, which would allow for emergency organ transplant vehicles."},{"_id":"42DROEZ7L5AT3GYWMRUHBHBXIA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Upon adjournment of House: the Education Committee will meet to consider House Speaker Jon Burns’ school safety proposal (<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/268\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 268</a>)."},{"_id":"CHTK7HBTI5GEFFOM3LSSIKRZ5E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: A House Judiciary subcommittee will meet to consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/237\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 237</a>, which would make it harder for prosecutors to use a person’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/after-young-thug-trial-bill-seeks-to-protect-artistic-expression-in-court/7FMYZN4PIRD4VPRVKLMFLVTJSE/\" target=\"_blank\">artistic expression</a> against them during a trial."}]},{"_id":"AW3MLSNQ3VBZPHC2O4QWDI4TAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852459},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"fba25450d41ee6c16eee2b141a2bec7d93e43d61e9d81f9587d36c8cbafa5868"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro, joins the show to discuss his bill to guarantee access to in vitro fertilization. And state Rep Saira Draper, D-Atlanta, will talk about the impact of the Trump administration’s 10% cut to the workforce of Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."},{"_id":"WVYH4XUEQNFX7PV7I6NYEI6NKQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852462},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EST on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"AZ24MGIE2NCWVI7UK6HQVK63YA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739966649536},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA8004563840\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"UBS4L7B725GM3B3JDWOUE3SPTM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739872852464},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, state Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes, D-Duluth, discussed the politics of immigration. 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The federal government and most states — but not Georgia — designate the third Monday in February as a holiday.<b> </b>Georgia usually celebrates “<a href=\"https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/washington\" target=\"_blank\">Washington’s birthday</a>” in December to give state workers an extra day off around Christmas. This year, the state holiday is scheduled for Dec. 26."},{"_id":"DJGTXLGWSFAIVK43ZTLJOH7ZQ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958406},"type":"text","content":"While state offices are open today, the Legislature is off. But you can probably still find a good deal on a mattress somewhere."},{"_id":"REXCI4ITGVDZTCIQUPRLZE2B4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958407},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"TPQEPVS5YNGDNDJECAF2S2E3YY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"MCNSAIMXPBHC7PV5IQUYQMMTAY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is Georgia’s first Jewish senator. But his recent vote on Israel has angered Democratic donors and Jewish leaders so much that they have urged Republican Gov. Brian Kemp to run against him in 2026, <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/us/politics/jon-ossoff-georgia-jewish-democrats.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times reports</a>. “It is a different level of betrayal that Ossoff has committed,” state Rep. Esther Panitch, D-Sandy Springs, told the paper."},{"_id":"3N5OVEBNIZEBHPCS2ZB6SI35RY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The passage of time, and a Trump victory, have brought U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene into the new GOP mainstream ― so much that a run for Senate or governor doesn’t seem so far-fetched, AJC political columnist <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/patricia-murphy-can-marjorie-taylor-greene-go-mainstream/HK46YESDRZGAXBETTPE6M2OUHU/\" target=\"_blank\">Patricia Murphy writes</a>."},{"_id":"NGMLES7CAZDQFMMYFSUZLG5YLY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Five years after the coronavirus pandemic began and prompted criticism about scientifically sound vaccines, some conservative lawmakers are inching back toward publicly supporting measures addressing community health, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-republicans-advance-bills-encouraging-vaccines/DQEHAR2AUFF6RDB5AFU23MXUI4/\" target=\"_blank\">writes the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman</a>."}]},{"_id":"DX5OH4WDMNHHRJ224TL3WLXBMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958409},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"WASHINGTON","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401"},"caption":"Mike Walz, the national security adviser, stands next to a framed copy of the New York Post front page bearing the Fulton County Jail booking photo of President Donald Trump.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"New York Times","source_type":"wires","source_id":"https://nytapi.wieck.com/feed-photos/WvTz6WYA","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"6fa12dc0-f99c-4219-910f-a0a911a4d4c7"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HAIYUN JIANG","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump mug shot","width":4328,"_id":"2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg?auth=17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401","iptc_source":"NYTNS","iptc_job_identifier":"XNYT0954","keywords":["covid","eo","executive order","gop","govenment","politics","repub","republican","washington"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg?auth=17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401","takenOn":"2025-02-14T19:42:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg?auth=17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401","expiration_date":"2025-03-16T23:41:14Z","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg?auth=17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401&width=300","version":1,"originalName":"https://nytapi.wieck.com/feed-photos/WvTz6WYA","mime_type":"application/octet-stream","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"3FEKZOX7EFHDLCDMTKSMDNH6LM","iptc_title":"STR"},"created_date":"2025-02-14T23:41:15Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-17T09:45:50Z","slug":"WHITE HOUSE SCENE 11","height":2885,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2FTN6A333ZERVURGAZ3WT5AM3M.jpg?auth=17ff3d4b4d0506ec12703b13f1d04fa589ac273ea53a0c9aa4fc9a9bc31c8401&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"IHJP5CV6WZFZPI7M777CVXTXCE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958411},"type":"text","content":"<b>MUG SHOW</b>. There’s a touch of Georgia at the White House."},{"_id":"NIKGLDJ2WBH2VJKV6VWR532T7E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958412},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump has displayed a framed copy of the <a href=\"https://nypost.com/2025/02/14/us-news/posts-front-page-of-trump-mug-shot-adorns-wall-outside-oval-office/\" target=\"_blank\">New York Post edition</a> that featured his mug shot from his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/trump-makes-history-by-surrendering-at-fulton-jail/5MI43CZ5CFBUFCWKWJUBQHCCOA/\" target=\"_blank\">August 2023 arrest</a> in Fulton County on election interference charges."},{"_id":"GRQKIS4CTFA3ZB53FJ2NASHN5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958413},"type":"text","content":"The picture hangs just outside the Oval Office, surely marking the first time a sitting U.S. president has showcased his own mug shot in the official residence. Meanwhile, the Fulton County case against Trump and his allies <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fulton-da-asks-georgias-top-court-to-reinstate-her-on-trump-election-interference-case/LKCOSJAO25BIHAMPGKMMU3OWKM/\" target=\"_blank\">remains in limbo</a>."},{"_id":"NWSHDGVKHFACTJKAQ57SBQGGR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958414},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"EPVQJXANLFGZNKKZTY3WXRSVL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958415},"type":"text","content":"<b>TIME TO ESCALATE. </b>Georgia has long complained that its borders with Tennessee and North Carolina are wrong. But so far, leaders of the other two states haven’t shown interest in talking about it."},{"_id":"H3G373L6OBFAHMR3KXVJOZVWZI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958416},"type":"text","content":"Now, some Georgia lawmakers want to take the fight to Congress."},{"_id":"EX6442HPHVDX5EAMRFGR52MIMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958417},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/132\" target=\"_blank\">House Resolution 132</a> would establish a nine-member commission to work with Congress “and any other interested party to establish, survey, and proclaim the true boundary lines.”"},{"_id":"6CVJKX5YHJBKTB2AUPL24UYNLA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958418},"type":"text","content":"There’s more at stake than just state pride. Shifting the boundary would give Georgia access to the Tennessee River, a vital source of water that would be key to economic development efforts."},{"_id":"VSPZBV37ABDKZOMUHZGOQEHCF4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958419},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Legislature <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-lawmakers-vote-reignite-border-dispute-with-tennessee/FzdgCMsR5LSVXr0g9f1v7H/\" target=\"_blank\">passed a resolution in 2019</a> aiming to create an interstate compact with Tennessee and North Carolina. But Gov. Brian Kemp <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/georgia-sidesteps-new-water-wars-front-with-tennessee/E6dO2NXorR25awsBBByopJ/\" target=\"_blank\">vetoed it</a> after the two states showed no interest in participating."},{"_id":"5N65BT5DP5DSZKTPH5ECPSRSX4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958420},"type":"text","content":"“There is no incentive for them to lose their access to Georgia’s entitled resources,” said state Rep. Martin Momtahan, a Republican from Dallas and the author of the resolution. “We need to kind of elevate this and escalate it.”"},{"_id":"7F56JAUYIFA6BAXDQ3PFBO2MZ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958421},"type":"text","content":"The dispute stems from an 1818 survey that Georgia leaders say put the boundary about a mile south of where it should be."},{"_id":"HTM7GC35Z5A3NMXKJ2YGSSOTDQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958422},"type":"text","content":"The commission would include nine members: three each appointed by lieutenant governor and House speaker, and three appointed by the governor, including the chair. The commission would be allowed to hire consultants, with approval from legislative leaders."},{"_id":"YN4HWXSOUJCZ5EKIES36EVZY4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958423},"type":"text","content":"Kemp’s office declined to comment on the resolution."},{"_id":"VBDNRSWVY5HU7P3IXRBZS76A6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958424},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e"},"caption":"Muhammad Ali lit the cauldron at the opening ceremonies for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"c6e7ab6c-5985-11ea-80ca-7332e80c8775","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Andy Clark/Reuters","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Andy Clark","type":"author","byline":"Andy Clark","slug":"andy-clark"}]},"first_publish_date":"2020-02-27T17:22:49Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg?auth=8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e","keywords":["rct-content","spcontent","rct-content-ck","atlanta-news-metro.ajc"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg?auth=8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e","takenOn":"2020-02-27T17:22:49Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg?auth=8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg?auth=8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e&width=300","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p11/AJC/2020/02/27/Images/020619%20BHM%20Muhammad%20Ali%202.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"AOEMTLGJIBDKHONZHAIBXRR3HY"},"last_updated_date":"2025-02-14T20:39:35Z","height":1578,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg","display_date":"2020-02-27T17:22:49Z","subtitle":"Atlanta’s Olympic cauldron to be lit this weekend for first time since 1996","width":2000,"_id":"63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI","created_date":"2020-06-29T21:32:32Z","publish_date":"2020-02-27T17:22:49Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/63Y7DYK5C2VO7UKSHXWGXXORKI.jpg?auth=8c8e23463c56cf24d272d4a6d21c204c29d662a334ed3ab6dc76c1c68f14c22e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"LXJ6MBITFNHHPCYEKKKG6H4IPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958426},"type":"text","content":"<b>OLYMPIC RELOCATION. </b>The Olympic cauldron <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/eyewitness-to-history-edwards-watched-ali-in-awe/URWCVSD665BHJKDQXFCR2AZX54/\" target=\"_blank\">lit by Muhammad Ali</a> to begin the 1996 summer games in Atlanta is likely getting a new home, thanks to some help from Georgia taxpayers."},{"_id":"6EVGQHV4GNDAROECM4DUGSRV6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958427},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp and the state House of Representatives have backed an $833,000 request from the Georgia World Congress Center Authority to cover about a third of the cost to move the cauldron from the Georgia State University campus to Centennial Olympic Park."},{"_id":"2RQW2QBKM5GS7IYY2PLFCVPSJ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958428},"type":"text","content":"The state Senate is still reviewing the request, but members appeared receptive during a public hearing last week."},{"_id":"S4FQYRPLPJHN7JSC3N6WZHOAGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958429},"type":"text","content":"The cauldron sits down the street from what was once Centennial Olympic Stadium, where sprinter Michael Johnson famously wore golden shoes while while winning two gold medals."},{"_id":"6XZKAMWVNFBINH454WZAN5FX3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958430},"type":"text","content":"But the stadium bears little resemblance to its former Olympic glory. It was remodeled shortly after the games into Turner Field for the Atlanta Braves. Now, it’s known as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/naming-rights-deal-provides-boost-to-georgia-state-athletic-department/LJ35ESCIYRF43ILCMDNXIUASUE/\" target=\"_blank\">Center Parc Stadium</a> and is the home of the Georgia State University football team."},{"_id":"GSDU4PHSFFB5VCBJO4CUYCX7QI","additional_properties":{"_id":1740663704084},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/life/radiotvtalk-blog/doc-to-recount-how-billy-payne-and-andrew-young-got-the-olympics-to-atlanta/PRLI422I7BH6BCIUZTJID3SB3A/\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Payne</a>, who was president and CEO of the Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, supports the move. It was Payne who first suggested it to the Georgia World Congress Authority. It’ll cost about $2.5 million to relocate it. The authority has asked Payne to help raise money to cover the rest of the cost."},{"_id":"J6ENDEP5KNELLB3GNQNUQTRDXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1740663704085},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"5c3ef020f13ca0e682b79b5dcc1623ce2b74b70ab57ca1e491917072b38e438c"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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But it’s another Republican elected official, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, who is taking the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to task."},{"_id":"3D5HXQLDYJGNZLIRMFLVQ6UWSU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958435},"type":"text","content":"Collins will visit the Georgia coast today to learn more about concerns over the Brunswick River shipping channel. The 15-mile-long harbor hasn’t undergone a major dredging since 2007 and has become narrower and shallower over the years."},{"_id":"MNBWADZI7NBY3N3JC4IDPAJ774","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958436},"type":"text","content":"Collins, chair of a House subcommittee focused on waterways, spoke to our AJC colleague Adam Van Brimmer for a deep-dive story on the issue <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/bottleneck-narrowing-brunswick-shipping-channel-threatens-busy-auto-port/SVNM2AHA2JCMHLFITLUXHPMAQU/\" target=\"_blank\">that published Friday</a>. The congressman didn’t hold back his skepticism of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers, questioning the laborious and time-consuming process around the agency’s infrastructure work, saying “they’ve let it get away from them.”"},{"_id":"QL5Y7YQKGNCDNAVUKPMWH4TKFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958437},"type":"text","content":"He added that he often hears complaints about that agency and two others frequently involved in waterway matters: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service."},{"_id":"HELX2IKVONGLBOY26TQZISUDUY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958438},"type":"text","content":"“You hear so many times when folks come here to Washington, the first thing they pop on is the Army Corps, NOAA and the fisheries service,” Collins said. “I wouldn’t want to be on that list.”"},{"_id":"43DL4XK5URBDJA7P4NXU2O53FQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958439},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"TRJFZTN6LJHXFJADL5XEVATUKI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958441},"type":"text","content":"<b>VA CUTS. </b>No federal agency, it seems, is immune to the budget-slashing actions of the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency initiative. 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Then, two descendants of former Presidents Harry Truman and Grover Cleveland talk about the history of Presidents Day."},{"_id":"XIRLYQW3SNF6PJ2QF77OMQSKPU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958447},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EST on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"3SHGHQGEVRHV3BP65OSY6B3Q34","additional_properties":{"_id":1739820541378},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA6540400428 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"NR6A25OFX5BAXMFXSYDLITGT3M","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958449},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan gave his assessment of the Trump administration."},{"_id":"TTRLX6HS4RAVVGDSPHO3BK6TAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739787958450},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Chicago","region":"Il"},"auth":{"1":"8c003bb24b5569da49543695da27532fa8de4c670b05bb4bc37b9b57fd8a022c"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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But with the Super Bowl and the NCAA Men’s Final Four scheduled to arrive over the next six years, are state lawmakers still willing to help pay for them?"},{"_id":"FICDMGRPDJFSXPYJTIWEG3PPUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126688},"type":"text","content":"The Legislature <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-senate-agree-to-budget-with-5-billion-in-new-spending/M5JN56CXZFB2JIQHEHKSNDTMXU/\" target=\"_blank\">approved nearly $30 million</a> last year to fund “public safety and infrastructure costs” ahead of last month’s college football national championship game and World Cup next summer. Now, the Metro Atlanta Chamber is asking for more money for costs associated with hosting the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-falcons/super-bowl-awarded-to-atlanta-in-2028/DHXL7PJDCFB2NJEZPDX4DHED6U/\" target=\"_blank\">2028 Super Bowl</a> and the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/sports/atlanta-to-host-2031-final-four/FDGYQMDFYJDSLKRJKBOBXXVMX4/?utm_campaign=snd-autopilot&utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ajcnews_tw\" target=\"_blank\">2031 Final Four</a>."},{"_id":"G6R5CGMXXJH65EJ23SEGJWK3MM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126689},"type":"text","content":"House lawmakers put $7 million in the budget for those events last week. That’s about half of what the Metro Atlanta Chamber asked for, according to state Sen. Blake Tillery, a Republican from Vidalia and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee that is still reviewing the request."},{"_id":"PX7GO3DOZBGOFP6JXWH6IYI2JQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126690},"type":"text","content":"The competition to host these events can be fierce, and sometimes government funding can make a difference. Tillery said lawmakers must be shrewd when deciding whether to pay, noting that much of the sales tax revenue from these events go to local governments instead of the state. But he indicated a willingness to spend money to protect public safety, as these big events <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/injured-uga-student-among-those-suing-new-orleans-after-terror-attack/UFSD7BTAOZAWHGFHS6UQ4CRFNE/\" target=\"_blank\">can become targets</a> for wrongdoers."},{"_id":"RAIXIMMHWJASRPDK35FBWZBDKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126691},"type":"text","content":"Academics have long <a href=\"https://growthlab.hks.harvard.edu/publications/bringing-home-gold-review-economic-impact-hosting-mega-events\" target=\"_blank\">pooh-poohed the economic impact</a> of such events, with Kennesaw State University economist J.C. Bradbury pointing to evidence showing the benefits are “far less than the public funding provided to support them.”"},{"_id":"PFVKJI7D5VHBJBDBUQEXJUCS6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126692},"type":"text","content":"It’s unclear exactly how this money would be spent. Dan Corso, president of the Atlanta Sports Council, said it would “support the host committee’s operations, specifically for public safety and infrastructure purposes.”"},{"_id":"BA6ELEGE4VBSHAP3RGJ6NAXWEI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126693},"type":"text","content":"“Events of this magnitude require significant coordination and investment to keep fans and visitors safe,” he said."},{"_id":"HUVOUPQAFZGXPCOJHD2LOOPP2E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126694},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"55107bba12be229668907aeb76221e6e0e7d34822bfbe3e1bd16bd04e73b9066"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, a Republican from Rome, won reelection in November. 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Here are four things to know:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"MAC526LCAJGRLCQIDA72VHGUNM","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"JV43WT3VEVERNF4ANOCZQEJJWM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Some allies of Gov. Brian Kemp are privately casting doubt about whether he’ll challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff next year. Other Georgia Republicans are scrambling to prepare their campaigns just in case, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-kemp-factor-how-one-decision-will-shape-georgias-2026-senate-race/DIMO75AH75HGHPKOCLRFOBUWEQ/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"2YIKAGUBMZAKXOL6O7CMFWCUD4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"More Donald Trump voters crossed party lines to vote against U.S. Rep. 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Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is asking lawmakers to consider a cheaper, $15 million update to the state’s software, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-lawmakers-debate-steep-cost-of-removing-qr-codes-from-ballots/MEGQWMZXIBDZNJOGZA5MF7VZGM/\" target=\"_blank\">Niesse reports</a>."},{"_id":"D7BLOFH37VB55ON7XVY6RVONOU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia Republicans say if local governments try to protect immigrants living in the country illegally with sanctuary policies, the state should strip them of their immunity to being sued, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/republicans-threaten-sanctuary-cities-in-georgia-with-loss-of-immunity-from-lawsuits/A4ZRS7AHJJHN7GEU2XBEHCXLOA/\" target=\"_blank\">writes the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman</a>."}]},{"_id":"OQ7B7NE5YBBCNFX7PLZHPQ5EPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126697},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Evans","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"3e30ebdfd03b87018f1d67d59d5378fafe21f7508e046decf271a8d8966a2dac"},"caption":"Donald Trump and Gov. 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Brian Kemp’s request to give local governments more time to apply for federal disaster assistance after Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"JPI7VKCQBVEK7HT23GRXYSPPLI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126700},"type":"text","content":"Kemp had asked for an extension for debris removal and emergency protective measures."},{"_id":"YBVEPYTUDFH4RN2JYIT476L3KI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126701},"type":"text","content":"“Based on our review of all the information available, it has been determined that the increased level of funding you have requested … is not warranted,” Cameron Hamilton, acting administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, wrote in a <a href=\"https://www.ossoff.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4830-CS-DENIAL-LETTER.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">letter to Kemp</a>."},{"_id":"5Y26RQXJCBBIZNXZ3RACC3RVTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126702},"type":"text","content":"Kemp spokesman Garrison Douglas said the governor’s midyear spending plan includes funding projected to cover the non-federal cleanup expenses that had been eligible for federal reimbursement."},{"_id":"5Y26RQXJCBBIZNXZ3RACC3RVTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126702},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s Democratic U.S. senators — Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock — had also asked the Trump administration to extend the deadline."},{"_id":"JZSTBTWD2NFHZMGXWTM6DFFJUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126703},"type":"text","content":"“This decision is wrong, and I urge the Trump administration to reverse course and ensure Georgia’s local governments get the vital support they need,” Ossoff said."},{"_id":"36WNPZLBW5DOLFRCXW6DFHSZTY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126704},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"97cd0ca819671d0ff957d483b512d75b45f6c0c3be458f7ed2edbc7bd5009e89"},"caption":"Frontline Policy President Cole Muzio is concerned about a Georgia bill guaranteeing access to in vitro fertilization.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 05022 PHOTOS ANTI ABORTION RALLY-5.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6274492d7cc15042836425e2"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PKRTTB2CSUPY5F5U6LV25UEZCU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Steve Schaefer/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"steve Schaefer","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"During an anti-abortion activists rally","width":4645,"_id":"PKRTTB2CSUPY5F5U6LV25UEZCU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/Zus4E1XYllOMnHoKD7GRy6_YjOw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PKRTTB2CSUPY5F5U6LV25UEZCU.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"6274492d7cc15042836425e2","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","GEORGIA FAITH & FREEDOM COALITION. 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That measure is likely to get widespread — but not universal — support in the Capitol."},{"_id":"VRVHDTX6CNAILBRN4NBKVZCTJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126707},"type":"text","content":"Among those who expressed reservations about portions of the bill is Cole Muzio, executive director of the anti-abortion group Frontline Policy Action, who gave this statement to the AJC:"},{"content_elements":[{"_id":"7A7QAGTG4VC6TAMNPMX5XRVOLE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“<i>I’d urge caution for pro-life Republicans. IVF is legal, and passage of this bill will not change policy today. However, affirming blanket support for an industry that discards innocent human lives is inconsistent with the worldview that our majority espouses — that life begins at conception and that all life, no matter the stage of development, is valuable. This is an issue that is not pressing. Use the time to get serious, think through the ramifications, and craft intentional policy that supports families while being consistent with our values.”</i>"},{"_id":"DAFAYWJAM5HW7GL3K6VP6LCILQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":""}],"citation":{"type":"text","content":""},"subtype":"blockquote","_id":"Y2Q3QW7UCBE7DLIJ24HBGJK2XI","type":"quote"},{"_id":"ADO3D3IN45FFJBHLCRS4RONYM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126709},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"G4Y6NLVFE5EIXDJ6LSQMXCPF4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126710},"type":"text","content":"<b>PROTECTING PETS. </b>Anyone wondering how House lawmakers would vote on a bill aiming to protect pets in domestic violence situations needed only to peek at their phones."},{"_id":"T5MNW3WXABFKBLLCFMQKO3CILI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126711},"type":"text","content":"It started when state Rep. Rob Leverett, R-Elberton, displayed a photo of his dog. Then state Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver, D-Decatur, did the same. Pretty soon, most members of the House Judiciary Committee had their phones out displaying their precious pets."},{"_id":"MY3L5C4YVNH2FAK55TUYQNP4DE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126712},"type":"text","content":"“I think I know the will of the committee,” chair Stan Gunter, R-Blairsville, said."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"e7b9ef99d9d16bf534aa2ad87559dd9803c63aa4ebe71af706db9368003dc9c9"},"caption":"State Rep. 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The measure includes an extension of tax cuts, increased spending for national defense and border security, raising the nation’s debt limit and a mandate for at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to federal spending."},{"_id":"Y4YTQU6CERCLNKMQNMZYSTXRFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126743},"type":"text","content":"Shortly after 10 p.m., the committee finished considering a series of amendments and voted 21-16 along party lines to approve the bill, according to <a href=\"https://x.com/jamiedupree/status/1890235102090961390\" target=\"_blank\">Jamie Dupree</a>. Most Democrats decried the plan to reduce spending on Medicaid and other safety net programs."},{"_id":"VJFGMYJURFEZRMPFKAJMWFM3JM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126744},"type":"text","content":"Georgia U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, and Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, are both members of the committee and burned the midnight oil with their colleagues."},{"_id":"GUZH6MZRNRAWVM7SAJHAIRX4EM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126745},"type":"text","content":"Earlier in the day, Carter lent his support to the plan and said it was an important step of reversing spending implemented by former President Joe Biden."},{"_id":"XCO6EKN2ONAUVMCAK4PQVIBJM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126746},"type":"text","content":"“House Republicans are working in lockstep with President Trump to identify and eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse at all levels of government and enact America First policies,” <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Ez3lwl7Lk\" target=\"_blank\">Carter said</a>. “To get America back on track, we are delivering a budget resolution that will allow us to extend President Trump’s tax cuts, rein in out-of-control spending and keep Americans safe.”"},{"_id":"3MOBFYG5FJEA3FHK7FQYYWYEG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126747},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Kelly Loeffler is in line to be confirmed as the next leader of the Small Business Administration next week after the Senate <a href=\"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00055.htm\" target=\"_blank\">voted 51 to 43</a> to end debate on her nomination."},{"_id":"742EM22NDJCVBGQXRXGY4S6BEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126750},"type":"text","content":"Both of Georgia’s Democratic senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, voted against advancing Loeffler’s nomination. Only two Democrats, Mark Kelly of Arizona and Jacky Rosen of Nevada, voted with Republicans."},{"_id":"PINO3MZJEZGTVNURIOBMX743TQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126751},"type":"text","content":"That likely has more to do with Democrats protesting the confirmation of people like <a href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/13/politics/rfk-jr-senate-confirmation-vote/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">vaccine skeptic Robert F. 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Hooker, a senior vice president at <a href=\"https://americanglobalstrategies.com/team_member/allison-hooker/\" target=\"_blank\">American Global Strategies</a>, is a foreign policy and national security specialist with 20 years of experience"}]},{"_id":"JMHNJZFLWBH5ZHE6CIY4AM37AQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739528126758},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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Brian Kemp’s proposal for more than $2 billion in tax cuts and refunds cleared the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday. The tax refund had unanimous support. But some Democrats opposed the tax cut, saying it shouldn’t apply to corporations, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/2-billion-in-georgia-tax-cuts-and-refunds-clear-first-hurdle/XLJNBQCM7NBGROK2WFSN4FUBPA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"YDCQ55O6FVFGFDN64W6WQ5S3MM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The state Senate approved an 11-day sales tax holiday for ammunition, guns and other accessories. If it becomes law, the exemption would coincide with the start of hunting season, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/gun-owners-could-get-a-tax-break-timed-to-georgia-deer-hunting-season/TYEVNEFHJNFRTBI3EA3A534HP4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu reports</a>."},{"_id":"HWOPE4DPJBEFTO7Z5MKBUYC2BE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Some Georgia Republicans are getting a head start on 2026 races because of a law that lets wealthy donors and corporations donate unlimited amounts of money, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-controversial-fundraising-tool-is-already-shaping-georgias-2026-races/C7DDSQPBKBEP7PNWRWFAO5GDY4/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein and Wickert report</a>."},{"_id":"W4E3P5VL6VDSRL4YFJNAH6VEQE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia lawmakers have introduced multiple bills to regulate drone operations in the state, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-lawmakers-want-to-regulate-drones-citing-concerns-over-safety-and-data-security/NECE43PQMNEMJBKQIBQS4B2BY4/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Caleb Groves reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"CIXP2ILNVFGHJAYSE3XU6DNOIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591917},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"62423f6696d4a65a65b737a575bf09d72a7b1c8ac5a0f5e97203c575893eb130"},"caption":"Josh McKoon wants to continue in his role as chairman of the Georgia Republican Party.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/061023 GOP CONVENTION 015.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6483892c08bcfd5b2739468f"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":""},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":""}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":""}],"name":"Natrice Miller","description":"","_id":"natrice-miller","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Miller","image":"","role":"Photographer","education":[],"longBio":"","native_app_rendering":false,"fuzzy_match":false,"affiliations":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","bio":"","author_type":"Staff","type":"author","firstName":"Natrice","books":[],"podcasts":[],"contributor":false,"awards":[],"custom_ajc_website":"ajc","_id":"natrice-miller","bio_page":"/staff/natrice-miller/","last_updated_date":"2023-06-12T22:46:31.288Z","byline":"Natrice Miller","email":"","slug":"","status":true}},"type":"author","version":"0.5.8","url":"/staff/natrice-miller/","slug":""}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"GOP Convention","width":3744,"_id":"AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/gcwIHrrVIp98b9bB6N4bwPgfXOw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"6483892c08bcfd5b2739468f","keywords":["columbus","republican party","trump","AJC Freelancer","GOP Convention"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/gcwIHrrVIp98b9bB6N4bwPgfXOw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","takenOn":"2023-06-10T03:11:57Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/gcwIHrrVIp98b9bB6N4bwPgfXOw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/FnaJeTN2-r0CgXJv7n-_qbGg9A4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG","version":5,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/061023 GOP CONVENTION 015.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"TIFBW6CG7JGUZFK3R3UYAK7DRA"},"created_date":"2023-06-10T21:28:07Z","last_updated_date":"2024-09-02T16:19:23Z","slug":"AAJC 061123 GOP CONVENTION IN COLUMBUS SATURDAY","height":2496,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/AY33LCK7LORA7Z2YWY7GO2W4UM.JPG?auth=62423f6696d4a65a65b737a575bf09d72a7b1c8ac5a0f5e97203c575893eb130&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"BGBRXQOA2FCP5I5J24VQJGZ4OU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591919},"type":"text","content":"<b>POWER PLAY</b>. Josh McKoon is seeking another two-year term as chair of the Georgia GOP. He’s waging his reelection campaign in a different political landscape."},{"_id":"K6YL73SG4BGWNPAXN5JHQNCVMM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591920},"type":"text","content":"He won a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/meet-josh-mckoon-the-new-georgia-gop-chair/OHD4U62ITZE3JB367R3HESMRVE/\" target=\"_blank\">three-way race in 2023</a> for the party chair’s job with a promise to unify Republicans after the divisive tenure of his predecessor."},{"_id":"VXXBCCHMQFB55ERPMYNV542BPE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591921},"type":"text","content":"At the time, Republicans were still smarting from stinging defeats in 2020 and 2022. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ election interference case had targeted several key GOP activists. And Gov. Brian Kemp was keeping his distance from the organization."},{"_id":"TAGHK5OPBZFRXOK3IHWPBM7MO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591922},"type":"text","content":"Now, McKoon’s campaign comes weeks after President Donald Trump flipped Georgia back into the GOP column. Willis’ case is <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/georgia-court-ruling-is-another-blow-to-fani-willis-in-a-year-of-setbacks/BY22MS4URVEHNPJSNFC2XI2DZE/\" target=\"_blank\">on the ropes</a>. And McKoon worked to repair the party’s rift with Kemp."},{"_id":"ECL3WFR7UFCOFFFHR3Y5D2TCXQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591923},"type":"text","content":"In the process, McKoon has enjoyed a growing national profile. Trump singled him out for praise at several of his campaign stops, and he was rumored to be in the running for an RNC post after the election. Instead, McKoon wants to stay put."},{"_id":"VQKUTF6IPZAPBO4N2XIOV77OJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591924},"type":"text","content":"“Having led in historic victories last November,” McKoon said, “I am ready to do it again in 2026.”"},{"_id":"UFMXRFSSMRAKPC4PP2CPVLQD6Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591925},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"d73934ba0275a96242980169b37f1a333ca250dd4bc7158ad6aaf89f78e526a0"},"caption":"Advocates for transgender rights rallied at the Capitol in Atlanta in January on the first day of the legislative session.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011425 leg session starts filed at_0012.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["677cbd873610cd395804cd5d"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Transgender","width":3300,"_id":"7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"677cbd873610cd395804cd5d","keywords":["legislature","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-13T18:30:21Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/i0KFkGolCOU_3s3UaDmGIti6Sp4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011425 leg session starts filed at_0012.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"P62VIBI2MZGWREGNKHCC37GAZI","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-13T17:59:29Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-13T09:37:35Z","slug":"aajc 011425 leg session starts ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG?auth=d73934ba0275a96242980169b37f1a333ca250dd4bc7158ad6aaf89f78e526a0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"JRLHU4INFJGPFMSPKAQB2TXHDE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591927},"type":"text","content":"<b>POLL POWER</b>. If you’re wondering why Georgia Republicans are targeting transgender rights in this legislative session, a poll of 600 likely Georgia voters by the Tyson Group offers some insight."},{"_id":"IAO7BF4VTVG5HKPA3O7SCXTWFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591928},"type":"text","content":"It found that 60% of voters oppose high-dollar state contracts being awarded to companies “based on how inclusive they are of transgender priorities.” And three-quarters say <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-health-plan-would-not-cover-gender-affirming-care-under-bill-that-clears-senate/ISQ55NILBRAIDKKNR5A5WYYEEA/\" target=\"_blank\">taxpayer-funded state insurance policies </a>shouldn’t cover “sex changes for state employees.”"},{"_id":"UFLUA3HBPVFOZOWXYPV2JIR7YM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591929},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25523987-tyson-political-survey/\" target=\"_blank\">The poll</a> also tested Democratic U.S. Sen. 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Here are some of today’s happenings."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"5W5CSGF4BNFG7G4RQMTBQAAZ4E","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"C6UJK4XI3BDP3PS3ZBMJYJPKNY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"9:30 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on four bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/105\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 105</a>, which would increase how much money the state will pay to the estate of public school teachers who are killed while on the job."},{"_id":"ZJZ3B5RZPZGVBBQBR2LNYIBGGE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on four bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 21</a>, which would make local government officials vulnerable to lawsuits if they violate Georgia’s ban on sanctuary cities."}]},{"_id":"DMON2X4EHVC6PG4UEYROUOEB64","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591935},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"49cbdf21c3e3d2a99b61f67644c47c57c191dcab32b8b8cf80e97608839a67cd"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Scott Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, joins to discuss his proposal to ban cell phones in schools. And state House Democratic Caucus chair Tanya Miller, D-Atlanta, discusses Democratic priorities this session."},{"_id":"7TUFIQHTEBCN5BQJZTYITTZPIQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591938},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"LYIRYQVYU5HNTHQIAWGWQ27SBA","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA5382289227\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"4L6WZREPANBWHI3LCKO63TTPJY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591940},"type":"text","content":"On Wednesday’s show, AJC health reporter Ariel Hart discussed President Donald Trump’s move to cut more than $700 million in National Institutes of Health grants to Georgia — and the legal efforts to stop the cuts. And reporter Michael Jones from Once Upon a Hill previewed the first DOGE subcommittee hearing chaired by U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome."},{"_id":"XIZALEIKINCKPEZ4DCWQZCNBO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591941},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"FTQA36HBDJFNZA6BPTFA57YAOM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591942},"type":"text","content":"<b>TOSS-UP. </b>The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter is out with its first ratings for <a href=\"https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/senate/senate-overview/2026-senate-ratings-few-opportunities-democrats-claw-back-majority?utm_medium=email_action&utm_source=customer.io\" target=\"_blank\">2026 U.S. Senate races</a>, and it’s no surprise that Georgia Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s seat is listed as a toss-up."},{"_id":"JDCDG4DWEZBTRI6CAHLQMJK47Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591943},"type":"text","content":"Jessica Taylor, Cook Political Report’s editor for U.S. Senate and governors races, writes that Ossoff is the most vulnerable Democrat as he runs for a second term in a state that President Donald Trump carried. Besides Ossoff and his counterpart, Sen. Raphael Warnock, Republicans occupy every other statewide seat in Georgia."},{"_id":"TJFYCUTBOFEPNKKKMPDQR4ZFXA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591944},"type":"text","content":"Unlike his 2020 race and the January 2021 runoff that solidified his victory, Ossoff will not have Warnock’s name accompanying him on the ballot."},{"_id":"QZO7ICFJ4RC55BOTAZR45I3OIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591945},"type":"text","content":"The only other seat rated a toss up is in Michigan, where Democratic Sen. Gary Peters has decided <a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/democratic-sen-gary-peters-wont-run-re-election-battleground-michigan-rcna189579\" target=\"_blank\">not to seek reelection</a>. Although more Republican incumbents are on the ballot in 2026, the map still favors the GOP holding onto the Senate majority even if Democrats have a strong year, according to Taylor."},{"_id":"ZA7CFNNZE5HYNLNMEDMUTH2VEM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591946},"type":"text","content":"“Even if Democrats were able to defend every incumbent and open seat on their side and flip the two most at-risk GOP-held seats, it would still leave them two short of an outright majority,” she wrote. “Additional targets are hard to find. There are no other GOP-held seats up in 2026 that Trump won by less than double digits.”"},{"_id":"P3446V6FFVAJPPQEI46DLVX2FQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591947},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"73cd4cc8b44c7ded398212c3f77783d4be1d8145eea7bac45a08a9e9dba958b1"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, plans to vote against Robert F. 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Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon <a href=\"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SvA1dKbZzXA\" target=\"_blank\">Ossoff explained</a> earlier today why he’ll oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as health secretary when the Senate votes later today."},{"_id":"TNWMQ3244FBUBAEVN74VRGCV3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591950},"type":"text","content":"As a part of his speech on the Senate floor, Ossoff read a letter from a distressed employee at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who says she has been harassed and threatened after her name and personal information were posted on a website called “DEI Watch.”"},{"_id":"DARYTCB4WVBIREKEDHW3UGH5MY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here’s more of his remarks: "},{"content_elements":[{"_id":"HFIGYM6ESBHYTISGC353NT3RL4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“As we speak, the world’s flagship disease control agency is in chaos and under political attack, and public servants who dare to try to improve health outcomes for the poor and disadvantaged fear for their safety, all brought to you by the president who said, maybe bleach injections could cure COVID. None of this bodes well for the health and safety of the American people. I will oppose the Kennedy nomination. It’s not too late for my colleagues gripped by political fear to do the same.”"}],"citation":{"type":"text","content":""},"subtype":"pullquote","_id":"257RMR6YCNBXXFL4R52NCCEXAU","type":"quote"},{"_id":"SKU6CTJ6KNH3HBDM2D4DMCAAIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591952},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., has also said he’ll oppose Kennedy’s nomination."},{"_id":"BCWCJJNRTZAJRKHR35EEJDTISI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591953},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Joint Base Andrews","country_name":"USA","region":"MD"},"auth":{"1":"639373b41d1e08995172774ea477522ec26a698e93e7f9c258fc8278e22b978d"},"caption":"India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves from the stairs of his plane upon his arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"492c9abb9c8f40d0bf7280173e11a80c","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/WTMS4ST27VRWTNGG5DPS4D4L4A.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Luis M. Alvarez/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Luis M. 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Kennedy Jr. as health secretary and Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary."},{"_id":"EUCKCNA6GVALPN4RZNGP6NNSFI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Democrats in the House and Senate will hold a news conference to talk about how potential spending cuts could affect the Department of Veterans Affairs."}]},{"_id":"CTEPSASAQNGCTBHFAJEST6AWIY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591958},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"EOVRFCEKSVCCDOZ4ZZKFOUKYC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591959},"type":"text","content":"<b>THE PEOPLE’S HOUSE</b>. The White House will reopen for <a href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/Visit/\" target=\"_blank\">public tours</a> on Feb. 25 for the first time since President Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term."},{"_id":"O5B7UHCFXFAIFBZRNZYAXCW44Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591960},"type":"text","content":"“The President and I are excited to reopen the White House to those interested in the extraordinary story of this iconic and beautiful landmark,” first lady Melania Trump said in a news release. “This opportunity is unique among nations around the globe — a tradition we are honored to continue for the hundreds of thousands of visitors who come each year.”"},{"_id":"ZEQRPQ3IORBDNMYRIWZ25EPPJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591961},"type":"text","content":"Tour tickets must be requested through members of Congress, and their offices can be contacted up to three months in advance. Tours will generally be available from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, excluding federal holidays."},{"_id":"62LL5UKKSBCMLODZ3B55RBPY6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591962},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"QATK6PDSUJGWDPSC6ZUNJIYOVQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591963},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS</b>. Today’s birthday:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"OIRINWAFAVEKVPY6UI6SXVITAU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"EDQGF5KGSRE6FPUMYETNHSSJGY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Katie Duvall, Georgia Chamber lobbyist."}]},{"_id":"QGOHPULETFDTPETB6LH3D2LO2Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591965},"type":"text","content":"Transitions:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"CAZCQZXKEVCALEKKRWI76WZIPE","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"76INNTAXL5FN5MGLDKHILX7CRE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Lt. Col. Josh Lamb is the new director of the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency. Lamb replaces Chris Stallings, who is now the assistant administrator for disaster recovery and resilience at the Small Business Administration. Gov. Brian Kemp announced the appointment on Wednesday. Lamb has been the assistant commissioner for the Georgia Department of Public Safety."},{"_id":"LFBOE2HHZBBF3DJYPSUCRSHFZQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Chris Riley will be the interim chief of staff for House Speaker Jon Burns. Riley was previously the chief of staff for the entirety of Gov. Nathan Deal’s two terms in office. He’s filling in for Terry England, who was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-georgia-house-member-recovering-from-farming-accident/ZVYPH2R4XFG7PMPB3KOYU6KQQM/\" target=\"_blank\">injured in a heavy machinery accident</a> at his farm over the weekend. Kaleb McMichen, who was a deputy to the late House Speaker David Ralston, called Riley a “trusted and plainspoken leader” ready for one of state government’s most challenging gigs."}]},{"_id":"HGTNSV7XVVAO7OCHTRTJSWCTKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739441591967},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Rome Republican, is chairing a new subcommittee aimed at eliminating waste in the federal government.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/_PR50738.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6376b824b6abb113bcb8c59a"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the Atlanta Journal Constitution","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"AAJC 111922 GREENE SECOND TERM","width":8000,"_id":"PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/LbQiLqvW1EVrJxZWFYCF8Ho0Esk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"6376b824b6abb113bcb8c59a ","keywords":["congress ukraine","marjorie taylor greene","ukraine funding","us ukraine funding","AJC Freelancer","Capitol Building - Washington DC","Color Image","Document","Finance","Finance and Economy","Government","Greeting","Politics","Politics and Government","Press Conference","Request","Talking","USA","Ukraine","Washington DC"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/LbQiLqvW1EVrJxZWFYCF8Ho0Esk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","takenOn":"2022-11-17T22:22:43Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/LbQiLqvW1EVrJxZWFYCF8Ho0Esk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/k-Nh7tejWdGj_a7ZBQzuDGQ55Bg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/_PR50738.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"DGDNR7KKNBFKTBL65NY2LMFYXM"},"created_date":"2022-11-17T22:51:22Z","last_updated_date":"2022-11-22T10:15:11Z","height":5336,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PLVEWBKV2R3DPOST5JPS5RJMKA.jpg?auth=d3e6e04a0ed6fd9c88f01f095eeaf91e224e876a2771c9a775ce33b781873a24&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"HXCE7SX6ZBFAVI4A5GCX6SCDOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739315124640},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Atlanta is supposed to get between <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/atlanta-weather/flood-watch-issued-in-most-of-north-georgia-including-metro-atlanta/LKWDIBUEN5H6ND7NWWUXSBW37I/\" target=\"_blank\">1 to 2 inches of rain</a> in the coming days, while North Georgia could see 2 to 4 inches of rain by Thursday. The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the northwest portion of state."},{"_id":"6TVHZLKDOFG6NBEYHSNVFF63WM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919079},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"M6J5ZYLT6ZFR7BFOEWZINBC4YE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"BMC5KBTXXRCK5PZ64EP6BWOZDE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will chair the first hearing of the <a href=\"https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/the-war-on-waste-stamping-out-the-scourge-of-improper-payments-and-fraud/\" target=\"_blank\">Delivering on Government Efficiency Subcommittee</a> today. It’s the legislative counterpart to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. The subcommittee is scheduled to hear testimony from former FBI Special Agent Stewart Whitson and Haywood Talcove, CEO of LexisNexis’ Risk Solutions Government division. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greenes-doge-panel-to-launch-its-first-budget-slashing-hearing-this-week/R3UFXIZD3VBFJP6T7C2ISAVELQ/\">Read more here.</a>"},{"_id":"YQ5PWKSUARD5DMNCBVKSFGAJQM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Senate passed a bill that would ban the state health insurance program and Medicaid from covering some medical care for transgender people. It’s the first time the Legislature has moved to restrict gender-affirming care for adults, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-health-plan-would-not-cover-gender-affirming-care-under-bill-that-clears-senate/ISQ55NILBRAIDKKNR5A5WYYEEA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-health-plan-would-not-cover-gender-affirming-care-under-bill-that-clears-senate/ISQ55NILBRAIDKKNR5A5WYYEEA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu reports</a>."},{"_id":"VB3ELN5PINBJVDJ7UATACM26OM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/red-white-and-blueland-georgia-congressman-pushes-a-name-change-for-greenland/3UW4J2MYHRDRBCHLVUHKUTD7HU/\" target=\"_blank\">introduced a bill</a> that would authorize President Donald Trump to negotiate the purchase of Greenland and rename it “Red, White, and Blueland.”"}]},{"_id":"PZUTIFMOVRDQLNTIGKCVDR4GQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919081},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"76d07a2f45d1df02711a12f85bd7aa1b0a49e5be45690f1e4e3060b02713bc76"},"caption":"Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr (left) and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones are expected to battle one another in the 2026 Republican primary for governor. 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Gov. Burt Jones hasn’t launched his expected bid for governor yet, but whether he can <a href=\"https://efile.ethics.ga.gov/#/exploreCommitteeDetail/AYfcRf_Lezbd2N7636x7j5P4048PFnxLXRUfdOLcQk01/null/null/null/2025\" target=\"_blank\">spend the $2.5 million</a> he’s already stockpiled in a special campaign committee is already a flashpoint in the race."},{"_id":"DLUT3EIC3JFKHOP2AC7CGKV7QM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919083},"type":"text","content":"A quick primer: A 2021 law allows the governor, lieutenant governor and legislative leaders from both parties to raise unlimited funds through leadership committees."},{"_id":"2GQLDFZ7UVDDLO4TSEXSX4RURY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919084},"type":"text","content":"But it doesn’t apply to other posts, which means Carr and others running for governor or lieutenant governor must rely on traditional campaign accounts, where donations are capped at $8,400 for the May 2026 primary."},{"_id":"EKHRSO7ZERGFDI57PBRSUREVZY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919085},"type":"text","content":"Carr’s campaign points to a 2022 federal ruling that barred Gov. Brian Kemp from using his leadership committee to advocate for his reelection or attack his opponents during a contested primary or runoff."},{"_id":"DE4K577PTRGU5KC4BOVO2HHWP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919086},"type":"text","content":"“The court is clear that the lieutenant governor is prohibited from using his leadership committee funds in a contested primary for U.S. Senate or governor,” said Carr spokesman Neil Bitting."},{"_id":"4U46SB54VFAV3DLKMCE3JJJZ4I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919087},"type":"text","content":"However, the ruling didn’t stop the governor <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-says-kemp-cant-use-special-fund-in-his-gop-primary-reelection-bid/ILT72NVS3NDX3KJCWTYT225ZXM/\" target=\"_blank\">from raising money </a>through the committee during the primary, nor did it prevent him from using the funds to promote his agenda or pay campaign staff."},{"_id":"R4INK7JXW5GTTGCE2P3DRKEA2A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919088},"type":"text","content":"In a twist, Carr’s office defended Kemp in that very case, arguing in one legal brief for the court to “reject this nakedly political effort” by the governor’s GOP primary opponent."},{"_id":"AOUYNE4U5NERDOGH4J5TJ26RPE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919089},"type":"text","content":"That sets up a tricky scenario. Jones' aides argue the ruling was a one-off that doesn’t establish a legal precedent. If that interpretation holds, Carr could have to sue to challenge a ruling his office once helped win."},{"_id":"3XYKYKSJM5FILNVRX75VC6G3QM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919090},"type":"text","content":"“The Attorney General should know that this ruling was confined to the 2022 race as he argued strongly in favor of it, one of the few fights he’s actually picked while in office,” said Loree Anne Paradise, Jones' top aide."},{"_id":"JHORBLTWVVGU3B3VC45Z73D6VE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919091},"type":"text","content":"“The lieutenant governor is leading the Senate and focusing on the job he was elected to do. If he decides to run for governor, we will let you know.”"},{"_id":"W5IVGBSH7ZGQPFTK6RIRCZEOR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919092},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"782399b204b2ee322038478652fba1dd007c7a058898c76933bf796b1efc9e9a"},"caption":"Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is considering running for governor in 2026.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Keisha Lance Bottoms 021.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6796b8a690dafa1374bfa15f"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Keisha Lance Bottoms","width":6603,"_id":"ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/qoix623IFVRJB64LSjnI-7hU_RM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6796b8a690dafa1374bfa15f","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms","Atlanta mayors","Black History Month"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/qoix623IFVRJB64LSjnI-7hU_RM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-23T18:05:20Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/qoix623IFVRJB64LSjnI-7hU_RM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/nfCuyFqAZ6yhQkDq1FqPyV89qww=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Keisha Lance Bottoms 021.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"5MJH33G7MZFKTGBJBZHRAUM3JY","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-27T03:52:23Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-12T09:37:58Z","height":4071,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZPFZXJ27GIAS3ABINB3ABLVFHM.JPG?auth=782399b204b2ee322038478652fba1dd007c7a058898c76933bf796b1efc9e9a&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"K3CW5ODDLBC6BF6KGPOYJ5W6MY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919094},"type":"text","content":"<b>GEORGIA 2026</b>. Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has taken another step toward running for Georgia governor by <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1889453172919349415\" target=\"_blank\">launching a PAC</a> called “Georgia’s Promise.”"},{"_id":"4ABNL66NJZEXFGNJKS5HOHDE6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919095},"type":"text","content":"“While some have cowered in fear,” the Democrat wrote, “the first few weeks under Donald Trump have energized my commitment to standing up to extreme right-wing policies and making real change.”"},{"_id":"WOFDM3S6CNA5HH4CS32IJOPY5A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919096},"type":"text","content":"Bottoms told the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-atlanta-mayor-keisha-lance-bottoms-considers-bid-for-georgia-governor/C7CS5CCR4ZDLLMZNDDSWX4JZWI/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC last month</a> she was considering a bid and party insiders say they’re taking her interest seriously. She would jostle a Democratic race for Georgia’s top job that lacks a clear front-runner."},{"_id":"WXQ5OAUOOZFPBKVGPATX2GFUWU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919097},"type":"text","content":"As we <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/jason-esteves-preparing-for-a-potential-run-for-governor-in-2026/QTDYNPH6UBBKXJBDYKDSVKC47Q/\" target=\"_blank\">reported earlier this week</a>, Democratic state Sen. Jason Esteves of Atlanta is preparing for a run of his own, and he’s hired staff and met with activists, donors and party officials. U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath of Marietta and former DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond also could enter the race."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1739361007903}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1889453172919349415","type":"twitter"},"_id":"6UMSZHUXNNBYDIDLOTRHWGQO7U","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Greg Bluestein","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1889453172919349415","author_url":"https://twitter.com/bluestein","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">“While some have cowered in fear, the first few weeks under Donald Trump have energized my commitment to standing up to extreme right-wing policies and making real change.” <br>Former Atlanta Mayor <a href=\"https://twitter.com/KeishaBottoms?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KeishaBottoms</a> launches a new PAC as she weighs a run for governor. <a href=\"https://twitter.com/hashtag/gapol?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#gapol</a> <a href=\"https://t.co/wNXL4ysijP\">pic.twitter.com/wNXL4ysijP</a></p>— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1889453172919349415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 11, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1889453172919349415","additional_properties":{"_id":1739361007903},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"YVBOKOAMRZGJHL5S7UBPQBJKMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919099},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"34aafbd49dee6350821ea93dd2d3119382695a1c0fe165f74ac6f377efa1dac3"},"caption":"Georgia lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would eliminate taxes on tips.","source":{"system":"photo center","edit_url":"","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","usage_instructions":null,"geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"File photo","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"ingestImageToAnglerfish":true,"photographer":null,"additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/jfjsx05S93ULLIQQpzaCgsSeh0U=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/jfjsx05S93ULLIQQpzaCgsSeh0U=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/jfjsx05S93ULLIQQpzaCgsSeh0U=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/ShmhbJ6n_n7BB4Ddg7PWeCA8u7Y=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"t_2a5c399462ee43c4b6c83eb7510b3d9c_name_A88C862BB122458BA4B92D69286805CD.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"N2EXWBG7VRHBHFLAXASRIKNNVY"},"last_updated_date":"2025-02-11T19:16:34Z","slug":"Patron Leaves $500 In Tips To South Carolina Restaurant Workers","height":720,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"imageId":null,"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg","subtitle":"Patron Leaves $500 In Tips To South Carolina Restaurant Workers","width":1280,"_id":"4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA","created_date":"2020-06-29T18:50:48Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4JR53EEQ7FALFG6FZTLNKV62YA.jpg?auth=34aafbd49dee6350821ea93dd2d3119382695a1c0fe165f74ac6f377efa1dac3&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"NKAXSE3MQ5BEFCFEDZKBGNR37A","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919101},"type":"text","content":"<b>NO TAX ON SOME TIPS.</b> A bill moving through the Georgia Legislature would eliminate taxes on tips. Could it also end the practice of restaurants tacking on a mandatory gratuity to your bill?"},{"_id":"P7PXY5BNCNA33G7MDTZY5O5J4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919102},"type":"text","content":"Most tips are at the discretion of the customer. But you’ve likely asked for the check at a few restaurants only to notice a tip had already been added to the bill, whether you wanted it or not."},{"_id":"JMYKKUF4AZEDLEV7V5WTK35K5E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919103},"type":"text","content":"For tax purposes, the IRS considers these “service charges,” not tips, because the customer has no say in whether to pay it.<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/2\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/2\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 2</a>, if it becomes law, would do the same thing. That means while Georgia would stop taxing tips, it would keep on taxing those service charges."},{"_id":"BKPFP4PNB5DM5KUXGNHDTXP5YA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919104},"type":"text","content":"Republican state Sen. Chuck Hufstetler once owned a seafood restaurant in Rome for 18 years. He said typically the servers would decide whether to add these service charges to the bill, which is why they would mutually show up for large parties."},{"_id":"WTC465LPDFH7JBJRSPUOK2AHPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919105},"type":"text","content":"But if Georgia were to stop taxing tips, that could change things."},{"_id":"FQ642LTA2JGRLJZMOUPSOUDIQQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919106},"type":"text","content":"“It might encourage them to not put it on there,” he said."},{"_id":"YRXKOCQBRNAULMZQEGXQ74QUTM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919107},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"JIIS3Z4QOZHSPMG5SIGL7QEG7Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919108},"type":"text","content":"<b>TARGETED.</b> The midterm elections are still nearly two years away, but national Democrats already have the Georgia House on their mind."},{"_id":"4Z5BYK7UFFBP7FU7KMVOODQBJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919109},"type":"text","content":"The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee released its \"<a href=\"https://dlcc.org/the-dlcc-target-map-2025-2026/?link_id=1&can_id=458d6eaac3c4244ac9108b06a797536d&source=email-release-as-trump-threatens-to-eliminate-department-of-education-state-dems-are-on-the-frontlines-of-supporting-and-defending-public-schools&email_referrer=email_2613264&email_subject=release-dlcc-announces-top-targets-for-2025-2026-cycle\" target=\"_blank\">target map</a>\" for the 2026 midterms on Tuesday. It identified the Georgia House as a “power building chamber” for Democrats to “gain seats on the path to new majorities by 2030.”"},{"_id":"3IOALYWZHRDI7KFFX5VCBFTOSE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919110},"type":"text","content":"You need 91 seats to control the Georgia House. Republicans have 100. But their advantage dwindled in the November elections, as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/republicans-hold-onto-most-of-the-competitive-seats-in-georgia-legislature/MVUS5KYM4ZCIHB25GQNCIBBQ5E/\" target=\"_blank\">Democrats picked up two seats</a>."},{"_id":"IKIH2QZCJ5FU5G3YWGA535V4Z4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919111},"type":"text","content":"“Over the past five cycles, Democrats have steadily chipped away at the GOP’s hold on the Georgia House, putting us in our strongest position in two decades,” the DLCC noted on its website."},{"_id":"TF7SL2IFLVFOHJCSHYMUXJOKMU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919112},"type":"text","content":"That’s one way to look at it. Another is that Democrats could have had more gains in 2024. A court-ordered redistricting map put Democrats back in play in several districts. Many Republicans viewed only losing two seats as a victory. They also picked up a suburban House district when Republican Sandy Donatucci, R-Buford,<b> </b>defeated former Democratic state Rep. Farooq Mughal."},{"_id":"IZCPPMGCFJGBDBDC6AFX5BMFTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919113},"type":"text","content":"“Our political team is already working to defend this majority in 2026,” said House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry. “We will preserve the conservative victories we have achieved over the last two decades that made Georgia the best state in the nation to live, work, and raise a family.”"},{"_id":"VXLDEL6GWBCD3IFQ3YP2JW2ZUI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919114},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"QSY5OBLZ3FFHNOC57DU4DQVAVI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QHESWE6VUZCGDKDN4Z3XRWIM5E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposals to cut the income tax rate (<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/111\">House Bill 111</a>) and give most taxpayers a one-time credit of up to $500 (<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/112\">House Bill 112</a>) have a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee."},{"_id":"ZY54DCT5WVFLXFUEH3YAKCD4BQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on four bills, including<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/47\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/47\">Senate Bill 47</a>, which would grant an 11-day sales tax holiday on firearms, ammunition and gun safes in October; and<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\">Senate Bill 21</a>, which would open local officials to lawsuits if they violate Georgia’s ban on sanctuary cities."},{"_id":"44SHEO6TDVCJFNHMQ5Y2GN3G64","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House convenes. Lawmakers are scheduled to vote on five bills, including<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/199\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/199\">House Bill 199</a>, which would let judges and their spouses redact some personal information from public records."},{"_id":"DGEIBB5VMZD4XBJZL3I45RHMII","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: The House Interstate Cooperation Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/132\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HR/132\">House Resolution 132</a>, which would create commissions to study the boundary lines between Georgia and North Carolina and Georgia and Tennessee."},{"_id":"XUOUHLBHCVDSXE5WJYI7TEEWBY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Rural Development Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/262\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/262\">House Bill 262</a>, which would set up a grant program for hospitals to install backup generators."},{"_id":"3OFTSUULHFGBDMTT3QKZLTT7A4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: Robert Buschman, the state economist, will speak to the House Appropriations Committee."},{"_id":"ICPYTFUME5AVHF6BIUSATSDYDA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: The House Industry and Labor Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/82\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/82\">House Bill 82</a>, which would create a guest worker program in Georgia."}]},{"_id":"IRGBYPNV3RE4ZELUTJYCBKP6TM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919118},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"a63f254cd38103f95b7ff4d05e37862b613cbc585e955ebbcdaafc37d17b1ae4"},"caption":"AJC health care reporter Ariel Hart is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Ariel Hart 008_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Ariel Hart\r","width":4000,"_id":"A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/84sbts5Bf43jCybQbOW7T20INt0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Ariel Hart","Healthcare reporter"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/84sbts5Bf43jCybQbOW7T20INt0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","takenOn":"2024-08-13T16:54:31Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/84sbts5Bf43jCybQbOW7T20INt0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/uXLqtt8dj56kwXbUopV-xCogvq0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Ariel Hart 008_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"CNY2CKRZO5FNRK4TII5QZXSXAA","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2024-08-14T12:51:55Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-12T12:04:45Z","height":2667,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/A6BGVYUAAYXFS4DVORURU4ZJDI.jpg?auth=a63f254cd38103f95b7ff4d05e37862b613cbc585e955ebbcdaafc37d17b1ae4&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XKKH56VTDRHHXDLE2VKPH3K3SU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919120},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” AJC health reporter Ariel Hart will discuss President Donald Trump’s move to cut more than $700 million in National Institutes of Health grants to Georgia — and the legal efforts to stop the cuts. And reporter Michael Jones from Once Upon a Hill<b> </b>previews U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s first DOGE subcommittee hearing today."},{"_id":"454CUDZAHNCJTKRAKOSA4K7DUI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919121},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"4RNUKGLLPRHNLDPAKVRSJLJKZU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919122},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA1752121574\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"K7Y7QK4MOFBPLMIB376G62OM3Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919123},"type":"text","content":"On Tuesday’s show, state Sen. Jason Esteves, D-Atlanta, talked about his potential run for governor in 2026. Then, the AJC’s Riley Bunch discussed her <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/the-rise-and-reign-of-atlantas-black-mayors/GQY7H2VTZ5EP7LDL3RLENRQOEE/\" target=\"_blank\">Black History Month story</a> about Atlanta’s Black mayors."},{"_id":"OLQ4TDL2EJHDVNNPYNNT6IDISU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919124},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"Q6OYDCB3PBAXTL2GQVLHQZLLDI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739353919125},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"IUV445KIXVGYPO5U5GMTAZISQI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"7QQHALMLEBGX3KQHAGCQZ2SPGA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump will sign more executive orders."},{"_id":"I6VOUVXQQRB55AMWOCEDOZD2OQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate will vote on whether to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence and decide whether to advance the nomination of Robert F. 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Two other swing states that Trump captured in November — Michigan<b> </b>and North Carolina — did join the lawsuit. But both states have Democratic attorneys general, making the politics more convenient. "},{"_id":"MN3AQSNYZZBYVBYO5U5R5UJWCI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050630},"type":"text","content":"Carr often had no qualms about challenging<b> </b>the Biden administration, even when it posed some political risk. He sued them last month just a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/chris-carr-sues-joe-biden-one-last-time-to-reverse-offshore-drilling-ban/5ACCOS2CYJD37IHENOUPAIIJNA/\" target=\"_blank\">few days before Trump took office</a> seeking to block his order banning offshore oil drilling — an issue that hasn’t been popular in Georgia’s coastal communities."},{"_id":"OWFOYILITVHJFDVTAVZH5MPOCE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050631},"type":"text","content":"Carr did not respond to a request for comment late Monday night. Democrats criticized him for not joining the lawsuit."},{"_id":"QMIA3TOTYVBEFLXH3SFCRWVRFU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050632},"type":"text","content":"“Attorney General Chris Carr is missing in action, again, as Donald Trump tramples Georgians’ rights and recklessly slashes programs we rely on every day,” Democratic Party of Georgia spokesman Dave Hoffman said."},{"_id":"WUFWG3VAURFVJKXWVT3NFN3BMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050633},"type":"text","content":"Carr got a reprieve, of sorts, on Tuesday when a federal judge <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/federal-judge-blocks-trumps-nih-cuts-nationwide-sparing-for-now-georgia-research-grants/3IVY5BM3SZAMZOFEB3TTI3OXFY/\" target=\"_blank\">blocked Trump’s order nationwide</a> — meaning Georgia’s funding is safe, for now. 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Mack Jackson of Sandersville.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AJC file photos","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Specia","type":"author","byline":"Specia"}]},"subtitle":"Mack-Jackson-Tracy-Wheeler","width":1200,"_id":"7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/PdwPIQuf-BZH2CGtbijQKSvD80E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/PdwPIQuf-BZH2CGtbijQKSvD80E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/PdwPIQuf-BZH2CGtbijQKSvD80E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/QSHC-W3sg9E-EXDnlyauRuSlIQQ=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"Mack-Jackson-Tracey-Wheeler.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"UJGRX7KIHJBSBL3OCOFEBPREUM"},"created_date":"2024-12-12T20:00:01Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-11T09:35:47Z","height":677,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7D3ODMBGQZB7LJATACVEQ2RILQ.jpg?auth=bc7754ea4b1b36b95e00a0e1f39ef25eb276029ba69ca8f610cf5119b7c2baaa&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"X3OPQNPCG5AGZERZYRF5CJL5UA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050637},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Don’t miss the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-black-history/\" target=\"_blank\">Black History Month</a> series, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/although-she-excelled-in-her-classes-her-skin-color-made-it-difficult-to-find-work/DTKMDWLFEVESNKTZ7CD5BSL4RA/\" target=\"_blank\">including this story</a> from Nancy Clayton about Elizabeth “Lizzie” McDuffie, a White House maid from Atlanta who had the ear of President Franklin D. Roosevelt."},{"_id":"ETJ4FOTHFVHKXD4ZAXEPZARFOM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050638},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"HJKTVWA7FVBU3HPKMVOTSBAVDQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"25P2HAELINCDLJAMG57OYZSZDM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A three-day trial last month verified 14 improper votes in a state House race last year that Democratic state Rep. Mack Jackson won by 48 votes. That wasn’t enough to convince a judge to order a new election, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-rules-against-republican-who-sought-a-redo-election-for-georgia-house/DKMBWGIOPZFJFF5NUROXTTLO5A/\">AJC’s Mark Niesse writes</a>."},{"_id":"4UY2YQE66RGYTBSZYO36H3NPU4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp’s push to limit civil lawsuits in Georgia passed its first test in the Republican-controlled Legislature on Monday when it <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemps-litigation-overhaul-clears-first-major-hurdle/2WSUAD5HCNBDRP77TJMS4UNNFY/\">cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee</a> with an 8-3 vote. Some top Republicans expressed concerns, but they didn’t vote against it — even as Insurance Commissioner John King conceded it likely wouldn’t lead to an immediate drop in insurance premiums, Greg Bluestein reports."},{"_id":"3KNNFMNTKRF6PNCFICGYK6TOZI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"State agriculture officials lifted a ban on poultry activities after tests of nearly 50,000 chickens found no additional cases of a deadly strain of bird flu, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-lifts-ban-on-poultry-markets-swaps-after-bird-flu-cases/OGTA7JZTK5DZFBJTJOP5QHEXAY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-lifts-ban-on-poultry-markets-swaps-after-bird-flu-cases/OGTA7JZTK5DZFBJTJOP5QHEXAY/\">AJC’s Drew Kann reports</a>."},{"_id":"BJZNCMUEFFBLZOEKUDRVA6VSMA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens sat down with the AJC editorial board on Monday ahead of his reelection campaign this year. “The city is stabilized,” he said, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/three-years-after-taking-office-mayor-dickens-sees-a-more-stabilized-city/P4WRVBTNL5GVDAACLOIAGOKWPQ/\" target=\"_blank\">per the AJC’s Riley Bunch</a>."}]},{"_id":"WB7A4A6V2FARDAVOOYBCZ2QZ7Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050640},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"bce001a6d5f9fbe5557eb3c96aedb70f7de0b08bcd9a5ded8b8b0da40b88b1bc"},"caption":"Veteran Affairs Secretary Doug Collins recently spoke about his new role on the \"Politically Georgia\" podcast.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AJC PG Recording and Reception Selects 00054.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67a3d30c5513ad01b398bb76"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Aajc 020225 Politically Georgia in D.C.","width":3000,"_id":"TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67a3d30c5513ad01b398bb76 ","keywords":["doug collins","politically georgia","AJC Freelancer","AJC"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","takenOn":"2025-02-07T00:19:27Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/LUaI1FXpXsN6f8pI_pY4xV-6cBg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AJC PG Recording and Reception Selects 00054.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"I2DAUIQB6BC63I2H6Z5ZMKWC6Y"},"created_date":"2025-02-07T08:15:27Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-11T09:37:14Z","height":2001,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG?auth=bce001a6d5f9fbe5557eb3c96aedb70f7de0b08bcd9a5ded8b8b0da40b88b1bc&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"AGLSIBCFZFD7XB4VBUPFQCTJB4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050642},"type":"text","content":"<b>COLLINS TAPPED, AGAIN.</b> When we spoke with newly installed Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins last week, he described <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-doug-collins-transforms-from-firebrand-congressman-to-va-chief/K5YTMJ37IJHYPBAIKC723UV6IU/\" target=\"_blank\">his ambitious plans</a> to travel the country to visit VA hospitals and facilities as he settles into his new role. He also committed to improving services for the 18 million veterans served by the VA health care system, which is the largest and most complex in the nation."},{"_id":"RGFRJOJQIJB6LNWGCCPAFRVVXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050643},"type":"text","content":"But President Donald Trump has bigger plans for Collins. On Monday, Trump ousted the heads of two government watchdog agencies — the Office of Special Counsel and the Office of Government Ethics — and replaced them with Collins."},{"_id":"NMG5VNOILBBH5HZHTCNKUB4U3Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050644},"type":"text","content":"The New York Times <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/02/10/us/trump-news#a-judge-blocked-trumps-firing-of-a-government-watchdog\" target=\"_blank\">reported Monday night</a> that a federal judge has temporarily blocked Trump from firing the leader of the Office of Special Counsel, leaving Collins just two very consequential jobs, for now."},{"_id":"2QDHOUBFPJEP7PSM3WOSXVPYGA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050645},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Minneapolis","region":"Minnesota"},"auth":{"1":"080a6586d7da8fc66bee9746c11e87b42a6305f28083f1accca6a38ba8e557e0"},"caption":"The budget of Georgia includes funds for processing donated venison.","source":{"system":"McClatchy Tribune","name":"McClatchy Tribune","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/SPORTS-OTD-MINN-DEER-FARMERS-PROGRAM-MS.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[],"tags":[{"description":"McClatchy Tribune","text":"McClatchy Tribune","slug":"McClatchy-Tribune"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"McClatchy Tribune","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"TNS","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Glen Stubbe","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"SPORTS-OTD-MINN-DEER-FARMERS-PROGRAM-MS","width":3000,"_id":"65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/EEWpWgb8ZczZXkfkLMkgEf70akU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","iptc_source":"The Minnesota Star Tribune","iptc_job_identifier":"124385293W","keywords":["McClatchy Tribune"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/EEWpWgb8ZczZXkfkLMkgEf70akU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","takenOn":"2024-10-15T20:21:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/EEWpWgb8ZczZXkfkLMkgEf70akU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/7HdNfxG0z_tys6oblN44vfdWX5Y=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/SPORTS-OTD-MINN-DEER-FARMERS-PROGRAM-MS.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"VXSQMDF6JRDU5GAKGHMZGLJ724","iptc_title":"MBR"},"created_date":"2024-10-16T09:34:41Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-11T09:57:53Z","slug":"SPORTS-OTD-MINN-DEER-FARMERS-PROGRAM-MS","height":1998,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/65UBBOCZFWVPE2LZYR3SXX7XUE.jpg?auth=080a6586d7da8fc66bee9746c11e87b42a6305f28083f1accca6a38ba8e557e0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"32F6CQ5BSJG5NNBTJZRFFVEO3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050647},"type":"text","content":"<b>DEER DONATIONS.</b> Budget nerds might have noticed a curious item in the Georgia <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-house-budget-millions-for-hurricane-relief-super-bowl-62-and-other-priorities/H4QI5N6JFBBCREZ6IZHXP67CXY/\" target=\"_blank\">House spending plan</a> last week: $200,000 for processing deer meat."},{"_id":"7YZCFTLLENG7PHXLQZYNLFPT7E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050648},"type":"text","content":"Turns out, your tax dollars are paying to process venison donated to local food banks across the state. But this program is about more than just helping the hungry. It’s also aimed at keeping the peace between farmers and hunters."},{"_id":"TD3GOP62YREEBJ4TW2ZY7Y2TUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050649},"type":"text","content":"State Rep. Trey Rhodes, a Republican from Greensboro and an avid hunter, said many hunters won’t shoot all the deer they are allowed to take in one season. After all, their freezers are only so big."},{"_id":"V5VGZKJQHZBL7BUIA5TEEGXIJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050650},"type":"text","content":"This annoys the farmers, who have long complained about Georgia’s abundant deer population eating their harvests. It’s a problem that’s getting worse as Georgia grows and builds more houses, giving deer fewer places to roam."},{"_id":"ZOAAFKXBYNB5BCDUDK7JI47R6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050651},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Hunters for the Hungry program aims to solve this conundrum. Hunters with full freezers can keep hunting, knowing they can donate the venison to those in need. As of mid-December, the program had donated nearly 47,000 pounds of venison to food banks, churches and ministries across the state."},{"_id":"VEPZMEXNDRFV5DBJ5ZXLRVUWOY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050652},"type":"text","content":"“You’re more apt to take a few more does off of your property,” said Rhodes, who chairs the House Game, Fish and Parks Committee. “The last thing we want to do is get the farmers mad at the hunters and the hunters mad at the farmers.”"},{"_id":"HZ3SG4EJBBGKRDTYAIEXIIX6QQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050653},"type":"text","content":"Last year, lawmakers spent $300,000 on this program, and it ran out of money with a few weeks left in deer season. 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But there’s another group also watching timber prices closely: local governments."},{"_id":"HH3QU3NF7FGDJL746677CS2Z2M","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050657},"type":"text","content":"Many of these counties rely on a tax on harvested timber to help fund their budgets. The tax is based on the value, not the volume, of the wood. When prices fall, so does the revenue for local governments."},{"_id":"D53HX7FL4BD6NMINZHDTXFDRFU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050658},"type":"text","content":"Some Georgia lawmakers see an opportunity to help make these counties whole while also offering a tax break to timber owners."},{"_id":"SET7MLBZKZDXREPLCJZ6Q76O4Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050659},"type":"text","content":"A bill by state Sen. Russ Goodman, R-Cogdell, would let local governments temporarily suspend this tax for the final three months of 2024 and all of 2025. In exchange, the state would give the counties a grant to make up their lost revenue."},{"_id":"5VZGAFFAZ5ARBHQ2SDOBS4G2MA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050660},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s budget is more than $40 billion. In the past seven years, Goodman said the statewide timber severance taxes averaged $21 million per year. His bill would likely be far less, as it would only apply to the 66 counties covered under the federal emergency declaration."},{"_id":"CGK7KO5JDBD47N4WURSS72EBXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050661},"type":"text","content":"“It helps the landowner that’s been devastated and it helps the local governments,” Goodman said."},{"_id":"G5WRFZN4PZEBFJDBMYTESZRJFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050662},"type":"text","content":"The bill has 36 co-sponsors in the Senate, including the leaders of both political parties. It passed the Senate Finance Committee easily on Monday."},{"_id":"RKOVJBMGRFADJKAJMAG2NHV5I4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050663},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"abbc41ec51019decda436f6206219d31c22f035c31b6c64c36677000086be3e3"},"caption":"State Sen. 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But Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal was ready for them."},{"_id":"5RMQU7YFAJE47HLKJXOOUIST6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050666},"type":"text","content":"Other local governments already charge these fees to help pay for infrastructure. The thinking is that since these new neighborhoods need roads and water and sewer connections, the new homeowners should pay for them."},{"_id":"OMZB46YQCFG4PEC7KPJF4KXD7E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050667},"type":"text","content":"Dolezal argues these neighborhoods also need schools, so he thinks school districts should collect these fees, too."},{"_id":"3W5KDRWEPRHO5NHT5MJGNXZ4UA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050668},"type":"text","content":"His proposal is a baby step. It would only apply to Forsyth County, which is in Dolezal’s district. But homebuilders still don’t like it. They say it would drive up the cost of housing, noting Georgia’s homeownership rate is among the lowest in the Southeast."},{"_id":"UDAQ4OUIYJBBFPCT7JMALAJLVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050669},"type":"text","content":"Dolezal responded in a recent committee hearing by recounting the soaring stock prices for each of the four major home builders in Forsyth County."},{"_id":"7JUBVXLUDFCQDJIB3BE2BUEONA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050670},"type":"text","content":"“If they share my concern about housing affordability, perhaps they should price their houses differently,” he said."},{"_id":"PMNSHFZQZ5EZ3BAGTIJDFEDYUM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050671},"type":"text","content":"Even Democrats were impressed. State Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, asked Dolezal if he could steal that argument and use it on the insurance companies backing Gov. Brian Kemp’s overhaul of civil litigation rules."},{"_id":"ZZNUYHALDZEODO4MGIXRBHXIAE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050672},"type":"text","content":"We won’t hold our breath on that."},{"_id":"7EK25N7Y4BHSLDDXF53K3BQGR4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050673},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YOA3Z73KYBE3BLOPUIRWQHF3RI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"UXIEAYB625H6JJ4DE6ET4MQYKU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: House Motor Vehicles Committee will discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/296\">House Bill 296</a>, which would let people carry an electronic driver’s license."},{"_id":"K2EUPIJTNZGWLGDNT2MR72QHLQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House and Senate convene. The Senate is scheduled to vote on two bills, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/39\">Senate Bill 39</a>, which would ban the state health benefit plan from using state funds to pay for gender-affirming care."},{"_id":"XRVIDY4VWNC77H3UCQD2Y7QZWM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Judiciary Committee meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/177\">House Bill 177</a>, which would allow for pets to be added to family and dating violence protective orders."},{"_id":"WYLZXIHWTJHLXJFYBNQGCIHV7I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on State and Local Government meets to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/140\">House Bill 140</a>, which would limit how much money local governments can use from court fines and forfeiture actions."}]},{"_id":"Q2NDJKYTLJHILBKBH66DA42ATY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739271050677},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"e5bacf37f7cae500bca8425182ecf14bc35c1c2148d250fbb39d557a0a0b4b1f"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Even some Republicans are in the know."},{"_id":"X3EPW2Q3GVGCNET2QJJULMTFBE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683480},"type":"text","content":"“He is far and away the most electable of the potential Democratic candidates who have been mentioned,” said Jay Morgan, a former Georgia GOP executive director and well-connected lobbyist who has been briefed on the Democrat’s plans."},{"_id":"WQI3DVAHE5DF3DVAIZJ7HQWDKE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683481},"type":"text","content":"He said Esteves has all the positive attributes that made two-time gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams a national figure but “without the guile.”"},{"_id":"GKJJUSEHR5AFRO32MUMZNA74UE","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683482},"type":"text","content":"Esteves won his Georgia Senate seat in 2022 after <a href=\"https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&ModuleInstanceID=110016&ViewID=7b97f7ed-8e5e-4120-848f-a8b4987d588f&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=111806&PageID=69248\" target=\"_blank\">spending nine years</a> on the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/esteves-picked-for-another-two-year-term-atlanta-school-board-chair/c3enUi2gnEhibI0K30HCDO/\"> </a>board of education of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/esteves-picked-for-another-two-year-term-atlanta-school-board-chair/c3enUi2gnEhibI0K30HCDO/\">Atlanta Public Schools</a>, including as chair from 2018-2021. 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Scott Trubey report</a>."},{"_id":"HEKI2LPYSNH45JRO2VMZHK6BLQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/211\">A bill</a> in the Georgia Legislature would grant broad immunity to carpet companies and municipalities accused of tainting the public water supply with the toxic “forever chemicals” known as PFAS, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-republicans-seek-to-shield-carpet-companies-cities-from-costly-toxic-pfas-lawsuits/I75CCM4E4NAKXGORK57WZBSREU/\">Dylan Jackson reports</a>."},{"_id":"DY3RLIL7YRAWVKDMWH46DTITYQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s subcommittee of the Department of Government Efficiency will hold its first hearing this week, and it won’t target Social Security or Medicare benefits, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greenes-doge-panel-to-launch-its-first-budget-slashing-hearing-this-week/R3UFXIZD3VBFJP6T7C2ISAVELQ/\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"2VBYX7OH3NEKDJAV7HZBOAK5GY","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683491},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"170a000fffe91ac728f5b3e0cba8e9000c389b8c3fe64f9ef5e3a5a67d3331e3"},"caption":"Candice Broce is commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Services. 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In 2022, as many as 90 kids per day were <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/foster-children-housed-in-child-welfare-offices-officials-work-to-end-practice/YCMAHV7YFFFFPDPTJEHQOYPFGI/\" target=\"_blank\">living in hotels</a>. Last year, the state reduced that number to seven."},{"_id":"YUQO3MB5FVCTLBOAF4P7KNNN7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683495},"type":"text","content":"State lawmakers want to protect that progress. But it will be expensive. The state Division of Family and Children Services has a projected<b> </b>$44 million deficit in its out-of-home care programs, mostly because it is in a “uniquely bad position” when it comes to federal funding, Department of Human Services Commissioner Candice L. Broce told lawmakers last month."},{"_id":"UYRTH3RQSJCOXG5TXGNQI4UOLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683496},"type":"text","content":"Deficits are difficult for any state agency, but they’re especially troublesome for foster care services because, as Broce put it, “we cannot unhouse or unserve children to get out of the red.”"},{"_id":"7ETZSYILFJDCVPCIOYYXKHZ34E","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683497},"type":"text","content":"House lawmakers are proposing to meet the agency halfway. The budget they <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-house-budget-millions-for-hurricane-relief-super-bowl-62-and-other-priorities/H4QI5N6JFBBCREZ6IZHXP67CXY/\" target=\"_blank\">passed last week</a> includes an extra $22 million for the agency, or half of what they asked."},{"_id":"LJWWS7BEUNFPNJXGIB6EU5CBQU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683498},"type":"text","content":"“Forty-four (million) would be a lot for us just to drop in there,” said state Rep. Katie Dempsey, R-Rome and chair of the budget subcommittee that oversees the foster care system. “We’re going to start and see what we can do. Hopefully, we’ll get them there.”"},{"_id":"NXMA3C2GF5FRJC7BWE3LEZUU2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683499},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"c82fba3586001da4f55c8224353e9cfc4c43509801e524f497ee7a9a5dd36b3a"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene is a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine with a long record of <a href=\"https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-does-victory-lap-ukraine-aid-frozen-2020892\" target=\"_blank\">outspoken opposition</a> to military aid for Ukraine and other foreign conflicts."},{"_id":"OYWHRDPKBFDCJHAUOBTUM6YCUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683502},"type":"text","content":"But she struck a more cautious tone when asked at a “Politically Georgia” live event in Washington about Trump’s proposal last week to take charge of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/in-their-own-words-what-trump-said-about-gaza-and-how-top-administration-officials-contradicted-him/V4X64UJJIVGBPBOEIOO4HW55WY/\" target=\"_blank\">postwar Gaza</a> and resettle millions of Palestinian residents."},{"_id":"LGRZDSNPS5E6RHW5TBNJH6WCTI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683503},"type":"text","content":"“As a member of Congress, I have disagreed with my own side of the aisle many times. A lot of people think I just argue with Democrats, I also argue with my own Republicans, especially when it comes to foreign wars,” she said."},{"_id":"C3MJ7ZFI55GETMQXSSON7U6KQA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683504},"type":"text","content":"Still, the Rome Republican didn’t rule out supporting a U.S. military intervention or foreign aid to back Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza. The proposal has sparked global confusion and backlash, and some critics compare it to state-sponsored ethnic cleansing."},{"_id":"WKVB6QBARJA4HDKBWHAKG4M4ZA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683505},"type":"text","content":"“We have troops all over the world, so it’s hard to say I would be opposed to troops being there. No, I’m not saying that. 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Gov. Burt Jones, a wealthy executive who is expected to join the race within months."},{"_id":"QTLCMTX5QNE3DICZXTWK5CHLZA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683511},"type":"text","content":"Carr <a href=\"https://efile.ethics.ga.gov/ReportsOutput/103/21185b60-86b3-492e-b1f8-4531b6309c6b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">disclosed the details</a> of the report over the weekend, giving us a chance to dive deep. Some of his contributors also helped fund the gubernatorial campaigns of Nathan Deal and Brian Kemp. They include railroad executives Ben and Charles Tarbutton; the Wilheit family of Gainesville and liquor magnate Jay Davis."},{"_id":"P2CRXFMF2FBIZLCIEQSME6QMGU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683512},"type":"text","content":"Other notable donors include former U.S. Sen. 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Mary Margaret Oliver was one of the best swimmers and divers in Georgia before arriving at Vanderbilt University in the mid 1960s. But there wasn’t a team for her to join at the Tennessee school."},{"_id":"SYEWX5L5A5G4RI2MHZL6GIUPQQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683521},"type":"text","content":"“I was offered to join the synchronized swimming team,” said Oliver, a Decatur Democrat."},{"_id":"KIB4EYGUWRH7XIH7ZJTKXFNP7I","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683522},"type":"text","content":"This was before Title IX, the federal law that bans sex discrimination in most school sports. Nowadays, women have ample opportunities to play school sports at all levels. But that doesn’t mean those opportunities are equal."},{"_id":"SQLU7XJJCBHKBHSJ27CVPJJXG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683523},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Kim Jackson’s high school career was filled with basketball, tennis and the shot put and discus. In college, she played team handball — competing for the US team in the 2005 Pan American Junior Games."},{"_id":"RZUJGDPMKVEXDOFC2UKDGKRTB4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683524},"type":"text","content":"“I think people thought Title IX was passed, so all is well, never realizing if they walked in a boys locker room, it was markedly different than a girls locker room — and we’re not talking about cleanliness,” said Jackson, D-Stone Mountain."},{"_id":"JKLQTP3AZBABFDS4NM3P6TFGTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683525},"type":"text","content":"Jackson and Oliver are backing two bills in the Legislature,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/41\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/41\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 41</a> and<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/221\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/221\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 221</a>, that would push for schools to have <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/senate-bill-41-provides-real-solutions-to-the-real-problems-of-girls-in-sports/EFLWDTHJQRHWXEVSWII7HCCPNM/\" target=\"_blank\">equal funding</a> for girls and boys sports. Students could sue to force compliance."},{"_id":"WAAEC5MGHFGKTFUXT2WLS6P224","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683526},"type":"text","content":"The bill is their answer, of sorts, to Republicans’ push to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-approves-bill-banning-trans-girls-women-from-female-sports/QRGKARQ6UVCTBINCQBZCZL4OFU/\" target=\"_blank\">ban transgender athletes</a> from women’s high school and college sports in Georgia."},{"_id":"FTSBSIWX4NE2DI4TTKYJCIXDSQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683527},"type":"text","content":"“We need to move forward on girls’ sports and not focus on this invisible trans issue,” Oliver said."},{"_id":"33W5KPXU4ZCZNCHPJIMYXJ5T5U","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683528},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Greg Dolezal joins the show to discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/1\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 1</a>, which would ban transgender athletes from competing against<b> </b>girls and women in high school and college sports. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"QDB7TBYJNFHNTGZ54XATOJBLHI","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683536},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA4233586528\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"PJ3IE5YPLNGXJAZKCF7DKLJBVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683537},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, and Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins, a former Georgia congressman, were guests at our special event in Washington. Plus, CNN’s Dana Bash and Kasie Hunt along with NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talked about covering President Donald Trump’s second term."},{"_id":"3HDSMT7P2ZDL7PLXAR2TIOTNJM","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683538},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"G26MI4L2SNHLNA3OYUWKBV5VO4","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683539},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"BLUB2DSMZVCDJO3UNKR77BXVEU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"AEQMEP74K5F4LLLZYKHGSPOEKA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump said he <a href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-to-announce-tariffs-aluminum-steel-imports-monday/\">will announce</a> a new 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports."},{"_id":"QTUHZAAQ7JBXPLGQI27KRLWDKI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House returns for evening votes."},{"_id":"5XGPIZYGWNB2HDFFFKOQRYCA3Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate will work through more confirmation votes for Trump nominees."}]},{"_id":"GYTWMAC2JRHDBNXIXSHAPWTEWA","additional_properties":{"_id":1739183683541},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"780fc7900ec0b070cb7db96a2e105f3bde86383836c1c9c49d70abe8a23cd3b5"},"caption":"Former state Rep. 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But that doesn’t mean everyone will benefit."},{"_id":"FNCCM3HJU5HQRIMHM6UX6NGWEM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Local governments — whose budgets rely on property taxes — can opt out of that tax break, and many are rushing to do so. That includes some of the state’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/metro-atlanta-school-systems-opting-out-of-property-tax-break-for-homeowners/NOTSR3H7JZDCPAMF564GT4LXBU/\" target=\"_blank\">largest school districts in metro Atlanta</a>."},{"_id":"EUMP475INNH4BDJYW265IMUVJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Republicans are dismayed that more local governments aren’t giving the tax break a chance. But local leaders are feeling the pressure. They have to opt out by March 1 or else forever hold their peace."},{"_id":"6YR5FL3RI5BXPLQYZBPOSD6JBU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That could change. A bill moving in the state Legislature would let local governments try out the tax break to see how they like it by extending the opt-out deadline to 2029."},{"_id":"DPTCFN2OGNB3DERCFKXFWKBFJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“If there was some sort of test period … they might be more inclined to try this out,” said state Rep. Shaw Blackmon, R-Bonaire."},{"_id":"5XNSKYBBWFFV7MLNTCUESWYRTU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The bill cleared the House Ways and Means Committee this week. But even with the trial period, it’s not a given that local governments will be on board — especially school districts. School officials in Cobb, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties have warned the exemption would cost them millions of dollars each year."},{"_id":"N5GNH2SEDNHPRI4UHDNWDFKTG4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But Republicans seem confident governments will stick with the break if they try it, especially once homeowners see the impact on their budgets."},{"_id":"N4EMYQEDZFE23KTUXIBTC7EW5E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Frankly, I don’t understand how any elected official in the state of Georgia who cares about taxpayers could opt out of this legislation,” said Rep. Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown."},{"_id":"2QNYG5PBXBEV5LG3COXZ7KHY6U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"LRI573FYIBGAFLKD4X7WGDGWNM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>FOOD FIGHT.</b> Georgia Democrats want to know why Gov. Brian Kemp is again refusing to participate in a federal summer meal program for students from poor families."},{"_id":"Z2IRE3PTARBLDOOMQDAEXPXQKI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"All seven of Georgia’s Democrats in Congress <a href=\"https://mcbath.house.gov/_cache/files/3/b/3b48b0a8-bac5-447c-b1e0-2240878c4be9/02B6D3691530DDB6E3A641AAC8538F66.final-ga-dem-delegation-summer-ebt-folllow-up-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">sent a letter</a> to Kemp urging him to take the necessary steps so that Georgia families can participate in the program. It would give families a $40 benefit per child per month, totaling $120 for the summer when school is out."},{"_id":"CYVTKVM3ANEUHB6PGTL6HG2CBI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Of the roughly 2.8 million children who call Georgia home, over 40% of them are eligible for this benefit but cannot participate due to your continued decision to opt out of the program,” the letter read."},{"_id":"SFPJMKUH45HUVLIJ2T7TCTX7GU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp spokesperson Garrison Douglas called that federal program a “pandemic-era, Biden administration program that lacks nutritional standards and fiscal accountability.”"},{"_id":"KKS4LXYXM5FPDGMLIO3WPFARJ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"He noted that Georgia has its own programs, including the<a href=\"https://gadoe.org/snp/seamless-summer-option/\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://gadoe.org/snp/seamless-summer-option/\" target=\"_blank\">Seamless Summer Option</a>, which he said “provided millions of breakfast and lunch meals to students statewide last year.”"},{"_id":"3JZPQHJDNRBEDE4PKR3GLUGC54","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We welcome the delegation to join the state in promoting the successful programs Georgia already has in place,” Douglas said."},{"_id":"A7YVLLTUMZEPPLJPAH7UKWAYCY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"fba25450d41ee6c16eee2b141a2bec7d93e43d61e9d81f9587d36c8cbafa5868"},"caption":"State Rep. 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In the South, people generally know what to do when they<b> </b>see a funeral procession. A bill moving through the Georgia Legislature would spell it out for those who don’t."},{"_id":"KHPNUACVCRCB7LQOP5V6NZXSIM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/77\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 77</a> by state Rep. Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro, contains detailed instructions for what to do on a rural, two-lane road when encountering a solemn line of vehicles with their lights on. It requires drivers to pull over, putting their vehicle “parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the roadway.”"},{"_id":"W57QQF5GWREIDJ42UBFYABPN4I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"People who don’t comply could be fined up to $100."},{"_id":"T6T56D5Z3VC7DCWVGZNQQ4DZPI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The bill changes some things about the processions, too, including requiring that the lead and last vehicle display flashing hazard lights so other drivers can more easily identify them."},{"_id":"CRVYJIFRL5A2XOMX5ZMHGFSJJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The bill easily cleared a House committee this week. A similar bill passed the House last year but did not pass the Senate."},{"_id":"KTV6O2DV6RHH5GFTM353KCLZY4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Franklin noted his district, which includes Georgia Southern University, is growing rapidly. Some of the new people “haven’t grown up that way” and “are not used to doing that.”"},{"_id":"RKHB53NMHBDF3BWB2M7RRIHRDE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But his primary motivation is safety, especially for the police officers on motorcycles who sometimes escort these processions. The lead officer would stop in an intersection to allow the procession to pass, often facing oncoming traffic."},{"_id":"ARKQGETOBRENTDLCJQKZNDUPFY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“There have not been any accidents that I know of, but there was a close call,” he said."},{"_id":"7U2FHZTYK5DMDAK3EYBXBBDDGI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"6ab624f9717b99864a404d4454986bb869e1849238ac225355a982a652975e75"},"caption":"Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Valerie Montgomery Rice visits the Georgia state Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday. 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The Morehouse School of Medicine picked a great time to celebrate an anniversary."},{"_id":"46DUPBEN45ABVNGFPPVLETTHBU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"School officials were at the Capitol on Thursday for lawmakers to commemorate the 50-year-old school’s founding in 1975."},{"_id":"U6MZJ5TUG5AFPLL64DDMRHDYSE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The visit coincided with the House passage of the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-house-budget-millions-for-hurricane-relief-super-bowl-62-and-other-priorities/H4QI5N6JFBBCREZ6IZHXP67CXY/\" target=\"_blank\">2025 amended budget</a>, which includes $25 million for the school “to support faculty development and recruitment and retention” and to modernize their curriculum, according to Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, the school’s president and CEO."},{"_id":"UKB7EQSQMFFMZBLKQU2JTHULBY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The next step will be convincing the state Senate to keep the money in the budget."},{"_id":"URNO45N2NFHUZLC3RO75ZLPB5M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We were on the floor today, and I told them everything I could think of in my five minutes,” Rice said."},{"_id":"HS4LRLM3PBE6BKQZAHHSTXHDQI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The private, historically Black medical school now has 14 advanced degree programs and 17 research centers and institutes. It has<a href=\"https://www.msm.edu/RSSFeedArticles/2025/January/50th-Anniversary.php\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.msm.edu/RSSFeedArticles/2025/January/50th-Anniversary.php\" target=\"_blank\">nearly 1,900 graduates</a>, with 60% choosing to practice in Georgia."},{"_id":"BI4UPHV5ZBAETOF2HHQGG33EUU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"bce001a6d5f9fbe5557eb3c96aedb70f7de0b08bcd9a5ded8b8b0da40b88b1bc"},"caption":"Doug Collins, secretary of Veterans Affairs, speaks during a live-to-tape recording of the \"Politically Georgia\" podcast at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington on Thursday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AJC PG Recording and Reception Selects 00054.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67a3d30c5513ad01b398bb76"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Nathan Posner for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Aajc 020225 Politically Georgia in D.C.","width":3000,"_id":"TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67a3d30c5513ad01b398bb76 ","keywords":["doug collins","politically georgia","AJC Freelancer","AJC"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","takenOn":"2025-02-07T00:19:27Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/NYj2UejjtUIGI7H0gY6a5gvIoXs=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/LUaI1FXpXsN6f8pI_pY4xV-6cBg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AJC PG Recording and Reception Selects 00054.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"47QOCU2CABHULGMKBPACKS3FGI"},"created_date":"2025-02-07T08:15:27Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-11T09:37:14Z","height":2001,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TXPQI2DQLY77TGIKVULR2XKPLE.JPG?auth=bce001a6d5f9fbe5557eb3c96aedb70f7de0b08bcd9a5ded8b8b0da40b88b1bc&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"RXEBGJ7LVNDCZJ6RRRPMDVCJ2E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP:</b> On Thursday’s show, the hosts discussed Trump signing an executive order banning transgender athletes from girl’s and women’s sports. Then, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson,<b> </b>talked about the passage of the Laken Riley Act and what else he’d like to see from the Trump administration. Plus, Ernie Suggs discussed his 10 years of leading the AJC’s Black History Month series."},{"_id":"SGNLV4EI4FA4XM3KIK5KQ6IT3I","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA9409470638\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"IWUJ3APPUBD35D5OVEHTL4IVBQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"abc9ef6bc31049b32224f37753c0c308c07771f5e069648c2ee36a14959193cd"},"caption":"President Donald Trump wants former Georgia U.S. Sen. 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Kelly Loeffler’s nomination to lead the Small Business Administration is ready for a vote on the Senate floor. But with Senate Democrats putting up all the roadblocks they can on certain Trump appointees, it may take a week or more for her to be confirmed."},{"_id":"6Y5R24ECZJCMHC6FTVSKND2EQY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Loeffler herself isn’t all that controversial. She could even get bipartisan support once it’s time for the final vote. But other more polarizing nominees, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, are ahead of her in line."},{"_id":"PSC6GD33DJBGBMRUC7S5WORYOM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Loeffler already received a vote of approval from the Senate Small Business Committee, which<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kelly-loeffler-is-on-the-verge-of-joining-donald-trumps-inner-white-house-circle/63L4MJDA6BEWTNJYBXPAHHBUEA/\" target=\"_blank\"> held a hearing</a> with her last week. That panel voted on Wednesday to send Loeffler’s nomination to the floor by a <a href=\"https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/committee-on-small-business-and-entrepreneurship-advances-kelly-loeffler\" target=\"_blank\">vote of 12-7</a>, including two of the committee’s nine Democrats."},{"_id":"KVIFEC7BQ5ELXLL7NCFV3DFOSI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But a procedural vote by the full Senate on Thursday on whether to move Loeffler’s nomination forward split strictly along party lines. That came as Senate Democrats lodged a protest <a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/senate-republicans-confirm-russell-vought-white-house-budget-director-rcna190993\" target=\"_blank\">over the confirmation</a> of Russell Vought as the Office of Management and Budget director."},{"_id":"YGMW54L62BA43OHFL2MRDAZXVE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Then he will head to his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida,<b> </b>where he will <a href=\"https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-hold-private-dinner-republican-senators-mar-lago/story?id=118287416\">have dinner</a> with Senate Republicans."},{"_id":"4O2KLM2IHRBDLGF227AUYQSWUE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Senate Republicans are gathered in Florida for the National Republican Senatorial Committee’s Annual Winter Meeting."},{"_id":"H4MFUIAP3JB2HEIXYCGIW5DDJE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. House will vote on legislation that would prohibit any U.S. president from banning fracking."}]},{"_id":"VOS5O6364JFH7MRRHYFJUUKRRA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"f7abf52029d662f6be54535418901dd107bb450a2fc00d6df5c7193879e5e32a"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. 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Raphael Warnock is one of 25 Black leaders working to close the wealth gap between Black and white Americans, according to Time magazine."},{"_id":"4XY7NUBWRBH25LECVYWVEBL7WQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Others on this second annual “<a href=\"https://time.com/collection/closers-2025/\" target=\"_blank\">Closers</a>” list include actor Colman Domingo, CNN’s Sara Sidner and Olympian Gabby Thomas. Warnock, who is also senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, <a href=\"https://time.com/7210601/senator-raphael-warnock-equity-america/\" target=\"_blank\">was recognized</a> for his rise from humble beginnings in Savannah to becoming Georgia’s first Black senator since Reconstruction."},{"_id":"R6M7CRJRC5EPRHZWJ3B2DA32XY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“So to say the Democrat is grounded in his truth is to undersell his mission in the Senate, where this session a record five lawmakers are Black,” wrote Philip Elliott. “While it’s hard to get anything passed in a highly polarized Congress, Warnock, 55, has worked steadfastly in a bipartisan way to deliver legislation that would help close racial equity gaps in this country.”"},{"_id":"CTU3672QMJA6FC4U2E2WJPOAHY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The piece goes on to cite Warnock’s efforts to allocate federal dollars to Black farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene, his successful push to cap the cost of insulin and his proposals to renew the extended child tax credits."},{"_id":"UBDM7NSBF5D73CVRI26JIKB3JU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"KXUH2LE5EVHNBEJEUP5M4KFPTU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS</b>. 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They’re big supporters of Gov. Brian Kemp’s proposal to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemps-proposal-sets-the-stage-for-a-high-stakes-fight-that-has-divided-the-gold-dome-for-decades/YBMIW2G745GBLKJOUV6ECABGMA/\" target=\"_blank\">overhaul civil litigation rules</a>. 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But before that, Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns were at the White House on Wednesday to witness President Donald<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-signs-order-banning-trans-athletes-in-womens-sports-as-georgia-debates-state-limits/4P5EIIZXKNESJCYQXHUFNKROBM/\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-signs-order-banning-trans-athletes-in-womens-sports-as-georgia-debates-state-limits/4P5EIIZXKNESJCYQXHUFNKROBM/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump sign an executive order</a> banning transgender athletes from<b> </b>competing in school sports<b> </b>against girls and women. The Georgia Senate is scheduled to vote on a similar measure today."},{"_id":"VGWPZM3UZZFHNKQCATVPTRKMOM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"NK4YDLN6SRF47PDF52DLHKJOPQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"Z3OJJW7RRFALRGDHAGUUPKWYHY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The federal government under former President Joe Biden sued Georgia to block a 2021 state voting law that prompted a fierce backlash, including causing Major League Baseball to pull its All-Star game from Atlanta. But now that Trump is in charge, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has asked new Attorney General Pam Bondi to drop the lawsuit, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/raffensperger-asks-trumps-doj-to-drop-lawsuit-over-georgia-voting-law/PPAD6T4OLJFBPF6EAUI775DHCI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/raffensperger-asks-trumps-doj-to-drop-lawsuit-over-georgia-voting-law/PPAD6T4OLJFBPF6EAUI775DHCI/\">AJC’s Mark Niesse writes.</a>"},{"_id":"FVOAOLC5TZHCPIHV7HWKUHWP4I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Most Georgia lawmakers are lining up behind a proposal to compel school districts to share more information about students following a deadly shooting last year. But they disagree on what to do about physical security around schools and how best to report threats, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislature-takes-diverting-paths-toward-school-safety/XP5QSO3XGVCX7HDI222MEXZV7I/\">AJC’s Michelle Baruchman and Maya T. Prabhu report</a>."},{"_id":"2326JJQ3MJHOTKHSYZWGWWWBZY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"If you thought Georgia’s $16.5 billion budget reserve was big, you’re right,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-massive-165-billion-budget-reserve-dwarfs-that-of-neighboring-states/YJ6XDLLH3RC6DLX4E5RYNH2EXA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgias-massive-165-billion-budget-reserve-dwarfs-that-of-neighboring-states/YJ6XDLLH3RC6DLX4E5RYNH2EXA/\">writes the AJC Caleb Groves</a>."}]},{"_id":"SPQD426FQ5HGHHGK4LRZX5PZFU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"LYGNIAOV75BCTEFZQLXPXDO4DY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS.</b> Georgia’s “amended budget” is kind of like the<a href=\"https://www.vogue.com/article/skinny-trouser-trend\" target=\"_blank\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.vogue.com/article/skinny-trouser-trend\" target=\"_blank\">baggy jeans</a> of public policy — it’s so last year."},{"_id":"K7T35YWVHJEAXKDOXZNR3OU4KY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Before passing a budget for next year, lawmakers first must make changes to the budget they passed last year to make sure everything balances out. That’s why the amended budget is typically just an appetizer before the main course."},{"_id":"P5AUHEALWFAFXFF2GIP5L4MJ4M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Not this year.<b> </b>Now, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/georgia-house-budget-boosts-funding-for-hurricane-helene-relief/3BIXZXNOJRF5FEPO46CYZ6GJE4/\" target=\"_blank\">as the AJC’s David Wickert writes</a>, the amended budget is having a moment, for two reasons: prisons and Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"GSN7VK2CIZCKHI32L5T4FVANZ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The hurricane caused billions of dollars of damage that requires a lot of fixing. The prison system is a dangerous mess that, as the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prisons-in-crisis-say-consultants-hired-by-governor/5P6BELWL4ZE7LK2BKWP3QT6Y2E/\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie Teegardin and Danny Robbins</a> have reported, will take years to fix."},{"_id":"NFN2OVT3FJEIZBN4ILE25LR5AQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The House of Representatives revealed its version of the amended budget on Wednesday. Some highlights:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"CTHSDX7PMBDTTHCHOQG3ZBCODE","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"B7XXKPXR5VCETO7NJKOFVBBX24","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Farm and timber support.</b> Gov. Brian Kemp authorized <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-to-provide-100-million-in-disaster-relief-for-farmers-foresters/TZWKOOKUMZB3RBOBD2KQ6RCNAE/\">$100 million</a> in low-interest loans to help farmers and timber owners who lost their harvest in the hurricane. The House added another $150 million to this pot, noting that the demand is already higher than the supply."},{"_id":"5J3NRRJ3RVHVDIV7EQ3TI6UYDE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Hospital grants. </b>It’s not just farmers. The state’s rural hospitals also had big expenses from the hurricane. The House wants to spend $35 million in grants for 45 rural hospitals, 35 of which are in disaster areas."},{"_id":"WOZH3VE4HREUXNCSOFJORV4WI4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>More prison officers.</b> The plan spends $2.2 million to hire more corrections officers, with the goal of having one officer for every 11 inmates. Georgia currently has one officer for every 14 inmates, according to state Rep. Bill Hitchens, R-Rincon."},{"_id":"MUKCMRT625E5FJV6KYXHEGEDZM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Repairing prisons.</b> $36 million to address the backlog of prison repairs and renovations. It covers things like cameras, wastewater systems and boilers."}]},{"_id":"55GRKOG56BGSLA4D6Q3TVWPMP4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"NJI3SR4SLFFB7GW4ADRREBLDQY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>VOTING RIGHTS. </b>Democrats and voting rights groups united on Wednesday to criticize the Georgia Republican Party’s proposed overhaul of the state’s voting laws."},{"_id":"GYM2MYETLRDRVOA3I4BFVA22UY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Democratic Party of Georgia called it a “<a href=\"https://x.com/pretafly/status/1886985226238165231\">voter suppression wish list</a>” because it calls to end early in-person voting, automatic “motor voter” registration and no-excuse absentee voting while moving toward a paper ballot system."},{"_id":"FATUA4UAXJGITI5TLLMVUZ3KO4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Georgia voters, not right-wing activists, decide who wins our elections,” said party spokesman Dave Hoffman."},{"_id":"DXMS674YLZBS5IYWXYUAAJHU6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lauren Groh-Wargo of the Fair Fight voting rights group said the push to gut early voting is “part of a decades-long strategy to suppress our votes because they fear losing control.”"},{"_id":"27NCAD2GTVHIRK5CGRA333JN2Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Voting is your right — it’s the foundation of American democracy,” she said. “When they try to make it harder, it’s because they know how much it matters.”"},{"_id":"RV6RA3XMUBDWPPZDYWENYWU6EU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"NATRICE MILLER AJC 2022","address":{},"auth":{"1":"eba5d0791d6284981509d9c185138628b7d7e7eabea593849abbaba30bc87471"},"caption":"State Sen. 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But a bill moving through the Legislature targeting the Atlanta Detention Center has raised alarms beyond City Hall."},{"_id":"FVM45QLU4ZHEBEMFOMMAUMVCBM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Fulton County officials have been talking about buying the Atlanta Detention Center to help alleviate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/justice-department-finds-abhorrent-unconstitutional-conditions-at-fulton-jail/2GVOH6KGGBDFZLRBVV33NGO4PE/\" target=\"_blank\">problems at its own troubled jail</a>. But the two sides haven’t reached a deal."},{"_id":"J2CPF53GWVDYLDDY56KA4OZPSQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. John Albers is tired of waiting. The Roswell Republican has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/7\" target=\"_blank\">introduced a bill</a> that would let Fulton County use Atlanta’s jail<b> </b>whenever it wants. The bill cleared a legislative committee on Wednesday. He’s vowed the bill will become law unless the two sides reach a “reasonable conclusion.”"},{"_id":"ZW6GD7G27JB4VKP4NZTV2NIUTY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Atlanta officials say the proposal undermines their negotiating position. And the Georgia Municipal Association is afraid that if the General Assembly intervenes in one local dispute, what’s to stop them from doing it again?"},{"_id":"BFW4REY7QJALZEDXDPS7IPY5U4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“That’s a dangerous precedent that can replicate itself in 159 counties,” said Jim Thornton, GMA’s director of governmental relations."},{"_id":"AII4HPWMHZBQ5INBB6W2RSWOSE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Albers is undeterred. Atlanta already lets Fulton County use up to 700 of its jail beds and, interestingly, notes the county often doesn’t use all of them. But the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/could-fulton-county-acquire-the-city-detention-center-at-long-last/TR3QK6UV4VEP5EA7AIPZQTVNAU/\" target=\"_blank\"> AJC’s Reed Williams reports</a> the lease restricts the type of inmates who can be housed there."},{"_id":"O2T56HTAFBC63JKNQYBTQ7MLXE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Still, Albers notes that agreement will expire eventually, and he doesn’t want to count on it being extended. “We had to get involved,” he said."},{"_id":"KLRD3X6CN5HCNFN7ANTVKP3IKA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"U.S. Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"3493bfd9c5a26d343b1f3f66f4038aa8bd1d649bc801a04e1aeb1b4c1dac0ce1"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. 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Jon Ossoff spoke out about the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/trump-administrations-halt-of-cdcs-weekly-scientific-report-stalls-bird-flu-studies/XB725DDCCJA6PMCL3PDYGCBEYY/\" target=\"_blank\">moves President Donald Trump has made</a> against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, including shuttering websites with public health information."},{"_id":"YJBBI52WKZBIJL3G2TEHPH7RTA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The Trump Administration is undermining vital CDC data, research, and public health reporting, endangering Georgians and all Americans who depend on the world’s leading public health agency,” he said. “The Trump Administration’s apparent campaign to hollow out America’s public health system puts us all at risk. I will vigorously fight back against attempts to weaken the CDC and political attacks on its employees.”"},{"_id":"BXAUVBNN6JANFL5ZBZLXQ5JICY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"7GXYGJJUXVHMJPOTHFUTKVHD4Y","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"HPUQVAM4O5D75NIK3E4Z4ZK4CM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"9:30 a.m.: House convenes and could vote to approve the $40.5 billion<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/67\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/67\">amended 2025 state budget</a>."},{"_id":"HWY42MLXLZF5RH7ZG2PKMNEC3A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: Senate convenes and could vote on<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/1\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/1\">Senate Bill 1</a>, which would<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-takes-first-step-toward-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-against-women/TYAC3I5VMZDRNKHLVA22LEMIVU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-takes-first-step-toward-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-against-women/TYAC3I5VMZDRNKHLVA22LEMIVU/\">ban transgender athletes</a> from competing against women in high school and college sports."},{"_id":"HKDARP4ICJGOXFUZM4ZAOKUO44","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"2 p.m.:<b> </b>Senate Judiciary Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/9\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/9\">Senate Bill 9</a>, which would outlaw child pornography generated by artificial intelligence."},{"_id":"P55UNVO5N5HXBNZIALCG6FZJKE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"4 p.m.: The Senate Insurance and Labor Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/55\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/55\">Senate Bill 55</a>, which would phase out the practice of some organizations paying less than minimum wage for people with intellectual disabilities."}]},{"_id":"F27EVZWP2FFZ5HQKS7GJOIIM7U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Then, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins,<b> </b>R-Jackson, discusses the passage of the Laken Riley Act and what else he’d like to see from the Trump administration. Plus, Ernie Suggs talks about 10 years of leading the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-black-history/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Black History Month series</a>."},{"_id":"G2C5I4ZZHBC7PFCVDAFONKPPEM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"CS2U4HTLAJACZPASBVI3HQJF6I","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA2348260157\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"DR46NELX7REKZNXN2QBBZTGWS4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Wednesday’s show, the hosts discussed former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins’ confirmation as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Then, state Sen. Blake Tillery, R-Vidalia, talked about the state’s budget priorities."},{"_id":"6JVIQFQUD5FZDHYWF5BHEEFQMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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Collins, a former Georgia congressman and Air Force Reserve chaplain, said he was still figuring out where to find the bathroom but was clear on the work ahead."},{"_id":"KEA6J5DVUFCFTM7HGCOED464YU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Our mission is that the VA will be so America First focused, because America First puts our veterans first,” <a href=\"https://x.com/SecVetAffairs/status/1887273681384022191\" target=\"_blank\">he said.</a> “That’s what you’re gonna get from me. You’re gonna see me a lot here. I’m gonna keep you up to date. 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A member of the Navajo Nation, Kirkland managed David Perdue’s 2014 Senate campaign and was a key adviser to Trump’s 2016 campaign. He was also then-Vice President Mike Pence’s senior strategist. More recently, Kirkland has advised former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and Agricultural Commissioner Tyler Harper. In the last election cycle, he helped navigate <a href=\"https://x.com/repbrianjack/status/1886931117321953768?s=46&t=rZ65MPiF5tLq9H9D1iFZWw\">U.S. Rep. Brian Jack’s</a> victory in an open west Georgia-based House seat."}]},{"_id":"LOH2SSSIWZCWROFXMAJT5SDI5E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"afd4fc4cdd4a23188d4d664322324c7eafefa46093f9e511aa0fae7b5fe6849c"},"caption":"Former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia will be sworn in this morning as secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"dd4645cedcb24ea1ae7d4d5d5b6f1520","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/CJTDRHG646LB4YKM26VZSWSJEA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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Doug Collins will be sworn in as secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department this morning by a fellow Georgia native: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas."},{"_id":"LTNRI6K2IBH4DDSVG3QDOXZOEY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It will be the second time Thomas has administered the oath to Collins. The first time was for the Supreme Court Bar in 2016."},{"_id":"JXQTFF2E7VBPZGTMWVSOPJARN4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-georgia-congressman-collins-confirmed-as-veterans-affairs-secretary/YIKQ2YLF25G5BDOXD32RMSZXSA/\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed Collins</a> on Tuesday with a majority of Democrats voting in support, including Georgia Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock. 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The AJC’s budget expert David Wickert will be watching and post a story with all the details at <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC.com</a>."},{"_id":"KKMIHZB4LVDL3KJ3IGWKDOPOS4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some of today’s happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ZQZI6EWRGJDYZLQW5VQ5VY7Q2E","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"Q6AYRVFWHNBWTJJA4MCESOH35E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: House Ways and Means Committee considers<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/92\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/92\">House Bill 92</a>, which would give local governments more time to decide whether to opt out of a property tax exemption."},{"_id":"TS7E4XXVERERXPVZRJYCQVKUOE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee considers<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/28\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/28\">Senate Bill 28</a>, Lt. 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Burt Jones’ proposal modeled after President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency."},{"_id":"3LKZP3STLBE5TDWR2JYKTAACKQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Technology and Infrastructure Innovation Committee considers<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/58\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/58\">House Bill 58</a>, which would restrict the use of drones over mass public gatherings."},{"_id":"FAMZY4U3ZVA5RCLCME7IEOM2IQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"3 p.m.: Senate Finance Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/2\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/2\">Senate Bill 2</a>, which would eliminate the state tax on tips, and<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/47\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/47\">Senate Bill 47</a>, which would create an 11-day sales tax holiday for ammunition, gun safes and firearms in October each year. It will also consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/52\">Senate Bill 52</a>, providing temporary tax relief for the timber industry."},{"_id":"CAHPF5BOLREYPHO4CDVD22PS2Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"4 p.m.: Senate Health and Human Services Committee will consider<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/58\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/58\">Senate Bill 58</a>, which would authorize emergency organ transport vehicles."}]},{"_id":"ZVVFMWENOZGFDHVDOTCZ2DQDWU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"37baa4f7eb4510e5cbae3a3ad53ece080c186b44bd16580653fa96af17b1132c"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Doug Collins’ confirmation as the next secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Plus, state Sen. 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Along their routes from Washington, D.C., and into the<b> </b>South,<b> </b>they faced violent attacks and arrests."},{"_id":"Z54XIGQIEVBQLIO4VGDAZAWLV4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Henry “Hank” James Thomas is the only one of the original 13 freedom riders still living. He lives in Stone Mountain, which is in Johnson’s 4th Congressional District."},{"_id":"LHQQ4DL33JHG3LLMSJIUQMVQMA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The Freedom Riders taught us that the fight for justice and equality requires courage, resilience, and unwavering determination,” Johnson <a href=\"https://hankjohnson.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressman-hank-johnson-reintroduces-bipartisan-freedom-riders-bill\" target=\"_blank\">said in a news release</a>. “Their sacrifices changed the course of history, and it is our duty to preserve their legacy. I am especially proud to represent Hank Thomas, who embodies the spirit of the movement. This bill ensures their stories will continue to inspire future generations to stand up for what is right.”"},{"_id":"FGR5TF4EFBAUJCMBC53NJHUTYQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"J3UQMD4BTBHWFFRZIWLGUWTTAI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS.</b> Transitions:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"FC32V33V6FCN3CET4N63L4WBGU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"X72G45VLZZD7PHT46GANBCP3RA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Kristyn Long is joining the Georgia Hospital Association as general counsel on Feb. 14. Long is leaving the governor’s office, where she has been executive counsel."},{"_id":"TADZ4R3YVRBXZIHDU2L3IOTL2U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Sam Hatcher, currently the deputy executive counsel, will replace Long as executive counsel in the governor’s office. Hatcher was in private practice before joining the governor’s staff. 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That’s when he steps into his real voice to deliver his outrage."},{"_id":"QBCWW2TJGVE3NN3I3ZMLU2H6UI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Are you guys watching this?” an <a href=\"https://x.com/GASenateDems/status/1886486207791583706\" target=\"_blank\">incredulous McLaurin said Monday</a> after summarizing what he said was a “private takeover of the federal government” at the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/usaid-security-leaders-on-leave-after-trying-to-keep-musks-doge-from-classified-info-officials-say/6C63S3WYLREEVNNDGLAUM7AJLM/\" target=\"_blank\">hands of Elon Musk</a>."},{"_id":"MT6UZHNARBDGRJDBJ7O3BB3E4A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Much of it is “had to be there” comedy, but it has so far amused his Republican colleagues more than angered them. 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Firefighters from across the state will gather under the Gold Dome to talk to lawmakers and participate in a 2:30 p.m. ceremony in the South Wing of the Capitol. But the real fun is tonight, when the <a href=\"https://cityofvienna.sophicity.com/viennaga.sophicity.com/viennavolunteerfiredepartment.aspx?CNID=7187\" target=\"_blank\">Vienna Volunteer Fire Department</a>’s award-winning barbecue team cooks dinner for everyone at the Georgia Freight Depot."},{"_id":"76SFQZVOIRDULMBQGW3UAS2KDM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"5MKHSJEINREHTLP2FVM2G4VAYY","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"LGC73OFZBJCLRKKGE4MJL7CVU4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/inspired-by-a-local-election-georgia-senate-passes-first-bill-of-legislative-session/GE5C7AGOBFA43CVDKZNTGLK7UE/\" target=\"_blank\">first bill to pass</a> either chamber of the Georgia General Assembly this year is in response to the owner of a bail bond company getting disqualified from public office because of an obscure law."},{"_id":"NEDYNQK5B5GF3HD7KSLTNLRLJQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. Department of Education dismissed 11 federal complaints about book bans, including a case originating in Georgia, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/education-officials-dismiss-nationwide-book-ban-complaints-that-originated-in-georgia/Q7TF73GBN5DHLKX6C7EOVEQBBM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/education-officials-dismiss-nationwide-book-ban-complaints-that-originated-in-georgia/Q7TF73GBN5DHLKX6C7EOVEQBBM/\" target=\"_blank\">Cassidy Alexander reports</a>."},{"_id":"QPPBXUX6Z5HHJOVLEL3BINYVHU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp wants $175 million to cover liability insurance claims against the state. The biggest offender? The Department of Corrections, which cost the state $24 million, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/brian-kemp-seeks-175-million-to-cover-soaring-liability-costs-in-georgia/VJNFW5ALHZHOBLW75QP6A5753A/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/brian-kemp-seeks-175-million-to-cover-soaring-liability-costs-in-georgia/VJNFW5ALHZHOBLW75QP6A5753A/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"VEPA3UXJD5DNBKYTQP2IMBCHSU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A U.S. Capitol Police recruit <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-capitol-police-recruit-dies-in-georgia-accident/4OMEPEZTBRAC5BVGFJEO5F4O2Q/\" target=\"_blank\">died in a traffic accident</a> near St. Simons Island over the weekend, the AJC’s Tia Mitchell and Rosana Hughes report."}]},{"_id":"EQBUUWFYXRAEDNVZ6ZSWSLVESM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"9b947af33e7f6696600fdaaf0456eef5f9bdcba7dfbdd9c7999922e348d9dbe6"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Billy Hickman was one of four Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/republican-support-for-medicaid-expansion-grows-in-state-senate/IYNEEAUU7ND2HDBKWMZEYKDJ4A/\" target=\"_blank\">to co-sponsor</a> a Democrat-backed bill that would expand eligibility for Georgia’s Medicaid program."},{"_id":"DLSQYEDKT5GH5CCCAAWGJFF3BM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the Statesboro Republican removed his name from <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/50\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 50</a> recently. When asked why, Hickman told the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman, “I’m not going to answer that question, but I’ll talk about anything else.”"},{"_id":"IVED4DYUIBDFBCICHMZWHI3BJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"While<b> </b><a href=\"https://www.kff.org/status-of-state-medicaid-expansion-decisions/#:~:text=To%20date%2C%2041%20states%20(including,analysis%20of%20state%20expansion%20activity.\" target=\"_blank\">40 other states have expanded Medicaid</a>, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp has steadfastly opposed it.<b> </b>Instead, he’s created the Georgia Pathways to Coverage program that offers Medicaid to people who meet certain requirements, including going to school, volunteering or working."},{"_id":"Y6CZ2FTL25DLDHT6PYOKNVATVU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp’s office said they did not pressure lawmakers to shun the Medicaid measure, which state Sen. Russ Goodman confirmed. The Cogdell Republican is still a co-sponsor of the legislation."},{"_id":"MNTSC543ABHK7E3Q67PM22TNMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But in remarks on Monday, Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, made clear that the Republican caucus is standing behind Kemp and his Pathways program."},{"_id":"OX6KOQ274JAOBHXJJXNS4US3EU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"74e7168e0c70e16630e76a83c50f0a4dd7ce39527791547a70181893e011681d"},"caption":"House Speaker Jon Burns announces school safety legislation at the Capitol in Atlanta on Monday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/020324 burns school 05.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67a0dc6dcdff2e5f7a1b0b72"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"020324 burns school","width":5274,"_id":"4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/NxCDvh47m3i-4d-ZJoZ9P19eHBo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"67a0dc6dcdff2e5f7a1b0b72","keywords":["school safety legislation","AJC Freelancer","Speaker Jon Burns"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/NxCDvh47m3i-4d-ZJoZ9P19eHBo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","takenOn":"2025-02-03T16:46:38Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/NxCDvh47m3i-4d-ZJoZ9P19eHBo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/aZLPjUL3BqqU8Fc5_0M8G1pPeK0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/020324 burns school 05.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"ATVYPRRRXJCK7DWRS3CQLPW5BE","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2025-02-03T17:29:04Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-03T19:59:54Z","slug":"020324 burns school","height":3516,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4YAGBFGGJBQ3YOOTFPSEYBSZSM.JPG?auth=74e7168e0c70e16630e76a83c50f0a4dd7ce39527791547a70181893e011681d&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"EA6EF36JUBEBDJTE35FT3WY4PI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SORTING THROUGH THREATS. </b>House Speaker Jon Burns’ school safety package,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-speaker-pushes-for-school-safety-legislation-after-apalachee-shooting/5RRYEEABDNA3RJLWDKFDC6WU5Q/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-speaker-pushes-for-school-safety-legislation-after-apalachee-shooting/5RRYEEABDNA3RJLWDKFDC6WU5Q/\" target=\"_blank\">unveiled on Monday</a>, aims to make it easier for students to anonymously report threats while also warning them not to spread unfounded rumors."},{"_id":"U25LYZ4OUREIRIFHQX7SNKHBPM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"As recent history suggests, sometimes students have difficulty distinguishing between the two."},{"_id":"332HDLTU65HYLM6SM5RMBXH7VY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Burns’ proposal includes an anonymous way for students to report concerns about their peers or other potential threats. He described it as an app offering students a “safe, confidential method” to report tips to law enforcement."},{"_id":"ZWUVWVNWQVHFLDLUIKNF2QFDSQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Meanwhile, Burns also said the bill would create a “mandatory penalty for students who make terroristic threats, which will include immediate suspension.”"},{"_id":"JPVLQDV32BBB7FTMRJZIXJNGOU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Last year, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/a-cobb-student-warned-friends-about-a-shooting-threat-he-was-expelled-for-it/ECVWADGYEJEY3HZLQURNFXSY7A/\"><b> </b></a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/a-cobb-student-warned-friends-about-a-shooting-threat-he-was-expelled-for-it/ECVWADGYEJEY3HZLQURNFXSY7A/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Cassidy Alexander</a> wrote about a Cobb County public school student expelled for texting his friends and warning them not to go to school because there might be a shooting. He had seen a video online of someone else threatening to shoot up several Cobb County schools. This was just a few days after an actual school shooting in Georgia <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/georgia-shooting-at-apalachee-high-school-what-happened-key-things-to-know-today/EBLDIJNAFZAJ5MDHLIMJKEX45I/\" target=\"_blank\">left four people dead</a>."},{"_id":"GM6VPEXWAZEXLJFAZMRJTNX3Q4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The message caused a lockdown at the school and spread fear throughout the campus, prompting parents to pick up their kids early."},{"_id":"FZKCWCOQTJGATNS3TNIPO6ARVM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Any system that includes reports from children will undoubtedly require some nuance. Burns seemed confident his proposal would do that."},{"_id":"BKMFAVNRWNAGHA45OSAOQVPDUU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“This approach balances the immediate need to secure the safety and security of other students with the need to provide discretion to law enforcement and the school system,” he said."},{"_id":"M534SQZ6VFCJLIBGAWOF6HCE7U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Winder","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"67f78aac0db3363a7620fab63e877f477088d5041415ed20e9c0afe2d7811893"},"caption":"GBI Director Chris Hosey said that threats against public officials are on the rise.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/090524 Apalachee shooting JG 03.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["66d8a99182d31438682e59a0"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"090524 Apalachee shooting","width":8192,"_id":"TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/chGTPTzFWthDiPG-HlqdZheIESw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"66d8a99182d31438682e59a0","keywords":["apalachee high school","barrow county","deadly","high school","schooting","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/chGTPTzFWthDiPG-HlqdZheIESw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","takenOn":"2024-09-04T21:34:24Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/chGTPTzFWthDiPG-HlqdZheIESw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/GxYRgNS-90U4XQGyBuR0YLGGLpc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/090524 Apalachee shooting JG 03.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Photos: Four killed in Apalachee High School shooting; suspect captured"},"_id":"KNPNTWMIEJFXZE3L77OIR7ICLE"}],"_id":"7AO7PK4LHBD67LKAEKFPCRUHDI","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2024-09-04T21:03:00Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-31T20:28:22Z","slug":"090524 Apalachee shooting","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/TLT5CB4NPWO5SVA4X3QKA46MS4.JPG?auth=67f78aac0db3363a7620fab63e877f477088d5041415ed20e9c0afe2d7811893&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"EPIFUWSR5ZAABPALUWBW27IBXI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>THREAT LEVEL. </b>Georgia’s top law enforcement agency is getting so many threats — to public officials and others — that it wants to expand its counterterrorism unit."},{"_id":"TCWTFNA32FB67NGSXTRNYBXPK4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Information Sharing and Analysis Center, also known as GISAC, collects counterterrorism and criminal intelligence information throughout the state."},{"_id":"BNO4XYATBJF3RE5PFSVCVAUNKE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Last year, the center tracked 447 “threats to life,” GBI Director Chris Hosey said. These included threats to schools, public officials, state facilities and potential acts of self-harm."},{"_id":"O33BQAU6YNF2BK42ZXM5GV4K6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I give GISAC a pretty tall order of work to do,” Hosey said. “I call them my crystal ball. I ask them to go out and find the threat before it gets to our front door.”"},{"_id":"ZBLJ3T3RZJCBXHBX4GR4PDWVXA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Hosey said threats against public officials are on the rise — a fact he probably didn’t have to tell public officials. At least four state senators and U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, were the victims of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/swatting-calls-target-politicians-in-georgia-and-across-the-nation/X5REZNXNXVBBRPS4SVJODZE63A/\" target=\"_blank\">“swatting” calls</a> in 2023. Greene was targeted again in December<b> </b>with a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/rome-police-say-hoax-bomb-threat-targeting-marjorie-taylor-greene-came-from-russia/63ACVKN6SFDBXO3FHNJ4QEXRSQ/\" target=\"_blank\">hoax bomb threat</a> that police say came from Russia."},{"_id":"VGENHL6ESJABTCLPENTAZQPBAE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Hosey’s proposal would add two sworn officers to GISAC to handle increased threats not just to elected officials, but also schools, elections, special events and Georgia’s ports."},{"_id":"QSCPV6QDBZG7DCESKK454KIUEE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It would cost a little over $510,000, which includes salaries and “startup costs.”"},{"_id":"HEXABZNK6VHAFCMPEUPENSRM3U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"AZOKF5VCCVGU5F6JM4YTQA6PXU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"5JS5X75HLBDTHKKOI62DK7MQE4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"8 a.m.: House Motor Vehicles Committee will consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/77\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 77</a>, which would expand the rules about when drivers must yield for a funeral procession."},{"_id":"BVCRZH4YZ5B3RGTK34J7QA5MGQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House and Senate convene."},{"_id":"LUNB5LHOCBCRTKL3O7EWN7IRPQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Judiciary Committee will discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/199\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 199</a>, which would let judges redact some personal information from publicly available records, including property and tax documents."},{"_id":"IHMS2FTGYZGRLCTCDQDER5M7OM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on State and Local Government will consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/113\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 113</a>, which is aimed at stopping government agencies from purchasing products from countries such as China, Iran and Russia."},{"_id":"6NIZ46B5QZGKVCEGAJMNBWCDH4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m: Senate Retirement Committee will discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/23\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 23</a>, which would let the Employees Retirement System of Georgia invest more money in alternative investments."}]},{"_id":"2MB762KF3VCYFGUJPSGDMW5JUE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","auth":{"1":"4e3c60620f1f7d12e47d5dc539371d9e0d465106d5989990b93748f80a7817c5"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Mexico ranks third and Canada is in the Top 10. <a href=\"https://georgia.org/sites/default/files/2024-02/2023_trade_report_-_24it462_9.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">An economic analysis</a> shows total trade between Georgia and the three countries tops $54 billion."},{"_id":"RZOSSB6QXRE6VC4KMXARNDS5JQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536229},"type":"text","content":"The tariffs, which go into effect on Tuesday, impose duties of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on imports from China. Energy imported from Canada would be taxed at 10%, which could raise prices at the pump."},{"_id":"HAJPP2UTTREBXA4GX3IJCVBSQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536230},"type":"text","content":"Trump’s actions could raise the price on everything from cars to clothes to computers. And it’s already triggered retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico — top buyers of Georgia-made products — as well as a warning by China that it would enact “<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/fentanyl-tariffs-china-us-trump-e410bb1d23f05f0f75e6d10b27640958\" target=\"_blank\">necessary countermeasures</a>.”"},{"_id":"SR74DEXEOFFTXIADOGQMI53OPI","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536231},"type":"text","content":"“We don’t want to be here,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Saturday after stressing the deep ties between the two countries. “We didn’t ask for this.”"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Ottawa","country_name":"CAN","region":"ON"},"auth":{"1":"7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87"},"caption":"A protester held a flag of Canada and the United States on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Saturday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"63c764289bab44c2aa8e90779b1c2d50","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Justin Tang","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump Tariffs","width":3000,"_id":"YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg?auth=7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87","iptc_source":"The Canadian Press","iptc_job_identifier":"JDT109","keywords":["bilateral","business","canada","canadian","commerce","cppixottawa","economic","economy","exchange","finance","financial","industry","market","merchant","ottawa","product","production","products","supply","tarrif","trade","united states","united states of america","usa"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/v2/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg?auth=7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87","takenOn":"2025-02-01T14:33:41Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg?auth=7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/v2/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg?auth=7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87&width=300","version":3,"countryId":39,"usage_instructions":"MANDATORY CREDIT","originalName":"63c764289bab44c2aa8e90779b1c2d50","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"RALCXXMBXBAKHHZ2GDPK6BYIDU","iptc_title":"SUB"},"created_date":"2025-02-01T20:56:01Z","last_updated_date":"2025-03-03T21:01:50Z","slug":"Trump Tariffs","height":1934,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/YWCWKVHD2UCQ2KAYYXLMUMQ7F4.jpg?auth=7e6a0d2f1c84f6f2351c6a3a8ec4bff7e22f875580d43f03ead95d0d639c8b87&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"RXS6ZPNVIVHODIHTFKZHWLQXHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536233},"type":"text","content":"The tariffs could be particularly harmful to Georgia agriculture, the state’s top business. Farmers long felt the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/georgia-farmers-would-hurt-china-retaliatory-tariffs/vKkYDr4GQeYa8s6tbNmnRO/\" target=\"_blank\">sting of China’s 2019</a> levies on cotton, peanuts, pecans and soybeans in a tit-for-tat trade war during Trump’s first term."},{"_id":"HFSPFRETDBHXREHSDIGXEBULDE","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536234},"type":"text","content":"But some farmers welcomed the tariffs this time, at least the ones on Mexico. Georgia farmers have long complained the federal government puts them at a disadvantage by requiring them to pay a minimum wage to immigrants who come here temporarily to harvest crops."},{"_id":"UP4SI4QG3BCQLKOUB7HILBHHQY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536235},"type":"text","content":"That wage has been steadily increasing, jumping 9% on Dec. 30 to $16.08 per hour. It’s increased 31% in the past three years, according to state Sen. Russ Goodman, a Cogdell Republican who chairs the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee."},{"_id":"I7W57UI3CBDMHGNSS5ILYOJESU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536236},"type":"text","content":"Goodman <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/russ.goodman.796/posts/pfbid02rvfUXxezq5Fxc1gZy5zJkJPd2tybfiYdqeqUhoDKcY372RzgPdBab7ggKHT15Nmhl?rdid=Lu8m9izWKW2wqCLu\" target=\"_blank\">argues the wage doubles as a tariff</a> on American farmers, since farmers in Mexico and other countries are not bound by it. He said tariffs “may not be the answer long term” but could help in the short run."},{"_id":"X4IBH4M3RBCYZDR7WVDE2YIDGI","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536237},"type":"text","content":"Democrats spent the weekend warning that Trump’s policies are to blame for raising prices."},{"_id":"YGSBIHLCZ5GFBIFVAH6ZJXHWCE","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536238},"type":"text","content":"“Trump’s tariffs are about to inflict economic pain across our state,” said Democratic state Rep. Scott Holcomb,<b> </b>D-Atlanta. “And we’ll see higher prices and reduced economic activity.”"},{"_id":"MVLKNKC2PRGF7OWQWTE57APJDU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536239},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Atlanta"},"auth":{"1":"a2f1fc070ad136014db403f2d746a7ae0717a469c0379b9cf495cdb641608495"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will be there. And so will CNN’s Dana Bash and Kasie Hunt."},{"_id":"FIJDRZIBT5A7DEWR3DUUR5KWRI","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536242},"type":"text","content":"Join Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy for a special live-to-tape recording of the podcast.<a href=\"https://live.ajc.com/politicallygeorgia2025dc/newsletters\"> </a><a href=\"https://live.ajc.com/politicallygeorgia2025dc/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to RSVP</a>."},{"_id":"IEZYYUDWYJH5XEUBXQ3XVQIF4U","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536243},"type":"text","content":"Here are five things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"DCGGBG6IJJEHHD7ZIGL4TWGITU","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"M2FHPSRQDVF4TLEL476DHWGKQU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams of Atlanta did not get a post with the Democratic National Committee, meaning she’ll have to decide if she wants to engage in a messy internal fight to remain leader of the Democratic Party of Georgia,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/nikema-williams-withdraws-bid-for-dnc-post-amid-mounting-pressure-in-georgia/I23JNZYTKZCKXMATSN3BBMWS3A/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/nikema-williams-withdraws-bid-for-dnc-post-amid-mounting-pressure-in-georgia/I23JNZYTKZCKXMATSN3BBMWS3A/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein writes</a>."},{"_id":"2SRY5TZZXZCJZLVNZP2U4GGHGA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A trial about a disputed election in the Georgia House of Representatives showed that errors put dozens of voters in the wrong district, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/evidence-of-ineligible-voters-shown-in-trial-over-georgia-house-race/NHUSADJE3VE6NKDRGT5MSB5RTY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/evidence-of-ineligible-voters-shown-in-trial-over-georgia-house-race/NHUSADJE3VE6NKDRGT5MSB5RTY/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Mark Niesse reports</a>."},{"_id":"2DZ6UHMGYRB5ZJAY5TBBA475PE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. David Scott turns 80 in June and has represented an Atlanta-area House district for 12 terms. But he’ll face a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-rep-david-scott-readies-for-most-formi\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-rep-david-scott-readies-for-most-formidable-primary-fight-yet/KQRGGAF2HZHJPKX2RVPDSXOGCQ/\" target=\"_blank\">formidable primary challenge</a> from state Sen. Emanuel Jones of Decatur, Bluestein and the AJC’s Caleb Groves report."},{"_id":"IUO432ULVJGNTJGJH2UKDKMXMI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"An AJC analysis of Georgia’s 5.3 million ballots cast in the presidential election show President Donald Trump benefited from straight ticket voters, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/how-trump-won-georgia-vote-records-show-gop-more-unified-than-democrats-in-2024/FNAVP5YCHFFZRHLFPAT6ZIN6BI/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Niesse reports</a>."},{"_id":"35ZDOB7NXJCMZG63F4UQNOD2M4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump has targeted what he called an “electric vehicle mandate” imposed by former President Joe Biden’s administration. The AJC’s Zachary Hansen and Drew Kann break down <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/trump-takes-aim-at-the-ev-mandate-heres-how-that-could-affect-georgia/CPG7E6RPRVFNNGFYD32BORAT7U/\" target=\"_blank\">what that could mean for Georgia</a>."}]},{"_id":"MATIQN3X7RGE3DPF5P6NDDPO54","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536245},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"f9ecd677408fc38bec2ae66045df88c054e1f43d30e32d109e9a27a78c860d2f"},"caption":"(From third left) Former collegiate swimmers Kaitlynn Wheeler, Riley Gaines and Grace Countie, testified in opposition to transgender athletes competing against women in sports at a Georgia Senate special committee hearing in Atlanta last August.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 082824 trans sports filed at 00001.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["66cce0d01c6cd600203b95ce"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"trans sports","width":3300,"_id":"S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/kZr82cB5rn9F9soChceINct6HPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"66cce0d01c6cd600203b95ce","keywords":["trans sports","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/kZr82cB5rn9F9soChceINct6HPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","takenOn":"2024-08-27T18:24:08Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/kZr82cB5rn9F9soChceINct6HPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/u293oWpbbG8jacZhF-DSgbX3zIc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 082824 trans sports filed at 00001.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"HDLORAXJIZDE7PBHH2EDCSXT3I","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-08-27T16:27:41Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-04T10:33:59Z","slug":"aajc 082824 trans sports ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/S2ZEHGJXMCVFQJP2A6E6XMYMYM.JPG?auth=f9ecd677408fc38bec2ae66045df88c054e1f43d30e32d109e9a27a78c860d2f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"FSYO6OELBBBVJB7CHIKSA47SRE","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536247},"type":"text","content":"<b>TRANS RIGHTS. </b>House Speaker Jon Burns promised <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/house-speaker-jon-burns-wants-to-ban-transgender-girls-from-womens-sports/EKWNVSG7EVCG3MXDDSR33MZJGQ/\" target=\"_blank\">weeks ago to back legislation</a> that would ban transgender girls from women’s sports. Don’t be surprised to see that proposal surface this week."},{"_id":"F67FIBLM4NH4BMDQIV5QNTUA2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536248},"type":"text","content":"The <a href=\"https://x.com/JonBurnsGA/status/1885802133364080721\" target=\"_blank\">legislation will be named for Riley Gaines</a>, the former Kentucky swimmer who has long criticized the NCAA for allowing a transgender woman to compete at a 2022 championship."},{"_id":"K6TDXAZOAFC3ZFNHIO2IYCPSWM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536249},"type":"text","content":"“It will protect girls’ sports, and it will protect girls’ spaces, in the state of Georgia,” she said in a <a href=\"https://x.com/jonburnsga/status/1885802133364080721?s=46\">video that Burns posted.</a> “I’m just very grateful for Speaker Burns, and everything that he has done to champion and support this.”"},{"_id":"SS4LHJPANBCBVGO654YYCNVVAY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536250},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Senate already has a jump on this debate. A Senate committee <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-takes-first-step-toward-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-against-women/TYAC3I5VMZDRNKHLVA22LEMIVU/\">last week approved similar legislation</a> with bipartisan support after a debate that invoked Gaines and other swimmers’ experiences during the 2022 NCAA national swimming and diving championships hosted by Georgia Tech."},{"_id":"GJRPAGPMTZDMNCKXOAPCGBFSDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536251},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"54872b657707ea9453c915c006ebbf1ff8b7b50e26823bb877d91e4e5b800108"},"caption":"Gov. 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Brian Kemp’s push to change the state’s civil litigation rules is bringing back plenty of old fights — and that includes seat belts."},{"_id":"XRAEPU5XCJEB3J7ECE57PY62TE","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536254},"type":"text","content":"Georgia has required people to wear seat belts since 1988. But if you don’t wear one, it can’t be used against you when you file a lawsuit asking for money to pay medical bills from a vehicle wreck."},{"_id":"GL7KBTH4YZBYPA3FSQT2SH3GTM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536255},"type":"text","content":"The idea is to not let reckless drivers off the hook just because the person they hit wasn’t wearing a seat belt. But sometimes the rule can have bigger implications."},{"_id":"AJ7Z2VSIGVCDJM32LZSIQP7YWQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536256},"type":"text","content":"In 2020, a Georgia woman was injured in a car wreck. She sued Ford because the airbag didn’t deploy, arguing it was a defective design. Ford argued they had a constitutional right to defend themselves, which included presenting evidence that the woman wasn’t wearing a seat belt."},{"_id":"QZ2O7ZWTNZDBFBKIUMWDGPZTNQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536257},"type":"text","content":"But the <a href=\"https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/s22q0279.pdf\">Georgia Supreme Court disagreed</a>, despite some of the justices having “serious concerns about the constitutionality of a statute that strips from a defendant the ability … to present a defense.”"},{"_id":"FBFJKO7KXZDFNCUVJH2GNNF42I","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536258},"type":"text","content":"“This simply defies common sense, and our bill will rectify that,” Gov. Brian Kemp said during his news conference announcing his legislation."},{"_id":"SPGGTQM3HJGCZNJC5GWJEMGGS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536259},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"3203a2240e4369b0c222df246477d80204fc108373a40a0873b378ec3af6e6ca"},"caption":"Chief Justice Michael P. 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State Rep. Tyler Paul Smith, R-Bremen, is the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/179\" target=\"_blank\">primary author of a bill</a> that would give judges the option to record proceedings such as arraignments, guilty pleas, bond hearings and any hearing where a witness does not testify."},{"_id":"CWWUTGCHIRBSJLCXMNMXJFMLSA","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536263},"type":"text","content":"Artificial intelligence apps have improved for transcribing recordings, but they’re not perfect, as any journalist will tell you. Still, this bill wouldn’t authorize AI to generate a transcript of a hearing. Recordings would still have to be transcribed and certified before they would be considered as part of the official record."},{"_id":"372J7DR4CNGNHG64KBHXUVB4HA","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536264},"type":"text","content":"Lawmakers tried to help court reporters two years ago when they agreed to double their<a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63843\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/63843\" target=\"_blank\">expense and travel allowances</a>. But based on Boggs’<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-top-judge-wants-to-scrap-partisan-judicial-elections/TBGUQUTLOFAU3C7QXDEGRD6DLY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-top-judge-wants-to-scrap-partisan-judicial-elections/TBGUQUTLOFAU3C7QXDEGRD6DLY/\" target=\"_blank\">State of the Judiciary</a> address last week, it hasn’t seemed to help much."},{"_id":"PGWIME2IIRBXRHDOGK67MASRBU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536265},"type":"text","content":"“This shortage is felt nationwide and has only gotten worse since I last spoke to you,” he said. “The consequences are very real because of delayed hearings in trial courts, delayed appeals to our appellate courts, and delayed closure for victims of crime.”"},{"_id":"MP4TBLXR3ZGQLNBGVQEQJMWH34","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536266},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. He started his career covering politics in South Carolina for The State newspaper. 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Some happenings:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YMSDNGHPGNDHXGEJCXTY6OE4TI","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"IUAZVBY4MVA3THZ3NKR7SZYIKE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"10 a.m.: House and Senate convene. The Senate could vote on <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/16\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 16</a>, which would let bail bond business owners hold elected office."},{"_id":"QZ3YH2XYPZEPBF6JN5XVX7XQH4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: House Ways and Means Income Tax Subcommittee meets to discuss a bill that would<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-budget-cuts-taxes-spends-more/JAASXGORHJBZBJQXCYZKBDSNXQ/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-budget-cuts-taxes-spends-more/JAASXGORHJBZBJQXCYZKBDSNXQ/\" target=\"_blank\">cut the income tax rate</a> to 4.99% by 2027. They’ll also discuss <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/112\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 112</a>, which would provide a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-proposes-new-1b-income-tax-refund-from-georgias-giant-surplus/6WTSULGFUNC6RIETG3ONUTRB3A/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-proposes-new-1b-income-tax-refund-from-georgias-giant-surplus/6WTSULGFUNC6RIETG3ONUTRB3A/\" target=\"_blank\">one-time tax credit</a> of between $250 and $500 for most taxpayers."},{"_id":"B2ANSHLMYNHFNCSSA7OP7WOZ3Q","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"1 p.m.: Senate Public Safety Committee will consider <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 21</a>, which aims to punish local governments that try to act as a sanctuary city for people living in the country illegally."},{"_id":"WOA4C67XVFD47DCJMC4V2A5B2Y","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m.: House Health Committee hears <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/94\" target=\"_blank\">House Bill 94</a>, which would require coverage of some fertility treatments for people with cancer, lupus or sickle cell."},{"_id":"574YH6NEVFCKZKXFH45MAY3UNA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2 p.m. House Sales Tax Subcommittee meets to discuss Gov. 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Brian Kemp, joins the show to talk about the governor’s legislative priorities and political future. Then, state Sen. Nikki Merritt, D-Grayson, talks about <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/1\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 1</a>, which would <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-takes-first-step-toward-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-against-women/TYAC3I5VMZDRNKHLVA22LEMIVU/\" target=\"_blank\">ban transgender athletes</a> from competing against women in high school and collegiate sports."},{"_id":"TNSGRYIMX5DSFHMYPZUHPIQOBQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536273},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"YR6RQ4DXFJD4TJ6T46HJTOKJK4","additional_properties":{"_id":"7MHSEXAHRVBAFLNEKSZLKGHDIA"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA9356639109\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"TTWAO47S55AVBORQONW6FMLDK4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536275},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, political strategist James Carville gave his advice on how Democrats can find their way back to power. And host Bill Nigut reflected on his five-decade career before retiring."},{"_id":"NXR24SCNJNCVDELHN5M4XFF4W4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536276},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"White House","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"7dfddfc6a4f0f765bd5c878e10868d9303953ef7a6e5aad0b8fb5f4147535121"},"caption":"President Donald Trump gives a pen to U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (left), a Republican from Jackson, after signing the Laken Riley Act at the White House last week. Collins was the primary sponsor of the bill. 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Collins will be responsible for helping to count votes to ensure the GOP has the majority needed to pass high-profile legislation."},{"_id":"ADKIAY6UEVECFBR7SXFFJRTPEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536280},"type":"text","content":"That’s going to be a huge job as Republicans start cobbling together sweeping legislation to fund the government past March 15, raise the debt limit, and pay for tax cuts and immigration crackdowns championed by Trump."},{"_id":"MPSRRZQYYNHAPBULTZTVHW47NU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536281},"type":"text","content":"“There is an incredible amount of work to get done in the 119th Congress, and I am proud to be a part of the leadership team that will help implement President Trump’s America First agenda in the House,” Collins said in a statement."},{"_id":"KSFFDF24MVFUVL3QVPXFSU3HOA","additional_properties":{"_id":1738588536282},"type":"text","content":"It’s been a big few weeks for Collins. 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They’ll pick back up on Monday."},{"_id":"COCTTEN7DFG6BBB2JT5QBCBZXE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"MBN76MXHCJBN7NM364YFH5KXKQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"R6CST57R4BH43B3DTJ2CX6Y4TI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"What is tort reform? And why does the AJC avoid using that term? Caleb Groves<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/what-is-tort-reform-and-why-the-ajc-doesnt-call-it-that/2TDFHUAGXBANFOU6FL5LB2R3ZE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/what-is-tort-reform-and-why-the-ajc-doesnt-call-it-that/2TDFHUAGXBANFOU6FL5LB2R3ZE/\" target=\"_blank\">has the answers</a>."},{"_id":"MZEP7LG4NJA5PFUTUZFKAGIWDM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Thursday was a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/conspiracies-espionage-an-enemies-list-takeaways-from-a-wild-day-of-confirmation-hearings/W7I7RU73NFAYRGFLQ4I55AQEFI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/conspiracies-espionage-an-enemies-list-takeaways-from-a-wild-day-of-confirmation-hearings/W7I7RU73NFAYRGFLQ4I55AQEFI/\" target=\"_blank\">wild day on Capitol Hill</a>, with three confirmation hearings for some of President Donald Trump’s most polarizing appointees."},{"_id":"QTWKC4DCVRGFLB7GISZZV4E26A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Republicans say hospitals are struggling because of costly lawsuits. Democrats say it’s because Republicans have refused to expand Medicaid, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-democrats-push-for-medicaid-expansion-health-care-access/OVIL7FAKABFZBE75PMQ4CMUY4Y/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-democrats-push-for-medicaid-expansion-health-care-access/OVIL7FAKABFZBE75PMQ4CMUY4Y/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Baruchman reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"U6LPIPM7MNC57CDEE5XHEDDB2Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Before the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/gwinnett-high-school-grad-among-soldiers-killed-in-dc-crash/H2QMATWGIRHKPN6ML3Q63HE2YA/\" target=\"_blank\">deadly collision</a> at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport<b> </b>on Wednesday, lawmakers from Georgia and other states with Delta hubs rallied in support of a thorny measure that increased the number of flights on the <a href=\"https://www.axios.com/local/washington-dc/2025/01/30/dca-reagan-busiest-airport-runway\" target=\"_blank\">nation’s busiest runway</a>."},{"_id":"MTKIDUVY5FHZXG6TBUUAMT5NN4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The most recent fight pitted two of the country’s largest airlines against each other. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines pushed hard to add flights to Reagan in a strategy to increase its competitive position, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-airport-blog/delta-pushes-federal-law-change-for-more-flights-from-reagan-national/RH6LHLL4NBDZ5HJ2L32HK3A4DU/\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Yamanouchi reported</a>. United Airlines pushed back, arguing that Dulles Airport in northern Virginia — where United has a hub — was built to be the region’s high-volume airspace."},{"_id":"UNDRD2YYUJAVBB2T54F4ZAXYJA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"United lost, despite concerns from officials in Maryland and Virginia. President Joe Biden<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/faa-reauthorization-includes-delta-backed-legislation-for-more-washington-reagan-flights/3BEKHHSC5JFEVCSM6Y4UGILD3M/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/faa-reauthorization-includes-delta-backed-legislation-for-more-washington-reagan-flights/3BEKHHSC5JFEVCSM6Y4UGILD3M/\" target=\"_blank\">signed a law</a> reauthorizing the Federal Aviation Administration that added five more daily round-trip flights at Reagan, often referred to by its DCA airport code."},{"_id":"KISAIXJGPNE6RIKKRRZEJKTU7Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, was the only lawmaker from Georgia who voted against the measure, saying she opposed the FAA’s green energy and diversity, equity and inclusion programs."},{"_id":"VMDYEDJ7KVCVLE4WSPR76RMSNQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The cause of the collision is under investigation, and it is unclear whether the volume of flights at DCA is a factor at all."},{"_id":"2OLTKTDI4VDPHJR2VJDDV5KGSU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Those new routes were awarded in late 2024, and the one round-trip slot awarded to Delta begins in March. The Wichita flight involved in Wednesday’s crash was not one of the routes added, though nonstop flights from that city to Washington were <a href=\"https://www.kansas.com/news/local/article299416594.html\" target=\"_blank\">started only a year ago</a>."},{"_id":"IO5QMX3ZNFHHZMFR2QHDOVW3CM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Virginia U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, who strongly opposed the larger route expansion authorized last year, <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/30/nx-s1-5280106/virginia-senator-tim-kaine-reflects-on-air-travel-safety-following-mid-air-collision-in-washington-d-c\" target=\"_blank\">told NPR</a> on Thursday that the crash only elevates his concerns."},{"_id":"XMJQMCIFV5B5PJAVV52QU5YJPU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I mean, four crew members lost their lives last night in addition to the 60 passengers, in addition to the three soldiers,” he said. “So again, the (National Transportation Safety Board) will get to the bottom of this. And they’ll give us an answer. But I just continue to worry about the congestion issue.”"},{"_id":"T7COPHAPZZDVZB7ODL3TTLBOQE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"313d6a06ced69e6d37dd4f3e95fac9aa6a3d90b952d45d0f56cc51ce4ed766e5"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Nikema Williams — and<b> </b>for the future of the Georgia Democratic Party."},{"_id":"Q47T26XGGNBW5KR47QBAAGYL2U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Williams is the chair of the organization and also represents Atlanta in Congress. Now she’s running for vice chair of civic engagement and voter participation for the Democratic National Committee."},{"_id":"QSEIK2EL7BDZNOS3EY4MOSQ5CM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The election is Saturday. Should she win, it would give her an easy exit from her role as state party chair — a role that <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\" target=\"_blank\">has become fraught</a> in the aftermath of the party’s disappointing showing in the presidential election."},{"_id":"MHC6SESSX5BUHBTHR432GBFZAQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But to win, she’ll have to prevail over seven other candidates, including Georgia Democratic state Rep. Sheikh Rahman, D-Lawrenceville. During a candidate forum on Thursday, moderator Luke Russert asked Williams about Democrats losing support from voters who typically supported the party, including in Georgia."},{"_id":"WL7YHICJCRF53CWTJ33IWNBVWI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Georgia actually increased our voter participation by 74,000 Democratic votes from the 2020 election. But guess what? If you don’t win, it’s still not enough,” Williams said. “That means that we’ve got to meet people where they are. We’ve got to stop delivering a telegram message to a TikTok generation, which means we’ve got to invest in areas that we didn’t invest in before.”"},{"_id":"SXYXJ3CBYNCTVASK4F5OTMMHKY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"72a7c7bc5a49b1d14a00e4e843639bb77f9ad40bb5868f753e99f43a16158cd2"},"caption":"At the Capitol in Atlanta on Thursday, Gov. 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He writes for the front-page of the AJC, contributes to the Politically Georgia morning newsletter, co-hosts the \"Politically Georgia\" podcast and is a frequent guest on local and national TV and radio programs. He's an MSNBC and NBC News contributor and the author of \"Flipped,\" a book on Georgia's epic 2020 election. He's a proud graduate of the University of Georgia with degrees in journalism and political science, and Axios named him the \"most dedicated\" Bulldog fan at the 2023 national championship game. He lives with his wife and two daughters in Dunwoody.","org":"ajc","facebook":"https://www.facebook.com/gregbluesteinajc/","author_type":"Staff","firstName":"Greg","books":[],"podcasts":[{"name":"Politically Georgia Podcast","download_url":"https://t.co/c5K2xYEuHx","url":"https://t.co/c5K2xYEuHx"}],"awards":[],"_id":"greg-bluestein","status":true}},"type":"author","version":"0.5.8","url":"/staff/greg-bluestein/"}]},"subtitle":"Gov. 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Brian Kemp unveiled his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemps-proposal-sets-the-stage-for-a-high-stakes-fight-that-has-divided-the-gold-dome-for-decades/YBMIW2G745GBLKJOUV6ECABGMA/\" target=\"_blank\">highly-anticipated proposal</a> aimed at limiting large jury awards in what has to be one of the largest Capitol news conferences in recent memory."},{"_id":"VJ7BIJFRWNCPDFZUDQNKWSCLIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Joining Kemp were what felt like most of the Republican caucuses from the House and Senate, including the two leaders: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns. Hundreds of business groups filled in the steps and gallery behind them in a show of force that has been lacking from previous efforts to change the rules governing civil litigation."},{"_id":"ZJAGTGBS7NDT3JKBFVX6CC2AUE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But don’t be fooled. Despite Kemp’s show of strength, the opposition is well-organized and well-funded. It’s likely one reason why Kemp repeated his threat to call the Legislature into a special session later this year if they fail to act on his proposal. He knows it could fail."},{"_id":"WB3A6DNCOFCPVPIJEG6XBKUYD4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp is already turning up the pressure. In a first, his Georgia First Leadership Committee is planning a “seven-figure” media and message operation to push the issue in lawmakers’ districts."},{"_id":"FJL3LHTF2ZHURPFXRDA5DRDRWU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Everything is more expensive than it used to be — and hard working Georgians are footing the bill,” <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/td5AjCVxXo8?app=desktop\" target=\"_blank\">one social media ad</a> says. After detailing elements of the litigation package, viewers are urged to “contact your state legislator and urge them to support Gov. Kemp’s tort reform package.”"},{"_id":"KJT4PU4DUZCYRIX66LLXJYU4IM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Democrats are already portraying Republicans as acting to protect big business at the expense of the little guy, an argument you’re sure to hear repeated in the coming weeks."},{"_id":"AVMIN3DDQVCMHOBLJSOAXMWCTY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Georgia Republicans made it clear that their top priority is protecting the big corporate donors,” said House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus. “Too many Georgians have been left out and left behind.”"},{"_id":"FQFU5NX2PFAEDPE5CRTSZJM6TQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"9b947af33e7f6696600fdaaf0456eef5f9bdcba7dfbdd9c7999922e348d9dbe6"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro, opened his tenure as chair of the Senate Education and Youth Committee on Thursday by declaring two priorities: school safety and literacy."},{"_id":"SSUXIL4MINBG3OHW43IJ3O4QEE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the first measure<b> </b>the committee voted on was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/1\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 1</a>, which would <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-takes-first-step-toward-banning-transgender-athletes-from-competing-against-women/TYAC3I5VMZDRNKHLVA22LEMIVU/\" target=\"_blank\">ban transgender athletes</a> from competing against women in high school and college sports."},{"_id":"S3H2KQGR3ZD3JJCWJJWVASRNAY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That apparent discord prompted grumbling from some LGBTQ+ allies in the audience, and some Democrats on the committee. State Sen. RaShaun Kemp, D-Atlanta, opened his comments by saying he had hoped to be talking about school safety and literacy during his first committee meeting as a senator."},{"_id":"NTC6L2XPUVEZTOV5K2WBJIXHXU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Unfortunately, we’re here discussing this,” he said."},{"_id":"RKYP553P2BBMPHVXTARL6YIGUM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But Republicans don’t view the committee’s vote as out of sync with its priorities. State Sen. 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McNabb told North Carolina lawmakers in 2023 that she still suffered from headaches and partial paralysis on her right side."},{"_id":"2PCDT4L24RHB5OBCUHCOPNXVTY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“When I weigh those three things, I put safety first, fairness second and inclusion third,” Dolezal said. “I don’t want to have the next Payton McNabb be here in the state of Georgia.”"},{"_id":"EXL5LKJZVBDOHPPROKKQXCAHWM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"DZKV7LZBC5GEREDVSW7PLFEOJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> On today’s “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” it’s host Bill Nigut’s final show before he retires. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"XBA234WHL5EKNCLUMU6TPAPHNY","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA1002291860\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"BO3QMJGDVNF6HI354E3JCUOWZA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, state Sen. Josh McLaurin, D-Sandy Springs, discussed the major fight ahead over Georgia’s litigation rules."},{"_id":"R7FH77RSEVCB5DNUSCN4OMGM74","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. 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With her at the helm, we’ve been able to launch a podcast, a radio show, this newsletter and anything else we could think of to make politics and policy more dynamic and accessible for our readers."},{"_id":"E25DF6MCJJCWNNGESPWFEMKA7Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"After 27 years with the AJC, Susan is retiring today. She’ll finally get to trade political conventions and late-night deadlines for fly fishing and more time with her husband, Leigh<b> </b>Potter. 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Back then, <a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/rfk-jr-vaccines-cdc-fascism-abuse-catholic-church-autism-conferences-rcna181605\" target=\"_blank\">according to NBC News</a>, Kennedy was asked about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s motives for not declaring an autism epidemic."},{"_id":"AHWBMJR5MBGAPMLYA3FM6EOIMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486692},"type":"text","content":"“To me, this is like Nazi death camps, what happened to these kids,” Kennedy said."},{"_id":"YXYFJXTGNRHNHASYSNGT54HBW4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486693},"type":"text","content":"After hearing Warnock read his quote back to him, Kennedy said he was not comparing the CDC to the Nazis, but was instead “comparing the injury rate of our children to other atrocities.”"},{"_id":"ON56TM7JDFGIPJJPEZF5NBDIAY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486694},"type":"text","content":"“And any statement that I made has been interpreted that way, I don’t agree with that,” Kennedy said."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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But Warnock was more interested in Kennedy’s thoughts on the CDC, the Atlanta-based public health agency that employs more than 10,000 people in Georgia."},{"_id":"XUVO6ON5YZHN5C3RRPALHQOPT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486697},"type":"text","content":"Trump’s Cabinet picks have faced significant pushback in Washington. Former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida withdrew from his nomination to be attorney general after he had been <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/matt-gaetz-congress-ethics-report-538cb5387bf95925245bf87fa6b1adcb\" target=\"_blank\">accused of sexual misconduct</a>. But Pete Hegseth was narrowly approved as defense secretary last week despite <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hegseth-confirmed-as-trumps-defense-secretary-in-tie-breaking-vote-despite-turmoil-over-his-conduct/PGNM5TU36NHKZCQ5UETDG6U4HE/\" target=\"_blank\">also facing assault allegations</a>."},{"_id":"LWLIK7NBYNDVJFTIEMCXFXY5YU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486698},"type":"text","content":"Other nominees have had relatively smooth sailing. Former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins is poised to become the next Veterans Affairs secretary after a mostly <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doug-collins-tells-senate-committee-he-will-put-veterans-first-if-confirmed-as-va-secretary/LQLV6U3HOJELPD2SKLZ474HI5U/\" target=\"_blank\">drama-free confirmation hearing</a>. And former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler is <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kelly-loeffler-is-on-the-verge-of-joining-donald-trumps-inner-white-house-circle/63L4MJDA6BEWTNJYBXPAHHBUEA/\" target=\"_blank\">one step closer</a> to leading the Small Business Administration after her confirmation hearing on Wednesday."},{"_id":"5LC6DKXQQZGQ7F7AY6SP7SNBJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486699},"type":"text","content":"Warnock <a href=\"https://x.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1884724954161197106\" target=\"_blank\">announced he would vote against</a> Kennedy following Wednesday’s hearing. His tense exchange with Kennedy earned him a <a href=\"https://twitter.com/nicoleshanahan/status/1884739094976356553?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">threat of payback</a> from Nicole Shanahan, the philanthropist who was Kennedy’s running mate during his campaign for president last year before he dropped out of the race and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kennedy-withdraws-from-georgia-presidential-ballot/W75IHDF7TNG75LVXLY5IIPGCXI/\">endorsed Trump</a>."},{"_id":"LKUKYIUCZJGUTMTHNHDMPFRQMU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486700},"type":"text","content":"“You’re awful,” she posted on social media, as she promised to finance a challenger."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486701}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1884724954161197106","type":"twitter"},"_id":"MJOUJTPEDBEPTALCV4RMU45DNM","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1884724954161197106","author_url":"https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I’m voting NO on Mr. Kennedy’s nomination to lead <a href=\"https://twitter.com/HHSGov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HHSgov</a>.<br><br>He wouldn’t commit to working to prevent health care premium spikes & didn’t denounce his conspiracy theories about the CDC, which employs thousands of Georgians. I won't support a nominee whose policies hurt Georgians.</p>— Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (@SenatorWarnock) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1884724954161197106?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 29, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/SenatorWarnock/status/1884724954161197106","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486701},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"C5LH4Q346NCPHJMEUFPPBALU4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486702},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Next week, you can meet us in person in Washington as we record a special live-to-tape episode."},{"_id":"ZC3PCEFGLJDJFAKCJCR4XBMV6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486705},"type":"text","content":"Join Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and special guest U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library from<b> </b>5 to 7:30 p.m. on Feb 6. <a href=\"https://live.ajc.com/politicallygeorgia2025dc/newsletters\">Click here</a> to register to attend."},{"_id":"7V6II7GBXZGMLFVUSMRVTWCVHM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486706},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"3DTWXP73ABAYBDRPKG3DSTGPSU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RTWFXDJIRNG6DADSWZRVJWQPUU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-signs-the-laken-riley-act-into-law/3PXTGYVZTJG7LBNSIZP6I6HHHE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-signs-the-laken-riley-act-into-law/3PXTGYVZTJG7LBNSIZP6I6HHHE/\">signed the Laken Riley Act</a> into law — and gave Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones a<a href=\"https://x.com/burtjonesforga/status/1884700011960668445\"> </a><a href=\"https://x.com/burtjonesforga/status/1884700011960668445\">shoutout</a> for supporting the bill."},{"_id":"QVIJZBEGDBC6XN4YPTMZFSC6FY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The University of Georgia announced $1.7 million in <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/uga-announces-17-million-in-campus-security-improvements/VYLYBIXJ7ZF5BHFWCGYRCO4D2M/\">campus safety projects</a>, nearly one year after Riley was killed on its campus, the AJC’s Jason Armesto reports."},{"_id":"7WPRMYAV3BG5DBN246Z3PRWYNM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The White House, in part,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/white-house-rescinds-memo-freezing-federal-grants-after-widespread-confusion/NHKWAXP7DVG2FLU5LVZLII2BNU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/what-a-federal-freeze-might-hit-in-georgia/HGFS2CZYAFGLDGYPVMUBMTVOKY/\">reversed </a>its directive to freeze federal spending. It’s unclear whether the plan is on hold permanently, according to reporting from the AJC’s Alia Pharr, Mirtha Donastorg, Sara Gregory and Cassidy Alexander."}]},{"_id":"SBJ45BGSXVGM5BPJ53G4UC53V4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486708},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"QBEKI7M3QBARJD2KOSLKUKCL2A","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486709},"type":"text","content":"<b>FIRST ACTION. </b>The Georgia Senate is scheduled to vote on its first bill of the session today. But it will likely be too late to help Angie Stephens McCullough."},{"_id":"HL32TJ72FBGQRI3DZPVUSU25XU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486710},"type":"text","content":"The co-owner of Newnan Bonding was elected to the Heard County Board of Commissioners in November. But before she could take office, McCullough learned of an obscure state law that forbids bail bond business owners from holding elected office —<b> </b>except as school board members."},{"_id":"EDQW2OVOQFFETFUEDAQ3EVO26U","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486711},"type":"text","content":"Since Newnan Bonding was her primary source of income, McCullough opted not to take office. The county has <a href=\"https://www.heardcountyga.com/voterReg.html\" target=\"_blank\">called a special election</a> to fill her seat later this year."},{"_id":"5TC7B27XWZBHDE7UK733LN6IRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486712},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/16\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 16</a>, scheduled for a vote this morning, would change that law to let people like McCullough hold elected office."},{"_id":"JCB6RYZHEZAJ5IZB7ATOJDO4KY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486713},"type":"text","content":"There’s still one exception: commissioners could not issue bail bonds within the county they represent. That’s because the commission controls the local sheriff’s department budget. State Sen. Matt Brass, the Newnan Republican who sponsored the legislation, said he didn’t want a scenario in which an elected official could use the budget as leverage to get the sheriff to steer business to their bail bond company."},{"_id":"EP4JDVHMHFDR7AMLAICF2UVQ2E","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486714},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":" Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"b2224a017e6521a10f880bd811f6bc45a3e4d434b00abc013d128ac084832e6d"},"caption":"State Sen. 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But there’s likely only one state lawmaker who can speak from experience."},{"_id":"ABDR7CLSXZD27MRKO2LW2KR3NY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486722},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. RaShaun Kemp, D-Atlanta, was the principal at a school in Ohio more than a decade ago when a student showed up with a gun."},{"_id":"FOYC7LTVRJADRIZQ3Y4IUENFPM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486723},"type":"text","content":"The student made it inside the building, but quickly fled once school officials noticed the gun. Kemp said he chased the student outside, which in hindsight he admits probably wasn’t the safest idea."},{"_id":"I4XN3ZBDHZE3PIWYWDUCCEGGNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486724},"type":"text","content":"“My thought was that I had hundreds of kids inside the building to keep safe,” he said. “Kind of like fight or flight.”"},{"_id":"Z5LS4PL2XFB5JGWAGHXZBH5C4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486725},"type":"text","content":"The police, not Kemp, eventually caught the student. But the incident made a deep impression on Kemp, who moved to Georgia and is now in his first term as a state senator."},{"_id":"ZYKBZLAC4FAHTFSYJG7NTC5EFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486726},"type":"text","content":"“We shouldn’t have to, as educators, be put in that position,” Kemp said."},{"_id":"GX2G7O7HBFDDVDWLHV7VPQZEPY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486727},"type":"text","content":"A fatal shooting at Apalachee High School in Barrow County last year left two students and two teachers dead. Four months later, another Apalachee High School student <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/apalachee-high-student-arrested-for-bringing-weapon-to-school-after-shooting/T7IXFK754NDJLIF6A7Z5WCZKIQ/\" target=\"_blank\">was charged</a> with bringing a gun to school. The student was arrested and no one was injured."},{"_id":"I3DMOWWJQ5BQBDXLTOTRRLX7RY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486728},"type":"text","content":"Republican Gov. 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Democrats, meanwhile, have introduced a host of proposals that would<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/49\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/49\">make it a crime</a> to leave guns accessible to children and would require<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/3\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/HB/3\">universal background checks</a> for firearm purchases."},{"_id":"Q2F56XCAJBDEXEAF6X52EPMOXA","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486729},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"8f5f1d33d768e70fa919980540893d130e27fa1d79808de0aaf335d1ec1431ff"},"caption":"Some favor cornbread cut in squares, but others prefer it to be sliced like a pizza.","source":{"system":"McClatchy Tribune","name":"McClatchy Tribune","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/FOOD-MASA-HARINA-CORNBREAD-LA.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[],"tags":[{"description":"McClatchy Tribune","text":"McClatchy Tribune","slug":"McClatchy-Tribune"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"McClatchy Tribune","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"TNS","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Ben Mims","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"FOOD-MASA-HARINA-CORNBREAD-LA","width":1600,"_id":"UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/U7SHusjzhLcHmVoX94tPUrAxDaY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","iptc_source":"Los Angeles Times","iptc_job_identifier":"41963557W","keywords":["McClatchy Tribune"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/U7SHusjzhLcHmVoX94tPUrAxDaY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","takenOn":"2022-02-24T14:31:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/U7SHusjzhLcHmVoX94tPUrAxDaY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/arbr35xiXRz1zD-tRIj0C54UUtg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg","version":1,"usage_instructions":"ORANGE COUNTY OUT NO MAGAZINE SALES","originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/FOOD-MASA-HARINA-CORNBREAD-LA.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"RKG447ZMKJESXJHRBBSTVSARKM","iptc_title":"MBR"},"created_date":"2022-03-07T10:38:00Z","last_updated_date":"2022-03-07T10:38:00Z","slug":"FOOD-MASA-HARINA-CORNBREAD-LA","height":1200,"resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UT4NPCTN7XL62S5VTQ2SKOXU7U.jpg?auth=8f5f1d33d768e70fa919980540893d130e27fa1d79808de0aaf335d1ec1431ff&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"CXE6ESYBQVFWTKHXOZMPLBJGTU","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486731},"type":"text","content":"<b>CORNBREAD DREAMS.</b> Cornbread couldn’t pass the Georgia Legislature by itself last year. Now “potlikka” is trying to push it over the top."},{"_id":"3TVCQRNQIVDQHCG2GRXN6X2FKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486732},"type":"text","content":"State Rep. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/69294\" target=\"_blank\">Kasey Carpenter’s bill</a> to make cornbread the official Georgia state bread died in the Senate last year, but not for a lack of effort. Carpenter, whose family owns the Oakwood Cafe in Dalton, brought hundreds of pieces of cornbread to the House floor last year to help convince his colleagues to vote for it."},{"_id":"G6KKHBKTFVGE3FGSDLULAA7V6M","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486733},"type":"text","content":"“I must have eaten half of them,” said state Rep. 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Her bill would also make collard greens the official greens of Georgia."},{"_id":"STY5EMQELFAC5NDLG37URE3LQY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486737},"type":"text","content":"We should note that Carpenter and Moore’s bills don’t endorse a particular recipe of cornbread or potlikka. Carpenter said his restaurant uses “a tad bit of sugar” along with mayonnaise to keep it “soft and moist.”"},{"_id":"QPTMQXNSH5DIVD62NEXTE4YRPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486738},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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The sold-out event features Gov. Brian Kemp and first lady Marty Kemp, Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton, former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, Lt. Gov. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"6OWQ4D4JHBACTM4C32ALCOWHGY","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486747},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA8537187926\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"KU5KSODNOJFLZN3G63ERQ35T3M","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486748},"type":"text","content":"On <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-growing-number-of-georgia-democrats-are-willing-to-compromise-with-republicans-over-tougher-immigration-crackdowns/BSJBHEE3WRFTHME7UEFJDY5GQA/\" target=\"_blank\">Wednesday’s show</a>, Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz talked about President Donald Trump signing the Laken Riley Act. Then, University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock discussed Trump’s attempt to halt freeze some federal spending."},{"_id":"THPQBUIW6VAG5DVEEFAP2AXJ6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486749},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"35990b9a9f01fb19fd06a1490ae312a3013c5b3cb94f58fd8a856d5020b640ae"},"caption":"President Donald Trump wants Kash Patel to be the director of the FBI. 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Kennedy Jr., the nominee for secretary of Health and Human Services."},{"_id":"J22BFERYHNGOVH4WHXSKWMEXQE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Democratic Party will begin its winter meeting at a resort just outside of Washington. The conference culminates with elections Saturday, including for a new national chair. Georgia U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams of Atlanta and state Sen. Sheikh Rahman of Lawrenceville are among eight candidates for vice chair for civic engagement and voter participation."}]},{"_id":"H5QQEXBH25C35GRKR2U22YFSC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486753},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"73cd4cc8b44c7ded398212c3f77783d4be1d8145eea7bac45a08a9e9dba958b1"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. 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Jon Ossoff is still recovering from an undisclosed illness, missing his third day of votes Wednesday. But he also received some good news."},{"_id":"3ZVERPD5PRGSVATANFWPD4IVTQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486756},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff will serve as the top-ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. 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Bradley is an Atlanta native and University of Alabama grad who got his informal start in politics while in high school in 2017 when he organized for U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff’s first campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives."}]},{"_id":"6X4KGM74ZVDDJA3HZUWOEBUSSM","additional_properties":{"_id":1738243486761},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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It recommends regulating third-party funding of litigation, caps on certain jury awards that exceed $10 million and limiting when people can sue businesses for some injuries that occur on their properties."},{"_id":"ERKB4Z2XLBGGRAWDWBQ7VGACFQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The battle doesn’t cut cleanly across party lines, as some Republicans worry vast changes could limit access to the court system. They’ll face intense pressure from Kemp and his allies who frame the debate as an economic imperative to keep Georgia competitive."},{"_id":"SV7OVHIXEZFXLD4L7IHLS5LLIE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Democratic Party of Georgia, meanwhile, is making clear its opposition to Kemp’s signature issue. The party issued a news release that said “juries made up of real people” should determine what Georgians are owed in a legal case."},{"_id":"VE6URERPEBGE5FNUONNJSTWBJ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Not Brian Kemp, his enablers in the General Assembly, or the negligent corporations themselves,” said Dave Hoffman, the party’s spokesman."},{"_id":"WMTYUU7YWZB7FOBBHGX37CFUT4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"c61be9b500593f56b3e4394b85bec3e0e5daad9664e9bc0d58b4d84a6f0cd734"},"caption":"Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs delivers his State of the Judiciary address to lawmakers at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Stae of Judiciary 008_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6797ad3d3610cd39580cbc30"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"State of the Judiciary Address","width":3744,"_id":"ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/YlivZQ8t0APP5Hbbup_EGAs5mts=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6797ad3d3610cd39580cbc30","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs","State of the Judiciary Address"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/YlivZQ8t0APP5Hbbup_EGAs5mts=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-28T16:11:40Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/YlivZQ8t0APP5Hbbup_EGAs5mts=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/LCS7MmvR3C3zMcVD0yeWfElBbSE=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Stae of Judiciary 008_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"I6NDHDPKLFFTTKGM25J7X4BWIY","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-28T17:40:21Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-28T20:17:25Z","slug":"aajc 012925 state of the judiciary","height":2496,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ADY57OYL36HXUATVDPLSFD7XGA.jpg?auth=c61be9b500593f56b3e4394b85bec3e0e5daad9664e9bc0d58b4d84a6f0cd734&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"HKYQN54FXVEYXMF5E2TSKCY4DU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>It’s the eighth day of Georgia’s legislative session. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, House Speaker Jon Burns and state Sen. Brandon Beach, R-Alpharetta, are among those traveling to Washington today to witness President Donald Trump signing the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-house-set-to-approve-bill-named-after-murdered-georgia-nursing-student/OZCPUPLOBJCQLHDMDQWDZHGLI4/\" target=\"_blank\">Laken Riley Act</a> into law."},{"_id":"3R23BKVZPNHSRMQ35HKND4IYXQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"BFPBGMEULRDKFCW73MJ6J3IHWQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RHE66P7JRBHWJD26DFWGC4WYAA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Four Republican state Senators have<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/republican-support-for-medicaid-expansion-grows-in-state-senate/IYNEEAUU7ND2HDBKWMZEYKDJ4A/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/republican-support-for-medicaid-expansion-grows-in-state-senate/IYNEEAUU7ND2HDBKWMZEYKDJ4A/\" target=\"_blank\">signed on as co-sponsors</a> to a bill that would expand Medicaid in Georgia, the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman reports."},{"_id":"RFUTFJ5FCNFT3ADHJUO7PISMGY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia Chief Justice Michael Boggs urged lawmakers to end partisan elections for state judges during his State of the Judiciary address on Tuesday, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-top-judge-wants-to-scrap-partisan-judicial-elections/TBGUQUTLOFAU3C7QXDEGRD6DLY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-top-judge-wants-to-scrap-partisan-judicial-elections/TBGUQUTLOFAU3C7QXDEGRD6DLY/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Rosie Manins reports</a>."},{"_id":"LKQJYAC4DNGKTGVCVKUEINDHYM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Industries relying on immigrant labor will feel the brunt of President Donald Trump’s immigration arrests, including the construction sector, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/businesses-and-community-leaders-respond-to-atlanta-ice-arrests/PDRZXDOZKVGZJLMB7ANQPFTF6Q/\" target=\"_blank\">according to reporting</a> by the AJC’s Kelly Yamanouchi, Meris Lutz, Ligaya Figueras and Yvonne Zusel."}]},{"_id":"XCANHMYINBAXNAP4GO6GYIMYVE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"0eeba377d3c7c2603ccbf3b453d55c8dec09313a14af0db0cb59ec9c0480beb1"},"caption":"In 2022, state Rep. Calvin Smyre, a Columbus Democrat, was greeted by lawmakers after a portrait of him was unveiled on the House floor. Another ceremony was held Tuesday at the Capitol for the now retired lawmaker.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["624b05b5f6161a2c6c93a35d"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Bob Andres/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Bob Andres","type":"author","byline":"Bob Andres"}]},"subtitle":"Georgia legislature, general assembly, senate, house, sine die, ","width":6677,"_id":"MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/cr17fq5xNQ1_Vw_JGUDpUAYS42Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"624b05b5f6161a2c6c93a35d","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/cr17fq5xNQ1_Vw_JGUDpUAYS42Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","takenOn":"2022-04-04T16:11:55Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/cr17fq5xNQ1_Vw_JGUDpUAYS42Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/xF7me4UCJ0nHGNP9rUR7zYrD53Q=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG","version":1,"originalName":"040522 SINE DIE PHOTOS ba0021.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"CTKI3JAB4JDZNCFA5UUQ6ZNRGY","iptc_title":"Multimedia Journalist"},"created_date":"2022-04-04T19:38:44Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-29T09:21:18Z","slug":"AAJC 040522 SINE DIE PHOTOS","height":4463,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/MVCNJNSKRBAF5JJ7I43WY76OXQ.JPG?auth=0eeba377d3c7c2603ccbf3b453d55c8dec09313a14af0db0cb59ec9c0480beb1&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"U2COR4KYMVADTEPZ76P7IPD33A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>BRIDGE BUILDER.</b> “I’m grateful beyond words.”"},{"_id":"2T2TP7567ZFSFCXALL26EWIKBI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That’s what former state Rep. Calvin Smyre said during an emotional ceremony shortly before his official portrait was unveiled hanging near the House chamber at the state Capitol."},{"_id":"F35WMUL7UJHMZE5E37IBRU2OWE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Columbus Democrat, who had <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-guy-in-the-glass-longtime-rep-calvin-smyre-wraps-48-years-in-office/5K24BSYAVFE5BEF52SVZ5VWOJM/\" target=\"_blank\">been in office 48 years</a> when he retired in 2022, was famed as a bridge builder under the Gold Dome. He forged connections not just between dueling parties <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/photos-calvin-smyre-through-the-years/YQBMA6CK4BBV5JVBNCHCDPDMJE/\" target=\"_blank\">over nearly a half-century</a>, but also helped bridge fractious House-Senate divides and quell internal party turmoil."},{"_id":"GLYZ6PWMXNE5VGTIBVY6AGMKRM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That rang true throughout the ceremony, which was attended by a host of bipartisan dignitaries that included former Govs. Roy Barnes and Sonny Perdue, U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, and former DeKalb County Chief Executive Michael Thurmond. Hundreds of current and former state legislators and public officials crowded the House chamber and the gallery above to honor Smyre."},{"_id":"W2CZFUWRVJCM5MNNANRGZ24GMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“He has the ability to bridge the gap between Democrats and Republicans to make sure that the whole state prospers, rather than just one part of it,” Barnes said. “Oh, how we need that today, everyone, everywhere.”"},{"_id":"R3FRJTWOPFBNTL354N4HB7YCRQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"House Speaker Jon Burns evoked Smyre’s hard-earned title when he said he would always consider his old friend as the “dean of the House.” And Bishop joked that he wished he took<b> </b>Smyre’s advice when he was a young legislator."},{"_id":"B2PZH4B6RRA77DUVMS5AKHRNOA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some of the most emotional remarks came from state Sen. David Lucas, a Macon Democrat and longtime Smyre friend who has been in the Legislature for 50 years between both chambers. As he surveyed the crowd, he reflected on all those who came to honor Smyre’s legacy."},{"_id":"X7ILNT2ZTZC3PGQG7PEK2HV6WE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“He’s getting his flowers before he disappears,” Lucas said. “And that’s what living is all about.”"},{"_id":"4RU26DDSNFFK3LVM3CLI5GOUG4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"The Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"0eb8ccdd9aa1f45cf48bdc0c249020169e0ef008ba419d0a9ad3f0e078b31602"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Asked if he would support getting rid of school lunches for his constituents, McCormick seemed to suggest he would rather students get a job at fast food restaurants so they could buy their own lunches “instead of thinking about how they are going to sponge off the government.”"},{"_id":"A3IIPHQGS5BKBGGY6PNQVOCC3M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"CNN anchor Pamela Brown appeared surprised by this answer, noting that “a lot of these kids aren’t even of, like, working age.”"},{"_id":"KR6G5ALN5JAHRO52AQ63UUC2TM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It doesn’t apply to everybody,” McCormick said."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":"DHT4UXPN2VFMXJK6K2FW4HXDE4"}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/pamelabrowncnn/status/1884283926052479389?s=46&t=77v7D9bx_yapc_2OV8armg","type":"twitter"},"_id":"YSWY2RDS4BBQ7IMYZBZTNKYHJY","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Pamela Brown","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/PamelaBrownCNN/status/1884283926052479389","author_url":"https://twitter.com/PamelaBrownCNN","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Re: WH pausing federal grants and loans, I asked Rep. 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The order preserves, for now, tens of billions of dollars in federal grants and loans that flows into Georgia, according to reporting by the AJC’s Caleb Groves, Phoebe Quinton, Eric Stirgus, Drew Kann and Riley Bunch."},{"_id":"65WALCFW6VEAHC544NEOITXGI4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia U.S. Sen. 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But Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr hopes lawmakers will make an exception for an important issue: human trafficking."},{"_id":"SGQQIZ5RP5AXPKETK32CV2WOIU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In 2019, Carr — with support from Gov. Brian Kemp and the state Legislature — created a statewide <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-creates-sex-trafficking-prosecution-unit/Lfl8Y6HzcnO3zTvGnxkTLN/\" target=\"_blank\">human trafficking prosecution unit</a>. Since then, the agency has secured 54 criminal convictions, participated in 330 investigations and rescued nearly 200 children."},{"_id":"WSHTE4FZHBHR3O65BTLTGPIN6I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"While it is a statewide unit, the people are all based in metro Atlanta. 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His spokeswoman Kara Murray said it was up to the state agency, not his office, to decide whether to settle the case."},{"_id":"KYGOT6GWI5DURCD673SLTUXPXQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Just over a year ago, the Law Department informed the Senate that the law was bad and needed to be changed,” she said. “If proposed legislation fixes the bad law, that would be very good for Georgia, and we would support it.”"},{"_id":"XZAUQNPVWJF5TLRI4I6LUYINP4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It’s part of a spate of transgender-related measures. Georgia <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-governor-signs-bill-limiting-treatment-to-transgender-minors/ZNEOHIJEYNANFF7VHWC4UJVS4E/\" target=\"_blank\">adopted a law</a> in 2023 limiting certain medical treatments to transgender minors. 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It’s also<a href=\"https://business.rhbcchamber.org/events/Details/bryan-day-the-capitol-1209855?sourceTypeId=Hub\"> </a><a href=\"https://business.rhbcchamber.org/events/Details/bryan-day-the-capitol-1209855?sourceTypeId=Hub\">Bryan County Day</a> at the Capitol. Guests kicked things off last night with a reception. Today, they will watch lawmakers in action and meet with elected officials."},{"_id":"KVU3PR7MHZCWXL4ZZROXHZG2UU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"WQUOXR3J4JELFHYMUABR4XHJSQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"4IUKXFM4WNG7HO2AIWGRBFLQEI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Opening statements in the trial of former Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney Jackie Johnson are expected to begin today, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/were-not-hurting-anybody-says-wife-of-immigrant-taken-from-georgia-church/4KFQFD3S6JHL7FDS52LLMG57HU/\">AJC’s Shaddi Abusaid reports</a>. Johnson is accused of hindering the police investigation into Ahmaud Arbery’s murder in February 2020."},{"_id":"ODYHCSJMGNBQNLU4JFMZYDD22Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Atlanta voters approved $750 million to pay for infrastructure projects. Three years later, an audit found only about 10% of the money had been spent, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlantas-only-spent-10-of-infrastructure-funds-approved-by-voters-in-2022/EURHES63CNBBXPPPADRCOEXARA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/atlantas-only-spent-10-of-infrastructure-funds-approved-by-voters-in-2022/EURHES63CNBBXPPPADRCOEXARA/\">AJC’s Riley Bunch reports</a>."},{"_id":"6A7WNFBAJNE5NI335V3JI4YBSQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Gov. Brian Kemp attended a memorial service in southern Poland on Monday commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. “It’s up to us to continue to teach about the Holocaust. It’s important that we learn from our past,” he told <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-leaders-honor-80th-anniversary-of-auschwitz-liberation/VMORUTOCLVB53D44QA36V6DMZI/\">Greg Bluestein in an interview</a>."},{"_id":"B6YJ5EBZGVEAHAAJAVH6R7QNGU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/gainesville-mayor-to-challenge-rep-andrew-clyde-in-gop-primary/WB5RBZNCSVALJJCJCO3M2GW4D4/\">Gainesville Mayor Sam Couvillon</a> will run against U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde in the Republican primary for Georgia’s 9th Congressional District, Bluestein reports."}]},{"_id":"DJPEGWO5GBFXBGQ6W3FE2KRJKQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"© 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"f77e8651cc0296694c63e1b2ad813888af5f69e5ddd95fb2dc65fcee7afdf5dc"},"caption":"Gov. 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Brian Kemp said there should be “no safe haven” in the U.S. for people living in the country illegally as federal immigration authorities carried out arrests in Georgia on President Donald Trump’s orders."},{"_id":"MUITOT63NRCPPPLDPFDCPBSBQE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“If people are here legally, I don’t think they have anything to worry about. It’s the people who are here illegally that we have been complaining about for over two years now. The prior administration would not take action,” Kemp said. “President Trump is doing exactly what he told people he would do.”"},{"_id":"OCFV2JWCZBDXDPTV62RFYI5KFA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The two-term governor endorsed Trump’s decision to <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-sensitive-locations-trump-ab0d2d2652e9df696f14410ebb52a1fc\" target=\"_blank\">rescind policies</a> that kept federal immigration officials from making arrests in places such as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-schools-colleges-brace-for-immigration-changes-under-trump/GN6XWQSWCNGTZETDQMYXLC7ZWU/\" target=\"_blank\">churches and schools</a>."},{"_id":"POCA7SRNG5HFVKOH2HMJKK2VG4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“If you’re in the country illegally, you should not be here,” said Kemp. “They’re going to have to live with the decisions they made. And for people who are here and are criminal illegals, there absolutely should be no safe space for them. We should arrest them and deport them, or put them in jail.”"},{"_id":"YZJVB6QMVVFKXP2YFGOHLCVCI4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"c1417233cae526ae4863d3f7b481848b67c0ac1f028fc1bb2ea14cc1e4afcad6"},"caption":"Pastor Luis Ortiz from Vision in Power Church in Tucker speaks to the news media about the arrest of a congregant at the church on Sunday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Immigration Raids 007_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6796b73d3610cd39580c9282"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Pastor Luis Ortiz","width":6567,"_id":"ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/M4RoQ2qeMcgK9x9cjycNQzSqnyk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6796b73d3610cd39580c9282","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Immigration Raid","Immigration"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/M4RoQ2qeMcgK9x9cjycNQzSqnyk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-26T21:31:18Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/M4RoQ2qeMcgK9x9cjycNQzSqnyk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/TT0fJpLQKBLc5kjcTEU8klJEyIA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Immigration Raids 007_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"464UBBDZJJHIHDO52DRTTNVBCA","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-27T21:36:44Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-28T10:32:55Z","height":4380,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZBXKKZI5JAQ2R2QPYUT6ZOSLMY.jpg?auth=c1417233cae526ae4863d3f7b481848b67c0ac1f028fc1bb2ea14cc1e4afcad6&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"X734GU7R2VAJLJJJC5YS5WA2JU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SENATORS REACT.</b> Amid reports of roughly 20 immigrant arrests in Georgia, one case has drawn national attention. Wilson Velásquez, 36, was arrested by immigration authorities while attending services at his church in Tucker."},{"_id":"L32JRVIK3ZCWXAKJ5MXZJVIU3U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Velásquez family crossed the border illegally in September 2022, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/were-not-hurting-anybody-says-wife-of-immigrant-taken-from-georgia-church/4KFQFD3S6JHL7FDS52LLMG57HU/\" target=\"_blank\">Lautaro Grinspan and Alia Pharr reported</a>. They were released and allowed to pursue an asylum case inside the country. Velásquez’s wife said they fled their home country of Honduras because they’d been threatened by gangs. Last year, he received a U.S. work permit."},{"_id":"U5XZ5U734RFYBPNT647CGG6XM4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, both Democrats, have not spoken publicly about the raids. The AJC has asked them for comment and is waiting to hear back."},{"_id":"OB3E5RV3NNEBJEFXA7L2H24YYI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Pablo Manríquez, a<b> </b>Washington, D.C.-based journalist who writes the <a href=\"https://migrantinsider.com/p/should-churches-be-sanctuaries-from?utm_campaign=email-post&r=g8wlu&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoyNzI4OTM2MiwicG9zdF9pZCI6MTU1ODgzMDg4LCJpYXQiOjE3MzgwMjQxODQsImV4cCI6MTc0MDYxNjE4NCwiaXNzIjoicHViLTI0OTY4OTgiLCJzdWIiOiJwb3N0LXJlYWN0aW9uIn0.fAwbodHikrh_fHSDYvpKZQ1WgDGFoSW-fNglAvaK56A&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\">Migrant Insider newsletter</a>, asked 17 U.S. senators for their reaction to the arrest. While Democrats were predictably critical of the Trump administration, most of the Republicans Manríquez interviewed either backed the Trump administration or said they were waiting to hear more facts."},{"_id":"ZQSQ4QZCQNHL7KM4PAAVHBUUFE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Only one GOP member said she thought churches should be protected as sanctuaries from immigration agents."},{"_id":"HS5MMW4OSFGHNO4AVISO5B2LXE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I think the specter of raids at places of worship is unacceptable and there is a separation of church and state,” said Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska."},{"_id":"P6D3E7H5GFABHGITY2TD75RGYA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"e829bdd05c5eb69bdecfade327a2c73d499a7d8fca0de9cd8838c82b04c33ad2"},"caption":"State Sen. Colton Moore, a Republican from Trenton, fell to the ground during a scuffle with a staff member earlier this month as he attempted to enter the House of Representatives for the State of the State address delivered by Gov. 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Colton Moore, R-Trenton, will return to the Georgia House chamber today for the first time since he defied House Speaker Jon Burns’ order to keep out and was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-state-senator-detained-for-trying-to-enter-the-georgia-house/XPUPERQTCNANTI474T5P52CRSY/\" target=\"_blank\">hauled off in handcuffs</a>."},{"_id":"NLJDLEF2X5D2DI6ALA2TXUVBU4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"There likely won’t be that kind of drama when Moore and his Senate colleagues enter the House chamber today for a joint session to hear Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs deliver his State of the Judiciary speech."},{"_id":"TVKWFO2CSVEO3L3BBRZ7VC5PZ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"House Speaker Jon Burns<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-speaker-reverses-ban-of-georgia-senator-a-day-after-his-arrest/T2PXA2V5LJCPNIHOOOPIAXDYDE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-speaker-reverses-ban-of-georgia-senator-a-day-after-his-arrest/T2PXA2V5LJCPNIHOOOPIAXDYDE/\" target=\"_blank\">backed off the ban</a> earlier this month and told the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman that “we’ll welcome the Senate to the floor to hear the State of the Judiciary.”"},{"_id":"BZ6CLGILHJBNHPREF4F2WZG5V4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the chances of political theater tailor-made for social media remain high."},{"_id":"F5V4RMF3RVFTLEC7VGFBFWCK4U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Columbia County Republican Party is promoting a “<a href=\"https://x.com/ccgagop/status/1883874369900097746/photo/1\" target=\"_blank\">Patriots for Colton</a>” event asking people to escort Moore as he walks across the Capitol to the House chamber — <a href=\"https://rumble.com/v6dslt4-patriots-for-colton-with-war-room-gwinnett-county.html?e9s=src_v1_ucp\" target=\"_blank\">a rally</a> sure to provide plenty of footage for their feeds."},{"_id":"6AFUQ4P4RZDXNINCLJM6MNHGZA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Bring your camera, phone, signs,” the Columbia Republican Party posted in a flier on X."},{"_id":"YTDYM6CNPJB2LG4I4OCUHQLT5I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Moore has used his social media account in recent days to relentlessly attack Burns, which the speaker has so far ignored. Moore deviated from that approach briefly late Monday <a href=\"https://x.com/realColtonMoore/status/1884032417444274192\" target=\"_blank\">with a post</a> telling his supporters to stay out of trouble today."},{"_id":"6MAAHBHFIZDIJCLLIWI4BPVHUE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We ask that everyone assemble peacefully and respectfully to witness the Joint Session,” he said."},{"_id":"4LFXLLD5WNEVZADHOL6CJN4RRU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"ea43ed4c0033d2d90379ab9d263db52989f48d785a73f4984e5adb8d375053f8"},"caption":"(Left to right) Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and House Speaker Jon Burns clap before the annual State of the Judiciary address on Feb. 7, 2024.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/020724 JUDICIARY ADDRESS005.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65bcfbe81e3a95243c1d111a"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"JUDICIARY ADDRESS","width":3835,"_id":"LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/AU7NyWoc1nl_YJYnStZCc-S71VE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65bcfbe81e3a95243c1d111a","keywords":["judiciary address","AJC Freelancer","Legislative session"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/AU7NyWoc1nl_YJYnStZCc-S71VE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","takenOn":"2024-02-07T16:22:18Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/AU7NyWoc1nl_YJYnStZCc-S71VE=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/NSNqbPSgZvPdc33tsKwf_0cZ7xQ=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/020724 JUDICIARY ADDRESS005.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"ZMBBVFVOI5B7TDBSQ6SPKD6OO4"},"created_date":"2024-02-07T18:11:06Z","last_updated_date":"2024-02-07T23:24:48Z","slug":"aajc 020824 judiciary address","height":2557,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LF4QKV7J2ZLR46VJCONNDPREKM.JPG?auth=ea43ed4c0033d2d90379ab9d263db52989f48d785a73f4984e5adb8d375053f8&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"DJB5XJEVUVFMJE4GIWMHDXH5YA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LEVELING.</b> Georgia Chief Justice Michael P. Boggs will give his State of the Judiciary address today, and there’s a good chance judges’ salaries will come up."},{"_id":"J6LVLXLZRRB7VAZVJN6U34N35I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Yes, the judges are asking for more money. But it’s more than just a raise. There’s also a push to change how judges are paid."},{"_id":"RICJSCRQ4FEZBNHNK5MPQ7YNVE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Judicial salaries vary wildly across the state because some counties supplement local judges’ salaries. That’s why in some places, judicial salaries rank among the bottom in the country. In others, they rank in the Top 10, according to state Rep. Rob Leverett, R-Elberton."},{"_id":"2QXATY73IBFSTHTYD7FOBZJX5A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Leverett has two bills — both with <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/schedule/house/AQIARgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4HAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAJVi9mcGGA2b4qFNnaWZAgEUQssAAAAe9yNhAAAALgAAA6nWrITxUepClGGA2bgmimX9GGA2by4BAGeQLC1kSDdIixjC7EHFmfIAAAJaYAAAAA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\">hearings today</a> before the House Judiciary Committee — that would change that. The idea, he says, is to restrict how much money local governments can give to judges to boost their salaries. Instead, the state would take that on, making sure salaries for judges across the state are more even."},{"_id":"QAWFEHIYARGTHJ6J52W3J7D5Q4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We’re not appropriating money,” he said. “We’re trying to make it more sensible.”"},{"_id":"2GDQNWEBL5F5NJ4YZ7H2YBZEBU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Leverett said his bill would not directly lead to raises for most judges. Some could see their pay go up, he said, but most will see it either stay the same or go down. 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Brian Kemp, state Rep. Houston Gaines, R-Athens, and state Sen. Derek Mallow, D-Savannah."},{"_id":"EY4L36QDZNBP5CSQVCQR2CKAFM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"36AVHN4SPBANJBU7YISSIJA5VM","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA6810434944\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"HA4KF6E7SBHQNJYF2OLBJTVU4E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, the AJC’s Samantha Hogan discussed her investigation into deadly police force. 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By Sunday, Georgians were starting to see the impact firsthand."},{"_id":"RELZV6RIEVHLRO3M4BOWLHT7XM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395642},"type":"text","content":"Federal authorities launched an “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/ice-makes-arrests-in-metro-atlanta-announces-targeted-operations-elsewhere/MXCCJQIQR5CIRPDIMCRPESFGNA/\" target=\"_blank\">enhanced targeted</a>” immigration enforcement operation in metro <a href=\"https://x.com/DEAATLANTADiv/status/1883658077293166656\">Atlanta</a>, <a href=\"https://x.com/DEAATLANTADiv/status/1883667028629925950\" target=\"_blank\">Cartersville</a> and <a href=\"https://x.com/DEAATLANTADiv/status/1883591334533136678\" target=\"_blank\">Savannah</a>, the latest effort by Trump to carry out the mass deportations he promised on the campaign trail."},{"_id":"3N2ACXMSW5H3RGJZAIVEIDT4ME","additional_properties":{"_id":"Z7Z6FAKKM5CAXMJ5IDOKYQJUN4"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"ICE makes arrests in metro Atlanta, announces ‘targeted operations’ here and elsewhere","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/ice-makes-arrests-in-metro-atlanta-announces-targeted-operations-elsewhere/MXCCJQIQR5CIRPDIMCRPESFGNA/"},{"_id":"ONIYI5OVHFBYBDPSDPRP4ITJ3U","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395643},"type":"text","content":"It was unclear how many were arrested during the <a href=\"https://x.com/EROAtlanta/status/1883667423389454510\" target=\"_blank\">operation in Georgia</a> and beyond. Trump<a href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/ice-raids-immigration-chicago-sunday\"> </a><a href=\"https://chicago.suntimes.com/live/ice-raids-immigration-chicago-sunday\" target=\"_blank\">dispatched</a> two top deputies to Chicago, the main focus of<a href=\"https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/26/trumps-border-czar-top-doj-official-arrive-in-chicago-to-observe-immigration-enforcement-operations/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/01/26/trumps-border-czar-top-doj-official-arrive-in-chicago-to-observe-immigration-enforcement-operations/\" target=\"_blank\">the long-promised immigration blitz</a>."},{"_id":"4K727ENUT5GBLBOSSNBTKTAJRI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395644},"type":"text","content":"“Promises made, promises kept,” said House Speaker Jon Burns<b> </b>of Newington, who echoed other Republicans with praise of the crackdown. “Here in Georgia, we will always stand for legal immigration — and against illegal immigration.”"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"42187188ad7594df626475601deba395a844176c26c6d656bb93e0f3ba3baaa2"},"caption":"Olga Rodriguez (center) received support from church members who delivered food shortly after her husband was taken into custody by federal agents in Lilburn on Sunday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Immigration raids 006_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6796b73d3610cd39580c9282"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"MIguel Martinez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Immigration","width":4349,"_id":"4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/9mpJ5WPO8jYz9QpivuMnolTGcWI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"6796b73d3610cd39580c9282","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Immigration Raid","Immigration","pom"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/9mpJ5WPO8jYz9QpivuMnolTGcWI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-26T18:44:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/9mpJ5WPO8jYz9QpivuMnolTGcWI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/aS7PlR1hQK-EHkBUiLdDcdatMzY=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg","version":5,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Immigration raids 006_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"NCJZVWHINVG7XETUTGQUYTWMOU","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2025-01-26T23:28:19Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-31T18:31:27Z","height":2899,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4CGAIMLBIYI3DS4KX4MFK7XV4Y.jpg?auth=42187188ad7594df626475601deba395a844176c26c6d656bb93e0f3ba3baaa2&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"IEDLJAEU3FH5XMH73ZWOON4W2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395646},"type":"text","content":"The actions had far-ranging ripple effects. Trump last week <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/immigration-enforcement-sensitive-locations-trump-ab0d2d2652e9df696f14410ebb52a1fc\" target=\"_blank\">rescinded policies</a> that kept federal immigration officials from making arrests in places such as <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-schools-colleges-brace-for-immigration-changes-under-trump/GN6XWQSWCNGTZETDQMYXLC7ZWU/\" target=\"_blank\">churches and schools</a>."},{"_id":"GGU6BHOF3VEP5HN225TDUIDELY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395647},"type":"text","content":"On Sunday, Pastor<b> </b>Luis Ortiz <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/ice-makes-arrests-in-metro-atlanta-announces-targeted-operations-elsewhere/MXCCJQIQR5CIRPDIMCRPESFGNA/\">told the AJC</a> at least one arrest was made outside a church in Tucker. And several school districts sent notes to parents assuring them the safety of students would be paramount."},{"_id":"VFT4HLBYWFHR7AO3JCJXNTDSPI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395648},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Republicans are poised to aid the administration in its immigration crackdown. The state Senate today is scheduled to take the first procedural vote on <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#bills/SB/21\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Bill 21</a>, which would require all sheriffs and jailers to comply with detainer requests from federal immigration authorities."},{"_id":"MAD4RGODLNBIDPENGKSZYL3HME","additional_properties":{"_id":"V2QPVZIRXFD4BOIIM6RB7RCRTY"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Georgia schools and colleges brace for immigration changes","url":"https://www.ajc.com/education/georgia-schools-colleges-brace-for-immigration-changes-under-trump/GN6XWQSWCNGTZETDQMYXLC7ZWU/"},{"_id":"N6YYFDYSDJBKPDEZJ7J75USYNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395649},"type":"text","content":"Senior Democrats worried fear could spiral. State Rep. Sam Park of Lawrenceville, one of the Georgia House’s top Democrats, said the wave of arrests “are the result of Republican anti-immigrant fervor that prioritizes fear over solutions, harming families, communities and our economy.”"},{"_id":"CELRQBZSQFC25AEP5UY6MSPKJY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395650},"type":"text","content":"“While I support efforts to remove violent criminals,” Park added, “indiscriminately targeting hardworking immigrants who contribute to Georgia’s industries and local businesses only disrupts economic stability and tears families apart. Georgians deserve better.”"},{"_id":"5MC7UVRHERFVLGJZDYBJ7MSLDM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395651},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constituion 2025","address":{"street_address":"Downtown Atlanta","locality":"Atlanta","region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"27ef8ea6bad0422804b41536d8691e5c2c99a338e36a86860c9ad97c0b5dffc6"},"caption":"Georgia Right To Life held a silent march in the streets of downtown Atlanta on Friday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc012425 (5 of 9).jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6792824f90dafa1374be8568"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Ben Hendren for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Ben Hendren","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Memorial service and silent march of anti-abortion activists to commemorate the anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court ruling in Roe v Wade","width":5936,"_id":"4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/HThCzT2VUm8uS2KTwc_AwHvLYIw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"6792824f90dafa1374be8568","keywords":["abortion","anti-abortion","downtown atlanta","roev wade","AJC Freelancer","Georgia right to life","Liberty plaza"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/HThCzT2VUm8uS2KTwc_AwHvLYIw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-24T00:00:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/HThCzT2VUm8uS2KTwc_AwHvLYIw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/59u54Pbz87a1AF4Rlz2REU0g6Sc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc012425 (5 of 9).jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"PFJUO5DF75CELONIAWXJQDQYKI","iptc_title":"Multimedia-Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-24T19:25:50Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-27T10:01:49Z","slug":"AAJC012425","height":3710,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4ZFTD6FH6OM662HY6VBTZGJGEM.jpg?auth=27ef8ea6bad0422804b41536d8691e5c2c99a338e36a86860c9ad97c0b5dffc6&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"22HSUGM2X5H47LOZRY4T3EFBCQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395653},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>It’s the sixth day of Georgia’s legislative session, and it’s back to reality at the state Capitol as lawmakers return to work with a full slate of committee hearings."},{"_id":"QFBVAYIDNNENZD5AW2FTPRP3JQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395654},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"SNJYFLWQYVE7JLRAO675QWQLAE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"5B2V7UYZPRDX7FEGTIGQM6SJ5Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In eight years of AJC polling, President Donald Trump’s approval rating has ranged from a low of 37% in January 2018 to a high of 52% in January 2020,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-georgia-as-he-begins-his-second-term/36QJATBQLFHIVPQZOH4IPSSIYM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/how-popular-is-donald-trump-in-georgia-as-he-begins-his-second-term/36QJATBQLFHIVPQZOH4IPSSIYM/\" target=\"_blank\">the AJC’s Isaac Sabetai reports</a>. Trump starts his second term with a 46% approval rating among Georgia voters, per the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/interactive-what-georgia-voters-think-about-the-trump-transition-and-top-issues/5NU7YFS3EVG2PG7HB6LHKTLB74/\" target=\"_blank\">latest AJC poll</a>."},{"_id":"MA43LNYZ7FFWRIMFR7VOHHDUBE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/advocates-for-against-abortion-rights-recognized-roe-v-wade-in-vastly-different-ways/TQ5NCUZ5CREW7FBCSOYLBW744Q/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/advocates-for-against-abortion-rights-recognized-roe-v-wade-in-vastly-different-ways/TQ5NCUZ5CREW7FBCSOYLBW744Q/\" target=\"_blank\">Maya T. Prabhu writes</a> about the different ways Georgians marked the 52nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized abortion only to be overturned by another court decision in 2022."},{"_id":"4VQLE6KMCRAYNGGKIZH6Z3VXGU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Revisit Trump’s inauguration last week<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/heres-what-i-saw-an-ajc-photographers-view-of-the-inauguration/NUULWEDAPZDIFIKQQNAVW2S3CU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/heres-what-i-saw-an-ajc-photographers-view-of-the-inauguration/NUULWEDAPZDIFIKQQNAVW2S3CU/\" target=\"_blank\">through the lens</a> of AJC photographer Arvin Temkar, who spent four days in Washington to document history."}]},{"_id":"NEBJURFKJ5DOFKO6KSHBMSTJXU","additional_properties":{"_id":"HTOEGBLBABBDRNORB7ZSJCX6FA"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Trump’s executive orders are already beginning to change Georgia policy","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/trumps-executive-orders-are-already-beginning-to-change-georgia-policy/I7DQA6QLDZDHXFDPGHZFK4O2FE/"},{"_id":"BKWLLCA67FHKZELTCI2USIU5E4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"56bb19d42e4827921c139cc6357852c2e1c56f614d3523638f49de5ed8cac34e"},"caption":"Lt. 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Burt Jones is calling for legislation to require state agencies to review their rules and regulations every four years. \n","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/011525 leg photos 06.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67868cb03610cd395807c11e"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"011525 leg photos","width":4895,"_id":"2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/xKe6LYa9Ch9STfxWa2PXT2YZDQo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"67868cb03610cd395807c11e","keywords":["day two","legislative session","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/xKe6LYa9Ch9STfxWa2PXT2YZDQo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-14T16:43:34Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/xKe6LYa9Ch9STfxWa2PXT2YZDQo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/inVcD6y-Fn1OEUdp9muRb8UR9hk=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/011525 leg photos 06.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"FLQHOKOPRNEHBIHOOU6XZC5FAI","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-14T17:40:00Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-14T19:59:50Z","slug":"011525 leg photos","height":3263,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2TEZTR5NFSWDYMGTHCITAE2HZ4.JPG?auth=56bb19d42e4827921c139cc6357852c2e1c56f614d3523638f49de5ed8cac34e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"I7A647XE35CDXCX3NBX5KYLERY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395658},"type":"text","content":"<b>GEORGIA DOGE.</b> Georgia lawmakers and statewide officials can’t raise money when the state Legislature is in session. But that doesn’t mean the campaigning stops."},{"_id":"HBYQR2LPCJCDZPLNM3IME2JV64","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395659},"type":"text","content":"Lt. Gov. Burt Jones gave us another example of the never-ending political cycle — and a preview of his expected run for governor — when he announced new legislation to require state agencies to review their rules and regulations every four years."},{"_id":"RS3TO3GHZ5ELXGNRKS7OGCH6JU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395660},"type":"text","content":"The MAGA influence was even more clear in his news release: “Georgia Does DOGE.”"},{"_id":"YU2V3OT3TFGMVJ3TFOUO6XRHQI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395661},"type":"text","content":"DOGE, of course, is the acronym for the Department of Government Efficiency, the nongovernmental advisory board aimed at cutting costs that President Donald Trump launched with billionaire Elon Musk at the helm."},{"_id":"Y64JYMNAWNFAFDZA5NEWPCSRNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395662},"type":"text","content":"It’s one of many recent examples of Jones aligning himself with the president. He <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/burt-jones-texts-show-internal-gop-rifts-in-georgia-over-trump-during-2020-election-battle/MXWVHRNTMJE7ZN5VDA652MAH2U/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">vouched for Trump</a> at rallies, hosted a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election-2026-trump-participates-in-town-hall-with-lt-gov-burt-jones/6W7LAK36HZGJBFJG6VNB5TJDHM/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">town hall</a> with him and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/lt-gov-burt-jones-weighs-in-on-what-a-trump-victory-could-mean-for-georgia/2C5X27U66RAPXHUJH3734KIITQ/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\">professed his unerring support</a> for his policies after he won the presidency."},{"_id":"HXMSBEBLX5FH3BJUSDCLMH7CSA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395663},"type":"text","content":"Trump backed Jones for Georgia’s No. 2 job in 2022 and could endorse him again when he enters the race for governor. His main opponent, Attorney General Chris Carr, comes from the party’s more mainstream wing and isn’t close with the president."},{"_id":"VH6LNWDFBZHHPA6GJ6PUATEGJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395664},"type":"text","content":"Jones hinted that DOGE could just be a taste of more MAGA-inspired efforts this session."},{"_id":"ERHHJDHVQ5HDFGFZEZIIVILSL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395665},"type":"text","content":"“I look forward to Georgia leading the way and joining President Trump in reducing the size and scope of government, while promoting the growth of businesses across our state,” Jones said in a statement."},{"_id":"LOZ7OZGJ2VBSJFUETCNF7BUXQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395666},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"98428036647051dc1316539b243844df232bf26cca092ccf7d77299dc26adf26"},"caption":"Supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington last week to cheer the pardons for people convicted for their actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"19ad2927a5c64494a8d6161a4bec2205","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jose Luis Magana/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jose Luis Magana","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump Pardons Capitol Riot","width":6000,"_id":"CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/xKv9hxCJcQUKsZx8FTQVaIRwtRk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","iptc_source":"FR159526 AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCJL121","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/xKv9hxCJcQUKsZx8FTQVaIRwtRk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-21T17:03:01Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/xKv9hxCJcQUKsZx8FTQVaIRwtRk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/EddqxoBGTQO7mZfbRuQ05OiqQ_g=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"originalName":"19ad2927a5c64494a8d6161a4bec2205","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"HDOAIFSHGBDDDDIQFXLREEWOCM","iptc_title":"FRE"},"created_date":"2025-01-21T21:31:51Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-20T21:33:14Z","slug":"Trump Pardons Capitol Riot","height":4000,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/CK73PYULAML2AKUZYL5X7WUCZA.jpg?auth=98428036647051dc1316539b243844df232bf26cca092ccf7d77299dc26adf26&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"2C5KLWPKEJALLMTJBUU43ECBTA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395668},"type":"text","content":"<b>REPUBLICAN RIFT.</b> Georgia Republicans were across the map over President Donald Trump’s decision to pardon more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol."},{"_id":"SFVMW3AKNZE7PPW5GZW3AGHZLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395669},"type":"text","content":"Some defended the act of clemency, others tried to deflect criticism by pointing out former President Joe Biden’s own controversial pardons. Two senior Republicans rebuked Trump’s attempt to erase the crimes of the pro-Trump mob four years ago."},{"_id":"OPBO7NIPA5CCNJU4GHNDRNDTCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395670},"type":"text","content":"“Anyone who harms a law enforcement officer should be held fully accountable for their actions,” Gov. Brian Kemp said, “and presidents should not issue blanket, preemptive pardons for their family members in the final minutes of their tenure.”"},{"_id":"57U6QBZBNFEVXLHMKHU5Y2JFM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395671},"type":"text","content":"Likewise for Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, who said he doesn’t “like the idea of blanket pardons for family members or for anyone who assaulted law-enforcement officers.”"},{"_id":"6UG6VPZVLFBCDNFVYLCLBNZITI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395672},"type":"text","content":"Carr and Kemp are among several prominent Republicans who <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trumps-pardon-of-jan-6-rioters-sparks-republican-rift-in-georgia/3AWQBDFEV5E4TPMZUUJV5GFBNY/\" target=\"_blank\">voiced concerns</a>. U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska told CNN she was “disappointed” by the pardons and U.S. Sen. 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It led to the cancellation of a series of joint budget hearings that likely will not be rescheduled. The public also lost valuable time to hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s administration explain and defend its spending decisions in a complicated multibillion-dollar budget. (The governor <a href=\"https://gov.georgia.gov/press-releases/2025-01-23/gov-kemp-shares-afy25-and-fy26-budget-proposals\" target=\"_blank\">submitted his comments to lawmakers in writing</a>)."},{"_id":"SKRQLANV65GP7ILQWKW452SE4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395677},"type":"text","content":"Top Republicans in the House and Senate are working to revamp the schedule, but there are few good options given the tight timeline lawmakers face to pass a balanced budget during a 40-day session."},{"_id":"X26TKWCSVJARNOAHRBFYTFDC7U","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395678},"type":"text","content":"“You could say we’re like the Post Office,” House Appropriations Committee chair Matt Hatchett said. “We’ve got to get it done through rain, sleet, snow or hail.”"},{"_id":"OVYDGJLH4ZBCXO6P37W4ADRM3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395679},"type":"text","content":"Budget staff have still been doing the thankless tasks of making sure the budget balances, including checking the math behind a request to give judges a pay raise. 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Senate Appropriations Committee chair Blake Tillery says those will still happen, it will just mostly be through the various budget subcommittees instead of the traditional joint hearings."},{"_id":"RXCZC4TXKJBJJND4VYDCJTTA7E","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395681},"type":"text","content":"“You’ll probably see those be a little bit longer and a little more detailed than they normally were,” he said."},{"_id":"CUAEORMWFFAFBAYA2ONUKGMR3Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395682},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"dba06f0d3f3ec515a5885a35b44241e88b4cb6ae35d5e292118e626f522aceee"},"caption":"Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper speaks at an election night watch party in Atlanta on Nov. 5, 2024. 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That’s likely because of a newly revived law enforcement function inside the department that was a top priority of Commissioner Tyler Harper when he came into office in 2023."},{"_id":"3IPXFDLCOBCGDHSOK5YY6LHMCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395685},"type":"text","content":"After federal and state approval, the department now has seven sworn law enforcement officers who deal with things such as animal cruelty, drug and labor trafficking, and enforcement of Georgia’s new hemp laws."},{"_id":"LGPMSF6J7RDBNJKLFR7IVSAPCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395686},"type":"text","content":"Last week, the department <a href=\"https://x.com/agcommharperga/status/1882479566780055982?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">announced a raid</a> of a South Georgia dog kennel, where agents seized 136 neglected dogs. 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The group wants Republican lawmakers to loosen regulations on companies that make agricultural products to prevent the U.S. food supply from being outsourced to China."},{"_id":"H42HZONR7VHMJKEBLCGFIIV25E","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395692},"type":"text","content":"The ad also calls for a ban on “Chinese nationals from purchasing our land.” Georgia<a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66460\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66460\" target=\"_blank\">already does that</a>. A state law bans people from buying farmland in Georgia if they are not a U.S. citizen or legal resident and are acting as an agent for a “foreign adversary.”"},{"_id":"5A4G3MJWMNCJBKQ3JHM2K2D4KY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395693},"type":"text","content":"The federal government <a href=\"https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-VII/subchapter-E/part-791/subpart-A/section-791.4\" target=\"_blank\">defines foreign adversary</a> as anyone from China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. It also includes Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro — but only him, not people from Venezuela."},{"_id":"EG74EP3WARAJXKOU3TODABNYPA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737998395694},"type":"text","content":"Lots of other states, mostly the ones controlled by Republicans, have similar laws on the books that are driven by fears that China is buying up U.S. farmland in a plot to control the global food supply. 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Brian Kemp briefly <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-governor-suspends-gas-tax-to-soften-blow-from-hurricane-helene/K2WUUL5FTRGEFPK4YVHNI44BIM/\" target=\"_blank\">suspended the gas tax</a> in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"IGZVOZ3AWFBCBNQLJ6W6R4IG6U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But as Kemp’s budget proposal shows, nothing in life is truly free."},{"_id":"OMQSS3WJNBB5NOLHOCGZ7P3UXA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp has asked state lawmakers for more than $98 million to backfill the revenue lost during that two-week period in October when drivers saved 33 cents per gallon."},{"_id":"YZNAGQXJ35BLRF7CIBIIHLYE5M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"While it’s true taxpayers will fill the gap, you likely won’t feel it in the same way. There’s a big difference between paying money at the pump versus having the state income tax cover the difference. That’s especially true considering Kemp and Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-signs-500-million-individual-corporate-georgia-income-tax-cuts/UWQEUXHZGJGL3DYCRBKVZDW6QY/\" target=\"_blank\">cut income taxes</a> last year and plan to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-budget-cuts-taxes-spends-more/JAASXGORHJBZBJQXCYZKBDSNXQ/\" target=\"_blank\">do it again this year</a>."},{"_id":"WYZ5KLYKHRFFDLFU2ZX2TWIHCE","additional_properties":{"_id":"GBJ76QVDYRGENIRWCUVGXUUJYI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Trump’s executive orders are already beginning to change Georgia policy","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/trumps-executive-orders-are-already-beginning-to-change-georgia-policy/I7DQA6QLDZDHXFDPGHZFK4O2FE/"},{"_id":"E7KSPIACJVFJPOY6U66JXDGACU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Suspending the gas tax has been a popular method for governors looking for quick response to a crisis. Kemp also suspended the tax when gas prices soared in the summer of 2022."},{"_id":"ZN7ZCNY5KFHPPJLNLNMUS4YXLY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“As with previous suspensions that were ratified by the general assembly, we look forward to working with our legislative partners on this and other measures to deliver relief to those impacted by this and other storms,” a Kemp spokesperson said."},{"_id":"6CHYBANJMNEJ7LO67TZ6V5TVDI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp’s gas tax proposal is part of his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-state-legislature/kemp-seeks-615-million-to-repair-damage-from-hurricane-helene-in-georgia/CEQ4PWZ255AERIL7TGS2JIKIBI/\" target=\"_blank\">nearly $615 million reques</a>t for responding to Hurricane Helene damage. That includes $225 million for debris removal, infrastructure repair and sign replacement."},{"_id":"7C6IVO7FRVFBDGS457THD3FDUQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"9bd1a828b8abb6c078c290a09e5840842f2ca8f714506d211f235e548292595f"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. 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Raphael Warnock wrote a law in 2021 that made the U.S. Department of Agriculture create an equity commission."},{"_id":"XHXHTPQH4NGRXNXLAH7YSZZ32M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the commission’s report has vanished from the department’s website in the first week of President Donald Trump’s administration. On Thursday, Warnock asked Brooke Rollins — who beat out former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler as Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary — if she would consider those recommendations."},{"_id":"OUAAL3ZFBNGMJC7DME75EI6KCU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Sir, I will consider anything that’s on the table,” she said. “But … President Trump won on the concept of removing the diversity, equity and inclusion; making sure that we are basing our decisions on merit, and I obviously support that 100% as well.”"},{"_id":"XYQUJKPZPBC6RFSXVKNJV4ZFJE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That sounds like a “no” to us."},{"_id":"K5BHH3OMONC6PGZTZEZ6EPBZ44","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Warnock, a Democrat, framed his questions around what he said was the “documented and unfortunate history of racial discrimination” at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That includes discrimination in the department’s<a href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/frequently-asked-questions-about-usdas-discrimination-financial-assistance-program\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/frequently-asked-questions-about-usdas-discrimination-financial-assistance-program\" target=\"_blank\">farm lending programs</a>."},{"_id":"RSVEZG7NAJE77GGP7X7GWC5I6I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Warnock said he wanted Rollins to commit to recruiting “more diverse employees to understand these communities.”"},{"_id":"FBVFBU366BGHVNGJ52DLYINLQA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Sir, my commitment is to recruit the best workforce in the history of the United States Department of Agriculture. Period, full stop,” she said. “I believe that will include many members of all different corners of our country.”"},{"_id":"R53EWBR3WFAATMA5RN6N3CIAAM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Ben Gray 2024","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"4e791f461e8ec67aac275753d40ab6ea7f9557475693dd82ae92d935dd3b3d99"},"caption":"State Sen. 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RaShaun Kemp, D-South Fulton, and his husband, Christopher, will be featured on a new episode of “House Hunters” tonight at 10:30 on HGTV."},{"_id":"HZVISTB3MVGT3OMG6BMM2UAJDA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The show follows people who are buying a new house. HGTV’s episode description says it will feature two professionals who “need a bigger home for the family life they imagine in Atlanta.” But it notes that “when it comes to style and price, they’re not even in the same neighborhood.”"},{"_id":"FBFITVRG4ZHWTEJENOIGULF72Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/new-georgia-lawmakers-vow-to-listen-learn-as-first-session-approaches/NXOSRSQEPBAW3HEKAHRZQO735E/\" target=\"_blank\">a new lawmaker</a> who took office last week, said the process was “both exciting and challenging” and is “something I will never forget.”"},{"_id":"V2TIMQ4TWZCGVLMP74AEVQJOHU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“While we are incredibly grateful for this opportunity, not every Georgian can securely afford a safe home,” Kemp said. “That’s why we must work this legislative session to make housing more affordable, so every Georgian can find a safe, warm place to raise their family.”"},{"_id":"VI7YDEVLAFFFXHZCLL2WDUWS6I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"20ffdb6bd9230fc48ea456f5d1462c84c594cc5886689723c3246a7e44041cc3"},"caption":"President Donald Trump signs an executive order in the White House on Thursday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"269f84edbdcd48da936e707a7d8fa801","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Ben Curtis/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Ben Curtis","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump","width":6806,"_id":"UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/DozHMh5sn3aE2nQD9hg9l06HeiU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCJE301","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/DozHMh5sn3aE2nQD9hg9l06HeiU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-23T20:12:39Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/DozHMh5sn3aE2nQD9hg9l06HeiU=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/HUMM1klpCweTJQOEPqGW8lmT4gQ=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"originalName":"269f84edbdcd48da936e707a7d8fa801","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":1737711461562,"iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-01-23T20:25:49Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-22T20:27:03Z","slug":"Trump","height":4542,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UOHSP6YUE2PPQIAPRDWRH5W4TM.jpg?auth=20ffdb6bd9230fc48ea456f5d1462c84c594cc5886689723c3246a7e44041cc3&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"Y5NHQ5C3VZAXXFAFMHNJ7MBD5M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” immigration attorney Charles Kuck joins the show to talk about President Donald Trump’s policies. Then, the AJC’s Zachary Hansen discusses Trump’s executive order about electric vehicles. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"NOKKB3BWE5BWFHUJR76CBEZVWM","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA9838643029\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"MEOVXCWCNNAPPGZRNBZO6U7PZY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Thursday’s show, Democratic state Sen. Emanuel Jones discussed his recently announced challenge to U.S. Rep. David Scott for the 13th Congressional District. And GOP state Sen. Jason Anavitarte talked about his trip to President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as well as the executive orders on immigration Trump has signed."},{"_id":"DR3BWNOBYBAUZDHYM245G3U3LM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"afd4fc4cdd4a23188d4d664322324c7eafefa46093f9e511aa0fae7b5fe6849c"},"caption":"On Thursday, former Georgia U.S. Rep. 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They pledged to find ways to work with Republicans “in good faith to craft legislation that can achieve bipartisan support.”"},{"_id":"222BGD7QSFBP5JQHUANMAXSSZY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“While there will be challenges, addressing the pressing needs of our nations’ borders and finding bipartisan solutions to our outdated immigration system are too important to ignore in the 119th Congress,” <a href=\"https://www.kelly.senate.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Letter-to-Majority-Leader-Thune-on-Immigration-and-Border-Security.pdf\">read the letter.</a>"},{"_id":"TJC22RPH35HQBAQYC5UFEUKIGM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Back in Georgia, state Democratic leaders lament that they’re playing catch-up after Trump and other Republicans harnessed voters’ concerns about illegal immigration and border security to recapture the White House."},{"_id":"ROGA6QQERRAEDGJ7JGTYRWCKKM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We lost the argument on immigration,” state Sen. 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But fear not, budget junkies. The weather-related delays are not expected to affect the overall timeline for approving the budgets. There’s a joint hearing today about federal Community Development Block Grant funding. And the House will hold a series of hearings beginning this afternoon and continuing next week."},{"_id":"ZXTOEGNDNVAUXP2U2W5OFGWAYM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"LNOYTXZO6ZCN3P5YQBSZEAPMLA","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"YADILA4OJZHNPOZLWUQYANR234","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Republican Attorney General Chris Carr said he raised nearly $2.2 million over 40 days,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/chris-carr-raises-more-than-2m-over-40-days-in-quest-for-georgia-gov/IPY3J7J5BNHTJBLWPC3EHGSH2I/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/chris-carr-raises-more-than-2m-over-40-days-in-quest-for-georgia-gov/IPY3J7J5BNHTJBLWPC3EHGSH2I/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"74NOOXITOFDOTFIGA5JD56HWZQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"An election official in a low-profile South Georgia race mistakenly awarded write-in votes for Mr. Potato Head and Mickey Mouse to a real candidate, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/votes-for-fictional-characters-wrongly-awarded-to-south-georgia-candidate/RK7TNXM225A5NBVVSGSXRP4UHA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/votes-for-fictional-characters-wrongly-awarded-to-south-georgia-candidate/RK7TNXM225A5NBVVSGSXRP4UHA/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Mark Niesse writes</a>."},{"_id":"7CZH4IKTKVE5TDLHLGDE2NNAPY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Trump administration has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/trump-administration-shuts-down-white-house-spanish-language-page-and-social-media/LLPDNDOYMRALNENV5IPDGCUGN4/\" target=\"_blank\">shut down</a> the Spanish-language page on the White House website and social media."}]},{"_id":"WXHVKFKPXZFLNBL2T24VBZQTHQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"2d7d7d43014deeed736ddfbdab783adff993ec39f5330f0944414dce688c5d0c"},"caption":"Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper has been leading the response to bird flu in the state.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/5BK5B4VGMJBF5DSITV3AS66DRU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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That’s why a crisis this week in one of the state’s largest industries has put Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper in the spotlight."},{"_id":"2DBB2FPOFNBMBPYPZAPSC74Z2Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The first-term Republican had to act fast last week when bird flu showed up for the first time in one of Georgia’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/bird-flu-found-in-georgia-commercial-poultry-flock/XYAYYRDFMBAIBFXFBJTR2IQ4NU/\" target=\"_blank\">commercial poultry flocks</a>. It’s a big deal because Georgia is the country’s top producer of broiler chickens, which is the kind most Americans eat."},{"_id":"M4IRR45DRNBDVED3UJ6ZF6RHWA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Harper immediately suspended all poultry activities in the state, no easy decision for an industry worth an estimated $6.7 billion. He activated an “emergency operations center” and had an infected flock in Elbert County killed within 48 hours. He canceled a trip to Washington for the presidential inauguration and held Zoom calls with state legislative leaders."},{"_id":"QJKJ2GN7A5DRXESMESIMWKUEDE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“He immediately put the Department of Agriculture on war footing,” said state Sen. Russ Goodman,<b> </b>R-Cogdell, the chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee."},{"_id":"HERJNQHTRREGFF5EME75I7CDLI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"About the only hiccup happened on Friday when, after Harper’s announcement, speculation spread on social media about shortages of chicken in restaurants and grocery stories."},{"_id":"YRWOJF4S6RGAJINHP7744CIXZA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Harper clarified the next day that his order suspending poultry activities applied to things like shows and sales of live birds, meaning it was still safe to order wings."},{"_id":"BO377JV3FVGQ5AIPSY743XHLMQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“They’ve done an outstanding job,” said Mike Giles, president of the Georgia Poultry Federation."},{"_id":"AC4OFHU3IRFOJI27UWVL2CYRPA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"9af186c9f315e6b0b595aa261eba2cc7ed251b1e76bcd1147a0f6e48c7d2fdee"},"caption":"Former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee in Washington on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"094a76d877204b2c8b93ffdb9f4dc87d","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GFHUUJB7OUEV4652AUFUHCSSNQ.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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Doug Collins will<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doug-collins-tells-senate-committee-he-will-put-veterans-first-if-confirmed-as-va-secretary/LQLV6U3HOJELPD2SKLZ474HI5U/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doug-collins-tells-senate-committee-he-will-put-veterans-first-if-confirmed-as-va-secretary/LQLV6U3HOJELPD2SKLZ474HI5U/\" target=\"_blank\">likely be confirmed</a> soon as the new Veterans Affairs secretary, and one of his first major decisions could be about abortion."},{"_id":"MPLMQQC4SZD57JUFH476HZ35JM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Biden administration said it’s OK for the VA — the nation’s largest health care system — to pay for abortions in the cases of rape, incest or if the life of the mother is in danger.<b> </b>It introduced that rule just a few months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022."},{"_id":"LGJRGTOTSRD6XHHEOPJDXFXNZE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Democrats worry President Donald Trump, who took office on Monday and has boasted about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, will get rid of that rule. Collins didn’t do much to reassure them during his confirmation hearing earlier this week."},{"_id":"K5AWT4ZJO5AZLCZOWFPFBQJKG4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Collins strongly implied during that he believes federal law prevents the VA from providing abortions. That law, section 106 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, specifically excludes abortions from the VA’s reproductive care services."},{"_id":"NTKWM2JGDNDAFEUOD26GJVKXSQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Biden administration said that another law passed in 1996 “<a href=\"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/09/2022-19239/reproductive-health-services\" target=\"_blank\">effectively overtook</a>” the 1992 law and allows the government to make decisions about abortions based on medical judgment and not legal criteria."},{"_id":"GPRS4H7QEJG6PKA7VNCM5CKIKU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Collins’ take: “There is law from 1992 that says the VA does not do abortions. … We will be looking at that issue when I get in there to confirm that the VA is actually following the law.”"},{"_id":"DFKMT4JFRFHNBKQ66W2L2F2Y2I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"9b1e3fff92dced2ef22d13c99ba7ebafcc8a6d455de4ff18dae4427dbfa793c0"},"caption":"Coca-Cola Company Chief Executive James Quincey said that Coke has made special bottles for every presidential inauguration since 2005.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"d651be68-8617-11e9-bf48-bbb4b0419c9f","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Bob Andres/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM","type":"author","byline":"BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM","slug":"bob-andres-bandres-ajc-com"}]},"first_publish_date":"2019-06-03T15:54:15Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/PRVWcv6Iy7qy205XC7pJaLdhHnk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","keywords":["Georgia news","ajctoplocal","ajctopstate","Business","ajc top news","Coca-Cola","Delta Air Lines","Clayton County","Cobb County","DeKalb County","Gwinnett County","Fulton County","intown atlanta","business-economy.ajc","job-news-atlanta.ajc","atlanta georgia","localnews.ajc","Corson","ajc-mobile-app-pinned"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/PRVWcv6Iy7qy205XC7pJaLdhHnk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","takenOn":"2019-06-03T15:54:15Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/PRVWcv6Iy7qy205XC7pJaLdhHnk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/1kJ9rz_w3X6nsox14ZJaGZuMRDg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p10/AJC/2019/06/03/Images/ceo-pay.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"25OIN75NMNAWLIGJGQKXBKOITI"},"last_updated_date":"2024-04-24T09:16:23Z","height":662,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg","display_date":"2019-06-03T15:54:15Z","subtitle":"AJC EXCLUSIVE: Georgia’s biggest CEOs get $1 million raise, on average","width":1176,"_id":"OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU","created_date":"2020-06-27T16:23:13Z","publish_date":"2019-06-03T15:54:15Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OUYOJQEWNMXTCL6M3WFWNICSOU.jpg?auth=9b1e3fff92dced2ef22d13c99ba7ebafcc8a6d455de4ff18dae4427dbfa793c0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"2V7HCH25UBHVPJKF3E6ZCECUEU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>COKE FLOATS. </b>Coca-Cola’s latest Diet Coke bottles have stirred up more fizz and buzz than the soda itself, all thanks to President Donald Trump and his well-known love for the Atlanta-based brand."},{"_id":"ROZAXPXPJVDJJCYS7UWFRTJOWE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey spoke this week on CNBC about <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/national-politics/coke-toasts-trumps-inauguration-with-commemorative-bottle-despite-rocky-history/NER4VQ2YLVHRLCJWA5OIKM226Y/\" target=\"_blank\">the mini controversy</a> surrounding the commemorative Diet Coke bottles it produced for Trump’s inauguration."},{"_id":"N3F7KLU25ZETJMOB3WSULXLQNU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Quincey said that Coke has made the bottles for every presidential inauguration since 2005 “but they never got attention like that.”"},{"_id":"6WTWNL6GR5FKTLNISHIVSWWXAM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some on social media blasted the company for cozying up to Trump. Others cheered the bottles. "},{"_id":"A4OITWHN45DNJIHZPFHJBUBVKM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In an interview on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, Quincey noted Trump is one of the world’s best known Diet Coke consumers."},{"_id":"T4O3ZFY5WJEANO6STBCMME6Z2U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump famously had a Diet Coke button installed in the Oval Office to signal for a cold soda during his first term. Apparently, <a href=\"https://www.livenowfox.com/news/trump-diet-coke-button-oval-office\" target=\"_blank\">he is bringing it back for his second term.</a>"},{"_id":"RMI35PFIKNGCDL77I4L4S3Z4XA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Quincey, meanwhile, said his relationship with Trump has tightened since the company sent the president a batch of Diet Coke bottles and a letter of congratulations following the Republican’s victory."},{"_id":"YVHWZ5E7IJHZDONN73KLNQ427A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Earlier this month, Quincey accepted an invitation to Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort to present a bottle in person, where the CEO said the two discussed world events, golf and the economy."},{"_id":"D76WK3OOIBHWZOHOG3PNXEASJA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"37f0ae876d56976b054e70b39bb5c4c169b1c372bcc859baecf45eb05a55196b"},"caption":"President Donald Trump raises his fist at the inaugural parade at Capital One Arena in Washington on Monday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 012125 inauguration arvin filed at 0064.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["678d8ca290dafa1374bcf35b"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"PHOTOS: Inauguration photos - Arvin\r","width":3300,"_id":"PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/AHBC5hKmN3z4cUV9kyrtyNDHeTM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"678d8ca290dafa1374bcf35b","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/AHBC5hKmN3z4cUV9kyrtyNDHeTM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-20T22:29:15Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/AHBC5hKmN3z4cUV9kyrtyNDHeTM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/CvHrgTddr6JSA7Eey3scnz5_-ps=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 012125 inauguration arvin filed at 0064.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"UG25IDCBO5BSXD7VVQLT32KKEA","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-21T02:03:36Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-22T20:52:58Z","slug":"aajc 012125 inauguration arvin ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PGNG3J3M2LSW75WEEHMTNNENPU.JPG?auth=37f0ae876d56976b054e70b39bb5c4c169b1c372bcc859baecf45eb05a55196b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"GXH4PQ67LZFZNFQ23L5IVBDJNQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>VIRTUAL CROWD SIZE. </b>Moving President Donald Trump’s inauguration indoors means we avoided a weeklong dissection of crowd sizes, which in 2017 led to some memorable<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzHXelQi_A\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKzHXelQi_A\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Spicer news conferences</a> and a legendary<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWuc18xISwI\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWuc18xISwI\" target=\"_blank\">Melissa McCarthy appearance</a> on “Saturday Night Live.”"},{"_id":"QU4EFN42TJCMRDHOTIOQ7SDCKA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But while we can’t compare the in-person crowd, we’ll turn to the next best thing: TV ratings."},{"_id":"7XUMF5KTJZGJ5B4GEEWDGXKVPU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2025/viewership-2025-us-presidential-inauguration/\" target=\"_blank\">According to Neilsen</a>, 24.6 million people tuned in to Trump’s inauguration. That’s down from the <a href=\"https://www.nielsen.com/news-center/2021/media-advisory-nearly-33-8m-americans-watch-president-joe-bidens-inauguration/\" target=\"_blank\">33.8 million</a> who watched Joe Biden take the oath of office four years earlier. And it’s down from the nearly <a href=\"https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2017/nearly-31-million-americans-watch-president-donald-trumps-inauguration/\" target=\"_blank\">31 million people</a> who watched Trump’s first inauguration in 2017."},{"_id":"5OCZIAQ6TBBKLEGTFDI34GYZJI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some things to consider when comparing these numbers:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"MCGSO2O4JRFYPIZOZSMRIWOGQQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"XLIF6KI3UZG6TL62GFBDJ6NZQU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, so lots of people had the day off and could have done other stuff during the day. "},{"_id":"ASZCYAMG5BEOLBSQBFDRU57ICM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The television coverage was longer than in previous years, averaging between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. across 17 networks. That’s a long time to keep people’s attention."},{"_id":"2HY67QV2EBEGTPVVASBBIGS3SQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Television ratings are down for everything (unless you are the NFL)."}]},{"_id":"2UKAIK63GFA3FCB6NV7F3UNKEU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"42af7dbdbdfa03cabf9eb443c371d96e66069f4172a412cd70a8b77bba8562e5"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"State Sen. Emanuel Jones, a Democrat from Decatur, is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7OP57N4W4BFW7IBFI4RW5LB4HI.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz / AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz / AJC","type":"author","byline":"Jason Getz / AJC"}]},"subtitle":"November 7, 2012 - Atlanta, Ga: Sen. 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Emanuel Jones of Decatur will discuss his recently announced challenge to U.S. Rep. David Scott of Atlanta for the 13th Congressional District. And GOP state Sen. Jason Anavitarte, R-Dallas<b>,</b> joins the show to talk about his trip to the inauguration, as well as President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration."},{"_id":"BEVYW4P2R5DZPCQXI4KEM6EEPQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"EYXMIFEZB5BKDFLSQCZA5RFIKA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737623735515},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA2066669361\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"PWYHZIXBN5HM3F43TYS4EIZJGY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Wednesday’s show, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms talked about her resignation from the President’s Export Council a day before Trump tried to fire her. Then, Georgia State University law professor Anthony Michel Kreis discussed the legality of the executive orders Trump signed in his first days in office."},{"_id":"4RA3WORZBVGA5GWGMCX675TQZE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., will attend the Agriculture Committee’s hearing with Brooke Rollins, Trump’s nominee for agriculture secretary."}]},{"_id":"3AP6B7RDQZHNXAJS3FLIDCRADU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"8feda10adc731af7f1859af47e8a734ba8d2b3defccb41613acb69e7ef653f14"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, a Democrat from Albany, will share leadership of the House Peanut Caucus. 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Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, will jointly lead the House Peanut Caucus alongside Rep. Barry Moore, a Republican from Alabama."},{"_id":"6QWQ532BPNHVFF4F6TWQAFEPJI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The bipartisan group of lawmakers will work to protect the interests of the peanut industry, particularly as Congress negotiates a five-year farm bill."},{"_id":"A2JLNVYQMFBKDKKCNGTXDBNSF4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“As we continue to work on the next farm bill, it is crucial that the Congressional Peanut Caucus provides a strong voice and demonstrates the important role that the peanut industry plays in our country,” Bishop said in a statement."},{"_id":"6KXHKJDXAJFVPFCZGBDBBDWH6I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia is the largest peanut-producing state, accounting for more than half of all production, according to the <a href=\"https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/charts-of-note/chart-detail?chartId=106192\">U.S. Department of Agriculture</a>."},{"_id":"ZAZUCKPVK5AVRKT47J3EXKQEXM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"OXQ4V5YZIVHMZGVQF643OIWBWU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>RESCHEDULED. </b>The unveiling of former state<b> </b>Rep. 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Noel Williams Jr., R-Cordele."}]},{"_id":"GTOB3FWOWBEN5DYWO33RL5OO2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737623735525},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. We’re also interested in new jobs, engagements, birth announcements, etc."},{"_id":"XZ2ZSBLWZJG7ZGRCXU53LM3QWM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"217abece2013e7f56bd4064054a3b1587e3b1a19133c8ac22550f834c4d1a632"},"caption":"State Rep. 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State Rep. Victor Anderson, R-Cornelia, replaces state Rep. John LaHood, R-Valdosta, as chair of Governmental Affairs. LaHood replaces former state Rep. Clay Pirkle as chair of the Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee."},{"_id":"KHIZILRELVFGTDPKJRBXCPUT6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"JPTAWPKUZBC2HDD5JNUMNMC22Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737623735527},"type":"text","content":"<b>AS ALWAYS, </b>send your best scoops, gossip and insider info to <a href=\"mailto:greg.bluestein@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">greg.bluestein@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:tia.mitchell@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">tia.mitchell@ajc.com</a>, <a href=\"mailto:patricia.murphy@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">patricia.murphy@ajc.com</a> and <a href=\"mailto:adam.beam@ajc.com\" target=\"_blank\">adam.beam@ajc.com</a>."},{"_id":"5OH77E5JWRETJCX2LY3O65AKSQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737623735528},"type":"text","content":"<br/>"}],"subheadlines":{"basic":"Your daily jolt of news and analysis from the AJC politics team "},"description":{"basic":"Some Georgia Democrats say they're playing catch-up after Republicans used 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But his name recognition and incumbency status have made him tough to beat, even as public criticism mounts."},{"_id":"S43SJN5W2NF6PCT4ZANP3EELW4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573624},"type":"text","content":"Scott <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/david-scott-wins-democratic-primary-in-georgias-13th-congressional-district/WDATW57YYBBY7M3HHWAVKMFCNI/\">handily beat back multiple challengers</a> in both 2022 and 2024, even <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/pg-am-georgia-us-house-lawmakers-eye-new-districts-in-the-new-year/GRDQM5IBQBHIFPN5JYLIDE5VVY/\" target=\"_blank\">after his deep-blue district was redrawn</a>. 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They plan to start budget hearings tomorrow."},{"_id":"RO26L5E7PVFX7GOD3ANVCJGVNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573628},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"MKPC2X6GJFFXJLHFQZUA64VPMA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"7TKNOIDUFJAFZJRTHODNSYHXII","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said she resigned from the President’s Export Council before President Donald Trump could remove her, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/trump-fires-former-mayor-keisha-bottoms-from-white-house-post/RPDJNTPGRBAGBF7BGGII6GDXIY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/trump-fires-former-mayor-keisha-bottoms-from-white-house-post/RPDJNTPGRBAGBF7BGGII6GDXIY/\">AJC’s Riley Bunch reports</a>."},{"_id":"UVINWEKLTFGUBKSAB7Y2MRME4A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris climate agreement.<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/what-is-the-paris-climate-agreement-which-trump-pulled-us-out-of/YHTSZ4VA4ZFJXDO4GO4H5K2Z3Q/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/what-is-the-paris-climate-agreement-which-trump-pulled-us-out-of/YHTSZ4VA4ZFJXDO4GO4H5K2Z3Q/\">What does that mean?</a>"},{"_id":"USYM3B4WUJBEBOXFI4UANSVBHI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Twenty-two states are suing to stop Trump’s order<a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order-immigrants-fc7dd75ba1fb0a10f56b2a85b92dbe53\"> </a><a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order-immigrants-fc7dd75ba1fb0a10f56b2a85b92dbe53\">blocking birthright citizenship</a>."}]},{"_id":"AE3ZTRWLC5EFHKDIACO447P75Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573630},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"KR6ATGKVL3UC52GZ7XGN4IAT5M","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"KR6ATGKVL3UC52GZ7XGN4IAT5M","type":"reference"},{"_id":"7PLRVHJTZFFCTGMXCIGNAJ25OU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573632},"type":"text","content":"<b>FLAG FLAP.</b> One of Donald Trump’s <a href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/flying-the-flag-of-the-united-states-at-full-staff-on-inauguration-day/\">first directives</a> after his swearing-in ceremony was an executive order that said U.S. flags should be flown at full-staff on Inauguration Day."},{"_id":"TWAJG2EUCVF5TOPWR5X5SV3VSU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573633},"type":"text","content":"The Republican was irked that flags would be at half-staff out of respect for the late President Jimmy Carter, whose funeral was held in Washington earlier this month."},{"_id":"KDW7SZFKINA4TDCBTOOTCC7XPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573634},"type":"text","content":"Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson, said the swift action didn’t faze him."},{"_id":"23FDMNCRHZEH7FMIVEWW7UJMGY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573635},"type":"text","content":"“Others in my family may disagree, but it did not bother me at all. President Trump was incredibly gracious to us,” Carter said on a recent “Politically Georgia” podcast."},{"_id":"IO6XKDP3LRHVRLNGI5HS7YTFCQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573636},"type":"text","content":"So what happened at that closed-door meeting? Carter didn’t divulge much, though he said Trump spent time chatting with his two sons about the Ultimate Fighting Championship."},{"_id":"L7NC6QVPXRHFFKGWYK24MYNIEI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573637},"type":"text","content":"“He was very respectful. And I don’t think I have any problems saying, on this particular day, let’s raise the flags in honor of this peaceful transfer of power,” Carter said."},{"_id":"O3RZFODMZZHLZBMASJAIV6BBDQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573638},"type":"text","content":"Carter, a former state senator and Democratic nominee for governor in 2014, said he hoped his party’s leaders avoid getting consumed by the torrent of provocative statements from Trump’s White House."},{"_id":"V6DH35PHNRDCPDU3QQ4Q4DDJXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573639},"type":"text","content":"“It’s very hard to separate the wheat from the chaff. It’s very hard to tell what’s a serious policy and what’s just theater,” said Carter, urging his allies to choose battles with Trump carefully."},{"_id":"DCJOIAQ5YJHPBAPCPX6CKB3PW4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573640},"type":"text","content":"“A lot of his theater stuff, I think Democrats reacted to the last time he was in office, and we all get consumed by it, in both parties, without really focusing necessarily on the things that actually matter.”"},{"_id":"MLZD5AGEJFEFDDIXIVGR5TEMG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573641},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"451d489d3d4a053a9dc8f7b54cf0163424430872d841427673aac2bf66aaafb3"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"Gabriel Sanchez, a democratic socialist, is among the new lawmakers in the Georgia Legislature.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Contributed","type":"author","byline":"Contributed"}]},"subtitle":"Socialist Gabriel Sanchez unseats Democrat in Georgia House race","width":1500,"_id":"3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/4vuhw8HmAJxCmV03gxiQyECmWyY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/4vuhw8HmAJxCmV03gxiQyECmWyY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","link":"","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/4vuhw8HmAJxCmV03gxiQyECmWyY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/1fLllYfRnU6uOk2ecrNlmtNtCpA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"sanchez at capitol.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":1737539741135},"created_date":"2024-05-22T14:57:39Z","last_updated_date":"2024-11-14T22:04:06Z","height":1000,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3SWRT2UENJABRJC23WYOOS23R4.jpg?auth=451d489d3d4a053a9dc8f7b54cf0163424430872d841427673aac2bf66aaafb3&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"3X3VONZR2JFBDFX66IVOO7JVFU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573644},"type":"text","content":"<b>REMEMBERING DIFFERENTLY.</b> Democratic State Rep. Gabriel Sanchez last week remembered the life of Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, whom he said was killed two years ago “after peacefully protesting.”"},{"_id":"E4QPRY2FRZFEJABFJRDGR3VHI4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573645},"type":"text","content":"Republicans remember it a little differently."},{"_id":"7RXBZYOKQJCE3EMN5ORPBCMA2Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573646},"type":"text","content":"“These comments glorify violent criminal behavior,” said House Majority Leader Chuck Efstration of Mulberry."},{"_id":"TGWVJMTALRDCTPDXXTP37C4JFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573647},"type":"text","content":"Teran died in an exchange of gunfire with police in 2023 near the site of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said Teran fired at police officers during a clearing operation. Teran’s family has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/family-files-new-lawsuit-in-2023-death-of-training-center-protester/5QPCFL2EPFC3FFERD23Z3E6SXA/\" target=\"_blank\">sued the officers</a> they say are responsible for planning and executing the raid."},{"_id":"KY6F5UDOZZEABMCYBAQE5RDGCI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573648},"type":"text","content":"Sanchez is the first <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-georgia-democrats-may-soon-have-a-democratic-socialist-in-their-ranks/ASFUI7VOLFF5TIQD63LRCDEAEQ/\">democratic socialist elected</a> to the Georgia Legislature, a fact that Efstration was happy to point out when noting the members of the Democratic leadership who stood behind him during his floor speech."},{"_id":"T4HYJCIEOZAJ7HOFM2UEBZWFEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737552568619},"type":"text","content":"“To see Democratic leaders show their support for a criminal who died after initiating gunfire against state law enforcement shows that many of my colleagues across the aisle have ignored voters’ rejection of Democrats’ embrace of the Socialist left,” Efstration said in a news release."},{"_id":"6QT7ZPHAHVHOZDA64RTGPGXHEU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573649},"type":"text","content":"This likely won’t be the last time Republicans will use Sanchez to try to tie House Democrats to socialist ideology. But Sanchez says he’s not worried."},{"_id":"R2K3U3Z62VAXTDELDUUR3JL5W4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573650},"type":"text","content":"“Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/georgia-republicans-try-paint-democrats-with-wide-socialist-brush/rcZLxQckOrEqn46uoSXmvJ/\">have always been</a> doing this, whether there is a socialist<b> </b>in the Legislature or not,” he said."},{"_id":"KQWBJYMQWBCQ7AFRWWC6IWSZCM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573651},"type":"text","content":"He added: “It’s crazy to me that the GOP just doesn’t even care about a grieving mother.”"},{"_id":"L6CKAINDTVBLTF7HRU3HLITJNE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573652},"type":"text","content":"House Minority Whip Sam Park, who stood behind Sanchez, noted that Republican leaders<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-state-senator-detained-for-trying-to-enter-the-georgia-house/XPUPERQTCNANTI474T5P52CRSY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-state-senator-detained-for-trying-to-enter-the-georgia-house/XPUPERQTCNANTI474T5P52CRSY/\" target=\"_blank\">banished a GOP state senator</a> from the House chamber for publicly disparaging the late House Speaker David Ralston."},{"_id":"5Q67MZJO3VH6TBX2WCI3ZMYLUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573653},"type":"text","content":"“These callous Republican comments suggest only certain grieving families deserve the respect they demanded of their own caucus,” Park said. “I stood as a Georgia legislator to honor a young life lost and show compassion to a grieving mother — because every parent who’s lost a child deserves our sympathy.”"},{"_id":"EZWTRLY7XNHABB4MHHAR4P4TVA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573654},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","auth":{"1":"df692081d953ba7e95072c315ea848735b06b5bbf98289e9ae3343adec9a39a3"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"Former U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, a Georgia Republican, speaks at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"855c21acbc54440cb338f1e0338d48d8","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"J. Scott Applewhite/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"J. 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The day after he took office, Democrats wanted to know if that applied to veterans health care benefits."},{"_id":"NFNFVINLMVHUXAQGRUAXSYEJUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573657},"type":"text","content":"Senate Democrats on Tuesday asked former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-picks-former-georgia-congressman-doug-collins-to-run-veterans-affairs/T4ZUDD6WSBGOVGEG63GKE36OWE/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump’s pick</a> to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs — if he would oppose as of now hypothetical proposals from the Trump administration to cut back on benefits."},{"_id":"CRB4NJNHDRD2DJMSKW67FE3JBY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573658},"type":"text","content":"“We’re not going to balance budgets on the backs of veterans’ benefits,” he said. “To me, that decision comes to the secretary. That’s in our budgetary oversight. That’s what I’ll be coming to you for.”"},{"_id":"WZUZIZMH2VHRFB3B5BTSEGBETA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573659},"type":"text","content":"VA benefits got some attention during the presidential campaign, largely because of <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/project-2025-trump-harris-election-heritage-foundation-9183cf4c36c293e11b59847189d26a87\" target=\"_blank\">Project 2025</a> — the document purported to lay out the policy goals of Trump’s second term. It recommended changing some disability ratings for future claims, which could lead to smaller benefits than are currently available."},{"_id":"T3X4BP3HYZEEXO6CDYUDMSEK64","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573660},"type":"text","content":"“I have not been a part of Project 2025. I haven’t even read it,” Collins said."},{"_id":"RM7Y2W445BF4HDMMQXB52ZFHQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573661},"type":"text","content":"Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs seemed pleased with Collins’ answers. The AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/doug-collins-tells-senate-committee-he-will-put-veterans-first-if-confirmed-as-va-secretary/LQLV6U3HOJELPD2SKLZ474HI5U/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Mitchell reports</a> he could be confirmed “in a matter of days.”"},{"_id":"V3BI7CEUDZGW7HK26BOHYIDSVQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573662},"type":"text","content":"But Democrats still don’t trust Collins’ boss."},{"_id":"F7N42WV2IVHJVF37JZBRXOT7CE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737540573663},"type":"text","content":"“You will have to push back,” said U.S. Sen. 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Burt Jones and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger."},{"_id":"B35636WQ3RET5NTQAIB2QB3O5Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770908},"type":"text","content":"Carr’s lawsuit calls offshore oil and gas development “a key contributor to Georgia’s economy, generating substantial tax revenue and jobs.” Kara Murray, Carr’s spokesperson, suggested on Monday that the lawsuit was more about stopping what Carr views to be an illegal act of the former president."},{"_id":"7YKVKW6FCZBKRHPZSM6CDUSFHY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770909},"type":"text","content":"“Regardless of individual opinions on offshore drilling, a unilateral ban is simply beyond the power of a president,” Murray said. “President Trump will reverse this order and unleash American energy production so that we can lower costs for American consumers.”"},{"_id":"43FW2QTMO5C6JNISQHR4D6W3VA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770910},"type":"text","content":"Indeed, President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that attempts to repeal Biden’s offshore oil ban, part of a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/heres-what-president-donald-trump-did-on-his-first-on-his-first-day-in-office/DHGDV2UZ7FEK5P6X2OFD43IETM/\">number of actions</a> designed to unwind his predecessors’ policies."},{"_id":"7KBHZVSPYFD3VOVCVQ3WH7EQVU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770911},"type":"text","content":"But the offshore oil ban could be more difficult to get rid of as it would likely require an act of Congress, per reporting from <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/biden-offshore-drilling-trump-florida-atlantic-pacific-aa26f50e158fd4f9c24d368898244dce\" target=\"_blank\">the Associated Press</a>."},{"_id":"TTQENHP2VVCTJNYJOPR3NJTFWM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770912},"type":"text","content":"“We will drill baby, drill,” Trump said during his inaugural address."},{"_id":"VWN3M2RF2VGHPN7ODG7R2RYS3M","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770913},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"1838b1d81c7568aa50279e8c9109d253546b78accd99c2eb6f4543d304a387a4"},"caption":"Tamika Patton sings during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Monday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/012125 KING DAY HS14.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6789293290dafa1374bbbad3"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"King Day Ceremony","width":5235,"_id":"XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/0S23Yc9w1KxAYlhmwXvzuYkcnhY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"6789293290dafa1374bbbad3","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","King Day Ceremony","MLK"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/0S23Yc9w1KxAYlhmwXvzuYkcnhY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-20T09:16:04Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/0S23Yc9w1KxAYlhmwXvzuYkcnhY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/CCo5qbQffkoSTsXiPBHEGQ_CkXI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/012125 KING DAY HS14.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Atlanta and nation observe MLK holiday"},"_id":"7QGZI52645GJDMO3FQ7EJRUFA4"}],"_id":"CJGM2E5XRZASJB6MMSBF4RQXH4","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2025-01-20T18:28:11Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-21T10:01:50Z","slug":"aajc uatl 012125 king day","height":3592,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XNCBAKXZFJWHVTZWMBTD4J2CJQ.jpg?auth=1838b1d81c7568aa50279e8c9109d253546b78accd99c2eb6f4543d304a387a4&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XXIMIU5L5ZAUPLNLUQO2PZP7KM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770915},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Gov. Brian Kemp declared an emergency and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/its-freezing-arctic-air-blasting-metro-atlanta-could-bring-snow/IWBQF5E6VVE2VDEQYG5EI34DIQ/\" target=\"_blank\">ordered much of state government</a> to close today in anticipation of a possible winter storm later this afternoon. State lawmakers canceled some budget hearings. Most schools are out, too."},{"_id":"RZMNOV4JDFGTBK52D4SBGUDOLQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770916},"type":"text","content":"Here are five things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RIV4K6YUE5EWNHLTZ5OOIAKUXU","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"AAH2S7VT5JDA3HBOVGSAVOGCVQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Donald Trump pardoned nearly all of the Jan. 6 defendants, including 44 with Georgia ties, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-makes-good-on-promise-pardons-jan-6-defendants/2RX3W2D3V5BGZBNRCTJO2G2PFM/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Joyner reports</a>."},{"_id":"LW3DXDSOTJHXFOUSDWHUHOCXOI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Greg Bluestein and Joyner provide a recap of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/heres-what-president-donald-trump-did-on-his-first-on-his-first-day-in-office/DHGDV2UZ7FEK5P6X2OFD43IETM/\" target=\"_blank\">everything Trump did</a> on his first day in office."},{"_id":"XB4HDGZJNBBQZKPB7SMN4MK2DI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Former President Joe Biden<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/moments-before-leaving-the-presidency-biden-pardons-his-siblings-and-their-spouses/XGCHUDM7IVEX7ODGOE2WAOAGMU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/moments-before-leaving-the-presidency-biden-pardons-his-siblings-and-their-spouses/XGCHUDM7IVEX7ODGOE2WAOAGMU/\" target=\"_blank\">pardoned his siblings and their spouses</a> before leaving office. None have been charged with crimes, but the pardons are meant to prevent possible prosecution by the Trump administration."},{"_id":"NTS3T7WRJRHPNAR76EP7X6LL3I","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Nelly, an Atlanta resident,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/arts-culture/atlanta-resident-nelly-will-reportedly-perform-at-trump-inauguration/AWUCNMQJDZGGRMQBJIQVLUWOJM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/things-to-do/arts-culture/atlanta-resident-nelly-will-reportedly-perform-at-trump-inauguration/AWUCNMQJDZGGRMQBJIQVLUWOJM/\" target=\"_blank\">defended his decision</a> to perform during President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday."},{"_id":"VPCQ4D3QFJF6RMURZ56SYRFTW4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church focused on the poor, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/king-day-focuses-on-the-poor-in-shadow-of-trump-inauguration/PZGXIGM6ZJFEREVWVTHM7B2FWM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/king-day-focuses-on-the-poor-in-shadow-of-trump-inauguration/PZGXIGM6ZJFEREVWVTHM7B2FWM/\" target=\"_blank\">Ernie Suggs reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"EWAFDTM75VHXDCYWSTSH7OK4JA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770918},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"ae28a8d3941dc8288bdb31a2c6689397e5b4ce3e74ac612845cb756d44b083fe"},"caption":"U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat from Georgia, attended the inauguration in Washington on Monday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Democrat Watch Party 015_1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["672901144c958720d0247efc"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Miguel Martinez-Jimenez","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"General Election Day,","width":8192,"_id":"WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/Cg5I_v9EAa4vhZiY6Vqw63Yj76I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"672901144c958720d0247efc","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","General Election Day","Elections","Vote","Presidential Election Democrats viewing party"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/Cg5I_v9EAa4vhZiY6Vqw63Yj76I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","takenOn":"2024-11-06T02:42:35Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/Cg5I_v9EAa4vhZiY6Vqw63Yj76I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/l-inp2OhRkawIfsOzZgoMZow5Qc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/Democrat Watch Party 015_1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Trump, Harris supporters gather to watch results"},"_id":"CHZP64Q4SRG2XIIVH5U7EAAI6Q"}],"_id":"AZJ2N5MPERB25AONQIIAQDYJWE","iptc_title":"Multimedia Photographer"},"created_date":"2024-11-06T04:09:30Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-21T11:03:29Z","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WEUTHU7IM5SNS6GHVFGEZ2HNIE.jpg?auth=ae28a8d3941dc8288bdb31a2c6689397e5b4ce3e74ac612845cb756d44b083fe&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"UWCC26Y4GBF3HLXLHAYWYENJ2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770920},"type":"text","content":"<b>WHITHER WARNOCK.</b> Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock usually spends Martin Luther King Jr. Day presiding over<b> </b>a<b> </b>service honoring the slain civil rights leader at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where he serves as senior pastor."},{"_id":"V7YRNECUQJBLDBSGTWGPMV47W4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770921},"type":"text","content":"But on Monday the Democrat returned to the crowded Capitol Rotunda in Washington to witness Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration. He <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/01/20/nx-s1-5259528/georgia-sen-raphael-warnock-talks-about-mlk-jr-s-teachings-from-atlanta\" target=\"_blank\">told NPR</a> that his attendance was “an endorsement of our democratic principles.”"},{"_id":"VJFVOKMSJBA57PACN2NECKRQRY","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770922},"type":"text","content":"“Donald Trump won the election. And one of the bedrock principles of our democratic system is the nonviolent transfer of power, and it is something to which I’m deeply committed,” he said."},{"_id":"JHXGF2JSVZC5BNGVLTRVDVRPMQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770923},"type":"text","content":"Warnock added: “He won the election, and sometimes you got to be present in order to engage in the fight.”"},{"_id":"E5OYHA6UYRGINHXKN2MHZMDKUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770924},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"FSIQVW74TVD4PHCTA2MVASHT6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770925},"type":"text","content":"<b>LAKEN RILEY ACT. </b>The U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act on Monday. Georgia U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock surprised some progressive Democrats by breaking ranks with much of his party to support it."},{"_id":"4AO37XAQCRDKLHVYGRINYBTN6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770926},"type":"text","content":"Warnock and U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, his fellow Georgian who is up for reelection in 2026, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/ossoff-warnock-back-bill-named-for-slain-georgia-nursing-student-laken-riley/F5LIIBJLVBCDPOP5Y7HHMU3JQ4/\" target=\"_blank\">were among 12 Democrats</a> who voted with Republicans for the bill that requires authorities to detain people living in the country illegally who have been accused of theft or burglary."},{"_id":"XK6UALG5MRF33EDAKLNAMYPRXM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770927},"type":"text","content":"Warnock said after the vote he supported the measure out of concern for the pain experienced by the family of Riley, who was killed last year on the University of Georgia campus by a Venezuelan man living in the country without legal permission and faced prior charges of shoplifting."},{"_id":"GIG3MFIZFFASRMPLODWTXCQE2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770928},"type":"text","content":"“She should be alive today, and I thought it was important to act,” Warnock said. “This is not the bill I would have written. I think I was hoping for a path for a more bipartisan bill, but I’ll keep working from here.”"},{"_id":"RCYL5ZVEA5HUTIG34C5GJNJIWQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770929},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff, who is up for reelection next year, had said all along<b> </b>that he backed the legislation."},{"_id":"WSQAKNL4ANFHXKVE5YI7ZAOYCI","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770930},"type":"text","content":"The bill, which passed the House last week with bipartisan support, was amended in the Senate to add more offenses to the list of crimes that would trigger detention."},{"_id":"OHE7364NBJAIPHFULV7BWZGHQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770931},"type":"text","content":"It’s now set to be sent back to the House, where it could soon reach a vote. U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, the measure’s primary author, has indicated it could make it to the desk of President Donald Trump later this week, making it the first bill to be signed into law during his second term."},{"_id":"HQ2CJKJ3IZGEBAKJFYJC5FYPQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770932},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"a2e42ce65ee1a6232c2ba90fce5343e5ae331538cbf7de320d8a6501595cff3c"},"caption":"President Donald Trump speaks at his inauguration ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Monday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"316faadbb7e04084acd471bb33a4d809","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Kevin Lamarque","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump Inauguration","width":4749,"_id":"3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/8pQhlplS0jGZ3CJO4irgtDMtZhw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","iptc_source":"Pool Reuters","iptc_job_identifier":"DCPU1055","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/8pQhlplS0jGZ3CJO4irgtDMtZhw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-20T17:13:32Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/8pQhlplS0jGZ3CJO4irgtDMtZhw=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/vyNaw-0JfEHdu8lRm7j3CznrfUM=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"usage_instructions":"POOL IMAGE","originalName":"316faadbb7e04084acd471bb33a4d809","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"PL672EMIKFDFLHCM2CCDTNZP7U","iptc_title":"POOL"},"created_date":"2025-01-21T01:31:48Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-20T01:38:02Z","slug":"Trump Inauguration","height":3379,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3TBHVA33LTUE75ETK7H3LXXXSU.jpg?auth=a2e42ce65ee1a6232c2ba90fce5343e5ae331538cbf7de320d8a6501595cff3c&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"T3O5LY5A4ZBADBCTN7N3DCGLVE","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770934},"type":"text","content":"<b>OVERFLOW.</b> The hundreds of Georgians who traveled to Washington on Monday only to have President Donald Trump’s inauguration be <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgia-republicans-gearing-up-for-trumps-inauguration/U226TV5X2ZFZFI25WML5VOUE3M/\" target=\"_blank\">moved indoors</a> at the last minute shouldn’t feel too bad. Gov. Brian Kemp missed it, too."},{"_id":"HL7QQNHABJFH3M3FENWBERW5FM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770935},"type":"text","content":"The last-minute change of venue to avoid frigid temperatures meant only a select few could be in the room when Trump took the oath of office. That put Kemp, along with fellow Republican governors Mike Braun of Indiana, Ron DeSantis of Florida, Tate Reeves of Mississippi and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia in overflow seating in nearby Emancipation Hall."},{"_id":"H2UBOYXB3RCSLCLRWJ733X5JVM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770936},"type":"text","content":"Only a handful of VIG’s (Very Important Georgians) managed to get a spot inside the much smaller Capitol rotunda for Trump’s second swearing in. That included former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who co-chaired the inaugural committee. It also included the AJC’s Tia Mitchell, who was one of 20 reporters present."},{"_id":"IQFGCGHQINBUZNLW4IAZIIUFPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770937},"type":"text","content":"Kemp’s camp did get some face time with the new commander in chief when Trump stopped by the hall shortly after the ceremony concluded. The president ended up giving a speech<b> </b>that was longer than his inaugural address."},{"_id":"RPYZKD3FQFD75AZHSPNT75XSFA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770938},"type":"text","content":"“You’re a younger, far more beautiful audience than I just spoke to,” Trump said, referencing the other crowd, which included former presidents and vice presidents of both parties. “You’re more powerful than them, you look better than them and I love you.”"},{"_id":"FEH2ZFQH7ZCVJDTCNR7OHVZL2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770939},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"da4dc0a4cbeb16c8e7960a929a235cde678d7d2ee4e03e2597dc3eeabe927439"},"caption":"State Rep. Clint Crowe, a Republican from Jackson, will chair the Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. 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And <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/what-to-expect-from-brian-kemps-state-of-the-state-address/UGW5WK7LQBHVNHJSDKQ372A6BA/\" target=\"_blank\">unlike in the state Senate</a>, when the music stopped no one was left standing."},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"LNUD5UOFB5EARGIYTXCW2GLEM4","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"CE7DKM44GRGSHFCN3IEZIKDKLI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Steve Tarvin, R-Chickamauga, replaced Steven Meeks, R-Screven, at Budget and Fiscal Affairs Oversight."},{"_id":"VUFRWNTGH5DCFBIHCE65O3V3VY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Meeks replaced former state Rep. 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Ten lawmakers are gone, nine of them because they left the Legislature."},{"_id":"SOLMVP5PQBCCLFMYOEUYKKVVUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770945},"type":"text","content":"Here’s who is taking their place:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ZEQR3ENQ3NA3TBRCUBWNQCBKIQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"LNNM2HUOB5AM7POZWJ2R2MOZOY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Bethany Ballard, R-Warner Robins."},{"_id":"7HXU47QYZZDQNEJUJZLW6KU7OQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carter Barrett, R-Cumming."},{"_id":"UVSEPYCBFNAUHFGGDY6AYDT2CA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"James Burchett, R-Waycross."},{"_id":"VU6SZLHHMJCU3OTNVTSWG7UCFM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kasey Carpenter, R-Dalton."},{"_id":"7QNQH5SMSBHUDMGMJ2DITO5KMU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lehman Franklin, R-Statesboro."},{"_id":"CVHNNQAGRRC2XN4D4MJJ4Y5OLQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Spencer Frye, D-Athens."},{"_id":"HUYLJTLI4BHVXBIIUMFPATKEME","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lydia Glaize, D-Fairburn."},{"_id":"3VLOLGDWQRGZPC6DUILWF3C6VU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trey Kelley, R-Cedartown."},{"_id":"S775L2GO5NCM3LZTDX32QAPYHI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Marvin Lim, D-Norcross."},{"_id":"N7M5ENOMAZGDPO6OWOZBHSHVPI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lauren McDonald III, R-Cumming."},{"_id":"VDRWFQPGYJBOJA47TN4DS7IOV4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kimberly New, R-Villa Rica."},{"_id":"V67L5Q7GEFCC5M5LAB73RNBAEE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville."},{"_id":"KX3R47PAI5B6JEQWZOLNRYZUD4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Matt Reeves, R-Duluth."}]},{"_id":"REMIQOGKGFDDRKPRRTPMDTTEP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770947},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Then, former Democratic state Sen. Jason Carter, grandson of the late President Jimmy Carter, gives an update on the family. And Georgia State University’s Denish Shah discusses the attempt to ban TikTok."},{"_id":"7MWGVT4EU5CD3FTQTWBG3LYXXQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770950},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"A5SPDC42HVH27A3L3EHGFSRIGU","additional_properties":{"_id":1737403093614},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA3741837694\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\n"},{"_id":"YQ6JJWSDJRCBFB2BH4RY73BPG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770952},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., spoke about the significance of this year’s inauguration coinciding with MLK Day. She also reflected<b> </b>on her father’s legacy in today’s political climate."},{"_id":"QZ4K2CJABZEMXAGEOHFGDIWDHM","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770953},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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He’s also expected to sign more executive orders today."},{"_id":"7N35T7UYLNCHLMGIW2DJG35MGM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House returns for evening votes."},{"_id":"5OUWZOMW65BGHBNFEFTRKDJSUI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate could schedule confirmation votes today or work to advance legislation concerning abortion."},{"_id":"LQDXUMK3UBGSFHGFXW7KF6BELY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee will hold a nomination hearing this morning with former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, Trump’s pick for Veterans Affairs secretary."}]},{"_id":"OM55R25MPZBXBKAHD2XUPIOCBA","additional_properties":{"_id":1737467770957},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"ccc0a2ecc56246f682c6c54353375ba603d7a847b63bee0647010602e1354217"},"caption":"Former Georgia Public Service Commission Chair Stan Wise left the utility regulatory body in 2018 after 24 years.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"780c22a6-168a-11e8-b11c-2dfb98a81c7d","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Kent D. 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There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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Today, we’ll have more coverage of the inaugural events, including live updates throughout the day starting at 9 a.m. at <a href=\"http://ajc.com/\">AJC.com</a>."},{"_id":"Z7UEAXP7TNBMHLTWQ5WKPDJTIE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"There will be much to watch for throughout Trump’s second term. Here are five questions for his first day in office:"},{"_id":"XM6ZMGDDMRGHHO74I3LBZKXDMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>1. What will the tone be?</b> Inaugural addresses have typically been a time for presidents to call for Americans to come together after a bruising campaign. But that’s never been Trump’s style. He declared an end to “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/president-trump-vows-end-american-carnage/AoFQa9xmibAjZQixXaxUZL/\" target=\"_blank\">American carnage</a>” in a dark speech after his 2017 swearing-in ceremony. And he spent most of his campaign last year promising to exact revenge on his enemies,<a href=\"https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2024/former-pres-trump-i-am-your-justicei-am-your-retribution/5060238\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.c-span.org/clip/campaign-2024/former-pres-trump-i-am-your-justicei-am-your-retribution/5060238\" target=\"_blank\">famously declaring</a> “I am your warrior, I am your justice and for those who have been wronged and betrayed, I am your retribution.”"},{"_id":"JWPWBFQAFFH2DHUXJXXDWSWQI4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>2. Will Trump pardon the January 6th rioters?</b> More than 1,500 people have been charged with crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. That includes <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/jan-6-defendants-wait-for-trump-pardons/PZGRBOSIDBBNRCVIOEKSCZNOMQ/\" target=\"_blank\">44 people with Georgia ties</a>. Trump has said he will pardon the rioters on his first day in office, but said there “may be some exceptions.” At his pre-election rally in Washington on Sunday, he said the cheering fans packed into the Capital One Arena would be “very, very happy” with his decision."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. 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Who will be in Trump’s inner circle?</b> In his farewell address, President Joe Biden warned that “an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence.” That was a clear shot at Trump, who has been seeking the counsel of the world’s richest men. Most prominent is Elon Musk, the billionaire leader of Tesla and SpaceX, whom Trump appointed to an advisory body known as the Department of Government Efficiency. An <a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25489790-ajc-poll-jan-2025/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC poll</a> last week found 53% of voters disapprove of Musk’s prominent role in Trump’s administration. A handful of Georgians are also poised to get seats at Trump’s table — with former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler ex-U.S. Rep. Doug Collins both landing Cabinet-level appointments."},{"_id":"KUUPG4ZWYJDOFA5QWSYJEOY72A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>4. Will Trump’s inauguration clash with the ideals of Martin Luther King Jr.?</b> The presidential inauguration coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It was largely a celebration the last time this happened in 2013, when President Barack Obama took the oath of office for his second term as the nation’s first Black commander in chief. Bernice King, MLK’s daughter and CEO of the Atlanta-based King Center,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/king-day-trump-inauguration-brings-culture-clash/C7BK2A4GYVHN7CLE3DP2EUTGVA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/uatl/king-day-trump-inauguration-brings-culture-clash/C7BK2A4GYVHN7CLE3DP2EUTGVA/\" target=\"_blank\">told the AJC’s Ernie Suggs</a>: “We must pay attention to what President-elect Trump speaks on that day.”"},{"_id":"RIITXNZDR5ECHPD5WVGONG65P4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>5. How will the late President Jimmy Carter be remembered?</b> Trump’s inauguration also coincides with a national mourning period for the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Flags in Washington and across the country will continue to fly at half staff for 30 days after Carter’s death last month. But Trump has complained about the flags being a downer during his inauguration. U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson has ordered flags at the Capitol temporarily raised for Monday, as <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/18/california-colorado-raise-flags-inauguration-00199149\" target=\"_blank\">have the governors of a handful of states</a>. One way Trump could have honored Carter’s memory was to have followed Carter’s lead by walking a stretch of the inaugural parade, but today’s procession was canceled because of the frigid weather."},{"_id":"K3VHFAAQLVG47GTFT7ZOF3MOZQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"2e1875f99b10166ae2f99050db24a5db9c9f9f4d52e738cf100a03c98b4b81af"},"caption":"An inauguration themed Coca Cola bottle is seen at the Peachtree Ball at Union Station in Washington on Saturday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday filed at 0075.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["678ba60d3610cd3958098d64"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"PHOTOS: Inauguration Saturday\r","width":5263,"_id":"APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/KMCgH96HkA7thNkbsScOBVwkKMY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"678ba60d3610cd3958098d64","keywords":["georgia ball","inaugural ball","peachtree ball","trump inauguration","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/KMCgH96HkA7thNkbsScOBVwkKMY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-19T01:50:40Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/KMCgH96HkA7thNkbsScOBVwkKMY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/4gv-Dc3U4xG2vbHrDXQr_Kllx7M=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday filed at 0075.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Georgians enjoy pre-inauguration ball in support of Trump"},"_id":"XDXM2F6GDVCOBJWH3H6PSO2FAI"}],"_id":"IVEAIUSQTNBVRIGFQC53DT5FSQ","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-19T13:13:06Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-20T09:44:16Z","slug":"aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday ","height":3509,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/APZCAT6NVCDPBFNLTZJUQUDVXY.JPG?auth=2e1875f99b10166ae2f99050db24a5db9c9f9f4d52e738cf100a03c98b4b81af&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"NZRNPYHQN5F3THIPNZNOEHCVVM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A commemorative service is being held this morning at Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King was co-pastor along with his father."},{"_id":"STLBHD6LUNDGRM6BXRYCK3GVME","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"5KCPHHNZUZC4TDLJQTTTR4BAC4","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"ZENP74B2FZGIJLA3HZXTZ5SGYY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Despite the company’s rocky history with Donald Trump, Atlanta-based Coca-Cola is toasting the soon-to-be president with a custom Diet Coke bottle, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/national-politics/coke-toasts-trumps-inauguration-with-commemorative-bottle-despite-rocky-history/NER4VQ2YLVHRLCJWA5OIKM226Y/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/national-politics/coke-toasts-trumps-inauguration-with-commemorative-bottle-despite-rocky-history/NER4VQ2YLVHRLCJWA5OIKM226Y/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Ashley Ahn reports</a>."},{"_id":"7J73GREUZJDETOQV2OQ3JCOTAA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"More than half of Georgia voters believe the state should drop the 2020 election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/slim-majority-of-georgia-voters-want-fulton-trump-case-to-end/VJIZ72HSWFA6FJAV7UJD7SH2PQ/\" target=\"_blank\">the AJC’s Tamar Hallerman reports</a>."},{"_id":"RVVN4SPA5VD4HCDELB7EA32WO4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Lots of Georgians have traveled to Washington today for the presidential inauguration, both to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/buses-balls-and-maga-a-trump-convoy-from-atlanta-to-an-rv-park/QATL5QWWMFHZRIGSHKSOJEGQP4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/buses-balls-and-maga-a-trump-convoy-from-atlanta-to-an-rv-park/QATL5QWWMFHZRIGSHKSOJEGQP4/\" target=\"_blank\">praise Trump</a> and to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgians-travel-to-washington-for-march-protesting-second-trump-term/KZ6GYK7UG5GL3INVWYM7G3DBJE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgians-travel-to-washington-for-march-protesting-second-trump-term/KZ6GYK7UG5GL3INVWYM7G3DBJE/\" target=\"_blank\">protest him</a>."}]},{"_id":"B3UIAEOBCVAG7J4M6XZY4TVQIA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"e58241a660bf494b8ce277e71a48b9709d1579ba5b2a4db4abfe3e742acd8f97"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, a Georgia Democrat, is also senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"824c8a1c-913f-11ea-aeb3-f6939da503ef","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Brandon Camp for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[]},"first_publish_date":"2020-05-08T15:20:54Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/WNTB6X02ey5OgEGx1QrFgb3C484=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/WNTB6X02ey5OgEGx1QrFgb3C484=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","takenOn":"2020-05-08T15:20:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/WNTB6X02ey5OgEGx1QrFgb3C484=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/Gv3jhzqAocZWSHwLhWRee4ZMZg4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p11/AJC/2020/05/08/Images/newsEngin.25701348_012120-ebenezer-MLK-politicking-116.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"23FOIZUFIBAIHMM4BY2IBHKBAI"},"last_updated_date":"2025-01-20T09:46:24Z","height":2667,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg","display_date":"2020-05-08T15:20:54Z","subtitle":"Warnock and wife conclude divorce proceedings","width":4000,"_id":"KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI","created_date":"2020-06-30T01:04:04Z","publish_date":"2020-05-08T15:20:54Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KJRD3IV27N3RB5HWOXUPBNSKVI.jpg?auth=e58241a660bf494b8ce277e71a48b9709d1579ba5b2a4db4abfe3e742acd8f97&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"ETTM65EVDJEIXE6PN6BR6AKB6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>DEMOCRATIC DREAD. </b>Democrats <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-prepares-for-trumps-return-to-power/NOIPZJG3PBF7JAOUO7YDMOSAYA/\" target=\"_blank\">pulsed with anxiety </a>over President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda, which includes promises to begin mass deportations, promote oil-drilling and ending workforce diversity programs."},{"_id":"QEBET5RWRJHOJIQ2ATWAZBXXGA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"At his Sunday sermon from Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, Democratic <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/raphael-warnock\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock</a> urged congregants not to despair over Trump’s victory as he noted that Inauguration Day will coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day for only the third time in U.S. history."},{"_id":"YGZH4DTIVZBTTPKVK53E42NJEA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But he also suggested Democrats will be ready to fight Trump and his policies with vigor, as he agreed with a saying that “you’re better off rich and guilty than poor and innocent.”"},{"_id":"E6M4BV6NCBDKXPNESPUH2GSJ6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Because if you’re poor and guilty, you cannot vote for a president, but if you’re rich and guilty, you can be president,” Warnock said, a not-so-subtle reference to Trump’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/national-politics/jury-finds-trump-guilty-in-hush-money-trial/0b5feb56-76f8-4a01-9d91-1349906e8c76/\" target=\"_blank\">guilty verdict in a hush-money trial.</a> “But don’t lose hope. Don’t lose heart. Stand on your feet.”"},{"_id":"QNLXQAMDVJGLNME7MBKATJDZFY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"84d581feeb38af80ec9708851fb9232ab04ebd54f661b5ea59258af43d800d51"},"caption":"State Sen. Colton Moore, a Republican from Trenton, scuffled with a staff member as he attempted to enter the state House of Representatives in Atlanta last week.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/011725 kemp speech 02.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["678672333610cd395807b483"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"011725 kemp speech","width":7357,"_id":"SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/KOPyyWMu4A90RR5u3iOarnkSVl4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"678672333610cd395807b483","keywords":["brian kemp","gov.","state of the state","AJC Freelancer","pom"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/KOPyyWMu4A90RR5u3iOarnkSVl4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-16T15:57:59Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/KOPyyWMu4A90RR5u3iOarnkSVl4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/uKPX0_QLOmTAYzChZaEwRSoutOk=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/011725 kemp speech 02.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Far-right state senator arrested for trying to enter the Georgia House"},"_id":"22PFJKS5T5DGDKJJOPKZ5TPOHM"}],"_id":"ALDX4TUGYVGTHBONXKX64LTMT4","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-16T17:27:06Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-05T16:53:47Z","slug":"011725 kemp speech","height":4907,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SOLODAJ62HN5TPNGP7EDLQGBHQ.JPG?auth=84d581feeb38af80ec9708851fb9232ab04ebd54f661b5ea59258af43d800d51&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"BXXLKINQBRAM3M5C7F2CGA6OZ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>HOW IT PLAYED. </b>Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address laying out his budget blueprint and policy agenda was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-vows-to-pass-bill-curbing-excessive-lawsuits-this-year-one-way-or-another/I6YFNZTWJRD7LDGUIQ6T2DT2VM/\" target=\"_blank\">supposed to be the big news</a> from the state Capitol last week."},{"_id":"BD22II6C45CENP5LOKU2CGRNB4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But a state senator getting thrown to the ground and arrested for defying a ban on entering the chamber stole the spotlight."},{"_id":"WW3AYJJBJZGTBNM66OXAZLJV5I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It posed an interesting question for Georgia news outlets: what’s the lead?"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"42SP2KSUURDD5NDCMGPUU4ZVSA","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"BOJCX2JOJFAAZMZ4IJNXHZY5OA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"WSB-TV hardly mentioned Kemp’s speech during its trio of Thursday afternoon newscasts last week, instead devoting significant time to video of state <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-state-senator-detained-for-trying-to-enter-the-georgia-house/XPUPERQTCNANTI474T5P52CRSY/\" target=\"_blank\">Sen. Colton Moore’s confrontation and arrest</a>."},{"_id":"FGWTSSGYEFD7FOEUIBUJ4INIX4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"11Alive also went with Moore’s arrest first, before cutting to lengthy reports on Kemp’s tax cut proposal. They flip-flopped the stories during their 6 p.m. newscasts."},{"_id":"F3LQNW2ZV5AS7DTKSWM3R4TDKQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Fox 5 and Atlanta News First alternated placement of their stories. Atlanta News First went with Kemp first during their 4 p.m. newscast, saying the governor “was promising Georgians more money and better safety.”"}]},{"_id":"U7MB3E3SMFBT3BW7VQPT2HEQOQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But it was House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley who had the last word on top-rated WSB-TV."},{"_id":"2DI246FE7JFTTLHZXK333MBGFU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“When elephants are fighting, get out of the way,” she said."},{"_id":"WZOCI2MZWBAMPAYBZFMD7Z4I4Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"As for us, the AJC put Kemp’s speech <a href=\"https://editions.ajc.com/app/AJCFEE/editionguid/eb39a7f5-420e-489c-a41e-b49d3d379d41\" target=\"_blank\">on the front page</a>, paired with a fantastic photo by Jason Getz of Moore wrestled to the ground. The story about Moore’s arrest ran inside."},{"_id":"RZIFJ6S5IVFB3JLW5KNOAE45KQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"EFV3MOV6RNHI3OV5YLSE6CFMNU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY UNDER THE GOLD DOME:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"P5W4JUM7QFFK3DZIDF3MNAKXLM","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"FTEMOPWNC5BHNO5ERD2SQT2PH4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The House and Senate are off in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day."}]},{"_id":"RBVFYNS3U5HGXNPG6GHX5OZ27E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"H5KRO2C2FCVZ3W5DL4KPR3SBHU","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"H5KRO2C2FCVZ3W5DL4KPR3SBHU","type":"reference"},{"_id":"I7O4SH5SZFGFFP2BXOWU7Z63CA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>‚” the hosts discuss what to expect as President-elect Donald Trump takes office today. Plus, a special interview with Bernice King on Martin Luther King Jr. Day as she reflects on her father’s legacy. This special episode is available right now on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts."},{"_id":"HQD6GUM5KJBU3A7KG2YBYOHPZ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"MA2M36CEY5FSZJM4J7IWIF33T4","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA3741837694\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"KX5TQ5SNSFCJRDD43DJBZ52J3M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Friday’s show</a>, the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu talked about Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address and state Sen. Colton Moore’s arrest. Then, the hosts previewed President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration."},{"_id":"N4C7YCQLYBATRLC5M4UX6VG6BM","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA4101760857 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"VSQ2DX63DBE6NA4RTFGW4I6BRY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"XHLFKEZSQ5AJNNSKYYEKTFDXYE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LAKEN RILEY ACT. </b>The legislation named in honor of the Georgia nursing student who was killed by an immigrant living in the country without legal permission is slated for a<b> </b>final vote in the U.S. Senate tonight."},{"_id":"I5JTIOZR2JHPLGZZCJTE54B7W4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff was among the 10 Democrats who voted to advance the bill last week. His counterpart, Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, voted against it. Warnock had <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/senate-overwhelmingly-supports-advancing-bill-named-for-laken-riley/WZIN3IYYHZCZHJCUAYSB3MC3GM/\" target=\"_blank\">previously signed off</a> allowing the measure to move forward, but that was before the bill was amended to expand the list of crimes that immigrants can be detained for if they are arrested."},{"_id":"VPQSTJ4HRNA2LMRY4QLYUXQ5NA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The original language, which the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-named-after-laken-riley-is-first-to-be-passed-in-us-house-this-year/JOBLH4AMQNGTDOOV7JXL3DCNAU/\" target=\"_blank\">House has already approved</a>, allowed immigration enforcement agencies to detain and begin deportation procedures for migrants accused of nonviolent crimes like burglary and theft. The amendment added assault on law enforcement officers to the list of eligible offenses."},{"_id":"BYXQ34NBBFEKHFFP2SDAHLK3MQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Warnock has said he wanted to see the final version of the bill before deciding how he would vote. Ossoff said previously he supported the bill as it was originally proposed but has not weighed in on the amended version."},{"_id":"56CA6DEV4VBVBJMNZDSHZ5CYAM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"If the bill passes the Senate, it will be sent back to the House to consider the amended version."},{"_id":"FZWWL7LD2VFTZA27IJD6YZNKEY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"North Charleston","country_name":"USA","region":"SC"},"auth":{"1":"e9f762d7685678992df273e5b5f5f4126edf36a9319a7c8958e1110df2ce1ae0"},"caption":"President Joe Biden spoke at a church service at Royal Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston, S.C., on Sunday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"4ede1bf8aa5a49a18ff806f4ce7c10d8","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Stephanie Scarbrough/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Stephanie Scarbrough","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Biden","width":5120,"_id":"SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/AIqee5Az_gPIxIHCBTSkl1N07NM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"SCSS225","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/AIqee5Az_gPIxIHCBTSkl1N07NM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-19T17:32:20Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/AIqee5Az_gPIxIHCBTSkl1N07NM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/osQpORBmFeXlrqFOVRVfV1wsWLc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg","version":4,"countryId":227,"originalName":"4ede1bf8aa5a49a18ff806f4ce7c10d8","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"SX4O3AUCUNBHRDHQCHDM6JTCT4","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-01-19T18:30:50Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-18T18:34:52Z","slug":"Biden","height":3413,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/SR5WGWKKSGLQGP6RU573BT5HF4.jpg?auth=e9f762d7685678992df273e5b5f5f4126edf36a9319a7c8958e1110df2ce1ae0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"IXPYBPNJL5GN5EKRMOVO54DQLI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>CLEMENCY ACTION. </b>President Joe Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of <a href=\"https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-record-most-pardons-commutations-2500-nonviolent-drug-offenses-rcna188081\" target=\"_blank\">another 2,500 people charged</a> with non-violent drug offenses, including 49 people whose cases originated in Georgia, according to AJC data analyst Charles Minshew."},{"_id":"IN4ICEXFHBDHDH5UJLRQVHRT6A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“With this action, I have now issued more individual pardons and commutations than any president in U.S. history,” the president <a href=\"https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/17/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-additional-clemency-actions/\" target=\"_blank\">said in a statement</a> accompanying the announcement."},{"_id":"TGEZATMYH5D5LOJQJS5F65XVFM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The commutations wiped out the lengthy prison sentences these people were serving, often because of enhanced penalties for certain drugs like crack or mandatory minimum guidelines in federal law."},{"_id":"67VGDTURJJDJLJOQNEWNK7IBQU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Biden on Friday also <a href=\"https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-pardons-five-people-including-late-civil-rights-leader-marcus-garvey-2025-01-19/\" target=\"_blank\">pardoned five people</a>, including a posthumous clemency for civil rights leader Marcus Garvey."},{"_id":"3GPKT437DZFFBI6LSTR5GSV4ZU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Arlington","country_name":"USA","region":"VA"},"auth":{"1":"db64e3c315c8639724c877cb8dae20cbaa554636f14c45165250ac2c6d3e5e6c"},"caption":"Donald Trump (second from left) and Melania Trump (right) talk with a family at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia on Sunday.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"3c1cd1bb976c40d58683c08557ec802c","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Evan Vucci/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Evan Vucci","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump Inauguration","width":5650,"_id":"KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/eVltgK1R8n9sdSl-EpzIejpp924=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"VAJE351","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/eVltgK1R8n9sdSl-EpzIejpp924=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-19T19:24:23Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/eVltgK1R8n9sdSl-EpzIejpp924=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/EtpVgy8xasqv4B_UwAH1Z16YpTA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"originalName":"3c1cd1bb976c40d58683c08557ec802c","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"AOVGM24SKNF67G5XMAPO3JGNEY","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-01-19T19:46:04Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-18T19:47:21Z","slug":"Trump Inauguration","height":3771,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/KFN63K33E6U6OJT7RKKAR4GLWU.jpg?auth=db64e3c315c8639724c877cb8dae20cbaa554636f14c45165250ac2c6d3e5e6c&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"4L3E3C524RDEJBVGTQY5NCROK4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YSI7XJS42VAWFAEO4M5II2R4KQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"K2L6UJU64BDHRLADKBHCYXN3JQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden will leave office and Donald Trump will be sworn in as president."},{"_id":"YHPI262TPZFZLKW6KHXSTBKGX4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Members of the U.S. House and Senate will be among the roughly 2,000 people attending Trump’s inauguration inside the U.S. Capitol rotunda."},{"_id":"ZJZRJH6I2VHZXBS6TJJIMJH6HI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The Senate is expected to take a final vote on the Laken Riley Act."}]},{"_id":"5YRIPEXYRBEWDFDUKLMNURT23Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"6448122d4dfe95873649492e6a814e6db44231693053e6f083a0be77fa3184b3"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Rich McCormick (center), R-Suwanee, was among the Georgia political figures who attended the Peachtree Ball at Union Station in Washington on Saturday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday filed at 0071.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["678ba60d3610cd3958098d64"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"PHOTOS: Inauguration Saturday\r","width":5628,"_id":"R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/gZhjDtzN7a8UorV9InW0M9RqklA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"678ba60d3610cd3958098d64","keywords":["georgia ball","inaugural ball","peachtree ball","trump inauguration","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/gZhjDtzN7a8UorV9InW0M9RqklA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-19T01:28:50Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/gZhjDtzN7a8UorV9InW0M9RqklA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/SaRK2J7V5Rbj9hIT94K11JWGoyA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday filed at 0071.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Georgians enjoy pre-inauguration ball in support of Trump"},"_id":"XDXM2F6GDVCOBJWH3H6PSO2FAI"}],"_id":"ARERHGZRGJAIFHGI4TV7X3SCUI","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-19T13:11:36Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-20T09:56:52Z","slug":"aajc 011925 inaug ga photos saturday ","height":3752,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/R2TE5E5Y52GQEI4A5XEDMOTOJU.JPG?auth=6448122d4dfe95873649492e6a814e6db44231693053e6f083a0be77fa3184b3&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"YHQDZH4ERBE5RJKVZCBVGCRYMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>WATCH PARTY. </b>The decision to move President Donald Trump’s swearing in ceremony indoors meant that thousands of people granted tickets to watch the event in person would now have to watch on TV like everyone else."},{"_id":"GKKSHAHUERFXTFG3GMEFXY3XKQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Sanford Bishop, D-Albany, said his office had roughly 200 tickets to distribute, and demand far exceeded that. He received roughly 5,000 requests, including 1,543 from people who lived inside his southwest Georgia district. He gave priority to Georgians in his district."},{"_id":"LBYVS5ZFTNGETOD76BC3NP7EHI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"About 2,000 people will watch Trump get sworn in from the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. That pared down crowd will mostly consist of past presidents, foreign leaders, members of Congress, Trump’s family and his handpicked list of friends and supporters."},{"_id":"SZLOYQKXOFEQJA6KAOC54RH6HM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, announced plans to show the livestream of the swearing in from his office in an adjacent House building. That will allow those who arrive to pick up their tickets, now merely commemorative keepsakes, to watch somewhere close to the action."},{"_id":"RTEQ5EX2B5ECZJXQTOVX4FEP5U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"f91053160dd04ac5699a18f0d42fd215a7863f83f2669519d2f87f28f11bdecb"},"vanity_credits":{},"caption":"State Rep. 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At the time, the domain name<b> </b>“briankemp.com” was owned by another Brian Kemp — a public relations strategist in California — and the website was sending people to Democrat Stacey Abrams’ page, who was running against Georgia’s Brian Kemp for governor."},{"_id":"2YS2NBO5ZZBXBN23YIGR2E4FOI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Moore stepped in and purchased the domain, redirecting it away from Abrams’ site and saving Georgia’s Kemp some headaches. We reached out to the California Kemp on Thursday, who told us that Moore paid $10,000 for the domain name."},{"_id":"Z72PJ6VVZZECPCSFUB3XITNRYE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Colton hasn’t really done anything with it that I know of — makes one wonder about his level of fiscal responsibility,” he said. “Although it did get renewed until 2028, there’s a signal.”"},{"_id":"4OIWEW3BXJGKJI4AGXSWZM4U4I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Back then, Moore was <a href=\"https://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2018/mar/10/he-graduated-college-2016-now-dade-county-mru/465601/\" target=\"_blank\">a recent college graduate</a> in northwest Georgia fresh off an <a href=\"https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2018/05/21/1509578/0/en/Colton-Moore-Set-To-Be-Youngest-Elected-Official-Ever-in-District-1.html\" target=\"_blank\">upset victory</a> in the GOP primary against a state House incumbent."},{"_id":"C7UHJJACEJDPJDWO65IAQEHEMQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Later elected to the state Senate, he became a darling of Trump hardliners for using increasingly <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-indictments-roil-republicans-in-georgias-senate/IMLZMUNC4VDZFFF573SOKYK23Y/\" target=\"_blank\">hostile language to pummel fellow Republicans</a> who didn’t back his pie-in-the-sky push to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis."},{"_id":"SK7QU6YQ5ZFGHNDHVPR4PP73CE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The AJC’s Maya T. 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Over the last two years, as the Biden administration made the private plans even cheaper, Georgia and other states have seen <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/georgia-had-third-highest-increase-in-aca-health-insurance-enrollment/24Q6KACJOBE7HFVKVRD7Y7GW7M/\" target=\"_blank\">record surges in signups</a>, as the AJC’s Ariel Hart has reported."},{"_id":"5VVQJEIABJHDRMEMBWSDOBI7KQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"For Kemp’s part, he points out that if Georgia had expanded Medicaid instead and not opted to let some of those people buy private plans, then those people would have been on the creaky government insurance instead of more robust private insurance plans."},{"_id":"X6CHLPOE35DT5KB3JHRVZT6UQQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp’s team is sticking to their guns."},{"_id":"RJSWMWIUUBEDTL6L4IH3UUHWJM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The numbers speak for themselves and the governor’s remarks speak for themselves,” Kemp spokesperson Garrison Douglas said."},{"_id":"432CANGEV5GCNDGJGHHYABCU6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"8ff77966a18a3aba77efc5c84ca78300a208405ef83b360c1ee3295cbea9846b"},"caption":"The term of Jerica Richardson on the Cobb County Board of Commissioners expired in December, yet she recently took her seat at a meeting.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 100622 LNX COBB MAPS IN-DEPTH filed at 0004.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["632DB88F1B7033278DC72005"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Cobb County’s move to amend its own electoral maps presents legal questions","width":5088,"_id":"GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/6UGi9pTfjj3R8rZlVxuJYEJPQb0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"632DB88F1B7033278DC72005","keywords":["board of commissioners","cobb county","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/6UGi9pTfjj3R8rZlVxuJYEJPQb0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","takenOn":"2022-09-27T23:10:57Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/6UGi9pTfjj3R8rZlVxuJYEJPQb0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/LG5CRtZPRgJ-kjPa1DsALLTtORU=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 100622 LNX COBB MAPS IN-DEPTH filed at 0004.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"DVR457UIWNDUDLIA4EH5QH7SQ4","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2022-09-28T02:25:06Z","last_updated_date":"2023-07-06T11:04:16Z","slug":"AAJC 100622 LNX COBB MAPS IN-DEPTH ","height":3392,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GRI637CQDX2SACKJUMTJMBFZJU.JPG?auth=8ff77966a18a3aba77efc5c84ca78300a208405ef83b360c1ee3295cbea9846b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"7UCVPH3THJH4FEF3RC2SMYKTKA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>OVERTIME. </b>The thing about elected officials is they are, um, “elected officials.” But in the wild world of Cobb County politics, that conventional wisdom does not seem to apply."},{"_id":"ZKN7KIRQNVHA5HQRBTFNEJOO7I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"No one was elected to the County Commission’s District 2 and District 4 seats in November after a lawsuit over redistricting forced a redo election later this year. The terms for the commissioners in those seats — Jerica Richardson and Monique Sheffield — expired on Dec. 31."},{"_id":"4ISOHNQAEFCPTNTEMZZ4FUNAWE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Yet during the commission’s first meeting of the year earlier this week, Richardson and Sheffield took their seats at the dais, ready to cast votes."},{"_id":"KNFTPOMXUVC7BB7LUWQVZHEF2Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A <a href=\"https://s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/cobbcounty.org.if-us-west-2/prod/2022-09/Resolution%20Amending%20Local%20Law%20with%20Appendix%20A%20and%20B.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">state law</a> says any commissioner serving as of Jan. 1, 2022, “shall continue to serve” until their term expires and (key word) a successor is elected. 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Prabhu joins the show to talk about Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address and state Sen. Colton Moore’s arrest. Plus, the hosts preview President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday."},{"_id":"URGXNDZ5XREAFK7NUQZAWL7WGU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on<a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\"> </a><a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\"> </a><a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"OVQUIPD5HVFATDBESQUKQ6A7EI","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA4405771469 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"56DXEY27UZD55ML3F37UK2E5OY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Thursday’s show, the hosts previewed the governor’s address and talked to the AJC’s City Hall reporter, Riley Bunch, about the unlikely partnership between Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens."},{"_id":"F5Q3YDY53NAI3EXQX4NW3VRCGY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"3CDHTSM7MNH6JNO4NV3CL7VSPQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>IMMIGRATION VOTES.</b> The U.S. House passed another bill Thursday that, if it becomes law, could lead to more deportations of people living in the country illegally who are <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/16/us/house-bill-deport-immigrants.html\" target=\"_blank\">accused of crimes against women</a>."},{"_id":"YQIAF47DVBEV5H3L4YDPPNTQNE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The legislation would call for the deportation of anyone from that group of immigrants who are convicted of or admit to committing a sex crime, domestic violence, stalking, child abuse or neglect."},{"_id":"C3WXHOFNGJBY3LJ7L5XWSZ6NU4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Joining Republicans were 61 Democrats to support the bill, which <a href=\"https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202517\" target=\"_blank\">passed 274-145</a>. 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Kemp has already laid out plans to dip into the state’s $16.5 billion surplus to finance a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-proposes-new-1b-income-tax-refund-from-georgias-giant-surplus/6WTSULGFUNC6RIETG3ONUTRB3A/\" target=\"_blank\"> $1 billion tax refund</a> and dole out another <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-outlines-1b-in-new-spending-for-road-sewer-and-freight-projects/JJZSNQWJRZCQPHKZWRIWIIBP4Q/\" target=\"_blank\">$1 billion for infrastructure projects</a>. He’s expected to lay out far more details about his spending priorities."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"b53dfd6c9887aae1db33c347ca3b8f656f42b0bdaba3fea8fbf4e83f8975a63c"},"caption":"Gov. Brian Kemp (center), flanked by Lt. Gov. 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He was recently elected chair of the Republican Governors Association and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/inside-gov-brian-kemps-strategy-dealing-with-onetime-rival-donald-trump/WLC5SSL3V5GH7OJPWDSB2GAETE/\" target=\"_blank\">reforged a tenuous alliance</a> with President-elect Donald Trump after years of feuding."},{"_id":"DIU365RYXFHXVC4JVWOPMVETFY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"And he remains one of the most popular political figures in Georgia. About 61% of registered Georgia voters approved of his job performance in The <a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25489790-ajc-poll-jan-2025/\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll</a> released this week."},{"_id":"A4PLBEBELFEPRG7M2YUMNGLDAY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But political capital is a precious resource, and this year might be the best chance to push through complicated and divisive legislation. By 2026, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/donald-trumps-victory-in-georgia-sets-the-stage-for-an-unpredictable-election-in-2026/7MCY3TPNP5AOFKT5NP2WACSYWA/\" target=\"_blank\">the races for his job</a> and other statewide offices will be in full swing, prompting all-out jockeying from ambitious lawmakers."},{"_id":"2ON77FWN25GMTKY6KBEJ2S2XBU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"ba8c49501e0ec770405684617813e4f1b0e311f4badf6fe05f76fe0675dabfff"},"caption":"Last year, House Speaker Jon Burns banned state Sen. Colton Moore (above), a Republican from Trenton, from entering the chamber in the future for making what he called “vile” comments about the late House Speaker David Ralston. 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Many will be watching today to see whether House Speaker Jon Burns tries to prevent state Sen. Colton Moore, R-Trenton, from entering the House chamber to hear Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address. The AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu and Greg Bluestein have <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/far-right-georgia-lawmaker-says-he-will-flout-house-ban-to-attend-kemp-speech/7DQW5MQLYRHBZGVBQNAXY5YIRA/\" target=\"_blank\">all the details on that dispute</a>."},{"_id":"N5RIEYY4FNBU5FS4I4CZIPMJGU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"I2UYIKRJZJGYBIQAHTLXORJKTU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QCDL7BIQINEWLC73MHLW67Q6GM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Days before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House, a new AJC poll finds a majority of Georgia voters feel optimistic about their economic prospects under the incoming administration, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/despite-tariff-anxiety-georgia-voters-expect-strong-economy-under-trump/ST6JGEXWGRASFPIVLWP3IZU4NY/\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Kann and Zachary Hansen report</a>."},{"_id":"UX6RHUZVZZDZBNM4KAYC2SC6KU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Kemp wants to make the parents and legal guardians of children 6 and younger<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp-seeks-limited-medicaid-expansion-to-cover-some-parents-of-young-kids/CLMOTPF4FJHLPCGSSE74DWTLXU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp-seeks-limited-medicaid-expansion-to-cover-some-parents-of-young-kids/CLMOTPF4FJHLPCGSSE74DWTLXU/\" target=\"_blank\">eligible for the state’s Medicaid program</a>, Bluestein and the AJC’s Ariel Hart report."},{"_id":"LCS3JNTK2FHKXJ6FPLTWJ62WIQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Federal regulators have<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/no-speed-limits-feds-drop-rule-meant-to-slow-boats-around-right-whales/63RYVD5DEJFSTCVI52BLTHLVAE/\"> </a><a 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But the 21 “no” votes from Democrats were a departure from the unanimous support the congenial Burns got from House members just two years earlier."},{"_id":"GPEHRWKOE5GK3JWLNWX3NPXZOE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That vote in 2023 came two months after former House Speaker David Ralston <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/david-ralston-speaker-of-the-georgia-house-of-representatives-dies/J6HBFHHNEJCN7FKUQLLYBWPVCA/\" target=\"_blank\">unexpectedly died</a>. Democrats at the time agreed to vote by acclamation for Burns as a show of respect to both Ralston and the new speaker during the emotional return to the Capitol."},{"_id":"RJO2GXZ4H5F3NLPP7PH27WVRSA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But on Monday, dissent came from the House Democratic leadership looking to send a message about their agenda, as well as individual members still angry about a series of GOP attack mailers during the 2024 campaign."},{"_id":"OJZWO5VXUVCPZJFRATFCVOXBGQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The position for (Democratic) leadership was to vote ‘no’ to demonstrate that we have competing priorities,” said Minority Whip Sam Park, D-Lawrenceville."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"868c9a28bbf35cd27810ba52c5540749ea2fef8de1fb34ce0d82bf66366cdce6"},"caption":"State Rep. 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Jasmine Clark, D-Lilburn. The Clark mailer included a photo of her 16-year-old daughter that had originally been posted on her campaign’s social media."},{"_id":"O7VHLE3VUFDH7E25KG4NVZNWUQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Although Burns apologized to the Gwinnett County Democrat and said the staff who created the mailer did not know it was her daughter in the image, Clark said she still voted against Burns because of it."},{"_id":"UJ5C65P2Y5GB5IYIUCJ5Y7M7LU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It was just completely unnecessary to include my minor child,” Clark said. “I think it is very possible to run a campaign successfully without having to be nasty and that was a very strong reason why I decided to not vote in favor of the speaker.”"},{"_id":"SZ2FR2JZZ5A5FCFAA3MJLZ4KBM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In response to the vote, Burns said, “I am honored to have the continued trust and support of the vast majority of the members in the House — including 55 of my Democrat colleagues. But, the only thing I’m keeping score of is how many wins we’re delivering for the people of Georgia.”"},{"_id":"OST66XNUJNBU5BHLSZ3SNF2M5U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"CJ Bartunek, cjbartunek@gmail.com","address":{"locality":"Athens","region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"a36ac31b45de041a1361c2dc208b02f535601236c8c0e6887464a12eb7181863"},"caption":"On Election Day last year, former gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams was at the campaign office of Vice President Kamala Harris in Athens.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 110624 polling place photos_2605.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6728ff2d4c958720d0247e42"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/YVBWMJ7THAT5P66BSXV3K2B57E.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"C.J. 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Jacob Hawkins, a Republican consultant who has run a nonprofit foundation and been involved with advertising for various large tax-exempt lobbying groups, said no leader of a charitable nonprofit would be unaware of laws and regulations around electioneering and political messaging."},{"_id":"PYDFNFMEENFTBLHT7FG5QQK5BA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It’s at the forefront of your operations, understanding what you can and cannot do,” he said. “Senator Warnock must answer for these violations.”"},{"_id":"4YSO7DUCJFHTROH3WJYEPR32FU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"6caf544d66b1b2842e5f3f159ce05e004431788229a88998b60aaa0113089cc0"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Gov. Burt Jones announced a bunch of new committee chairs in the state Senate this week, mostly Republicans. See if you can follow along: Sam Watson replaced Max Burns at Ethics, Burns replaced Billy Hickman at Higher Education, Hickman replaced Clint Dixon at Education and Youth, and Dixon replaced Frank Ginn at State and Local Government Operations. Two Democrats also retained their committee chairmanships."},{"_id":"3QJMOINYAZHPHJEGRBQIJ4Q45Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That left Ginn as the odd man out. He declined to comment on why he lost his chairmanship. But it wasn’t all bad for the Danielsville Republican. He’s the new vice chair of the Economic Development and Tourism Committee. And he retained his seats on the powerful Appropriations and Rules committees, although Sen. 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Meanwhile, about 80% of voters back legislation that would “guarantee access” to in vitro fertilization treatments after <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/alabama-embryo-ruling-has-some-georgia-abortion-rights-advocates-on-edge/EZNDKKKBF5AB3OBNWUAAFG6QNI/\" target=\"_blank\">an Alabama court ruling</a> raised concerns over whether the procedure could be in legal risk."},{"_id":"UEQCMJ76AZHPDCM4WJXAEEC7LQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536565},"type":"text","content":"House Speaker Jon Burns and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones,<b> </b>both Republicans, have each pledged to pass both measures during this year’s legislative session."},{"_id":"DUKQGKCLAREXTCHK3RF7NJKOBY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536566},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"AVMPGBEG3USWO2PJF44VU6N2IA","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"AVMPGBEG3USWO2PJF44VU6N2IA","type":"reference"},{"_id":"4ZPU5H7MCZGK3EUTAPLP4TIKE4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536568},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING. </b>It’s day three of Georgia’s legislative session. Most of the action is still happening off the floor. Gov. Brian <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-outlines-1b-in-new-spending-for-road-sewer-and-freight-projects/JJZSNQWJRZCQPHKZWRIWIIBP4Q/\" target=\"_blank\">Kemp outlined</a> $1 billion in new spending during a speech to Georgia business leaders on Wednesday. He’ll deliver his State of the State address tomorrow."},{"_id":"QT6BQHX5HBAH5DB7GKXN3O56M4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536569},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"XL6JPMVFRBAS3CS43M2L565UNQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"4I5E7T3S5JAB3OXDKCUEFUOQMM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A judge postponed a hearing until Jan. 28 in a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-election-may-be-voided-after-voters-assigned-to-wrong-districts/YPJAMJ3KVJAX5FKTMDAXYSUTCY/\" target=\"_blank\">disputed House election</a> between Democratic state Rep. Mack Jackson and Republican challenger Tracy Wheeler, the AJC’s Mark Niesse reports."},{"_id":"5WYF3SXCZZAEZBFGATSQVMLWOM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today in a case that could determine the fate of Georgia’s law that aims to stop kids from accessing pornography websites, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-supreme-court-decision-could-impact-georgia-law-on-porn-access/NEOAEY6JLVAZBEAY4APL4XMCGY/\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Groves reports</a>."},{"_id":"6T2XIA6TSFEBVMLS6GNRNEFXBE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that would strip federal funding from schools that don’t ban transgender girls from competing in women’s sports. Georgia’s delegation fell along party lines, with Republicans voting for it and Democrats against it, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-approves-ban-on-transgender-students-in-girls-sports/Q7HL4TI62VCTJGX43OFNJEQFUM/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Mitchell reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"V7QUBDWFIJB7JFE2PFDIRQQZUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536571},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.","address":{"locality":"Washington","country_name":"USA","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"5c1e9d27c40c78dd1dd7c8cdb2013c87beccddac0bfab03ba15d70f8e44c2b0c"},"caption":"Workers install security fencing around the Ellipse near the White House ahead of the upcoming inauguration of Donald Trump in Washington.","source":{"system":"arc i/o","name":"Associated Press Photo Stream","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"492a312dece54064af3a9587a16a479a","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"425c44eb-5b03-4ce5-89fa-69e74b50003b"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jon Elswick/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jon Elswick","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Trump Inauguration","width":7492,"_id":"24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/AEUgoNCdmdTtr5O9us_waYTfzRo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","iptc_source":"AP","iptc_job_identifier":"DCJE337","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/AEUgoNCdmdTtr5O9us_waYTfzRo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","takenOn":"2025-01-14T19:06:56Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/AEUgoNCdmdTtr5O9us_waYTfzRo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/XO7ediN_WcTmqAY5njQv7o1Iszc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"originalName":"492a312dece54064af3a9587a16a479a","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"AS6ZT5RDJFGVPGIJEKDXKKLORI","iptc_title":"STF"},"created_date":"2025-01-15T02:41:20Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-14T02:42:29Z","slug":"Trump Inauguration","height":4999,"image_type":"photograph","status":"usable","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/24BJ2ALEYQ7HPP7Z4VCSCPTBXY.jpg?auth=5c1e9d27c40c78dd1dd7c8cdb2013c87beccddac0bfab03ba15d70f8e44c2b0c&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"GHVDRLL4ZRDUBG6VX44EVLVQ6E","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536573},"type":"text","content":"<b>INAUGURATION NATION. </b>Georgia’s political elite plan to show up in force to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday."},{"_id":"PLVM3B5YFVCO7M5HZS763X34TU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536574},"type":"text","content":"Democratic U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock each plan to attend, which for Warnock means he won’t preside over Martin Luther King Jr. Day services at Ebenezer Baptist Church<b> </b>in Atlanta, where he is the senior pastor."},{"_id":"RZQ6F2QWBFGSNPGB5WNHYHX2SY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536575},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/inside-gov-brian-kemps-strategy-dealing-with-onetime-rival-donald-trump/WLC5SSL3V5GH7OJPWDSB2GAETE/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Brian Kemp</a>, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Attorney General Chris Carr, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper all plan trips to Washington for the inauguration."},{"_id":"RWFWUQ6C7VAAPPRLKE3P3A7NEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536576},"type":"text","content":"You might be surprised that Raffensperger is on the list, since <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politics-blog/trump-said-raffensperger-owed-me-votes/PUSUZSIUKJACFFDTVKMPAPOQBY/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump has vilified him</a> for years after he refused his repeated demands to overturn his 2020 election defeat. Well, Raffensperger sent over a lengthy statement noting the inauguration is a “crowning moment” for democracy, calling the return of conservative governance “a beacon of light after years of mismanaged government, inflation, and the weakening of our status on the world stage.”"},{"_id":"HWJBRVECFJGPHBUK722V7NMXIE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536577},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"5KCL26BQVMUZIPCZPJQHSQV7UU","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"5KCL26BQVMUZIPCZPJQHSQV7UU","type":"reference"},{"_id":"5NMUNSHYLNCCZM3JRFYTCNXDTE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536579},"type":"text","content":"<b>RAISE THE FLAGS. </b>President-elect Donald Trump has expressed dismay that flags would be flying at half-staff across Washington during his inauguration weekend. This is because the one-month period of mourning designated by President Joe Biden after the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/jimmy-carter/\" target=\"_blank\">death of President Jimmy Carter</a> doesn’t end until Jan. 28."},{"_id":"32SQKOHSMFHFPAYXCCBBT5T23I","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536580},"type":"text","content":"But Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson has changed that, at least for the flags he controls at the U.S. Capitol. He <a href=\"https://x.com/SpeakerJohnson/status/1879195077446389850\" target=\"_blank\">announced on X</a> that flags will be raised to full-staff on the day of Trump’s inauguration and lowered back to half-staff the next day “to continue honoring President Jimmy Carter.”"},{"_id":"54OFPGASV5G7XC4E4RV5OGH7DY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536581},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Social Circle","region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"0a265a2dc933da09daf8e64d82b1b86452d1cef2579358178fb2f0d21c7610e7"},"caption":"This aerial photograph shows the 2,000-acre Rivian factory site in southern Walton and Morgan counties.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/xxxx23 Rivian drone update HS01.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["63852267f5a509282de33c30"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"UPDATE DRONE PHOTO OF RIVIAN SITE (3/30/2023)","width":3228,"_id":"OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/_dPwmZ_jYLKTmF-Z8T9j-wCcM_4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"63852267f5a509282de33c30","keywords":["aerial","construction","drone","AJC Freelancer","Rivian"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/_dPwmZ_jYLKTmF-Z8T9j-wCcM_4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","takenOn":"2023-03-31T15:08:41Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/_dPwmZ_jYLKTmF-Z8T9j-wCcM_4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/kPkBly1NDZ1pOMbkV7LBnO0tscA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/xxxx23 Rivian drone update HS01.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"T3ZD3VMBJ5FH3HD25FMA3GXLF4","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2023-03-31T15:18:37Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-15T09:42:50Z","slug":"AAJC 112922 RIVIAN GRADING LAWSUIT","height":1972,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OOAQRURF7EGS7QWW2VFLKA7H2Y.jpg?auth=0a265a2dc933da09daf8e64d82b1b86452d1cef2579358178fb2f0d21c7610e7&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"PRNW54JNBRC5PFSOUNYFDSNAAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736933142384},"type":"text","content":"<b>REV UP. </b>The Georgia Supreme Court<a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25489946-supreme-court-jan-14-2025/#document/p1\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/25489946-supreme-court-jan-14-2025/#document/p1\" target=\"_blank\">said Tuesday</a> it won’t hear an appeal by neighbors of the proposed $5 billion Rivian electric vehicle plant who<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/rivian-opponents-appeal-zoning-lawsuit-over-future-5b-ev-factory/4TAL4TKKNJHSZF6PZHOV7VOSYA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/rivian-opponents-appeal-zoning-lawsuit-over-future-5b-ev-factory/4TAL4TKKNJHSZF6PZHOV7VOSYA/\" target=\"_blank\">challenged zoning and permitting for the site</a>."},{"_id":"UAF6U2QB5BFKTHPW54VCRX6W2I","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536584},"type":"text","content":"It marks the end of an ongoing legal battle for the California-based automaker, which is poised to receive a nearly $6 billion federal loan to build its plant an hour east of Atlanta."},{"_id":"ON556ZN53BBELNOXQVPOIXTAGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536585},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:7e810c47-41e5-4e66-a8a0-1706c6928b7e\" target=\"_blank\">A poll</a> making the rounds at the Capitol showed roughly 70% of respondents approve of the project. That ticked up 5 percentage points when the pollster mentioned the plant’s plan to hire 7,500 Georgia workers.<a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:7e810c47-41e5-4e66-a8a0-1706c6928b7e\"> </a>"},{"_id":"LACKDXLWMNFEXFXRWSQABGM6CM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536586},"type":"text","content":"The poll by <a href=\"https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:US:7e810c47-41e5-4e66-a8a0-1706c6928b7e\" target=\"_blank\">RSC Polling</a> surveyed 600 residents in a five-county swath surrounding the plant earlier this month."},{"_id":"YHE56ORKCRC77LTYH7GYSXXM6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1736949536587},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"48289ee53d5f98e88f120b709def5b6fa34eb240884c731332e05e6441016386"},"caption":"Promotional materials were distributed at a Georgia Access launch event last November in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JJY6IP2KMZHC5J5FUZPSYCKHKA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Ariel Hart/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/a2deef9c-4dcb-427c-a309-32bf96c04ae8.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"ariel.hart@ajc.com"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"ariel.hart@ajc.com"}],"name":"Ariel Hart","description":"Ariel Hart is a reporter on health care issues. 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Other Georgia Republicans that have subcommittee gavels:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"IJM425DRRNAQJK2DZONK5NB3GA","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"3FVGUL3P4JHRZPGX6IOSNUBZOM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Rome, will lead a subcommittee related to the Department of Government Efficiency, the advisory commission created by Trump to find ways to reduce federal spending."},{"_id":"3EHIESUMTJGMLCC6IAOTQPYFE4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson, who is in his sophomore term, <a href=\"https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1879291591518527833\" target=\"_blank\">will lead</a> the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee."},{"_id":"LJSV6QJW55HHXNL4HD335BRE3M","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Rep. 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The first day was capped by a show of force from Republicans, who gathered behind Gov. Brian Kemp as he pledged to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-to-dole-out-extra-50-million-in-georgia-school-security-grants/YIDUIWD6QBBHFPG5MSMSDDY43Y/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-to-dole-out-extra-50-million-in-georgia-school-security-grants/YIDUIWD6QBBHFPG5MSMSDDY43Y/\" target=\"_blank\">spend another $50 million</a> on school security grants four months after a shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder that left four people dead."},{"_id":"QIQQCVMQ25FBTELQ4VA7DNJTJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488124},"type":"text","content":"The AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu and Michelle Baruchman wrote about the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/partisan-politics-dominate-first-day-of-georgias-legislative-session/FM7VQ62AKVCOVNRC3XQNY5P27A/\" target=\"_blank\">somewhat tense first day</a>. Tomorrow, we’ll publish the first story from our latest AJC poll, which will give insight into issues facing the legislature this year."},{"_id":"RHCKILQH6BFB3NMRKRM63TBJHQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488125},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"COLG4SVQ5ZHOJHXOL72WV7SCBU","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"BSQZVC3E55DMRMSBXCHJS5I3HM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Outgoing FBI Director Christopher Wray told the AJC’s Bill Rankin in an<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fbi-director-chris-wray-defends-embattled-bureau-and-warns-of-unprecedented-threats/3O6RCOQ33BFJFBTT33HL42P4IQ/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fbi-director-chris-wray-defends-embattled-bureau-and-warns-of-unprecedented-threats/3O6RCOQ33BFJFBTT33HL42P4IQ/\" target=\"_blank\">interview</a> that he decided to resign his post early because he wanted to shield the bureau and it’s 38,000 employees from political chaos."},{"_id":"NUZI2J56QVFTPMZSJ2T4BTJXPY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Four of Georgia’s 10 historically Black colleges and universities are looking for new presidents, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/hiring-search-continues-for-new-presidents-at-four-georgia-hbcus/GOJMHJRCYZGW5NDHEGQWV3GBPE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/hiring-search-continues-for-new-presidents-at-four-georgia-hbcus/GOJMHJRCYZGW5NDHEGQWV3GBPE/\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Armesto reports</a>."},{"_id":"NTVX34JOXNA3PCTVEPCY6VIEJQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Two Republican members of the State Election Board use private Gmail accounts for official business and have refused to allow searches of their accounts, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/lawsuit-alleges-georgia-election-board-keeps-government-emails-private/FWGHRE5ZEFBP7BWJHWXVO5TXHA/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Niesse reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"WTD7MCSQDFBSNBLVJD6XYC2GSA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488127},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"ddba51debbfe73eb6da611c499a84fa61ad280279b7b5a2826bd798cb7c04e22"},"caption":"State Rep. 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The Democrat from Sandersville will be in court today as his Republican challenger, Tracy Wheeler, asks a judge to throw out the results and order a new election."},{"_id":"VUCBGYSC6BH2ZBLH47G55N4UTE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488131},"type":"text","content":"This isn’t a far-right conspiracy.<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-election-may-be-voided-after-voters-assigned-to-wrong-districts/YPJAMJ3KVJAX5FKTMDAXYSUTCY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-election-may-be-voided-after-voters-assigned-to-wrong-districts/YPJAMJ3KVJAX5FKTMDAXYSUTCY/\" target=\"_blank\">A review by the AJC’s Mark Niesse</a> found about 60 people likely voted in the incorrect district, the result of mapping errors following a confusing redistricting process."},{"_id":"SZBBIDKPXNA2VDYZDPQ5XA3DW4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488132},"type":"text","content":"Jackson defeated Wheeler by just 48 votes, so that could be enough to change the outcome. 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In the Senate, state Sen. Harold Jones spent his first day as the Democratic leader denouncing Republicans for<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-revives-panel-investigating-fulton-da-fani-willis/WYJJ2GRHY5B77LBMW65A6Z62YY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-revives-panel-investigating-fulton-da-fani-willis/WYJJ2GRHY5B77LBMW65A6Z62YY/\" target=\"_blank\">reviving a committee</a> to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis."},{"_id":"EC3Y2QI2URCMTETLFKY3Y3P5P4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488139},"type":"text","content":"“To come here this morning and get this nonsense, get this foolishness, is really shameful,” Jones said."},{"_id":"DBW4MNHWTNECROJWXCRINS7FLI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488140},"type":"text","content":"In the House, Democrats complained they were being shut out of the committee appointment process. New House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley also objected to rules that she said would limit lawmakers’ excused absences."},{"_id":"ELKXFCPQNVEHHCCSC6KG75HKCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488141},"type":"text","content":"“If a member has to be away for business, their voting record will be compromised,” she said."},{"_id":"TZQEWXJBDRDZJHFX7VQGVNTRNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488142},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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The Cumming Republicans’ proposals touch on top conservative issues, from a <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69274\" target=\"_blank\">ban on transgender girls playing women’s sports</a> to a<b> </b>Donald<b> </b>Trump-inspired measure to <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69275\" target=\"_blank\">eliminate a tax on tips</a>."},{"_id":"WZ77UCT3FFHGNLOETEAHWVY2NE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488150},"type":"text","content":"In the House, it was Democrat Michelle Au who secured the first four House bills, and all of them are related to guns. Her proposals would make a new crime of “<a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69281\" target=\"_blank\">making a firearm accessible to a child</a>,” establish <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69282\" target=\"_blank\">tax credits</a> for gun storage devices, require <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69283\" target=\"_blank\">universal background checks</a> and impose a <a href=\"https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/69284\" target=\"_blank\">three-day waiting period</a> for most gun sales."},{"_id":"U2KC4CEAQ5CXVJIKF26Z2ZOCAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488151},"type":"text","content":"Dolezal’s priorities likely have a much better chance at becoming law. Lt. Gov. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE."},{"_id":"EG2HB7LKNJFDXICZT4JUD3HKRQ","additional_properties":{"_id":"UW6ALOEXA5GVNESGB3B6ZG2F7U"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA1484823899\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"WZT2CTNOCZEVLACHP4HNWZHCMM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488165},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, new Senate Minority Leader Harold Jones, D-Augusta, discussed the first day of the legislative session and Democratic priorities."},{"_id":"NYHKE73JQ5D2HM4IJNH6NRNDL4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488166},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"d73934ba0275a96242980169b37f1a333ca250dd4bc7158ad6aaf89f78e526a0"},"caption":"Advocates for transgender rights rally at the Capitol in Atlanta on the first day of the legislative session.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011425 leg session starts filed at_0012.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["677cbd873610cd395804cd5d"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"session starts\r","width":3300,"_id":"7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"677cbd873610cd395804cd5d","keywords":["legislature","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-13T18:30:21Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/FczZ77pzlJzyAKy6LuWsMuDP7BY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/i0KFkGolCOU_3s3UaDmGIti6Sp4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 011425 leg session starts filed at_0012.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"J7PVGDXWGZC75EXCJXTE4YCWUA","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-13T17:59:29Z","last_updated_date":"2025-02-13T09:37:35Z","slug":"aajc 011425 leg session starts ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/7TJHLIEC7Y4ZZYETHLED2R4RRI.JPG?auth=d73934ba0275a96242980169b37f1a333ca250dd4bc7158ad6aaf89f78e526a0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"WOYTQKJO4JGKRLB5A4IFKC72MU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488168},"type":"text","content":"<b>TRANSGENDER SPORTS.</b> The debate over whether transgender girls should compete against women in high school and collegiate athletics extends beyond the Georgia General Assembly."},{"_id":"3PTWJ3FFEVB5JEXAFA435NEJJU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488169},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to <a href=\"https://www.majorityleader.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=4365#:~:text=H.R.%2028%2C%20the%20Protection%20of,at%20birth%2C%20and%20withholding%20federal\" target=\"_blank\">vote today on legislation</a> that would withhold federal funding from schools that allow transgender women and girls to compete against females in school athletic competitions."},{"_id":"EBHJEF2QFBDMJJUQQUEWQSOUC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488170},"type":"text","content":"It is yet another proposal that Republicans hope to make into law now that they control Congress and, starting next week, the White House."},{"_id":"TRG6L5WWIFBLFKK6RQPWATJIWY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488171},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"NJSSYIVLTZAV3NRGFSC5ZYYD64","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488172},"type":"text","content":"<b>LAKEN RILEY. </b>The U.S. Senate took another procedural vote on Monday to advance legislation that would allow for the deportation of people living in the country illegally who are accused of theft or burglary."},{"_id":"D67P5WVPVRESRDKMPBZS34KAFI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736860488173},"type":"text","content":"Both Georgia U.S. Sens. 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Brian Kemp backs $500 million for Savannah water project.</i>"},{"_id":"PJ7QU3YXS5COFPEAAQS2WUMXUM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<i>Local governments debate property tax exemption.</i>"},{"_id":"3ILII2YMHNFYDCZ5M7LOR3HOC4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<i>U.S. Senate resumes debate of the Laken Riley Act.</i>"}]},{"_id":"CEMFC73VMFCHPGU36RU6GLZ4JM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370127},"type":"text","content":"Welcome to the start of another legislative session."},{"_id":"RS5FPKBPVVDJVMJVSDHB2VJ7AQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370128},"type":"text","content":"Over the next 40 days — splayed over about three months — lawmakers will wrangle, deliberate and debate hundreds of bills. Many will go nowhere. Some will pass. And some will make a lot of news."},{"_id":"7MAVRVCIARHP3OKN7ULNGTR4BI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370129},"type":"text","content":"Here are a few things we are watching:"},{"_id":"FERH47K7FJEFPC4UY6OR53N7YM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370130},"type":"text","content":"<b>How political will this session get? </b>Gov. Brian Kemp has urged politicians from both parties to resist the urge to jump in 2026 races for a few more months. But the race for his term-limited job is already well underway, with Attorney General Chris Carr in the hunt. Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has said he’ll wait until after the legislative session to join him, but it’s hard not to paint everything he does through the lens of a future gubernatorial candidate. And that’s just the top job. More than a dozen state senators — and more than a few House lawmakers — are jockeying already for the down-ticket jobs that are up for grabs next year."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"c06594eba4ad9f336d62699827047a95f7aa84dd0576abfbd2c83520eb4aa296"},"caption":"Roll call is taken in the Senate chambers of the Capitol in Atlanta on Jan. 8, 2024, the first day of the legislative session.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 010924 leg first dayAT filed AT 0011.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65948a642104173ada51c8d4"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"first day of leg 2024","width":3300,"_id":"GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/ey2P1REyuo1wXvj_7IMA1ZLHbHk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65948a642104173ada51c8d4","keywords":["capitol","legislature","senate","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/ey2P1REyuo1wXvj_7IMA1ZLHbHk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","takenOn":"2024-01-08T15:12:03Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/ey2P1REyuo1wXvj_7IMA1ZLHbHk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/kEm-AezQ_6akivfi4GDIHeiu_l0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 010924 leg first dayAT filed AT 0011.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Photos: Georgia's 2024 legislative session kicks off"},"_id":"OQNMPUZS4JG2FDZQTIVTWTXBLY"}],"_id":"JBMLV3HRCJGX7NYHV7X7MCAZWY","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-01-08T16:38:18Z","last_updated_date":"2024-03-12T10:02:43Z","slug":"aajc 010924 leg first dayAT ","height":2200,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GXQTYNEDOFEVX7PQSBPFTGU34Q.JPG?auth=c06594eba4ad9f336d62699827047a95f7aa84dd0576abfbd2c83520eb4aa296&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"LSTJHZI4CZEQNEIQB2YZXCR2FY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370132},"type":"text","content":"<b>Will lawmakers reach a quick accord on preserving in vitro fertilization treatment? </b>It seems like the measure is on a glide path after both House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and Jones endorsed legislation to protect IVF treatments. But some worry that the wording of the yet-to-be released legislation could open the door for abortion. How leaders navigate this issue could get tricky."},{"_id":"VTMMMI4GSFD45LFC3KMPEU5MF4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370133},"type":"text","content":"<b>Will some Democrats join Republicans in backing the transgender ban? </b>Democrats are struggling over how to address <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/transgender-georgians-brace-for-rough-2025-legislative-session/7Z3DXVRE7ZBHHEKNGFBRULSGIM/\" target=\"_blank\">transgender issues</a> after Republicans leveled repeated attacks during the 2024 campaign with the punchline: “Kamala is for they/them; President Trump is for you.” Georgia Republicans are leaning into the issue this year and are set to quickly bring a new measure that would ban transgender girls from competing in women’s sports. Some Democrats vow to oppose the bill as discriminatory, while others are quietly urging their colleagues not to so fiercely fight a policy that resonated with some voters."},{"_id":"6IJIO7PDIRHQJN5A7B5IOGSDWI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370134},"type":"text","content":"<b>Is this the year “religious liberty” passes?</b> State Sen. Ed Setzler, a Republican from Acworth and the measure’s longtime champion, thinks so. A year ago, the Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-senate-panel-advances-religious-liberty-bill-before-deadline/AA2QKONHYBHL5EDD4O5QWGNIGM/\" target=\"_blank\">passed the measure</a> along party lines before it petered out in the House. But this year, supporters say it has its best chance of passing since 2016, when then-Gov. Nathan Deal vetoed it amid threats of boycotts from big businesses."},{"_id":"WO6XSAVXVBDBDOB5SECFQBPKAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370135},"type":"text","content":"<b>Will Medicaid expansion proponents make any headway?</b> Last year was a hallmark one for advocates of expansion. The session opened with legislative leaders openly mulling ways to boost the program’s rolls and in March <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-surprise-bill-to-expand-medicaid-in-georgia-narrowly-fails/QL3UB6YDAZDD3FJDJCC2M3CA2M/\" target=\"_blank\">held a surprise committee vote</a> that drew several GOP supporters — and was squelched only after direct intervention from Kemp. The governor said he’ll oppose any expansion in 2025, but supporters could use the year to recalibrate."},{"_id":"BQSFRQRJLRAQXFCNGD4YS45S2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370136},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Ben Gray 2024","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"Ga"},"auth":{"1":"460484dbf8826b5b47d93ad35912ebb28852fe0ab0406d67ef9b88cf23d8eddb"},"caption":"Politicians and lobbyists gathered for the Wild Hog Supper in Atlanta on Sunday ahead of the legislative session.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010924 leg first day 01.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6595c8a1fd329e3972f6bbd3"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Ben Gray for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Ben Gray","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Wild Hog Supper","width":3000,"_id":"GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/C3ZWfhptTGZPVJcsLX9JBiGxnqg=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"6595c8a1fd329e3972f6bbd3","keywords":["freelance","AJC Freelancer","AJC"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/C3ZWfhptTGZPVJcsLX9JBiGxnqg=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","takenOn":"2020-11-10T23:02:24Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/C3ZWfhptTGZPVJcsLX9JBiGxnqg=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/tqkBXnb3rtatJwA6fSsh3moa5zA=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010924 leg first day 01.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Wild Hog Supper opens the Georgia Legislature in Atlanta"},"_id":"O5HFJVKSUZAPVEF3NF5UZWBQFY"}],"_id":"A3DBZI7DV5EE7NPY73GTVRGKBQ"},"created_date":"2024-01-08T00:44:16Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-13T09:29:26Z","height":2000,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/GJ3QFJNBKFLC7U4GSQCXUC3WGI.JPG?auth=460484dbf8826b5b47d93ad35912ebb28852fe0ab0406d67ef9b88cf23d8eddb&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"FAXZIURD25HUHCCR2EJWN2VL74","additional_properties":{"_id":1736541767086},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>Georgia’s legislative session officially starts today, but it unofficially started last night with the 62nd annual Wild Hog Supper. The dinner at the Georgia Freight Depot attracted lots of lawmakers and raised about $60,000 for food banks up and down the state, according to Danah Craft, executive director of Feeding Georgia."},{"_id":"DZR6HW355BGCZJA2FJ2NNPJE24","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370139},"type":"text","content":"The event is a mostly joyful celebration of Georgia’s agriculture industry. But it will likely be a somber session for farmers, many of whom are still recovering from a series of storms that wiped out their harvests."},{"_id":"UX5PL45EVRBLPM7YDQEYN336EA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370140},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Russ Goodman, a Republican from Cogdell and chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, said he’s interested in putting more money into a low-interest loan program for farmers and passing a reforestation tax credit to help timber owners who lost their investment."},{"_id":"AZA5724FQ5EQTEWOALIUOZMFS4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370141},"type":"text","content":"“It’s important this year as we begin our legislative session … that we remember what has happened and transpired over the last couple of months,” Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper said during his opening remarks. “In helping those farm families, we’re also able to help families all across this state.”"},{"_id":"RYQNNCQPMFB6RBYMIHMRQOKZDQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370142},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ILA55TIJTRAYVAIFT6TR43HJNY","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"6LD2RIERMJHWVPXN7EAVAPTOAQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Legislature will convene today with a slightly <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislature-convenes-with-a-more-diverse-crop-of-lawmakers/ZQR3BCM6E5AWLNBUCAGJI2YYJA/\" target=\"_blank\">more diverse group of lawmakers</a>, the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu and Phoebe Quinton report."},{"_id":"7SHCG6KF4ZEDNCWIHVUBMNZ4BQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"State lawmakers<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/legislature-not-expected-to-pursue-clarifying-abortion-language-this-year/KZWJ7P4LB5FNLEA5MZNW364P3I/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/legislature-not-expected-to-pursue-clarifying-abortion-language-this-year/KZWJ7P4LB5FNLEA5MZNW364P3I/\" target=\"_blank\">are not expected to make changes</a> to Georgia’s abortion law this year, Prabhu reports."},{"_id":"AGRYPVWDVVG2BDADO26ZYMB6VE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The years of booming state revenue in Georgia might be over, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/latest-georgia-tax-receipts-offer-more-evidence-the-boom-is-over/ZUWRRAMNGJH5HMTKW2QQMTA2OE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/latest-georgia-tax-receipts-offer-more-evidence-the-boom-is-over/ZUWRRAMNGJH5HMTKW2QQMTA2OE/\" target=\"_blank\">David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"5WKXQAZNCFGMVBSEDIWMWLIXZI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/who-to-watch-at-the-georgia-legislature/5QNL4QHPVBA2PA4BMPTAK4JI2U/\" target=\"_blank\">Who to watch</a> at the Georgia Legislature in 2025."}]},{"_id":"LMN2WXEDUZAFJA7Q53AYWHF7WU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370144},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"89c67edffd7e50db247be661eefa6103c58bb717415c0a58e22867814315933b"},"caption":"The Georgia Capitol in Atlanta.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EYGWGLEHNZCDNFIJYZCNE2JNWY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Brian Kemp and legislative leaders hold a news conference on school safety priorities for the session."}]},{"_id":"WUBUCXFJ3FCRHAQFBA7K3CWYGI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370148},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Benjamin Roy Hendren","address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"3149befb7f856e5418d2f59b6af58add9ba53fa2905538b671c04eb336caf7a5"},"caption":"Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp delivered an update on the state response to the winter storm last week at the Georgia Emergency Management agency headquarters. 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Brian Kemp will roll out his 2025 midyear budget later this week, and among the spending items is $502 million to solve the Savannah area’s water woes."},{"_id":"CE6JNRPIH5EFZODR5MJWQ3JCKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370151},"type":"text","content":"The state will fund the construction of new infrastructure in Effingham and Chatham counties that will carry 20 million gallons a day from the Savannah River. The system improvements involve three water authorities and will cut the region’s reliance on groundwater drawn from the <a href=\"https://fl.water.usgs.gov/floridan/intro.html\" target=\"_blank\">Floridan aquifer system</a>, a 100,000-square-mile underground reservoir."},{"_id":"NYMSDXD7RZECTNQZ7DWQNJB45I","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370152},"type":"text","content":"The network, projected for completion in 2030, will serve the Hyundai electric vehicle factory in Bryan County. The automaker’s water demands — 4 million gallons a day — increased the sense of urgency for the state to invest in the surface water system. Withdrawals from the aquifer are restricted in Chatham, Bryan and parts of Effingham County because of the risk of saltwater intrusion into a source that serves 10 million people in Georgia and Florida."},{"_id":"D2RRPRDUTVGJBMRVQTKKPAF2DY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370153},"type":"text","content":"Our <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/state-to-address-savannahs-water-woes-with-half-billion-dollar-investment/COP32VYEUFAMTFJLTDSZ65MXOY/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC colleague Adam Van Brimmer</a> breaks down the details in a story that published this morning."},{"_id":"ROYNTKDNVBCBDN64ETUAYWFKLM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370154},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"5488fc0b4af6b6473213df32b98b18aeb0e35fb55ce03f473dcef1adce407cf5"},"caption":"Mourners left flowers in remembrance of those killed in a fatal shooting in September at Apalachee High School in Winder.","source":{"system":"McClatchy Tribune","name":"McClatchy Tribune","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/US-NEWS-GA-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-FAMILY-AT.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[],"tags":[{"description":"McClatchy Tribune","text":"McClatchy Tribune","slug":"McClatchy-Tribune"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"McClatchy Tribune","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"US-NEWS-GA-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-FAMILY-AT","width":3000,"_id":"RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/7vM63cgaTFR11eTDZFklACKNQ90=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","iptc_source":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"121240167W","keywords":["McClatchy Tribune"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/7vM63cgaTFR11eTDZFklACKNQ90=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","takenOn":"2024-09-09T22:46:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/7vM63cgaTFR11eTDZFklACKNQ90=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/dpEL-XY-GST1O9tY-EoVynsTMCg=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/US-NEWS-GA-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-FAMILY-AT.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"KFNSUJ2ES5CYTD5BOENZIQIZBY","iptc_title":"MBR"},"created_date":"2024-09-09T23:54:40Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-13T09:48:22Z","slug":"US-NEWS-GA-SCHOOL-SHOOTING-SUSPECT-FAMILY-AT","height":2001,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RYVACHX4YT3H4ZU7PM5EPQWCV4.jpg?auth=5488fc0b4af6b6473213df32b98b18aeb0e35fb55ce03f473dcef1adce407cf5&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"JBZ7ZLLMJZHWRBCVITFC2B3RHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370156},"type":"text","content":"<b>MORE OF THE SAME.</b> Greg Bluestein had a great quote from longtime lobbyist Neill Herring over the weekend about Georgia’s legislative session, which you might have heard begins today."},{"_id":"YW5H35C7VNCELGKOCCBX5F2ZAI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370157},"type":"text","content":"“Call it the session of the living dead,” he said."},{"_id":"XS2JOLJEARE4LNSPNUCOZO6N5Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370158},"type":"text","content":"Herring was referring to the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/some-ideas-never-die-at-the-georgia-legislature/C3UJRB6RDVCKFCOYQ2DZ43JDJY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/some-ideas-never-die-at-the-georgia-legislature/C3UJRB6RDVCKFCOYQ2DZ43JDJY/\" target=\"_blank\">horde of failed bills</a> that will likely lurch back to life at the start of the session — something that seems to happen every year."},{"_id":"CS5R2VBDDVACPGHPINOSXIWO5M","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370159},"type":"text","content":"That includes gun safety. The issue appeared to gain momentum in September after a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/efforts-continue-to-help-georgia-high-school-after-september-school-shooting/7URX2JUC6RCH7C3PONX627OB4M/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/efforts-continue-to-help-georgia-high-school-after-september-school-shooting/7URX2JUC6RCH7C3PONX627OB4M/\" target=\"_blank\">shooting at Apalachee High School</a> in Winder killed two students and two teachers. A Senate study committee met in the weeks after the shooting to study safe gun storage, but did not release any recommendations."},{"_id":"FTEVGEPG2BBBBKAI567WXO4U6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370160},"type":"text","content":"New House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus, said her caucus plans to continue pushing the issue, but noted “we’re in the minority and not driving the agenda.”"},{"_id":"OBRIKM4HHVGCPB6EJLN4AWFSOA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370161},"type":"text","content":"“When you look at the stats in terms of how many children are affected by gun violence … we cannot pretend that it’s not a real thing,” she said."},{"_id":"TC7FYM732RCVHLNEYM7FTCD7GM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370162},"type":"text","content":"House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, indicated last week that any legislation would be limited to tax credits offering incentives for people to purchase gun safes and trigger locks."},{"_id":"44GX7IG2IRC6REDHHYH4ZWGLAA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370163},"type":"text","content":"“We think that’s a reasonable alternative for Georgians and we’ll go back and look at that legislation again,” he said, adding: “I’ll tell you first and foremost that we’ll not impede the Second Amendment rights of Georgians.”"},{"_id":"RNSSYUM3G5AF7ITOYIZAK4C2EM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370164},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"WNX3RIBEDFENVLGLZKUU2MWAIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370165},"type":"text","content":"<b>OPTING OUT.</b> The clock is ticking for local governments across Georgia to decide whether to opt out of a voter-approved property tax exemption."},{"_id":"BRPSUK3SKNDPVCHLWDIULTKMYI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370166},"type":"text","content":"Voters overwhelmingly<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/one-georgia-ballot-initiative-too-close-to-call-other-measures-pass/M5LBLYNC6VGOTLN32HPUSZYWCU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/one-georgia-ballot-initiative-too-close-to-call-other-measures-pass/M5LBLYNC6VGOTLN32HPUSZYWCU/\" target=\"_blank\">OK’d the exemption</a> in November. But local governments can vote to opt out of it if they have three public hearings before March 1."},{"_id":"LL33LKAXZ5H5BIEUT3QPIWY6AE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370167},"type":"text","content":"The decision will put some local elected officials in the hot seat. They’ll have to choose between either saving money for homeowners or cutting their already stretched budgets."},{"_id":"P7OKU3EQONCSDAQPP3MYB4K3P4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370168},"type":"text","content":"But it’s not a dilemma for everyone. In Marietta, the new exemption isn’t as good as the one the <a href=\"https://mariettaga.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17195/HB-581-FAQs\" target=\"_blank\">city already has</a>. If the city doesn’t opt out, homeowners there would have to pay more. It’s a safe bet that an opt-out vote will be popular."},{"_id":"TYW55LMY2FFGFL2VCD32MWV25A","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370169},"type":"text","content":"But it’s a different story for most school districts. Gwinnett County Public Schools says<b> </b>the tax exemption would cost them more than $100 million over three years. They’ve already scheduled their three public hearings in preparation for an opt-out vote later this year."},{"_id":"T2VIXWA4PBBHZAKS2OAQZXXTP4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370170},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":" Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"c6a0ea7c2316bb485b4ad32bd02a542444c0e9b2808efaf560dcbc937ab972d6"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"ZNB5A2YFKZCBRCKDDXZ6O3ECOY","additional_properties":{"_id":"MH7BE2TJUVFMVG43A34W5UNRX4"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA2154870036 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"3J77ZCANPRBFZOEMS54HUNZRNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370175},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, previewed the legislative session. Then, Democratic state Rep. Michelle Au, D-Johns Creek, offered her perspective."},{"_id":"3XZ6FXFPOFEM5BAIAWAUQROD5E","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370176},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"62DXGFCGKZGXFIW7KSCNHPOZHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370177},"type":"text","content":"<b>DNC DEBATE. </b>Candidates for Democratic National Committee officer jobs took part in a forum over the weekend, a lineup that included Georgia U.S. Rep. 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Current law only lets them do this for violent crimes."},{"_id":"Q6PJD2PZMVFYHIKR7CFE5YIKYY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736784370183},"type":"text","content":"Asked why Senate Democrats had mostly agreed to move the immigration measure forward, U.S. Sen. 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Parish got his start in Virginia, but most recently worked to help re-elect state Rep. Deborah Silcox, R-Sandy Springs. Stewart Bragg was the caucus political director last year. He has joined JLK Political Strategies. But he’ll still be consulting with the caucus, focusing on candidate recruitment and communications support for members."},{"_id":"FL5L6KSYKZAOBJHBVAZEHR5FIU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carmen Foskey Bergman is returning as executive director of the Georgia House Republican Caucus. Grace Hannah Smith is back as finance director and Brian Robinson and Peyton Puckett will be available for caucus support."}]},{"_id":"ZDK2SKEBSRCJLM43ZXXUOWFSWE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736759977496},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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But sometimes the government can make it worse. Poor communication and slow response to the infamous 2014 “snowpocalypse” storm snowballed a dusting of wintry weather into an embarrassing debacle for Georgia — and prompted then-Gov. Nathan Deal to overhaul the state’s emergency policies."},{"_id":"MZKLKA6TTJESFO3DXNJILGXZUI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Now, state lawmakers are likely to debate more changes during the legislative session that starts next week. Last month, a panel of House lawmakers endorsed creating a state Office of Resilience and hiring a chief resilience officer to help better prepare for severe storms and other disasters. They also urged the state to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/donald-trumps-appointment-boosts-david-perdues-political-comeback/GNOBSC2A7FHS3GUATNCQX2W7PI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/donald-trumps-appointment-boosts-david-perdues-political-comeback/GNOBSC2A7FHS3GUATNCQX2W7PI/\" target=\"_blank\">update its outdated 911 system</a>, a move that would likely require significant spending."},{"auth":{"1":"c66db32945c6481999cb25eb8b555afc8d426d94592e7f7fc7b689f609d6bf5d"},"caption":"Gov. 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Deal visits Atlanta high school; declines to discuss top emergency deputy","width":4908,"_id":"XYOE7SSZHKXTKNALWXRITEWAHM","created_date":"2020-06-19T04:08:48Z","publish_date":"2014-02-04T23:06:49Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XYOE7SSZHKXTKNALWXRITEWAHM.jpg?auth=c66db32945c6481999cb25eb8b555afc8d426d94592e7f7fc7b689f609d6bf5d&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"KMZBKUHCPJELBGB47652KVA4TA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It appears today’s storm might not be as bad as initially<b> </b>predicted. Forecasters had been calling for up to 3 inches of snow in the metro Atlanta area, but now say it will be less than an inch while the North Georgia mountains could get more."},{"_id":"T56KV3RBRZCW3PBIN4UNQ6PHLA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Still, with the lingering bad memories of 2014, state and local officials aren’t taking any chances. Now, it’s almost standard operating procedure for governors to deploy road-clearing equipment, assign additional manpower and issue state of emergency orders long before the first snowflakes fall — as<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/significant-snow-accumulation-possible-in-north-ga-plan-on-hazardous-roads/YJ7ZMREVRJH55OTGEAOIPEQRI4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/significant-snow-accumulation-possible-in-north-ga-plan-on-hazardous-roads/YJ7ZMREVRJH55OTGEAOIPEQRI4/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Brian Kemp did this week</a>."},{"_id":"YEOJU5MMNBG2FDPQ5DTJAKKT74","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Kemp also rearranged his schedule to ensure he was back in Georgia by Thursday night after attending Jimmy Carter’s funeral in Washington and then<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp-meets-with-donald-trump-in-dc-ahead-of-former-presidents-inauguration/KDGSOAGJJJACPJMAG37FM4O5L4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp-meets-with-donald-trump-in-dc-ahead-of-former-presidents-inauguration/KDGSOAGJJJACPJMAG37FM4O5L4/\" target=\"_blank\">meeting with President-elect Donald Trump</a> at his Mar-a-Lago<i> </i>resort in Florida."},{"_id":"4GBTH5XPF5EHLAWMRGJQTDPIKY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"One thing to remember: while the wintry storm that humiliated metro Atlanta in 2014 was nicknamed for snow, it was actually the region’s icy roads that caused all the mayhem."},{"_id":"L564H4MQG5EZJMT5LQDSWRJM44","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"More reading:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"IDLZHFNKEBFDRGS2B33ESFRS3Y","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QKJ6D4CVMZGMPORDIHRWV46WKI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/snow-in-atlanta-live-updates/ZCLGT7DGNRFDJLVKNM342GWPMM/\" target=\"_blank\">Live updates</a> from today’s storm."},{"_id":"BU3AZX7XCRCHDMDIIZEFOIB7KM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"List of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/more-georgia-colleges-and-schools-closing-friday-as-storm-approaches/KLGOYSQH7BHTJL3VLHRYRZTYGE/\" target=\"_blank\">school and college closures</a>."},{"_id":"RW43C6YD7VF43DZWGU2MLRPJS4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Hundreds of Atlanta flights <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/atlanta-airport-flight-cancellations-grow-ahead-of-winter-storm/MMKJ6QZDCZCMDDJ73HQAUZXRCI/\" target=\"_blank\">canceled Friday</a>."}]},{"_id":"P5QKKRRASVBHHM4RI2N7VXJSLE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"41bb25068af7a898a879ce37094c1f3f5ede056790da39af9b23de305fbbdced"},"caption":"On Wednesday, the State Ethics Commission will consider a consent order in its long-standing case against the New Georgia Project and the New Georgia Project Action Fund, founded by Democrat Stacey Abrams.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/073124 HARRIS EVENT HS04.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["66a930102841a9395ee7969f"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Vice President Kamala Harris","width":5308,"_id":"3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/8xzxhlBGyoahSWrmprrzyldFa94=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"66a930102841a9395ee7969f ","keywords":["rally","AJC Freelancer","Vice President","Kamala Harris"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/8xzxhlBGyoahSWrmprrzyldFa94=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","takenOn":"2024-07-30T17:36:09Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/8xzxhlBGyoahSWrmprrzyldFa94=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/1lI84Tyrrq94RmH0emrW-zO_GWk=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/073124 HARRIS EVENT HS04.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"2YCD2U3QIFEWNNAUDOYPJZYKIA","iptc_title":"Multimedia Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-07-31T01:27:04Z","last_updated_date":"2024-08-01T09:02:39Z","slug":"AAJC 073124 Kamala photos ","height":3511,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/3LTMMB5VTSK4SFIRLK35LSTDNE.JPG?auth=41bb25068af7a898a879ce37094c1f3f5ede056790da39af9b23de305fbbdced&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"MNV4KEPQ25AVLLCGKZLZB5WFVA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Georgia’s legislative session starts Monday, and the AJC is offering numerous previews online and in print over the weekend. They include:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"K377BYS6SFGCDHUTK6RMZJANDE","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"FLSYQR3NCJAORHP2WKRTUXEUUU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"An <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/georgias-school-superintendent-wants-continued-investment-in-educators/CTXSHDSWKZHYFKPR4WRXXQNAJA/\" target=\"_blank\">essay from state Superintendent Richard Woods</a> urging lawmakers to invest in teachers."},{"_id":"WI3JY6T5TBFENPITIMRPMXM3Q4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/transgender-georgians-brace-for-rough-2025-legislative-session/7Z3DXVRE7ZBHHEKNGFBRULSGIM/\" target=\"_blank\">story by the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu</a> about how Georgia’s LGBTQ+ community is bracing for more expansive restrictions."},{"_id":"AS3JQIU4SBAHVNWURSHBTENM2E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A list of <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/issues-to-watch-during-the-2025-georgia-legislative-session/OSNQWKKM7RG7ZPYQWLM5TXFRYQ/\" target=\"_blank\">issues to watch</a> as the session gets underway."}]},{"_id":"R54POO66NJBDVPWE7ALDKBCN44","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Other things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"UU2TAF2Y7ZHR5N62S7BBIVQB5Q","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RXXSLH4KKVHZTA2ZPG5WWPYFNM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Union dockworkers reached a labor agreement this week that will avert a strike at the Georgia Port Authority marine terminals in Savannah and Brunswick, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/dockworkers-go-on-strike-at-georgias-ports-what-to-know/BIIKAFE2VJFKDBZMYXLCW73UKA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/dockworkers-go-on-strike-at-georgias-ports-what-to-know/BIIKAFE2VJFKDBZMYXLCW73UKA/\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Van Brimmer reports</a>."},{"_id":"FMVZOODAGRBPJF2USSOJ4NHKWA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Democrat Stacey Abrams’ voting rights group has settled an ethics complaint alleging it spent money on her unsuccessful 2018 run for governor without properly disclosing it, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/group-founded-by-stacey-abrams-settles-campaign-finance-complaint/V3E3HPUTUVGOLOCWOPUH27ZMUI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/group-founded-by-stacey-abrams-settles-campaign-finance-complaint/V3E3HPUTUVGOLOCWOPUH27ZMUI/\" target=\"_blank\">David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"CL26GRBMRJCSJJ7NC7IQMAT2OM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is asking the Georgia Supreme Court to overturn a lower court decision that removed her from the 2020 election interference case involving President-elect Donald Trump, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fulton-da-asks-georgias-top-court-to-reinstate-her-on-trump-election-interference-case/LKCOSJAO25BIHAMPGKMMU3OWKM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fulton-da-asks-georgias-top-court-to-reinstate-her-on-trump-election-interference-case/LKCOSJAO25BIHAMPGKMMU3OWKM/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Tamar Hallerman reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"CHZWHR75GNETZGNI7UNH4UZP64","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"LKNXHC6SVGNHUMSLHQDT2NUZUM","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"LKNXHC6SVGNHUMSLHQDT2NUZUM","type":"reference"},{"_id":"KXRX2CI5JJAERGP7ECFFLH6DT4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>FLIGHT TO CAIRO.</b> In 1981, shortly after his loss to Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter found himself on a flight to Cairo with Gerald Ford — the man Carter himself had defeated for president just a few years before."},{"_id":"5BISE7OVBBEQNFPM5LA5RRUA4E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But instead of an icy, awkward flight, the journey produced an enduring friendship. That flight was so important that both men mentioned it when eulogizing the other at their funerals: Carter in person during Ford’s funeral in 2007, and Ford via his son during Carter’s funeral on Thursday in a message that Gerald Ford wrote years ago."},{"_id":"XFYEZT44YZG45MVM26R7MVGEO4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On that flight to attend the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, “we formed a personal bond while lamenting on the difficulty of unexpectedly defeated candidates trying to raise money to build presidential libraries,” <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gNrZypFkPE\" target=\"_blank\">Carter said</a> at Ford’s funeral, prompting a laugh from the audience."},{"_id":"TZVEBEAOXVHSDIGF3AKKSKC3WA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ford wrote that the flight at first reminded him of an old line that “two presidents in a room is one too many” — which prompted laughter from the four former presidents who attended Carter’s funeral on Thursday at the Washington National Cathedral."},{"_id":"SZDZWEZ7HZCUXFJ7OYUZVFC53Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I wondered how awkward that long flight might be to Cairo,” Ford wrote in a message read by his son, Steven. “But the return trip was not nearly long enough. For it was somewhere over the Atlantic that Jimmy and I forged a friendship that transcends politics.”"},{"_id":"K2LSRAJIW5FKHKKZLVV52ZNI3Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The two presidents agreed to eulogize each other during a phone call years ago. Carter ended his remarks by fighting back tears, quoting the words from his 1977 inaugural address: “for myself and our nation, I want to thank my predecessor for all that he did to heal our land.”"},{"_id":"EWHHYP7A55GW7FPXVYILOW2USI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But it was Ford who got the last word."},{"_id":"QDQPIL2FHNHXDB7PWVWCEABVTI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Jimmy, I’m looking forward to our reunion,” Ford wrote in words spoken slowly by his son on Thursday. “We have much to catch up on. Thank you, Mr. President. Welcome home, old friend.”"},{"_id":"YB2EIG4BGJFI3N36WYLANSM6V4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"LZZYWUTA7RCIHAUZ4GZL5V3LMY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TIMBER. </b>Some Georgia lawmakers suggest <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/politically-georgia-its-crunch-time/LHSLOPSWQRCT3HEUQJKWQDN65M/\" target=\"_blank\">changing the state constitution</a> so they can give money to farmers who lost their harvests during Hurricane Helene."},{"_id":"ESH3CY32R5EFBFLCKXJ6VYVE3A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But judging from House Speaker Jon Burns’ comments during his <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-speaker-wants-to-see-changes-to-newly-passed-school-vouchers-bill/6RIKVXD455DLRJ5M2NIAQ37YMU/\" target=\"_blank\">news conference</a> this week, that’s not likely to happen."},{"_id":"CLWDPXKGN5CEXFYSA3BOYNDLDA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Burns indicated lawmakers will let the federal government handle that. Congress approved $100 billion in<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/biden-signs-bill-that-averts-a-government-shutdown-and-brings-a-close-to-days-of-washington-upheaval/WKFVDGA3BBDFZPG2662O4KIG5E/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/biden-signs-bill-that-averts-a-government-shutdown-and-brings-a-close-to-days-of-washington-upheaval/WKFVDGA3BBDFZPG2662O4KIG5E/\" target=\"_blank\">hurricane relief last month</a>. And unlike the General Assembly, Congress can give money to farmers without making them pay it back."},{"_id":"DC6WWAXRQVB6BGT7CTDZL57DMI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But that doesn’t mean lawmakers will do nothing. Burns said he’d like lawmakers to spend money to help clean up Georgia’s vast timber fields that were decimated by the storm. Such spending wouldn’t be simple charity, but a public safety protection."},{"_id":"FCCICA4EF5HEBCEDU3Z6PUXJA4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Toppled, dried out trees would make it much easier for destructive wildfires to break out over the summer — a concern that’s<b> </b>more prevalent<b> </b>given the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hollywood-hills-fire-breaks-out-as-deadly-wildfires-burn-out-of-control-across-los-angeles-area/FZBYROAQDFC5PCT5VQLZFLSLAE/\" target=\"_blank\">blazes devastating Los Angeles</a>."},{"_id":"GD5REZAAL5C6PKZH22O7X33OX4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I believe there is a pathway there to make sure we enhance public safety, if you will, by assisting our timberland owners, our landowners, to make sure there is some clean up there so we will not have a disaster as we see in western states come that time of year,” Burns said."},{"_id":"HBSGDXPJJ5EAHEQD2NLGNNQGGA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"WDHVU5K2QNT7RUMNLHK3WIRL3E","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"WDHVU5K2QNT7RUMNLHK3WIRL3E","type":"reference"},{"_id":"BYFE3NFKMNEYTACPWKRNEADO6Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>NO DRILL, BABY.</b> President-elect Donald Trump is fond of throwing out “drill, baby, drill” at his campaign rallies. But President Joe Biden earlier this week used a federal law to ban offshore drilling along most of the Atlantic coast, including Georgia."},{"_id":"5V4GLHRMS5F57IF5JSM2ILEF7E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump, of course, vowed to “unban it immediately” in an appearance on Hugh Hewitt’s <a href=\"https://hughhewitt.com/president-elect-donald-trump-on-one-big-beautiful-bill\" target=\"_blank\">radio show</a>. But that could be difficult to do because it would likely require <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/biden-offshore-drilling-trump-florida-atlantic-pacific-aa26f50e158fd4f9c24d368898244dce\" target=\"_blank\">Congress to approve it</a>."},{"_id":"EZGRC5R4WJEIXNAUADD567PHHA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"No one has drilled for oil off the Atlantic coast since the early 1980s. But there have been<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/oil-drilling-could-occur-off-georgia-coast-under-obama-proposal/GxCayF7ordTxmXgcMFPc3L/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/state--regional-govt--politics/oil-drilling-could-occur-off-georgia-coast-under-obama-proposal/GxCayF7ordTxmXgcMFPc3L/\" target=\"_blank\">attempts to revive it</a>. Former Democratic President Barack Obama’s administration floated a proposal to open up portions of the Atlantic coast for oil drilling, though nothing ever happened."},{"_id":"ZFS6PZWG2JBR5ODTA2RB3QN23Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump, during his first term in office, tried to expand offshore drilling. But he eventually backed down after pushback from coastal states, including Georgia. The Georgia House<a href=\"https://legiscan.com/GA/text/HR48/id/1876980\"> </a><a href=\"https://legiscan.com/GA/text/HR48/id/1876980\" target=\"_blank\">passed a resolution</a> in 2019 opposing offshore drilling and seismic testing."},{"_id":"BNCQG7NHP5FM7LI5CK4KHDZUWU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Georgia Conservancy, a nonprofit that opposes offshore oil drilling,<a href=\"https://www.georgiaconservancy.org/offshore-drilling\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.georgiaconservancy.org/offshore-drilling\" target=\"_blank\">praised Biden’s order</a> as “a monumental decision that will leave our precious coast protected from the harmful effects of seismic testing, oil and gas drilling, and associated onshore infrastructure.”"},{"_id":"PQAOBY7W2ZFAPIA5WJVIIZWVSA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"RLPUDT24UQ7S2RWXLTW2UA6RXU","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"RLPUDT24UQ7S2RWXLTW2UA6RXU","type":"reference"},{"_id":"ROCSFMAQKNCUXDKTUVG4LMJ4D4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TRUMP SENTENCE.</b> On Thursday, President-elect Donald Trump took his place beside the other living presidents at Jimmy Carter’s funeral. Later this month, Trump is set to become the first active U.S. president convicted of felony crimes."},{"_id":"MOLRHPWESFF2NJ62VBWL3ITP4E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Today, a New York judge is scheduled to sentence Trump after a <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-deliberations-jury-testimony-verdict-85558c6d08efb434d05b694364470aa0\" target=\"_blank\">jury convicted him</a> in May of 34 counts of falsifying business records in what prosecutors said was a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election. "},{"_id":"OHALY25GJBAC5KOOKKO2G63NUA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That judge, <a href=\"https://apnews.com/article/trump-new-york-criminal-case-excerpts-59e72847cd80e5f0c734b02fa0426e17\" target=\"_blank\">Juan M. Merchan</a>, has already said he likely won’t impose a fine or jail time. Trump had asked both the United States and New York Supreme Courts to block the sentencing, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/supreme-court-rejects-trumps-bid-to-delay-sentencing-in-his-new-york-hush-money-case/Y2F4VFQGMJBQZBPNT5CW2HJI6I/\" target=\"_blank\">but both declined</a>."},{"_id":"FUKJYZKRJVEEFH5BG34FZKGYZA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Trump’s attorney, D. John Sauer, said sentencing the president-elect would be a “grave injustice.” Coincidentally, Trump has picked Sauer to be the next solicitor general, an attorney whose job is to represent the federal government before the U.S. Supreme Court."},{"_id":"B4PKQSOVXZCCHDE3F7JBGMO5HU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"694b2ff4c849566c2b53ad4171e1a783638c2b76f38987b6cc9582dc5288d9f0"},"caption":"Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010825 burns presser 10.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["677865683610cd395803d2a3"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"010825 burns presser","width":8192,"_id":"M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/P_2W7rkQ-NSB1VmY5uZCAzOrzV4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"677865683610cd395803d2a3","keywords":["pre-session","AJC Freelancer","House Speaker","Jon Burns"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/P_2W7rkQ-NSB1VmY5uZCAzOrzV4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-08T18:49:11Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/P_2W7rkQ-NSB1VmY5uZCAzOrzV4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/aeX3pkDZ3w1Jh55WuWFyavS9L-A=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010825 burns presser 10.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"PVSDRECSXRDMXCPO6QDV63G5M4","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-08T19:28:34Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-08T20:08:43Z","slug":"010825 burns presser","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/M7BXB4DQN77M2TS2MP7CTPFJZA.JPG?auth=694b2ff4c849566c2b53ad4171e1a783638c2b76f38987b6cc9582dc5288d9f0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XZRCNYGLKFFYVHOPY64VWJVNOM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” you’ll hear an interview with Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, previewing the legislative session. Then, Democratic state Rep. 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That includes President-elect Donald Trump, who has frequently maligned Carter but yesterday went to the Capitol Rotunda, where the late president was lying in state, to pay his respects."},{"_id":"54TYYBJHNJEQXKA46J3U3WQPYA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The eulogy at the memorial will be delivered by Biden, whose relationship with Carter stretches back decades. Biden was the first sitting U.S. senator to endorse Carter’s presidential bid in 1976, and the Georgian never forgot his loyalty. The last time Biden saw Carter was during his 2021 visit to the former president’s humble home in Plains."},{"_id":"CEV34PL4G5DP5FBCJEOS2ETI5M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I bent down — he was in tough shape — to kiss him goodbye, and he asked me to do his eulogy,” <a href=\"https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2025/01/08/joe-biden-jimmy-carter-eulogy-interview/77489883007/\" target=\"_blank\">Biden told USA Today</a>."},{"_id":"N4JLU477ZRCIHMEWU4MPR4OZBY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"After that, Carter’s casket will return to Plains, where he will be laid to rest beside his wife, Rosalynn, in a private ceremony. The Rev. Tony Lowden, Carter’s personal pastor, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/jimmy-carter/jimmy-carters-personal-pastor-readies-to-deliver-biggest-sermon-of-life/7TMKKU2LQRAJBGVTPGYAZOR764/\" target=\"_blank\">will speak</a>."},{"_id":"PDSCIOESKZFMVJONVH3TITLFHY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The AJC has published “An Exemplary Life,” a 24-page special section remembering Carter’s life and legacy. You can buy a copy at our <a href=\"https://atlantajc.myshopify.com/\" target=\"_blank\">online store</a> and retail outlets in metro Atlanta. Copies are also available in Plains for free."},{"_id":"HTVQEVYVDFHTXBP7THDVNAJSUY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In honor of our 39th president, here are three things to know:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"VKMHKDFIYNGWLEG3U6U5Z2MXK4","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"XYE76DWQ6BH7XDZI7GGTDLV4AE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Carter’s post-presidential life is marked by his push for fair and democratic election results across the globe. But before that, he was the victim of a stolen election himself, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/president-carter-leaves-legacy-of-global-election-monitoring-and-transparency/7D6RBYROFBE5FHJIKJV3WRN4UU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/president-carter-leaves-legacy-of-global-election-monitoring-and-transparency/7D6RBYROFBE5FHJIKJV3WRN4UU/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Niesse writes</a>."},{"_id":"L4VJGOADW5BMNB4LMFVEZ223CA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Most people associate Carter’s Georgia connection with his hometown of Plains and Atlanta, home of the Carter Center. But the late president also had a rustic mountain cabin near Ellijay where he sought refuge in the solitude of the forest, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/jimmy-carters-surprising-connection-to-the-north-georgia-mountains/OOSMZ4N2HVC4BKND6PDHNME764/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"JG3NQHA2VNCWXEWFCXXPTPVN2M","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Long before a film tax credit transformed Georgia into one of the country’s largest moviemaking destinations, then-Gov.<b> </b>Jimmy Carter laid the groundwork for the state’s multibillion-dollar film industry, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/jimmy-carter-played-foundational-role-in-georgias-film-industry/DFJSEHQUYVADZG4WGIMQ2EMOGQ/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Savannah Sicurella reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"S4YSEJBSTRESTKQ4VKXYEFCYVI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"09ac973c8ea940271e98255ea09930c615758dab476352cc797e4eed04acb114"},"caption":"Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns, a Republican from Newington, speaks during his news conference at the Capitol in Atlanta on Wednesday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010825 burns presser 05.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["677865683610cd395803d2a3"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"010825 burns presser","width":7701,"_id":"AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/XBFazbYCUd2UQM-PLSxmWDvKXvM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"677865683610cd395803d2a3","keywords":["pre-session","AJC Freelancer","House Speaker","Jon Burns"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/XBFazbYCUd2UQM-PLSxmWDvKXvM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","takenOn":"2025-01-08T18:15:12Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/XBFazbYCUd2UQM-PLSxmWDvKXvM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/cV-QajvXiE02M9Ech0jwebkBb1g=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/010825 burns presser 05.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"K74EUUP23NG3BAWL63Q6X4FHW4","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2025-01-08T19:28:20Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-08T20:10:37Z","slug":"010825 burns presser","height":5137,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/AYEGERT5G55ESHBJBF2EZFUSNY.JPG?auth=09ac973c8ea940271e98255ea09930c615758dab476352cc797e4eed04acb114&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"5N4DCVQ32ZBA3FGOXA3LYSAUNU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>WHAT HE SAID.</b> Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns spoke with reporters on Wednesday to preview the legislative session, which starts on Monday. His comments were broad, so we’ll have to wait until legislation hits the hopper to dig into the details."},{"_id":"77XYCPH77JDDHNAQIAFB5ICRMQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A big takeaway was that Burns said a state agency managing the publicly funded private education subsidy for Georgia’s K-12 students <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/house-speaker-wants-to-see-changes-to-newly-passed-school-vouchers-bill/6RIKVXD455DLRJ5M2NIAQ37YMU/\" target=\"_blank\">went too far</a> by making entire school districts eligible for them, the AJC’s Michelle Baruchman reported."},{"_id":"H6ODP76I35DSHCOLICFSWNYBWM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here’s a roundup of what else Burns had to say:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"57MER5254ZA7ZP3RP4SYVJNXIU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"5IXTJL4BLJAMNIPIVOB6KMBPLI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Tax cuts.</b> “Guess what? We’re going to look at that again.”"},{"_id":"IN2IERXDYBF6ZLBP7CTF7CPL3A","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Child literacy.</b> “We’re ready to work with the Senate, with the governor’s office, to implement additional literacy initiatives that will ensure that Georgia moves forward.”"},{"_id":"672TLX5RL5EATC74LAW54CT2UY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Transgender sports</b>. “The girls will participate against girls and compete against girls and boys will participate against boys. That’s how it should be and I believe you will see that we will codify legislation that will protect that area.”"},{"_id":"CPV7AYDLKNHW7KY2YFOM6GUJ7E","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Medical workforce.</b> “It will be an investment on the part of the state to ensure that those residency programs are not only in the major cities, but there are opportunities in smaller cities and even in rural communities.”"},{"_id":"JOGGF4NMEZAEZHE2PQZ2A4JERE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>IVF.</b> “We’ll go ahead and codify protections for IVF. … We know how important that is to families.”"},{"_id":"6E3NA5PGBNGYDPLPDJCNO6RKCA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Prison safety.</b> “We also believe that you need to be protected when you go to prison when you are a prisoner. It needs to be a place where you are not threatened.”"},{"_id":"D56GPWZZKVCFZD56GOJNEMHB3Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Cameras in school zones.</b> “We want to make sure that any revenue that is created by school zone cameras are applied to school safety. We think that is a reasonable request.”"},{"_id":"EWZIQY656RFTLCW2TE6TS32XGM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"<b>Energy use.</b> “We are going to develop a statewide resource management plan. … We want to go back and take a look at how we use energy in this state.”"}]},{"_id":"T2RYVPF25ZHHTHJT42S42P7YJQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Tune in to<b> “</b><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a><b>” </b>on Friday for an in-depth interview with Burns on those topics and plenty more."},{"_id":"BWCO65VE5VDRPPS5JXA7UWPXDQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"29942635130acc545492b99990e12223e3cd2556416e3e2ff3b83e99c102397d"},"caption":"New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam below Augusta opened in 1937.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"f51e4c8c-1526-11ea-b563-5de16a3a333b","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"AJC file photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"AJC File photo","type":"author","byline":"AJC File photo","slug":"ajc-file-photo"}]},"first_publish_date":"2019-12-02T17:12:45Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/LyUqaMI8Jx3vIIfbFJyQukF72q8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","keywords":["national_ajc","natworld.ajc","ccd","ccd-al","ccd-ap"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/LyUqaMI8Jx3vIIfbFJyQukF72q8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","takenOn":"2019-12-02T17:12:45Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/LyUqaMI8Jx3vIIfbFJyQukF72q8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/4cu-qRtdFLmFRRqe4d92_alrYNc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p10/AJC/2019/12/02/Images/IMG_0428.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"32E2SH2B3NGG7GINF24L33GXXA"},"last_updated_date":"2024-07-25T19:37:43Z","height":539,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg","display_date":"2019-12-02T17:12:45Z","subtitle":"Headlines around Georgia that you may have missed","width":720,"_id":"RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ","created_date":"2020-06-28T00:07:19Z","publish_date":"2019-12-02T17:12:45Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/RESVBPDI62OVZYV6L6BFRNFNHQ.jpg?auth=29942635130acc545492b99990e12223e3cd2556416e3e2ff3b83e99c102397d&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"HGYMMIUPXFAFBMF43DG6SHGTKU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SAVE THE DAM.</b> One of President Joe Biden’s final acts in office was to save an 88-year-old dam along the Savannah River near Augusta."},{"_id":"CO3PCAIGB5EIHIUINYGQJPPM7Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam opened in 1937, part of a plan to make it possible for ships to travel between Augusta and the Savannah port."},{"_id":"D5I2U3U33JEGXOL5YV3R5OAONM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The lock system hasn’t worked for nearly 50 years. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers wanted to demolish the structure and replace it with a smaller dam made of rocks, which would have been safer for fish. But that would have left less water in the river, which would mean less lucrative development and recreational opportunities along its banks."},{"_id":"33D7W3AZTBFJVNUB2VAQS3IMOU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The people of Augusta and North Augusta didn’t like that, and decades of litigation ensued. Enter the Water Resources Development Act, which Biden signed into law over the weekend. Tucked among its<a href=\"https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241209/WRDA%20Updated.pdf\"> </a><a href=\"https://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20241209/WRDA%20Updated.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">624 pages</a> (page 394 to be exact) was language directing a “full repair of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam structure.”"},{"_id":"5KZUWRN2N5GNBP3RYA2JZNZL5M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Any option that resulted in a significant drop in the water level was a non-starter for local businesses, homeowners, and families,” said U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta. “This was no small feat, but I could not be prouder that we persevered.”"},{"_id":"NBAXUIQDURAXDCFLLGFUNDWS6U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Of course, not everyone was happy about it. 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President-elect Donald Trump’s second term starts in 12 days. You can still <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/where-georgians-can-request-tickets-for-donald-trumps-inauguration/RA74QFOCNJAVREY3DKTFDQ6DYQ/\" target=\"_blank\">get tickets</a> to his inauguration."},{"_id":"BARW34WXF5HNNOLLQACW3DPGUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583370},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"EOQXVUJAZZCGNOZBBVCCSXIO2I","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"4ABUPF3VB5CCXPI67N2HW3QJLY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Republican House Speaker Jon Burns will speak with reporters at 1 p.m. about the legislative session that starts next week. He spoke with Greg Bluestein <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-house-speaker-talks-2025-agenda-from-trans-rights-to-medicaid-expansion/537AGQLTUVDQTPHG2T6VJZFWCI/\" target=\"_blank\">last month</a> about his priorities."},{"_id":"F4QBTCXWYJGPNPFQE3IU7S5UDA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Local school systems are asking lawmakers for more money for things like improving safety and mental health supports, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/metro-atlantas-school-districts-say-they-need-more-state-funding/PQUTXN4AMJD5VGZWLXGVLQLNE4/\" target=\"_blank\">Cassidy Alexander reports</a>. Voices for Georgia Children and the Child Advocacy Leadership Lab are hosting a <a href=\"https://secure.everyaction.com/lf-mkALFcUusEmYOQZthhw2\" target=\"_blank\">panel discussion</a> at 10 a.m. today on school safety at the Georgia Freight Depot. Panelists include state Sen. Kay Kirkpatrick,<b> </b>R-Marietta; House Minority Leader Carolyn Hugley, D-Columbus; and state Rep. Chris Erwin, R-Homer."},{"_id":"2BFWWINZARF7VL4OQLIWNRPURI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Savannah Joint Development Authority <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/deal-reached-to-end-legal-challenge-to-water-supply-for-hyundai-ev-factory/G2UFBM2XBJBNTMITJ7SDC4BJDY/\" target=\"_blank\">settled a lawsuit</a> that threatened to block the water supply for Hyundai’s electric vehicle factory, the AJC’s Adam Van Brimmer reports."},{"_id":"TTYLB4W7QRD2XIZ6ENGJ4PHRQI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Former President Jimmy Carter’s funeral procession made it to Washington, despite a snowstorm<b> </b>that delayed things for a bit. He’ll lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until his state funeral at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday.<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/jimmy-carter-funeral-procession-moves-from-georgia-to-dc-live-updates/THJS3WBOVFA6JGTGJ46SLUUZ7Y/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/jimmy-carter-funeral-procession-moves-from-georgia-to-dc-live-updates/THJS3WBOVFA6JGTGJ46SLUUZ7Y/\">Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s events</a>."}]},{"_id":"CY7OFKFZS5DOVKQPVNH7SBSMRM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583372},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"00df0b67a6810a145a86d2f2cf78feb104b102ddb6a5b81048d9c217edd58158"},"caption":"This 2003 photo of Laken Riley is from the white coat ceremony for Augusta University's College of Nursing, where she was a student. She was killed last year on the campus of the University of Georgia. ","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy of Augusta University","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy of Augusta University","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy of Augusta University"}]},"subtitle":"Laken Riley","width":1000,"_id":"ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/3kcUO08Yjsasvni7J9-_NZHoBpQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/3kcUO08Yjsasvni7J9-_NZHoBpQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/3kcUO08Yjsasvni7J9-_NZHoBpQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/6Dl5w7RMMpYNajcoK8WBDq9INA8=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"Laken Riley CROPPED RESIZED.jpg_web.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"Q3NWGFFK4FB3PLNK347C3KIR5Y"},"created_date":"2024-02-23T20:55:43Z","last_updated_date":"2024-02-26T09:42:21Z","height":563,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ZMRYEN4JIVAONL23SYIIGBQDUI.jpg?auth=00df0b67a6810a145a86d2f2cf78feb104b102ddb6a5b81048d9c217edd58158&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"4G2DRQOI6RCK3FLERPZNVFFZOY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583374},"type":"text","content":"<b>LAKEN RILEY ACT.</b> Only days into the new year, Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia is already facing a test that could impact his 2026 reelection campaign."},{"_id":"HHYH22CAHBCV3BID7AINEUFNX4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583375},"type":"text","content":"U.S. House Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-named-after-laken-riley-is-first-to-be-passed-in-us-house-this-year/JOBLH4AMQNGTDOOV7JXL3DCNAU/\" target=\"_blank\">allied with 48 Democrats</a> to approve a measure Tuesday that would allow law enforcement agencies to detain and take steps to to deport immigrants living in the country without legal permission who have been accused of theft or burglary. Police can only do this now for people charged with violent crimes such as rape or murder."},{"_id":"AN3732HQWNFOJOZZ2MUIEEHR24","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583376},"type":"text","content":"The Laken Riley Act, named after the nursing student killed on the University of Georgia’s campus last year, now heads to the Senate, where both Ossoff and U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock,<b> </b>D-Ga.,<b> </b>have not yet said whether they’ll support it."},{"_id":"2M67WWRFZVGZ3EFEBLG77FUX2M","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583377},"type":"text","content":"Instead, Ossoff has only said he’ll vote for a procedural motion to clear the way for a vote on Friday. He did not say whether he’ll support the final measure, which could still be amended."},{"_id":"U4GPYSRYPVDPHFRSMNXLH7QTUI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583378},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff is being pressured by the bill’s author —<b> </b>U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Jackson — and other Georgia Republicans to join Democratic U.S. Sens. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania and Gary Peters of Michigan in <a href=\"https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/07/democrats-immigration-issues-trump-00196950\" target=\"_blank\">backing the bill</a>."},{"_id":"NYSEQBBYTNGL5AZ5Z4D6C3KDRY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583379},"type":"text","content":"Meanwhile, across the Capitol, Democratic U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath of Marietta was among the House Democrats who <a href=\"https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5072320-these-democrats-flipped-their-votes-on-the-laken-riley-act/\" target=\"_blank\">flipped their votes</a> on the measure to “yes” after voting against it in March 2024. Her office didn’t immediately respond to the AJC’s requests for comment."},{"_id":"DD6DAPFSBRE5DB2DKRZUE5MTNY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583380},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Ellijay","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"4d3b174e7017b2631a113cd752b8f44ef8c174a3ba6295b52ac9567f1d2bc706"},"caption":"A judge ruled last year that Brian K. 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(He was, however, removed from his vice-chair role)."},{"_id":"EUENQLPBOZCKBBSPUGGK4K6X3Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583384},"type":"text","content":"Nor was there a push to banish Jim Beck or <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/georgias-former-insurance-commissioner-to-be-sentenced-friday/6MTNX4QX7NFMFN5G2ZKQFGXIBQ/\" target=\"_blank\">John Oxendine</a>, two former statewide insurance commissioners <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fed-court-shoots-down-appeal-of-ex-insurance-chief-jim-becks-conviction/6NN5YFNGBNEK7PGZPMTKMMCTZM/\" target=\"_blank\">convicted of fraud charges</a>."},{"_id":"HQQDZOGX65ETVKEIERYUBKGWNM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583385},"type":"text","content":"Duncan, of course, touched a different sort of nerve<b> </b>last year by endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris instead of Republican Donald Trump for the nation’s highest office — and then touting her at the Democratic National Convention."},{"_id":"LNX5YHDBV5FXXBYRRNXLKKXXAM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583386},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"U.S. Capitol Rotunda","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"cc6c5718da96c0acd72f92c11e9cf6c9811dbb71d447b2d6e238e3d80bb5f84c"},"caption":"Mourners pay tribute to former President Jimmy Carter inside the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Tuesday. 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But he was honored by the most powerful people in Washington on Tuesday <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-prepares-to-say-farewell-as-jimmy-carter-procession-goes-to-dc/PGSCHCBS45BTXP3S4P6O2TNZJE/\" target=\"_blank\">during a ceremony</a> at the Capitol."},{"_id":"IVRLQVFLIFBYVDH5CMP6Q74OIQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583389},"type":"text","content":"Supreme Court Justices, senators, House members, and Vice President Kamala Harris were all on hand. Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he was just 4 years old when Carter was inaugurated, but he admires him still today."},{"_id":"FQMS6NQWTNEEVOMVHHSMEYXY7U","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583390},"type":"text","content":"Along with appreciating the late president’s thrift, Johnson said, “I’m reminded of his admonition to ‘live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon,’ and of his personal reflection,<b> </b>‘If I have one life and one chance to make it count for something.’ We all agree that he certainly did.”"},{"_id":"OEOMBQRJJ5GXNBGNDAG5TL4QZU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583391},"type":"text","content":"For anyone who watched Carter battle with Congress during his years in the White House, seeing Congress honor his legacy is a full circle moment and a well-deserved honor, writes <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/opinion-washington-finally-gives-jimmy-carter-the-respect-he-deserved-all-along/4DOWI6PRFNB4FOKZTBNVMOPMY4/\" target=\"_blank\">political columnist Patricia Murphy</a>."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1736344572509}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/murphyajc/status/1876751589471305806?s=46","type":"twitter"},"_id":"4QWKMA3MLVHKHJ33KKHDCICCMI","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Patricia Murphy","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/MurphyAJC/status/1876751589471305806","author_url":"https://twitter.com/MurphyAJC","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Democrats and Republicans in Georgia’s House delegation, who often don’t agree on much, stand together to honor Jimmy Carter. <a href=\"https://t.co/bMmH8Iebe7\">pic.twitter.com/bMmH8Iebe7</a></p>— Patricia Murphy (@MurphyAJC) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MurphyAJC/status/1876751589471305806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/murphyajc/status/1876751589471305806?s=46","additional_properties":{"_id":1736344572509},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"AVZRSRQRFVBVBMRT75LA7PZLJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583393},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"ea4a87bbcfa178ea7371e79dfe04aee21ad6bb697391fd3e00025c452c517a4f"},"caption":"Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver presented the budget request for the agency during a joint hearing at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Adam Beam","type":"author","byline":"Adam Beam"}]},"subtitle":"Tyrone Oliver","width":720,"creditIPTC":"Adam Beam/AJC","_id":"4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/UVBdZRDjtijPrKNr14U2wmQ0imk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/UVBdZRDjtijPrKNr14U2wmQ0imk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/UVBdZRDjtijPrKNr14U2wmQ0imk=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/tVxJY5uj78z73zMIePM6e2CTDZ4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"img_7079_720.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"XIAM5U3QX5DDPLB6I6K6I4HALI"},"created_date":"2025-01-07T20:24:28Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-07T20:24:28Z","height":540,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/4BKSHUGTZFBR3PTKD36R6BBFJI.jpg?auth=ea4a87bbcfa178ea7371e79dfe04aee21ad6bb697391fd3e00025c452c517a4f&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"NV2TJDCHDVDZDDUIVUYXUQFCWY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583395},"type":"text","content":"<b>PRISON MONEY. </b>Gov. 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And this time, they’re changing tactics after last year’s defeat in the state Senate."},{"_id":"DOL3TKXLYVE43FIIJZTA2QHWCI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583405},"type":"text","content":"State Sen. Billy Hickman, R-Statesboro, has agreed to introduce legislation that would block community rehabilitation programs from paying disabled workers less than the minimum wage."},{"_id":"MT2NYSORLVBQBLSFNDSUQIAJZU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583406},"type":"text","content":"These programs are taxpayer-funded and they hire people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A federal law lets these programs — with the state’s blessing — pay workers less than the minimum wage, sometimes under a dollar per hour."},{"_id":"BNFRMAQOHVGNVB6VJSCGLTG2MY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583407},"type":"text","content":"The thinking is they can’t find work in the private sector, so this gives them a chance to earn money. 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The U.S. Department of Labor last month revealed a <a href=\"https://www.dol.gov/newsroom/releases/whd/whd20241203\" target=\"_blank\">proposed rule change</a> that would phase out this practice nationwide over three years."},{"_id":"P6RBMT7DVVFZTA5OOGYUNAATQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583411},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"copyright":"Katelyn Myrick 2024","auth":{"1":"017535ee7dc10c105cdc814c3a77671a40679aae94871b4e00f5599d565769b8"},"caption":"(Left to right): AJC political columnist Patricia Murphy and Washington bureau chief Tia Mitchell are guests today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 072224 ajcâs politically georgia event km-46.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6696d7cf2841a9395ee0b3fd"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"related_content":{"derivative_of":[{"referent":{"id":"EVPVKLTJWR3J3IDHDXPKEPKWXI","type":"image"},"type":"reference"}]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Katelyn Myrick/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Katelyn Myrick","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/aN-82RV_u4mL-sPbSfd-FW-Tl-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"6696d7cf2841a9395ee0b3fd","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Politically Georgia","Savannah","AJC Live"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/aN-82RV_u4mL-sPbSfd-FW-Tl-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","takenOn":"2024-07-22T09:46:25Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/aN-82RV_u4mL-sPbSfd-FW-Tl-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/7p03T4g_-xB1xQPznA0K7Vyl5HI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 072224 ajcâs politically georgia event km-46.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"OVB5E2AAGFF7DDPLT5AUW2NT2I"},"last_updated_date":"2025-01-07T20:16:30Z","slug":"aajc 072224 ajc’s politically georgia event","height":2244,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg","subtitle":"AJC’s Politically Georgia in Savannah GA","width":2992,"_id":"2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ","created_date":"2025-01-07T20:15:10Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2OVYTRLYLBGS7MZNIXCEGNAZLQ.jpg?auth=017535ee7dc10c105cdc814c3a77671a40679aae94871b4e00f5599d565769b8&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"JJORW5Z7PBADHO7SX7QGPSOPGM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583413},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\">Politically Georgia</a>,” hosts Tia Mitchell and Patricia Murphy report live from Washington as former President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol."},{"_id":"MPEEGNP72JAQTA6TPSJKP62XEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583414},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"URDEQI6N6FHGLMVBJI7ZDP3LJM","additional_properties":{"_id":"UH756LZEX5CCZB6KXDGVXXOL7A"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA1221692203\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"UX4TAGJWTBBXXOFY3OR2HSO2HQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736340583416},"type":"text","content":"On Tuesday’s show, former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan talked about the Georgia Republicans desire to expelling him from the party. 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The party even sent us a request that we refer to Duncan as an “expelled Republican” from now on."},{"_id":"BILSITRIDRH7JNGPNEWQH2C6EI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479543},"type":"text","content":"You can hear more from Duncan on today’s “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>” show, either the podcast or when it airs live on WABE starting at 10 a.m. For now, Duncan seemed to take the punishment in stride."},{"_id":"FKRN4PDXCJDSNJEPTQS6MEWIEY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479544},"type":"text","content":"“Hard to believe this is a good use of time for a party that’s only got a limited amount of time to figure out mass deportations, world peace and global tariffs,” Duncan said. “Learn how to take a victory lap — not light another dumpster fire, McKoon.”"},{"_id":"VTPV4XIXRFE43D6ETH7PSS566U","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479545},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"OWM7GSSCC7NQDSBCWUMZF6HLGY","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"OWM7GSSCC7NQDSBCWUMZF6HLGY","type":"reference"},{"_id":"7I5Z5AF6WBANZBUQWEPABGGAD4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479547},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>Georgia’s legislative session starts in six days. President-elect Donald Trump’s second term starts in 13 days."},{"_id":"LG7PKWM4HFGBJJ7625DWU65Z2Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479548},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ZSATBEV3JNBL5LPPT72GH54C4Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QX4Z2BTFS5A2FIM34HFAW2N3CA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Former President Jimmy Carter’s casket departs Georgia today for Washington, where a motorcade and then a horse-drawn caisson will bring it to the U.S. Capitol. He will then <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/how-and-where-services-for-president-jimmy-carter-will-take-place/VFIIUFCASRDHPATGJOXK73KDOM/\" target=\"_blank\">lie in state</a> until funeral services on Thursday."},{"_id":"LW52JWCSR5EYTIJJKXWDDLSVTM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia lawmakers will get a preview of<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-budget-leaders-eye-spending-as-uncertainty-clouds-future/OJXZTKG5RNFL5HRC4RMZB7FLNE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-budget-leaders-eye-spending-as-uncertainty-clouds-future/OJXZTKG5RNFL5HRC4RMZB7FLNE/\" target=\"_blank\">Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget</a> during a 1 p.m. hearing today at the state Capitol (more on that below)."},{"_id":"DC5JHX6DXNHBTA777OFBEFMAWI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A federal judge found former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/rudy-giuliani-is-in-contempt-of-court-in-148-million-defamation-case/KMD2ILYNOJD3PCLJVUBJNAPMQA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/rudy-giuliani-is-in-contempt-of-court-in-148-million-defamation-case/KMD2ILYNOJD3PCLJVUBJNAPMQA/\" target=\"_blank\">contempt of court</a> for not responding to requests for information related to a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two former Georgia election workers."},{"_id":"RGEANGQD3REJDOQF22JXWVADPM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia Republicans are pushing for new “election integrity” laws, only this time without the false claim that the election was stolen, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-lawmakers-consider-even-more-election-changes-after-a-smooth-2024-election/DGPZ7NE45ZGKXOTQEJYKQQTCT4/\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Niesse reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"E5XJX2MXNFDBDI67OATZPMCXII","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479550},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"89a1c7af444705250762a03e11f74a8f647af3b0f938edbb15ecbd9670aef554"},"caption":"Tyrone Oliver was appointed commissioner of the Georgia Department of Corrections by Gov. 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Brian Kemp won’t reveal his budget for another week. But we’ll get a sneak peek at a big part of it today during a special meeting at the state Capitol."},{"_id":"3GUM2TNZANHRDIHTYUICOXV6FY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479553},"type":"text","content":"Department of Corrections Commissioner Tyrone Oliver is set to present his troubled agency’s budget request today during a joint hearing of some House and Senate budget subcommittees."},{"_id":"TJNZTYVAT5GDXJ53QFGLOJPQMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479554},"type":"text","content":"This isn’t normal. Lawmakers usually don’t hold hearings like this until the week after the governor reveals his budget. But they’re getting a head start on the prison budget, in part, because its problems are much more difficult to solve."},{"_id":"BSWP6E23GNBGFGJGTTRUZ4554Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479555},"type":"text","content":"The AJCs Carrie Teegardin and Danny Robbins have chronicled those issues in detail, including a<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/ga-prison-homicides-a-list-of-those-killed-in-georgias-prison-system/FLCH6BL3ZZDLPKRBHBKTEPOVFU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/ga-prison-homicides-a-list-of-those-killed-in-georgias-prison-system/FLCH6BL3ZZDLPKRBHBKTEPOVFU/\" target=\"_blank\">record number of killings</a> behind the bars and a U.S. Department of Justice investigation that said conditions inside the prisons were “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/federal-investigators-find-georgia-prisons-inhumane-and-in-a-violent-state-of-chaos/O3BWRNTDB5BUVBP3GQAQBAYE4E/\" target=\"_blank\">unconstitutional</a>.”"},{"_id":"5PZSNNR5BVDHRLDDK7NDOEJ4SM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479556},"type":"text","content":"A big question heading into this session is how the Kemp administration would respond. We’ll get a better idea of that today."},{"_id":"ECAMIGQQLFCJVJTCIBP7NARIJI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479557},"type":"text","content":"“The governor is making an exceptional investment in the Department of Corrections,” said state Rep. Matt Hatchett, a Republican from Dublin and chair of the House Appropriations Committee."},{"_id":"UZME3MCRFVBL5BZPXDBA2VB3AY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479558},"type":"text","content":"We expect the hearing to last about three hours, which will include lots of questions and commentary from lawmakers. State Sen. Blake Tillery, a Republican from Vidalia and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, signaled he wants to focus on inmates smuggling cellphones behind bars."},{"_id":"UUKSHN2ZYZARJPGP4MEL3CCNJY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479559},"type":"text","content":"“The public is tired of watching prisoners post dance videos on TikTok while serving time. Prisons are meant for rehabilitation and accountability, not for viral trends and social media stardom,” Tillery said. “We’re taking this seriously, and change is coming.”"},{"_id":"M3Y7IK75BRDS5EJJH2NFZ7RTRY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479560},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"43WZVCCK24Z2EZGPIO7JIAOGDM","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"43WZVCCK24Z2EZGPIO7JIAOGDM","type":"reference"},{"_id":"XANQPKH5BJDZHBHFJRPG2YBN2A","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479562},"type":"text","content":"<b>REWRITING HISTORY.</b> If history is written by the victors, then President-elect Donald Trump has a lot of opportunities ahead when he takes office later this month."},{"_id":"OLGCVOCESVCGBN5QMM6VMLCXQM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479563},"type":"text","content":"Near the top of his list may be rewriting the narrative surrounding the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. <a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/05/us/politics/january-6-capitol-riot-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\">The New York Times</a> and others have documented how Trump and his supporters have tried to downplay the more violent aspects of that tragic day. Now, Trump appears to have an ally in Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins of Jackson."},{"_id":"PH6OYL4HPZAFZI6WVEBFKS2NBA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479564},"type":"text","content":"“On<a href=\"https://x.com/hashtag/ThisDayInHistory?src=hashtag_click\"> </a>#ThisDayInHistory in 2021, thousands of peaceful grandmothers gathered in Washington, D.C., to take a self-guided, albeit unauthorized, tour of the U.S. Capitol building,” Collins <a href=\"https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1876247374651125852\" target=\"_blank\">posted to X</a> on Monday, hours before lawmakers certified Trump’s victory without being threatened by a violent mob."},{"_id":"FSWNUOMDDZB7HMQSQBJTONY5SU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479565},"type":"text","content":"The post, predictably, got a lot of engagement. And maybe that was the point. Asked about it later, Collins said he wasn’t concerned with how people were interpreting his post, saying, “they’re going to read it however they’re going to read it.”"},{"_id":"HTEAKWO7ARFRJPF3RPSUXJWFHA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479566},"type":"text","content":"“The people that committed crimes, they are being punished,” he said. The point of his post, he said, was highlighting that “there were a lot of nonviolent people who got arrested.”"},{"_id":"7LADIE54J5HT3ALOY6BQZOSLBE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479567},"type":"text","content":"“We have been targeted by weaponized agencies for too long now, and it’s time to stop that,” he said."},{"_id":"Q5B3RJDQ7JDJDGFXFLUIUZ4TBM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479568},"type":"text","content":"Federal prosecutors say more than 140 police officers were assaulted during the attack, which caused an estimated $2.8 million worth of damage. To date, more than 1,500 people have been charged, including <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/jan-6-defendants-wait-for-trump-pardons/PZGRBOSIDBBNRCVIOEKSCZNOMQ/\" target=\"_blank\">44 with Georgia ties</a>."},{"_id":"X5VOP52WUVELTNGLE3WAIXDYMU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479569},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Lithonia, was one of the last members of Congress to be evacuated from the Capitol, meaning he witnessed firsthand the rioters’ attempt to break into the gallery. He was not aware of Collins’ post but said it was part of a troubling pattern from Republicans."},{"_id":"P37W7KDUG5BR3FUVOCJS5LL2KE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479570},"type":"text","content":"“It’s clear that this incoming administration is going to do everything it can to try to whitewash what happened on January 6th,” Johnson said."},{"_id":"CIAXXFARBZD65OD2QDJEFBUL2Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479571},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"ce8e5ef05d83f0d13eb564646a480dd9db6c877ce2bf44cda30a3ea42b62a3e6"},"caption":"Noelle Kahaian was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2024.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For Politically Georgia morning newsletter","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy ","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy "}]},"subtitle":"Noelle Kahaian","width":940,"_id":"Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/zXeXynJHYOluEHRa7899pc7gZGQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/zXeXynJHYOluEHRa7899pc7gZGQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/zXeXynJHYOluEHRa7899pc7gZGQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/upbI0UueaVMOeMGpGxsn-yLUSY0=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"Noelle Kahaian.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"TKPN3BJQGFC4LGJAW2U5RBSUQA"},"created_date":"2025-01-06T18:57:12Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-07T09:55:15Z","height":788,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Q2Y7SX2RJFFK7EISZYP3TM4VKM.jpg?auth=ce8e5ef05d83f0d13eb564646a480dd9db6c877ce2bf44cda30a3ea42b62a3e6&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"5EW65DJPTNC7XMU6TPL6R4DSHQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479573},"type":"text","content":"<b>SPREADSHEETS. </b>For much of her life, Noelle Kahaian wasn’t the one out front. In school, she baked the cookies that earned her twin sister votes for class office. Later, at the Henry County Republican Party, she worked on countless campaigns for other candidates as a local party official."},{"_id":"Q3UIVYLYXJGXTAZ4ZN5MU7T2EM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479574},"type":"text","content":"But starting next week, it will be Kahaian’s turn to take the lead when she is sworn in as one of 22 new members of the Georgia General Assembly."},{"_id":"QSXZUQ7EHBESLJ7YMCZH5Z2WKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479575},"type":"text","content":"Kahaian grew up in Michigan, where she went to college with her mother as they both earned counseling degrees. She moved to Georgia about a decade ago with her husband, a forensic accountant whose job, she jokes, makes it difficult for her to hide shoe purchases."},{"_id":"RNPOAIGX2ZC57JHXOPGZZEEDXI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479576},"type":"text","content":"A paralegal, Kahaian works for Child and Parental Rights Campaign, a nonprofit public interest law firm. She got involved with her local Republican party, first as a precinct manager and later as a first vice chair. She first ran for office two years ago, narrowly losing to Republican state<b> </b>Rep. 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The Washington Post’s Marianna Sotomayor shared thoughts on how Republicans plan to implement President-elect Donald Trump’s vision for his second term."},{"_id":"2SNVUBHXKJGBRPF5N7BYBUIUQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479587},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"IHABWOYGETJI746O5UVE2JMWZ4","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"IHABWOYGETJI746O5UVE2JMWZ4","type":"reference"},{"_id":"ELX3FOUEDZFCDLVUBUGGJGEQQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736288479589},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"EKTZEEQSRZGLRAVMDLN67CXNUM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"QKOUMGG3OBEP5GZ4AN7PLVBWUU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Jimmy Carter’s casket will arrive in Washington. 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Georgia’s legislative session starts a week from today. President-elect Donald Trump’s term starts two weeks from today."},{"_id":"SNK3UC7Z6VGK3EYZF3DEYHRPYI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040455},"type":"text","content":"Here are five things to know:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"QW2GCAJV5RDSDK5X7GHO3BY4YE","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"YWBROVFQQFGZBJJBCXHAH7ASZM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carter’s niece, Kim Carter Fuller, taught Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains on Sunday, the first service since the former president and longtime member died last week at the age of 100, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/he-was-ready-jimmy-carters-church-holds-first-service-since-his-death/I47S52N5ZRHJDHLJK55D5GSFZY/\" target=\"_blank\"> Shaddi Abusaid reported</a>."},{"_id":"UKE3E26VWBFERM35RUIUOJE7KA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Speaking of Plains, the tiny Georgia town is preparing for a presidential farewell that will last nearly a week, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/visitors-descend-on-plains-in-southwest-georgia-to-say-goodbye-to-jimmy-carter/X4VYIXEK3ZDGPF3MHWIH3FIHBI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/visitors-descend-on-plains-in-southwest-georgia-to-say-goodbye-to-jimmy-carter/X4VYIXEK3ZDGPF3MHWIH3FIHBI/\" target=\"_blank\">Joe Kovac Jr. reports</a>."},{"_id":"G77KRGWXK5ERNFTKPJOP77HHYY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden bestowed the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hillary-clinton-george-soros-denzel-washington-received-highest-us-civilian-honor/7I5QLCKN5RB25BFKE2HGZYYIII/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/hillary-clinton-george-soros-denzel-washington-received-highest-us-civilian-honor/7I5QLCKN5RB25BFKE2HGZYYIII/\">Presidential Medal of Freedom</a> to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Democratic philanthropist George Soros, actor-director Denzel Washington and 16 others."},{"_id":"QZ47O5SJHRAZNNMAIMEXR7NAJI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has finalized a plan that could lead to the expansion of the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/okefenokee-wildlife-refuge-expansion-plan-approved-by-federal-government/QT5KZ36GOBFSLEKUNXOZLEHF7Y/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/okefenokee-wildlife-refuge-expansion-plan-approved-by-federal-government/QT5KZ36GOBFSLEKUNXOZLEHF7Y/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Meris Lutz and Drew Kann report</a>."},{"_id":"57VENLOL2FHDNG4KPTINMEO2BQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s Jan. 6, 2021,<b> </b>defendants are hoping for a presidential pardon, writes the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/jan-6-defendants-wait-for-trump-pardons/PZGRBOSIDBBNRCVIOEKSCZNOMQ/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Chris Joyner</a>."}]},{"_id":"276TWJGJHFFP7M3J4R6PURBKLU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040457},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"46WW7LOFSK5LK6NOB42I552XZA","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"46WW7LOFSK5LK6NOB42I552XZA","type":"reference"},{"_id":"MUOOW3XFC5FHREDM63NTFPUYOU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040459},"type":"text","content":"<b>WEATHER WATCH. </b>The U.S. House and Senate are scheduled to carry out their constitutionally mandated duty today to count <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/how-congress-will-certify-trumps-electoral-college-victory-on-jan-6/6OGV5HBFRBDJHOWK3YPQRAL5Z4/\" target=\"_blank\">Electoral College votes</a> and certify that Donald Trump will be the next president. But Mother Nature is not cooperating."},{"_id":"7BOQ5TAUDBGKNLSFDQL74ZXJ6A","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040460},"type":"text","content":"Up to <a href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025/01/05/dc-area-updates-winter-storm-snow/\" target=\"_blank\">10 inches of snow</a> could fall in Washington today, which may affect attendance as lawmakers travel from their homes. U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a close ally of Trump, was not happy that some colleagues took a risk by going home this weekend despite the forecasts."},{"_id":"6IP4U74YSNBBDJNEVEPWEFTAIM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040461},"type":"text","content":"“Many members of Congress left town this weekend even though they were told to stay,” she <a href=\"https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1875709597576491142\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X</a> over the weekend. “I’m here and will walk to the Capitol if I have to.”"},{"_id":"M4AS3NEOBFAC5J5YPXQLFBJJ5A","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040462},"type":"text","content":"The joint session is scheduled to begin today at 1 p.m., but there could be delays if either chamber has issues reaching the quorum needed to conduct business."},{"_id":"BHKJVS6FKFHK3DY6APSHJEQJPU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040463},"type":"text","content":"Unlike four years ago, when Republicans <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/loeffler-reverses-position-on-challenging-bidens-win-but-georgia-objections-remain/NRSVVTQOXFC47BL35K4JUHZSQM/\" target=\"_blank\">planned to challenge</a> Joe Biden’s electoral votes in Georgia and several other swing states, this year’s counting is expected to be much less controversial and should go quickly."},{"_id":"YBMWJMY4DBEGLG3FMWTEYNSV4M","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040464},"type":"text","content":"The <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/ajcs-tia-mitchell-recounts-scary-scene-when-rioters-breached-us-capitol/YLZV2BG7OZCCTP7HSSC2Q3FL5M/\">violence that occurred</a> when the Capitol was breached by pro-Trump supporters upset about Biden’s victory is also not expected to be repeated. Their man won this time, and Democrats are not questioning the election outcome. Still, security is tight with additional fencing and road closures."},{"_id":"VXWYZZE25VGVJDBDRUIPRP75OY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040465},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"1a33582dfbcb641070e3624fac8842ec67c7639b5cdaf83532de11ec3a619d35"},"caption":"State Sen. 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Greg Dolezal’s campaign account, which now says “Dolezal for Georgia.” His X handle remains “Dolezal4Senate.”"},{"_id":"4R6WIU5OANGMNH2ITCODRCLMOM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040469},"type":"text","content":"“Sounds statewideish to me,” our tipster reported."},{"_id":"SDAMYSISPFDR3E36GSOX5H6ERU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040470},"type":"text","content":"Dolezal, R-Cumming, is often mentioned in the group of possible candidates for higher office in the Senate."},{"_id":"FUJK2ODTQZGHJONFIUNIF2MPKM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040471},"type":"text","content":"Feel free to send other 2026 clues and observations our way."},{"_id":"EQ4VK3TFPRGPTN245UFYIT7AMA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040472},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"d415deb3f2b82cfcd866804d3e752504104497a3492ddbf0e7fb864fd02884a2"},"caption":"In 2018, former President Jimmy Carter and first lady Rosalynn Carter visited Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where the Rev. 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Raphael Warnock, senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, made the pilgrimage to Plains to pray with Jimmy Carter."},{"_id":"WH7NK2QIVRFR7AKRBSFUUIVBV4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040475},"type":"text","content":"Warnock recounted that story to his congregation on Sunday, one week after the former president died at the age of 100 after 22 months in hospice care in his beloved hometown."},{"_id":"DO5E2ZPCUJHQLFPRUUIA2PR2HI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040476},"type":"text","content":"Warnock, a Democrat, brought with him his close friend Jason Carter, the former president’s grandson and a parishioner of his church. One image in particular stuck with Warnock."},{"_id":"TYUZMNAKSBGXDF3O67H7JMUWOE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040477},"type":"text","content":"“I went into his office and I saw that old rickety chair,” Warnock told his flock on Sunday. “It looked like your granddaddy’s chair. My granddaddy’s chair.”"},{"_id":"VP6PXIZG4NGS3J3ON6V6CWVDSE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040478},"type":"text","content":"In other words, it was no ostentatious rocker or gilded recliner. It looked like it could have belonged to anyone — someone, Warnock said, who lived with humility but gave back in multitudes."},{"_id":"34VEX55OLNCK7AA7RAAGFP42AY","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040479},"type":"text","content":"“I don’t care who else tries to trash talk Jimmy Carter — he poured his life out to God, and God preserved him,”<a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CqYZxo5mkY\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CqYZxo5mkY\" target=\"_blank\">Warnock said</a>, nodding to the faces in the pews that included several rows of Carter’s descendants."},{"_id":"T7KX3UD4GNGNTP2LDCSF3OUW7Q","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040480},"type":"text","content":"“Can I tell you something else? You stand in awe of the fact that he lived to be 100. But you can live to be 100 and never give anything to anybody,” Warnock said. “Thank God he didn’t just live to be 100. He gave 100.”"},{"_id":"NJMC72LTSJH7LKTH5M5FVZCU6M","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040481},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Atlanta"},"auth":{"1":"5c2c92874618499d50e660a9dafb2cbddf5f2e9c378b65342abb60691a21671d"},"caption":"Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr announced his bid for governor late last year.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc gang bust-9.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["5fbc2e9970e80b15a75956e7"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"focal_point":{"x":1588,"y":369},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Steve Schaefer for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Steve Schaefer","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Gang Bust","width":3000,"_id":"25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/uZeNLQ_FAiAKI_feP8OXoQ3_s-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"5fbc2e9970e80b15a75956e7","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/uZeNLQ_FAiAKI_feP8OXoQ3_s-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","takenOn":"2020-11-24T00:00:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/uZeNLQ_FAiAKI_feP8OXoQ3_s-w=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/uih6EwjCavubTC1BLBVksvK-Qws=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc gang bust-9.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"O2JEEP2PTJCHDLHHAQYPGELRB4"},"created_date":"2020-11-24T16:26:05Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-06T09:52:29Z","height":2232,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/25FJEE5FKG4RUHXJJ3CJVZCKKA.jpg?auth=5c2c92874618499d50e660a9dafb2cbddf5f2e9c378b65342abb60691a21671d&width=1260&height=840&focal=1588,369"}},{"_id":"E5J4UQDVPVEW3KGDYEKJCUTHBE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040483},"type":"text","content":"<b>CARR TALK.</b> Republican Attorney General Chris Carr, the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/chris-carr-georgia-attorney-general-launches-gop-campaign-for-governor/UUBZXWHT25GHPNBUVO6RBEKPSA/\" target=\"_blank\">earliest entrant</a> into the 2026 governor’s race, is looking to make the most of his time as the sole announced candidate with a new biographical<b> </b><a href=\"https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wJ_L8pnBwCs\" target=\"_blank\">video his campaign</a> released over the weekend."},{"_id":"MJVTI5GO6BFCNNNE42QGU6MGPM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040484},"type":"text","content":"Along with laying out his record as AG and the general themes of his candidacy to “Keep Georgia Strong,” Carr also included photos of past and current Republicans he’d likely emulate in office. Along with Gov. Brian Kemp and his former boss, the late Sen. Johnny Isakson, the video features former Govs. Nathan Deal and Sonny Perdue, along with former U.S. Sen. 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All rights reserved","syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"271cd99840dc105bad53f112de236f1f2dbdea8e7bf49c54597486b85cec4f30"},"caption":"For the past two years Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia attended the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. 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But he’s not making the transatlantic trip this year."},{"_id":"JLZWMEAXOFBSJGSC5H4D5PJDPI","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040490},"type":"text","content":"The second-term governor is instead preparing for his State of the State speech and readying his legislative agenda while juggling <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-elected-to-lead-influential-republican-governors-group/ONLEMXEUGJENZJBVZUA4FLW6I4/\" target=\"_blank\">his new role</a> as chair of the Republican Governors Association."},{"_id":"FLM7BI3NXRF6TN5FJ23U2VTGNQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040491},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"6313888133b0a76015094afd0f92a131c74b86a84750a3b8922b1cb880fb61d1"},"caption":"Arlene Beckles will be among the 22 new members of the Georgia General Assembly this year.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy photo"}]},"subtitle":"Arlene Beckles","width":1000,"creditIPTC":"Courtesy photo","_id":"UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/lnDGO5zPp8qW4A2n95sc51S4tPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/lnDGO5zPp8qW4A2n95sc51S4tPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/lnDGO5zPp8qW4A2n95sc51S4tPQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/lj1VVTGNZarjVx0D1mhZO8G-HqY=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"O5SRMIJ3NJGLHF36UKX5S5MDGA.jpg_web.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"NLJB3D3ZFNAUVFEJ4V25BICLQQ"},"created_date":"2025-01-05T16:20:28Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-05T16:20:28Z","height":563,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UX7U2ZX2IFFTFPSLFLPUPMDO4A.jpg?auth=6313888133b0a76015094afd0f92a131c74b86a84750a3b8922b1cb880fb61d1&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"E3TVOJQIIJHIPLYWUCODZS66FA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040493},"type":"text","content":"<b>BARBADOS TO ATLANTA.</b> Arlene Beckles grew up in Barbados, pitching marbles at the bus stop with the boys before school. The oldest of five children, she moved to New York City in the mid-1980s to work as a housekeeper and babysitter to send money back to her family."},{"_id":"SHR42GSKQFAUHB4XWUCRSM4UHE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040494},"type":"text","content":"Starting next week, the<b> </b>Gwinnett County Democrat will take her place as one of the 22 new members of the Georgia General Assembly."},{"_id":"Q6QB3EYKEVADNHXP3RG67LDJPM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040495},"type":"text","content":"In between, Beckles earned multiple degrees, moved to Georgia and got elected to the Norcross City Council. She works remotely for a South Florida hospital system."},{"_id":"L4NFNMYC5VE23BJIOQGIYGRRM4","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040496},"type":"text","content":"Beckles got her start in politics in 2008, when she met former Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson. She volunteered for his campaign and got interested in politics herself. She first ran for a city council seat in 2012 and lost. But she won when she tried again in 2020. She ran for the state House of Representatives last year, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/former-norcross-council-member-elected-to-georgia-state-house/Y4FBQKJ67JAGRF65CLWZO476GE/\" target=\"_blank\">winning a runoff</a> in the Democratic primary."},{"_id":"NYS3EDPVYZB27B4MNDYWK7CAGE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040497},"type":"text","content":"During her campaign, Beckles said she heard the most from union members who were concerned about the cost of health insurance. But she doesn’t have any specific legislation she’s targeting in her first year."},{"_id":"VQ5FISFADVAUDL6CYARWBOAFJM","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040498},"type":"text","content":"“I know folks have their own agendas, all that stuff. But I just want to understand what’s going on, see what’s on the table and just work to get some stuff done,” she said. “For me, I’m straight down the middle. I don’t lean either way. If it’s good for one it should be good for all.”"},{"_id":"3S6UOPQS2BDVJLZ6LFDJLCJPFQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040499},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"Y4WZOQLRYU53OGCD5V5ZRQX3LU","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"Y4WZOQLRYU53OGCD5V5ZRQX3LU","type":"reference"},{"_id":"MT4F2WVKANBHFOZ4CJE7QXMENE","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040501},"type":"text","content":"<b>SPEAKER SQUEAKER. </b>It took a while, but eventually all Republicans in Georgia’s congressional delegation voted to keep Mike Johnson as House speaker."},{"_id":"AQSIAHB5URB5VPPDDKH7IR75MQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040502},"type":"text","content":"The initial holdout was U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, who stayed silent not once but twice when his name was called to vote during a tense roll call on Friday. But Clyde eventually walked up to the rostrum and quietly told the clerk he was voting for Johnson, the<a href=\"https://ajc.com/politics/after-appeasing-dissenters-mike-johnson-elected-house-speaker/5O46FP35U5EXJEQLLQZWUGR3QE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://ajc.com/politics/after-appeasing-dissenters-mike-johnson-elected-house-speaker/5O46FP35U5EXJEQLLQZWUGR3QE/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC’s Tia Mitchell reported</a>."},{"_id":"GOPJWQRHBBC25DNJLAPXOBGYOQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040503},"type":"text","content":"Johnson was elected speaker with 218 votes — the exact number needed."},{"_id":"4KXL4D4DIZHVBNCRPUVKTSBVGQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040504},"type":"text","content":"“While I still have concerns about his leadership, I voted for Speaker Johnson,” Clyde<a href=\"https://x.com/Rep_Clyde/status/1875297410198708716\"> </a><a href=\"https://x.com/Rep_Clyde/status/1875297410198708716\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X</a>. “My focus is — and always has been — successfully delivering President Trump’s agenda. My conservative colleagues and I will hold the Speaker accountable to rescue our great country.”"},{"_id":"JQH6UYV27BF7RI4CSCEPQUXLWA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040505},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"8422083bf98dbdb7d1932b406f8eae5d7d14f4f595f549aad6945400314106f7"},"caption":"Dr. William Foege is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Dean Hesse","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Dean Hesse","type":"author","byline":"Dean Hesse"}]},"subtitle":"Foege at Task force","width":3874,"_id":"UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/Y3CvtnXYs-gkPFzq3Hghy7tTwP0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/Y3CvtnXYs-gkPFzq3Hghy7tTwP0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","takenOn":"2024-05-09T15:57:42Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/Y3CvtnXYs-gkPFzq3Hghy7tTwP0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/fs3I1qyawsQQeP2xZjREPjudxuE=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"Foege Dean Hesse and they are of Foege giving remarks at the Task Force’s 40th anniversary .jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"C7VP6JXCAVG47PHGTUZEJUOUMU"},"created_date":"2024-06-28T17:56:05Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-03T21:50:37Z","height":1927,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/UALJYEIEJ5C5HMYK2LNLFAJXLE.jpg?auth=8422083bf98dbdb7d1932b406f8eae5d7d14f4f595f549aad6945400314106f7&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"AUVHOYDSCRDXNPE4DWHVMC6OUU","additional_properties":{"_id":1736093894320},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” you’ll hear from Dr. William Foege, who was appointed to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by then-President Jimmy Carter in 1977. The Washington Post’s Marianna Sotomayor will also join the show to discuss Friday’s speaker vote, the new Republican majority in Washington and the anniversary of Jan. 6."},{"_id":"BIGLRAYKABFBTMGB64NW4POSVA","additional_properties":{"_id":1736173040508},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. 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(Bob Andres/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)","taxonomy":{"tags":[{"slug":"McClatchy-Tribune"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"McClatchy Tribune","category":"wires"},"url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/CNU2INQJA32JN3UFC6UDBACYOQ.jpg","height":2444,"resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/CNU2INQJA32JN3UFC6UDBACYOQ.jpg?auth=e1be78555210cdb28c772864666886750bc49e5b78f81d7594c1318a65f85779&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}}},{"content_elements":[{"_id":"FCAPUWP2XZBVBLG4AOL3EFNATA","additional_properties":{"_id":1735838164829},"type":"text","content":"<i>Today’s newsletter highlights:</i>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"QUHCTZZYMVFLHMVKDWY4MV2M3E","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"2SFMPKBP3RFBZMIP34HRPXCAHU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<i>Georgia’s U.S. senators land</i><i><b> </b></i><i>plum committee assignments.</i>"},{"_id":"CBZZNBLLONH45E6YAJOUSCTQWE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<i>Lobbying shop expands after law firm merger.</i>"},{"_id":"J2OIGCET5ZBVHBKREGZQEE4IAI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<i>U.S. House weighs keeping Mike Johnson as speaker.</i>"}]},{"_id":"QL6RD2PU6FHTDHFKXJ3S4OS36E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"We’re back! A lot happened while we were gone, including the death of 100-year-old former President <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/jimmy-carter/\" target=\"_blank\">Jimmy Carter</a>. Events honoring his life will take precedence in the coming days, starting tomorrow with a procession from Americus to Atlanta. We’ll have complete coverage over at <a href=\"http://AJC.com\" target=\"_blank\">AJC.com</a>."},{"_id":"AGXOUSATBFGKDCIHLVLBLHB2DI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Carter’s death brought an eventful 2024 to a close. The new year is still in its infancy. But already we’re<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-georgia-political-questions-that-will-shape-2025/B5H7LA4IGJC3TKXGBAVT3THXGQ/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-georgia-political-questions-that-will-shape-2025/B5H7LA4IGJC3TKXGBAVT3THXGQ/\" target=\"_blank\">brimming with questions</a> about 2025, which got off to a tragic start in New Orleans when 14 people were killed in an attack on New Year’s Day and about 30 others were injured, including a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/uga-communitys-thoughts-focused-on-student-injured-in-new-orleans-attack/5QI4O2JJG5B75IC4ZECPQOYNWQ/\" target=\"_blank\">University of Georgia student</a>. "},{"_id":"GDO7L6RQMBFKZEZAJXEXUYNNIM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are five questions to ponder as the year gets started:"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"d9066e0e6f617b6aa5cb387ba35b2a6f2a9e9fb1538249b7c520d75de662c8d5"},"caption":"The MAGA hat of Republican elector Paul Voorhees is seen before electors formally cast their votes for Donald Trump and JD Vance at the Capitol in Atlanta last month.","source":{"system":"McClatchy Tribune","name":"McClatchy Tribune","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/US-NEWS-GA-GOP-ELECTORS-1-AT.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[],"tags":[{"description":"McClatchy Tribune","text":"McClatchy Tribune","slug":"McClatchy-Tribune"}]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"McClatchy Tribune","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"US-NEWS-GA-GOP-ELECTORS-1-AT","width":3000,"_id":"WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/VnbHGywS7UKnaQCnNo6dlr6NiN4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","iptc_source":"The Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"129780745W","keywords":["electoral college","georgia electors","McClatchy Tribune"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/VnbHGywS7UKnaQCnNo6dlr6NiN4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","takenOn":"2024-12-17T19:49:00Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/VnbHGywS7UKnaQCnNo6dlr6NiN4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/ttQhxZdZjj0TGEwUIYeFeMaP7B8=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/MCT/US-NEWS-GA-GOP-ELECTORS-1-AT.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"4N42T23HGVF7JH3FHYFPAKKTRI","iptc_title":"MBR"},"created_date":"2024-12-17T20:17:38Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-03T10:42:42Z","slug":"US-NEWS-GA-GOP-ELECTORS-1-AT","height":2001,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/WNYDYFI5JOAWUKCZUDYAADCCYY.jpg?auth=d9066e0e6f617b6aa5cb387ba35b2a6f2a9e9fb1538249b7c520d75de662c8d5&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"2Z7XJKS7JREIDB4UTYXXELJAFM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>1. How will President-elect Donald Trump’s relationships shape politics and policy in Georgia and beyond?</b>"},{"_id":"BUYE4YZOUFFPJIS7I3637JCY4M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"A popular political parlor game in the Trump era is guessing not who will have the president’s ear, but how long they will have it. Trump still isn’t speaking to many of the key players from his first term. He had a<a href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-turnover-in-the-trump-administration/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.brookings.edu/articles/tracking-turnover-in-the-trump-administration/\" target=\"_blank\">92% turnover rate</a> among his senior advisers. Billionaire Elon Musk is enjoying favored status at the moment, so much so that he helped torpedo a government funding bill in late December that put the nation on the verge of a shutdown. Will Musk’s power continue? How will he use it?"},{"_id":"UMUPUGAE4NBB7MZVCYX4JSGVW4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In Georgia, Trump appears to be on good terms with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who wields immense power in the Georgia Legislature as the president of the state Senate. His former White House aide, Brian Jack, will be the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-trump-aide-brian-jack-elected-to-georgias-3rd-congressional-district/4IIMV3SVLNH5ZFRGHPJSFW4NEY/\" target=\"_blank\">newest member</a> of the state’s congressional delegation. Trump’s relationship with Gov. Brian Kemp has been fraught. The two appeared to make amends during the presidential campaign. Will that goodwill continue?"},{"_id":"ZPFHKCUBG5ANXBHY65SISWDG7U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>2. Will Georgia admit it has a prison problem?</b>"},{"_id":"7WEG4PDF65FT7BTROAEOSLUHSM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"More people were <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/ga-prison-homicides-a-list-of-those-killed-in-georgias-prison-system/FLCH6BL3ZZDLPKRBHBKTEPOVFU/\">killed in Georgia’s prisons</a> than ever before in 2024. The U.S. Department of Justice said conditions aren’t just bad, but “unconstitutional.” But the Georgia Department of Corrections has <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-have-repeatedly-presented-false-or-misleading-information-to-federal-investigators-state-lawmakers-and-a-federal-judge/H76M74I6L5F5DKXEYSSZEQSLGY/\" target=\"_blank\">steadfastly denied</a> the prison system is in crisis. A <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-prison-reforms-get-state-senate-committee-backing/Z673FR57AJDNXBGYZG4BIZMUAM/\">panel of Georgia lawmakers</a> recommended paying corrections officers more money to help with a staffing shortage. But Georgia has tried that before, and it hasn’t seemed to help. Will the state Legislature and Kemp’s administration take meaningful steps to address the problem in 2025?"},{"_id":"RZJIEACEUZGVHMVPJELL5253PQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>3. Will Georgia’s Pathways program find its footing?</b>"},{"_id":"UKRRQFKMVFDNPCA2BPTGISBIGQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia is one of few states that has refused to fully expand its Medicaid program to provide health coverage to all eligible adults. Instead, Kemp has started a “Pathways to Coverage” program that offers adults Medicaid coverage if they meet requirements to work, go to school or volunteer. But of the perhaps 240,000 people eligible for the program, just under 6,000 were enrolled as of Dec. 13. Democrats have <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/democrats-demand-probe-of-mismanagement-in-kemps-medicaid-program/OW4Z3BB7A5E25BCM5V557N362Q/\" target=\"_blank\">demanded an investigation</a>. The program was set to expire at the end of 2025, but it will likely get extended once Trump is back in office."},{"_id":"DUUGF3MOWZCHTCOKNJ6BVDBT34","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>4. How far will the Georgia Legislature go in 2025?</b>"},{"_id":"FBCAV3DZZRADHIF3WYNIBOIQYQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some of the state’s most powerful politicians are putting their weight behind some controversial policies this year. The governor wants to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/kemp-vows-to-push-hurricane-helene-relief-package-early-in-legislative-session/JRPX4KBHH5H4DLHJC6XB7DYUTI/\">limit the size of jury awards</a> in civil lawsuits. The lieutenant governor wants to strengthen and possibly expand a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-swimmers-say-georgia-should-ban-trans-athletes-from-womens-sports/7PXT25ENJRDKJEEY6RDBMDCKGM/\">ban on transgender athletes</a> in women’s sports. The state Legislature will have the final say. It’s likely laws will get passed. But how far will lawmakers be willing to go?"},{"_id":"VI6XG53BLBEQBMBTTBU5IMS5IE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>5. How will Democrats regroup?</b>"},{"_id":"U3NGZLQ7ENF7XJAMI64DGZITJY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Last year wasn’t a good one for Georgia Democrats. Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/former-swimmers-say-georgia-should-ban-trans-athletes-from-womens-sports/7PXT25ENJRDKJEEY6RDBMDCKGM/\" target=\"_blank\">turned the state red</a> once again, limiting their gains in the state House of Representatives. Now they are heading into the 2026 governor’s race without a clear leader. Everyone they’ve tried recently has failed, including Jason Carter, Jimmy Carter’s grandson, and Stacey Abrams, who lost twice. Will Abrams try again? Or will Democrats turn to someone like U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson or former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond? "},{"_id":"A55LLVK5KVEYFNRIW2NH2UDZME","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"4T7T5H2X6GT2AEG3IRTKUBHXYQ","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"4T7T5H2X6GT2AEG3IRTKUBHXYQ","type":"reference"},{"_id":"ZAAZV5O3XZDMRECS4MX34FUIRM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Happy New Year. The 119th Congress convenes today. The Georgia Legislature convenes in 10 days. President-elect Donald Trump takes office in 17 days. Get ready for a busy January."},{"_id":"223H7FZMRJFOBKXB3TUDZDW4EE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"KFXTSNPTVZDWNLN6EPHTW7XCLY","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"VCLBS26BAZDNZJTODKJCMQBZ4M","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Jimmy Carter’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/see-the-6-day-journey-of-jimmy-carters-funeral-procession/GMWKDNAALJHCJMSYAZWOH3WPP4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/see-the-6-day-journey-of-jimmy-carters-funeral-procession/GMWKDNAALJHCJMSYAZWOH3WPP4/\" target=\"_blank\">funeral procession</a> starts Saturday in Americus. He’ll lie in repose at the Carter Presidential Center Saturday night until Tuesday morning. MARTA will provide<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/marta-to-provide-free-shuttles-to-carter-center-for-viewing-of-former-president/X7EQGYWAGRDKJJASBHD3ZXFNAE/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/crime/marta-to-provide-free-shuttles-to-carter-center-for-viewing-of-former-president/X7EQGYWAGRDKJJASBHD3ZXFNAE/\" target=\"_blank\">free shuttles</a> from King Memorial Station."},{"_id":"RQQ6RFYQVNERTI5LNPHQS7R5QQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden awarded the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/biden-to-bestow-citizenship-medal-to-scad-president/UUG6W4OZVZG33OH63VUP3ANHJY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/biden-to-bestow-citizenship-medal-to-scad-president/UUG6W4OZVZG33OH63VUP3ANHJY/\" target=\"_blank\">Presidential Citizens Medal</a> to Savannah College of Art and Design President Paula Wallace on Thursday. It’s the second highest honor a president can give a civilian (the Presidential Medal of Freedom is first)."},{"_id":"DVSTCANZQJB2TNGSWQLJ4AIGBE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lisa Morgan, a kindergarten teacher and president of the Georgia Association of Educators,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/opinion-teacher-advocate-has-5-ways-for-georgia-to-improve-education/YYWQXELTMRDVBIQTZBDYA44TTU/\"> </a>is offering ideas for <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/opinion-teacher-advocate-has-5-ways-for-georgia-to-improve-education/YYWQXELTMRDVBIQTZBDYA44TTU/\" target=\"_blank\">how state lawmakers</a> can improve education."}]},{"_id":"PDD4ELG3WZAUDGTJB3XVOF26YM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"The Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"6207c6585776c643f61512adb5dc0f2f7021cde3b348c81acd5c4000a628fcb0"},"caption":"U.S. Sen. 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Ossoff hearing Irwin/ICE","height":5464,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/2G4Z2XWJOD6W52JH2UXNJEBRXQ.jpg?auth=6207c6585776c643f61512adb5dc0f2f7021cde3b348c81acd5c4000a628fcb0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"7EQOB6WVXFB7LBKKASCMTFYQA4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>NEW GIGS.</b> Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff will spend much of this year getting ready to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/ossoff-lays-the-groundwork-for-2026-reelection-campaign/UCWPQDWKZFATVPVY6TYW5RGPQU/\" target=\"_blank\">defend his seat</a> against what’s likely to be a strong Republican challenge in 2026. His new committee assignment in Congress should help him do that."},{"_id":"237DK2WPQNCMNH5ZRQ54332F6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff will join the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations when Congress reconvenes today. It’s a major appointment because the committee helps shape federal spending. We imagine you’ll be seeing lots of news releases in the coming year about Ossoff securing federal funding for Georgia projects."},{"_id":"GYKWNL2TCZHETFGXKWQZFAJAOI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff is keeping his gigs on the Senate Intelligence Committee and the Senate Rules Committee. He will no longer serve on the Judiciary and Homeland Security panels."},{"_id":"NKFXE4AHL5CIZGBOIZC2ACSLMM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I will continue working across the aisle to deliver for Georgia,” he said."},{"_id":"M6V5H2W2KZAT3GBNIOC2EDCFEM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ossoff’s Georgia counterpart, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, also got a plum new position of his own on the <a href=\"https://www.warnock.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-reverend-warnock-appointed-to-influential-senate-finance-committee-heading-into-upcoming-battles-on-tax-health-care-trade-policy/\" target=\"_blank\">Senate Finance Committee</a>. That panel has jurisdiction over tax, trade and health care programs, including Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Republicans who want to cut federal spending have said safety nets like these deserve a critical eye."},{"_id":"MMGFTQFJTFHXZDQWKBPJT2HD6E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Warnock will also continue serving on the<b> </b>agriculture and banking committees."},{"_id":"B4FVZ6LPRFAAZJP3O6V4SN2EBI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"ec888053080adf224c88e47af8cf10f609bbb63b9b77fd4ddb21b750bc544260"},"caption":"Robert Willis is the founder and chair of Troutman Strategies.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy photo"}]},"subtitle":"Robert Willis","width":1000,"creditIPTC":"Courtesy photo","_id":"AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/dMoN3XzfdWOym9nT62xhSy-42H0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/dMoN3XzfdWOym9nT62xhSy-42H0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/dMoN3XzfdWOym9nT62xhSy-42H0=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/TM6wu4QWHB1ovbRpSIO_iLDEQ34=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"XF4FPTWG3NAVNPDO7KMSPFEKFM.jpg_web.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"R3A6OS3HEFAQHMOXE4S44THDAI"},"created_date":"2025-01-03T09:41:47Z","last_updated_date":"2025-01-03T09:41:47Z","height":563,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/AK55NOWVY5DZVDZ4FJKZL5SY5M.jpg?auth=ec888053080adf224c88e47af8cf10f609bbb63b9b77fd4ddb21b750bc544260&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"6KI2EQ6QJRAWXDMKO2YS52GJKQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>BIG TIME.</b> A big Atlanta lobbying firm just got a lot bigger."},{"_id":"LPBCSTRLZZCXVKJF3Z6O64WHTM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Troutman Pepper Strategies is now Troutman Strategies (sorry, Pepper). The firm has offices in Illinois, Texas and Massachusetts along with its existing sites in Georgia, Virginia and Washington."},{"_id":"GRSW4VDWEBCFXLZJE4P45DOYMQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The rebrand comes after its parent company, the Troutman Pepper law firm, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/troutman-pepper-to-merge-with-locke-lord-in-major-law-firm-tie-up/43B4FMB6KZEGZL47IOP4LLBUHE/\" target=\"_blank\">merged</a> with the Texas-based firm Locke Lord to create Troutman Pepper Locke. The new firm has 1,600 attorneys across 33 offices in the United States and Europe. The lobbying shop now has 26 people, led by founder and chairman Robert Willis, who will continue to be based in Atlanta."},{"_id":"4WZLTRDSCVDPTMDKIPJI3ELMDE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Willis is a Georgia native who in the 1990s was a staffer in the Georgia state Senate and the lieutenant governor’s office. He’s getting ready for Georgia’s legislative session, which starts Jan. 13. Willis said he’ll be focusing on school safety and the rules around civil lawsuits, plus one other issue you might have heard of: sports betting."},{"_id":"NPUTAZIMNFGRNP4RWGDJF7EKCE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We’ve got a lot of investment from sports betting companies like FanDuel and Fanatics who have put down roots here and created jobs here,” he said. “I think it’s only fair we give them a chance to do business here.”"},{"_id":"7AYNEBHBFVD53F22UY64L7MOBQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"The Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"0eb8ccdd9aa1f45cf48bdc0c249020169e0ef008ba419d0a9ad3f0e078b31602"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, talks about the start of the new Congress. Plus, the AJC’s Ernie Suggs joins the show to discuss the legacy of former President Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100."},{"_id":"DQFKHZPQBRFLLP2PB3TGCPP4ZI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the show on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"XKZJWXZOJBEETDREKXM4L7YKVA","additional_properties":{"_id":"IF7R4GFVURDEFM2SYKXHWEKAFY"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA4938017170 width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"EDHZSDDMIZFYZLFLL4NGG6Q4YY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Thursday’s show, AJC reporter Greg Bluestein gave an update from New Orleans on the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/fbi-says-driver-in-new-orleans-rampage-acted-alone-was-100-inspired-by-islamic-state-group/WU3T6OJGGJDG7J4OSOBAX2M2AM/\" target=\"_blank\">attack</a> that killed 14 people and injured<b> </b>about 30 others, including a University of Georgia student. Then, a panel of experts discussed the life of Jimmy Carter."},{"_id":"J47BXEHHE5GKVCWE7NA7P7V2QE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"55IHAU725LVBYIL44OBSSOEOWM","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"55IHAU725LVBYIL44OBSSOEOWM","type":"reference"},{"_id":"YOVYR2VKIVAQZHGKJ2SJ43OEWA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>MIKE JOHNSON’S BIG DAY.</b> The U.S. House of Representatives will begin a new session around lunchtime today. The first thing they must do is elect a speaker. It could be a long day."},{"_id":"UYUEDMS63BCWHMOSFPSXHOGSLU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, wants to keep his job. But he could face <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/clyde-among-conservatives-blocking-kevin-mccarthy-bid-for-house-speaker/5PTFHXMZEVCLZD3J35OEOB4M6A/\" target=\"_blank\">multiple rounds of voting</a> the same way his predecessor, former California U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, did two years ago if more than one or two Republicans choose not to support him."},{"_id":"ISRUMYQA5NFFBNO64EN3Q6ZOIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Some things are working in Johnson’s favor. President-elect Donald Trump has endorsed him. There is no clear alternative Republican who can get more<i> </i>votes than Johnson. And many Republicans don’t want a drawn out fight that, should it linger past the weekend, could impact the certification of Trump’s presidential victory on Monday. "},{"_id":"BNKUYFQ2IJAAVLAKQLWO2BDSYM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"No other House business, not even the swearing-in of members, can proceed until a speaker is in place."},{"_id":"GXDTUM25BBB2ZJ7WMNKPWTOECY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Will Johnson’s critics give him a hard time, even temporarily, as they try to shape how the House will operate for the next two years? Kentucky U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie has already said he is a hard “no.” Another lawmaker to watch is Georgia U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde."},{"_id":"B4SL4YV25NFR7CCP4FGGGBC2NQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Athens Republican was among the ultra-conservative lawmakers who made things difficult for McCarthy in 2023, only supporting him after <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/clyde-flips-to-mccarthy-who-still-falls-short-in-12th-round-of-speaker-votes/4PPOXG4LXRH2VDY2KD5VMFBRIY/\" target=\"_blank\">several days of chaos</a>. Clyde also showed recently that he is willing to defy Trump and stick to his principles. He was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/democrats-say-they-will-reject-speaker-johnsons-new-funding-package/4STVW74J6BE3DJRR4WERITF7UM/\" target=\"_blank\">among the 38 Republicans</a> who voted against a Trump-backed plan to combine government funding with an increase of the debt limit."},{"_id":"W3HDO6DNK5DZRBNF5XWMZPQLZI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Clyde told WDUN’s Martha Zoller recently that he hasn’t decided if Johnson is the right leader as Republicans seek to cut spending and implement Trump’s priorities like curbing illegal immigration."},{"_id":"5KA75Q6WLFCZTEKZ7FT6GC7V3Y","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I’m not there yet,” <a href=\"https://accesswdun.com/article/2024/12/1278770/listen-rep-andrew-clyde-speaks-on-the-continuing-resolution-and-speakers-race\" target=\"_blank\">he said</a>. “My powder is still dry.”"},{"_id":"IUNXFCWLFFBADP3UMGBK4RWYNE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"One former critic Johnson can count on is U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. The Rome Republican has been among Johnson’s most vocal critics ever since he replaced McCarthy as speaker. She even led a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-forces-vote-to-oust-johnson-as-house-speaker/NASHUJTKONHVZDIHMEIZYLK52U/\" target=\"_blank\">failed effort</a> to remove him as speaker in May."},{"_id":"TWOABCPR4FB4FORN2ZR3R5OFTE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"However, Greene is also close to Trump. Last night she posted a video on social media encouraging her colleagues to avoid drama and back Johnson."},{"_id":"2WUE3DPF35C6BBHGH44WP7LNCY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Let’s put aside our pride, let’s put aside our egos, and let’s put aside the infighting,” <a href=\"https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1874971609196576780\" target=\"_blank\">she said</a>. “It’s time to come together as Republicans, and it’s time to do whatever it takes to make sure that we deliver the mandate that the American people told us to do.”"},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":"D2PJNCVWF5ERVFFKR7PDIZSD5U"}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1874971609196576780","type":"twitter"},"_id":"O4LEW6W7URB5HFMLJZF7OHSPYI","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Rep. 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Marjorie Taylor Greene🇺🇸 (@RepMTG) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1874971609196576780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 3, 2025</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/RepMTG/status/1874971609196576780","additional_properties":{"_id":"D2PJNCVWF5ERVFFKR7PDIZSD5U"},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"G5OBRNOVKBCXLM24CACAQYVKGY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"4M6WRK7IOTDLUREO4LMLQ24HQ4","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"4M6WRK7IOTDLUREO4LMLQ24HQ4","type":"reference"},{"_id":"J3JQ4I2Y6BFHHLE5GRAQTECQBA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RDXRAGXUFVGLLCBBSEFD4BRJ5M","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"VXCYCW4MHFBIHDSTQDWVFCDW3Q","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden will host a Medal of Valor ceremony at the White House honoring members of the military for their service."},{"_id":"42BWJFR7AZGN3PMB6WOQWEQ7KA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House and Senate will convene on the opening day of the 119th Congress, which includes the swearing-in of members."},{"_id":"KKI6UPVTPZC6DEHG7OJEJKGH2Y","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to elect a speaker."}]},{"_id":"4BH6RCVVJZFPRMIRWVXFJAQYHI","additional_properties":{"_id":1735838164839},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"2BFHZVDLMFH2BIJGVKRCARWYVA","additional_properties":{"_id":1735838164840},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS. </b>Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? 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The dominoes are still falling, but it looks like Williams might step down early next year if the party <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/nikema-williams-sets-path-to-resign-as-georgia-democratic-chair-amid-growing-pressure/STE2Q7ML2BDYHH4USNPFOWS6FQ/\" target=\"_blank\">approves a rule change</a> making the chair a full-time, paid position."},{"auth":{"1":"0462b31e7b350d501ebc352c75a49cc024bc9b426209731697202451ccb03cbf"},"caption":"Last April, Gov. Gov. 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Public money for private schools. </b>One of the biggest fights in the Legislature this year was over a bill — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/kemp-signs-legislation-establishing-another-voucher-program-in-georgia/3FZ3LA3DZVFI3AVEK6BF6B66OU/\" target=\"_blank\">now a law</a> — that promises parents of children in low-performing schools up to $6,500 to help pay for private school tuition. The law only applies to schools that are in the bottom 25% of test scores. The state published a list of these schools last month, but quickly withdrew it, saying it needed to adjust its calculations. Then, an <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/thousands-of-georgia-students-eligible-for-limited-number-of-promise-vouchers/T5UZS2X5SBENTBBOGEPGOMR524/\" target=\"_blank\">AJC analysis</a> found that more than 300,000 students are likely eligible for this program. That’s more than 15 times the number of students the state thought would be eligible. 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Prison woes. </b>It was another violent — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/georgia-prison-officials-have-repeatedly-presented-false-or-misleading-information-to-federal-investigators-state-lawmakers-and-a-federal-judge/H76M74I6L5F5DKXEYSSZEQSLGY/\" target=\"_blank\">and deceptive</a> — year in Georgia’s prisons. A record number of inmates were<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/rare-murders-of-women-come-to-light-as-ga-prisons-set-homicide-record/X6G25DUQG5BNFM6NFVU6YIX6NU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/rare-murders-of-women-come-to-light-as-ga-prisons-set-homicide-record/X6G25DUQG5BNFM6NFVU6YIX6NU/\" target=\"_blank\">murdered behind the bars</a>. A federal investigation laid out “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/investigations/federal-investigators-find-georgia-prisons-inhumane-and-in-a-violent-state-of-chaos/O3BWRNTDB5BUVBP3GQAQBAYE4E/\">horrific and inhumane</a>” conditions inside state prisons. State lawmakers <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/georgia-prison-reforms-get-state-senate-committee-backing/Z673FR57AJDNXBGYZG4BIZMUAM/\" target=\"_blank\">recommended some changes</a>, including boosting officers’ pay, partnering with private companies to expand capacity and increasing mental health services. The AJC’s Carrie Teegardin and Danny Robbins will be watching to see what happens in 2025."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"64f1319e961f4118780576d14e4468ad4420254c971809e515e6e07412f0492f"},"caption":"Executive Director Mike Coan (third from left) spoke during a State Election Board meeting in October in Atlanta. 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Changing the rules.</b> The State Election Board spent so much time in court this year that AJC reporter Mark Niesse practically has a law degree now. A trio of far-right members changed the rules to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/ballot-hand-count-could-slow-georgia-election-results-but-ensure-accuracy/LDZB6FHW7RADNOQK7LC7X2BZAU/\" target=\"_blank\">require hand counts</a> of ballots and potentially give local election officials a <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-board-approves-new-inquiry-for-certifying-election-results/BI6SME6TJVHQHGMMADOKGQ3UPU/\" target=\"_blank\">path to withhold certification</a> of results, among other things. The changes prompted lawsuit upon lawsuit that critics warned was just a prelude to the real chaos after Election Day. But those fears never materialized. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-strikes-down-new-georgia-rules-on-election-certification/S53EMUY5LVBFLNFV2RURDBMZZI/\" target=\"_blank\">Judges blocked</a> the most <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-halts-georgia-rule-that-would-have-required-hand-count-on-election-night/2IMHWOEUEJEI7KKUVLGLID73EY/\" target=\"_blank\">sweeping changes</a>. And President-elect Donald Trump’s victory <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-boards-certify-trumps-win-as-republicans-object-to-law/JWW6B7LTWNG4THDRDUAQ73UW4Y/\" target=\"_blank\">quelled any uprising</a> from his supporters. We’ll be watching for more action in 2025."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"00df0b67a6810a145a86d2f2cf78feb104b102ddb6a5b81048d9c217edd58158"},"caption":"The late Laken Riley is shown in this August 2023 photo from the White Coat Ceremony for Augusta University's College of Nursing, where she had been a student. 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Tragic deaths. </b>The deaths of three Georgia women — <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/student-death-on-university-of-georgia-campus-shakes-athens-woodstock/U3GSUSP5CBCWHLZRVQAO5UZP7I/\" target=\"_blank\">Laken Riley</a>, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/harris-travels-to-atlanta-friday-expected-to-react-to-2-deaths-linked-to-state-abortion-limits/5XWO3DHUGFHDXBFFICKAFC42Z4/\" target=\"_blank\">Amber Thurman and Candi Miller</a> — had profound impacts on Georgia’s politics this year that will likely continue to reverberate in 2025. A Venezuelan migrant who authorities say entered the country illegally was convicted of Riley’s brutal murder, which acted as a rallying cry for conservatives who opposed Democrats’ border policies. Thurman and Miller both died from complications from abortion pills. Their deaths first came to light after reporting by <a href=\"https://www.propublica.org/article/georgia-abortion-ban-amber-thurman-death\" target=\"_blank\">ProPublica</a> and fueled Democratic criticism of Georgia’s strict abortion laws."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Elijah Nouvelage","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","country_name":"USA","region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"bb0a135685f44b49e541ad3ea902561d4b0ad333acb36d030b3060294df1efb1"},"caption":"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis won her reelection bid in November but also faced many setbacks in 2024.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/A9B01722.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["662c066ea28aae7184c32b63"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Elijah Nouvelage for the AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Elijah Nouvelage","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Nuclear Detonation Tabletop Exercise","width":5625,"_id":"EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/eLnj0gYPM2jr__3JaK-TQFpOypo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":"662c066ea28aae7184c32b63","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/eLnj0gYPM2jr__3JaK-TQFpOypo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","takenOn":"2024-04-27T18:15:51Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/eLnj0gYPM2jr__3JaK-TQFpOypo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/4WHnkcSX1qMNvRn8vwLjgjfGpJc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg","version":3,"countryId":227,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/A9B01722.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"ASKZ25GEE5FEVIGH4DHFSJH66Y","iptc_title":"PhotoFreelancer"},"created_date":"2024-04-30T07:50:41Z","last_updated_date":"2024-05-03T09:59:43Z","height":3750,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/EII6BUHNAS4VWH6DTEUJK3OK4E.jpg?auth=bb0a135685f44b49e541ad3ea902561d4b0ad333acb36d030b3060294df1efb1&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"CS23U6QVCBH57LYVBZWXVRBLFY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>5. Fani Willis. </b>Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis began the year overseeing an election interference case against Trump and his allies. She ended it <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-appeals-court-removes-da-fani-willis-from-trump-election-case/XGKWOZNKYJBQDFYSONWYPBCIIY/\" target=\"_blank\">likely disqualified</a> from the case after her romantic relationship with the former special prosecutor in charge of it was exposed in court. In between, she easily won reelection and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-weighs-whether-georgia-republicans-can-subpoena-fani-willis/4BWE3VZVNJDUPPQLPDM5ZUG5UE/\" target=\"_blank\">fought to suppress subpoenas</a> from the Republican-led state legislature. She’ll likely be doing more of that in 2025."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Alapaha","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"02740bb58bb04e133c50746eb668558051cfa98e73f674aaa667af2613f3675e"},"caption":"Linda Hall shows damages caused by Hurricane Helene at her daughter’s home in Alapaha in October.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/100224 HELENE HS01.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["66fb081a4c958720d01730aa"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Hurricane Helene Aftermath","width":5815,"_id":"Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/vNUqgMP0mKxP9drKUebX0-il3VI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"66fb081a4c958720d01730aa","keywords":["aftermath","small town","AJC Freelancer","Hurricane Helene","pom"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/vNUqgMP0mKxP9drKUebX0-il3VI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","takenOn":"2024-10-02T05:44:55Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/vNUqgMP0mKxP9drKUebX0-il3VI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/KjpbHak3QUAYWFbLqGJV717BaJw=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/100224 HELENE HS01.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: AJC Photos of the Month -- October"},"_id":"YVCZQMVT2FFW7JU7KY7OEQ4KL4"}],"_id":"XHORG5Y73FEXTD76XJS3OI3ROY","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2024-10-01T18:48:07Z","last_updated_date":"2024-11-06T17:25:40Z","slug":"aajc 100224 helene enigma","height":3837,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/Q4KT6IF4ZHGZN3WVB4R2TF4HEU.jpg?auth=02740bb58bb04e133c50746eb668558051cfa98e73f674aaa667af2613f3675e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"2MN4K5VHP5HDFHLUZFMQRJS45A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>4. The storms. </b>Georgia was hit by portions of three major storms this year. The worst, by far, was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/atlanta-weather/hurricane-inflicts-historic-damage-across-georgia-atlanta-saw-unprecedented-rainfall/PM3FJNHKCJESNFZPN3CV2H2EG4/\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane Helene</a>. No part of Georgia was untouched from its wrath, as the massive storm cut a path through the Peach State that inflicted billions of dollars in damage and killed more than 30 people. Many are <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/farmers-are-still-reeling-months-after-hurricane-helene-ravaged-crops-across-the-south/CXQIVLGWVNFMVMOTCQ77BRLLOU/\" target=\"_blank\">still reeling</a> from its effects. Meanwhile, the storm sparked a brutal political fight over federal relief dollars that was part of a crisis over the weekend about government funding. About $100 billion was tied up in legislation to temporarily fund the government, which President Joe Biden <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/biden-signs-bill-that-averts-a-government-shutdown-and-brings-a-close-to-days-of-washington-upheaval/WKFVDGA3BBDFZPG2662O4KIG5E/\" target=\"_blank\">signed on Saturday</a> to avoid a shutdown."},{"copyright":"Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","auth":{"1":"d67eca2066e24e2ab01c18dd6877f1712530909584b1408d1d73b9061091a970"},"caption":"Donald Trump talks as Gov. 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The feud. </b>Politicians in the same party don’t have to like each other. But they often must act like they do. For much of 2024, Gov. Brian Kemp and Donald Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-tortured-timeline-the-ups-and-downs-of-the-kemp-trump-relationship/LMYX4OZFJNH6FJTRX6R5KKB5TI/\" target=\"_blank\">couldn’t even do that</a>. Whether it was first lady Marty Kemp saying she <a href=\"https://x.com/bluestein/status/1775689493925769552\" target=\"_blank\">wouldn’t vote for Trump</a> or Trump <a href=\"https://www.google.com/search?q=trump+atlanta+rally+kemp+ajc&rlz=1C1GCEB_enUS1122US1122&oq=trump+atlanta+rally+kemp+ajc&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIKCAUQABjHAxiABDIHCAYQABiABDIKCAcQABjHAxiABDIHCAgQABiABNIBCDQ2MjJqMGo0qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\">blasting the Kemps</a> during a Georgia campaign rally, it was clear their damaged relationship threatened to spill over into the campaign. Both sides made up, and by Election Day Kemp was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/brian-kemp-puts-his-political-machine-to-work-for-donald-trump-in-georgia/2AGL6Q5UAFA4FAAIVIME2AW4RU/\">running ads for Trump</a> — although still not mentioning him by name. Their relationship will be one to watch going forward."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"7df07038a3d13e7e16dc682a042b01f8dec7d9706acbe4803c79433d26862bdf"},"caption":"A sign that says “Georgia is Trump Country” was seen at a rally for Donald Trump in Rome earlier this year.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 031024 trump biden filed at 0066.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["65ec616a3689150b2512acdc"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Biden and Trump rally in Georgia\r","width":3300,"_id":"VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/ToA0CqWufhlVvYZw5-AUUoBsZVY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"65ec616a3689150b2512acdc","keywords":["election","trump","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/ToA0CqWufhlVvYZw5-AUUoBsZVY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","takenOn":"2024-03-09T21:57:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/ToA0CqWufhlVvYZw5-AUUoBsZVY=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/mUEIOStHFZ09BB8CC_YAJr6NEZM=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 031024 trump biden filed at 0066.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"GQDHDS2CFZBYZDD4L2KPPEP66M","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-03-10T16:23:47Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-22T21:14:07Z","slug":"aajc 031024 trump biden ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VNYVUQDK5GDJZLW6EHHDLB6HFU.JPG?auth=7df07038a3d13e7e16dc682a042b01f8dec7d9706acbe4803c79433d26862bdf&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"PKF2SN5XWZG6XMEV7RDWG6POWI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>2. Georgia’s flip-flop. </b>Did you know there was a presidential election in Georgia this year? It’s true. The candidates came here 49 times. They spent $318 million in Georgia just on TV ads. One can only imagine how many text messages they sent. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/flipped-back-trump-recaptures-georgia-four-years-after-losing-the-battleground-state/NEDAISGHABHYRO2FVYGVPIXPPA/\" target=\"_blank\">Trump turned Georgia red</a>, and in doing so he reset politics in the peach state. He resurrected the political careers of former U.S. Rep. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-picks-former-georgia-congressman-doug-collins-to-run-veterans-affairs/T4ZUDD6WSBGOVGEG63GKE36OWE/\" target=\"_blank\">Doug Collins</a>, one-time U.S. Sen. <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/donald-trump-picks-kelly-loeffler-as-head-of-the-small-business-administration/74L2DSDVAVD4DDCXSYMWAWXKKA/\" target=\"_blank\">Kelly Loeffler</a>, donor <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-has-chosen-ex-leader-of-the-buckhead-cityhood-push-to-be-his-ambassador-to-belgium/R3ME76RT7ZCVZP5T3XQZEZQ2Y4/\" target=\"_blank\">Bill White</a> and failed Senate candidate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-nominates-herschel-walker-former-uga-star-as-ambassador-to-the-bahamas/RN33OCUH2JHPLD3Q4YM4VVINQM/\" target=\"_blank\">Herschel Walker</a> by nominating them to key positions. And he <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/a-month-later-trumps-election-win-continues-to-upend-georgia-politics/UV64AM7IRJECDCQK6X3YIUWPZQ/\" target=\"_blank\">altered the dynamics</a> of the 2026 statewide elections, which include the race for governor and a U.S. Senate seat."},{"_id":"WS335WSD7JEFDFG2C4Z2WPBRLE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>1. That debate. </b>Conventional wisdom says political debates don’t matter much. But the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/biden-and-trump-swing-hard-in-messy-atlanta-showdown/PDDOW65DPRHLZIVMKAMCQV2UEY/\" target=\"_blank\">CNN debate</a> on June 27 changed the course of U.S. history.<b> </b>President Joe Biden’s performance was so disastrous that it forced him to withdraw from the race just a few months before Election Day. That it all happened in Atlanta provided a bittersweet bookend to Biden’s presidency. After all, it was Georgia that helped propel him past Trump in 2020. His withdrawal from the 2024 race played a big part in ensuring Georgia flipped back to Trump."},{"_id":"M2T6VBFX5JFF3BQV5GLKZ3MO4I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"da3ac8df114828aa5c172c04953c6431b8d0ff89c7547c9ea3f8da80623ba1c7"},"caption":"Former first lady Rosalynn Carter and former President Jimmy Carter attended the final Braves game at Turner Field in 2016. Rosalyn died last year and Jimmy turned 100 this year.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"77729924-88ec-11e6-b47e-112b704e1399","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Curtis Compton/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"affiliation":"Curtis Compton / ccompton@ajc.co","name":"ccompton@ajc.com","type":"author","byline":"ccompton@ajc.com","slug":"ccompton-ajc-com"}]},"first_publish_date":"2016-10-02T22:06:28Z","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/aFN95vQqNQD8Zg6Cdz547THgjOc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","keywords":["taxon:braves"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/aFN95vQqNQD8Zg6Cdz547THgjOc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","takenOn":"2016-10-02T22:06:28Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/aFN95vQqNQD8Zg6Cdz547THgjOc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/KLdY-ebj_zHCcpm2e0WEb8rFVcc=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"https://www.ajc.com//rw/Pub/p7/AJC/2016/10/02/Images/100316%20goodbye%20ted%20CC36.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"Photos: Braves' final game at Turner Field"},"_id":"GJWYUONQB7E7YDPIEWNLUUOE7U"}],"_id":"WCVZY522NNFA7BANLLJXXJGLPU"},"last_updated_date":"2024-12-23T09:37:30Z","height":662,"image_type":"photograph","owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"workflow":{"status_code":4},"distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg","display_date":"2016-10-02T22:04:00Z","subtitle":"Tigers vs. Braves: Oct. 2, 2016","width":1176,"_id":"L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE","created_date":"2020-06-23T23:47:20Z","publish_date":"2016-10-02T22:06:28Z","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/L3USKXOES5FG5YHCIXVCYN6DAE.jpg?auth=da3ac8df114828aa5c172c04953c6431b8d0ff89c7547c9ea3f8da80623ba1c7&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"GX7UABALMFD5VMAXXHFVUKKWCI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>Georgia’s legislative session starts in 21 days. President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is in 28 days. The next edition of this newsletter is in 11 days. We hope you enjoy the holidays."},{"_id":"MLRY67FPTBCG7PK4VPFADSVSSI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"E4AM6QPJX5EWZJ7K7PRXS3VOFY","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RXL2SZCNS5DMVOFHTARH66NZRM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Congress passed a law renaming the<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/bill-to-rename-plains-post-office-for-jimmy-and-rosalynn-carter-awaits-presidents-signature/QPVY6LYV5RACRJ4N5XRJXIBVWQ/\" target=\"_blank\"> Plains post office</a> for former President Jimmy Carter and the late<b> </b>Rosalynn Carter."},{"_id":"YHW27EUB65EZJLUQBBRA4SDTNY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden announced this morning he was commuting the death sentences of 37 federal inmates to prevent Trump from resuming executions. The list includes two men sentenced to death in Georgia, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/biden-commutes-death-sentences-for-37-federal-inmates-including-two-georgia-men/FSQDPP2DLZF67INX6FKMNBIHOY/\" target=\"_blank\">Tia Mitchell reports</a>."},{"_id":"KQAQNKTWSBF35BZFKC74ADHMEQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Oklahoma Republican U.S. Sen. James Lankford were featured in a <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0WiwpQ2Dy8\" target=\"_blank\">special edition of “Meet the Press”</a> on Sunday. The two ordained ministers discussed their faith and bipartisanship."}]},{"_id":"Q3LO2NSHFVGSRDWGH7JYIILNGQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"a25ba1b77cb5e831ab40a2a5d08dd9c294e348a7e1e3ea256b1142b02a18ba81"},"caption":"Vincent Fort was leading voice for liberal causes who rose to become the No. 2 Democrat in the Georgia Senate. 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He called Fort his favorite “frenemy.”"},{"_id":"3X3P6MDUM5FIFPP34BIO6ZWXYM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"During the long fight over creating the north Fulton County city, founding Mayor Eva Galambos, who <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/sandy-springs-founding-mother-first-mayor-eva-galambos-dies/sC9M8mpqakNCnknHeD1NLI/\" target=\"_blank\">died in 2015</a>, said that Fort once declared the city would be incorporated “when pigs fly.” Now, there’s a meeting area at Sandy Springs City Hall christened the “Flying Pig Conference Room.”"},{"_id":"M6RAWINK2JHFRLKGVELBAXSS3M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Rest in peace, my friend,” Paul said. “After all the joyous turmoil you created on behalf of those you truly served, you deserve it.”"},{"_id":"SZANZR4J2NESRMD77XM6HKUQBM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"NATRICE MILLER AJC 2022","address":{},"auth":{"1":"444102d8c7cda60a899179bea5246bea4363527336f00faa816f1ccd89f1f6a9"},"caption":"The \"Politically Georgia\" podcast team (left to right): Greg Bluestein, Patricia Murphy, Tia Mitchell and Bill Nigut.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/051624 PG MACON 004.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["66460c355e76f90aee55a9c0"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Natrice Miller/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"NATRICE MILLER","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Politically GA Macon","width":5808,"_id":"PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/40rYOcuckJ6h4vp-hLGrEIN3_jI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"66460c355e76f90aee55a9c0","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/40rYOcuckJ6h4vp-hLGrEIN3_jI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","takenOn":"2024-05-16T22:12:36Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/40rYOcuckJ6h4vp-hLGrEIN3_jI=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/yg_qTBIT3lNapqA2X2bou40Xylo=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/051624 PG MACON 004.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"EWEWVC3D6NDQFNAK4ZZWPJ6JTA"},"created_date":"2024-05-17T04:01:28Z","last_updated_date":"2024-05-17T08:49:24Z","slug":"aajc 051624 macon","height":3872,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/PSP5GJXIHHVUJGN4GB6IHSFYHY.JPG?auth=444102d8c7cda60a899179bea5246bea4363527336f00faa816f1ccd89f1f6a9&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"NUUYESGCFBBAPMSSXJTKXO4XUM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>“<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>” had its final live show of the year on Friday. Today, you’ll hear a pre-recorded episode of the hosts answering questions from listeners. We’ll be back on Dec. 27 with an interview with the AJC’s two-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/mike-luckovich/\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Luckovich</a>. On Dec. 30, we’ll have a special episode reviewing the news from 2024 and looking ahead to the biggest issues of 2025. Live shows will resume on Jan. 2."},{"_id":"AIWDFV6XV5GSPC77XA2TB3VOH4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the AJC’s Politically Georgia on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"MQZRDABVHFGO3PJAUBMX4Y7LLY","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA2750425788 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"GWGEYK4HONBWVCYA7HI5JHCUAI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, Gov. Brian Kemp talked about the federal government funding proposal and its ties to disaster relief. 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When Elon Musk described these policy add-ons as pork, House Speaker Mike Johnson retreated from the deal and the language was dropped from the final version."},{"_id":"R2YHQGECMZHGDIMHV64OQMV5EQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But Carter will have plenty of leeway to renew his efforts starting next month when he takes over as chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s <a href=\"https://guthrie.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=LPJMYZJTZRZOWSLA5UA2RDSMQI\" target=\"_blank\">Subcommittee on Health</a>."},{"_id":"D3W4CXLJRZCKNNKIJF2AOC4FIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The goal of this subcommittee is as straightforward as it is consequential: help Americans live healthier and longer lives,” Carter, R-St. Simons Island, said <a href=\"https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=15295\" target=\"_blank\">in a statement</a>."},{"_id":"24HUKZMSE5ELHPDD2NDPUXKMTM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. 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Segun Adeyina, D-Grayson (Saturday)."},{"_id":"5IPSZ4NPZNBV7OFJEUWWD4PV7Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael Boggs (Saturday)."},{"_id":"MEZVAQRYQJEBLHYKZSUPOO523I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"State Rep. Debra Bazemore, D-South Fulton (Dec. 30)."}]},{"_id":"VOLGXK5T7BHYLO5VDY4VH5YKLE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? There’s a form for that! <a href=\"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdXSJl720IaHoIHUuJvq9F65-l2T-92vyT2mf3KAJxI9K5PMg/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\">Click here</a> to submit the shoutouts. It’s not just birthdays. 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Jim is listed as a “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/staff/jim-denery/\" target=\"_blank\">premium editor</a>” on the AJC’s website, and that’s a fitting description because all of the stories he touches end up at the highest quality."},{"_id":"JPIZBA6RUVGETB57MA6DZBP6BU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Denery has been with the AJC since 2007 after working as a reporter and editor at eight other newspapers, mostly in the South. 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Burt Jones after Willis was disqualified from doing so herself because<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-blocks-fulton-da-from-questioning-gop-senator-in-trump-probe/E5UE3RMBQBC5XJ4YSRVTLCALXY/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-blocks-fulton-da-from-questioning-gop-senator-in-trump-probe/E5UE3RMBQBC5XJ4YSRVTLCALXY/\" target=\"_blank\">she co-hosted a fundraiser</a> for his political rival."},{"_id":"M73BD7GBHRFIRAD3FHBPPH4HEM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"And on Thursday, the Court of Appeals disqualified Willis and her office from proceeding with an election interference case against Donald Trump and other co-defendants because she dated the special prosecutor she hired to handle the charges and went on expensive trips with him that he helped pay for."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"1f531c77f343439b14dbb2a08326797e24a5f9f16304835d170c20eb7526f90b"},"caption":"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis (center) was once romantically involved with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade (right).","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["62bb1f8fd25a39386a0457ff"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author","byline":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC"}]},"subtitle":"Trump probe: Fulton judge hears from lawmakers challenging subpoenas","width":4429,"_id":"HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/K51uv8uKHKtxqxe_J3obyxW65-Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"62bb1f8fd25a39386a0457ff","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/K51uv8uKHKtxqxe_J3obyxW65-Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","takenOn":"2022-07-01T17:46:19Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/K51uv8uKHKtxqxe_J3obyxW65-Y=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/32ZYX5jemplCLKxDPWa6mKwNuKI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"070222 GRAND JURY HS02.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"HSMWCUJNUJAXLLP353YQVUKCOY","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2022-07-01T20:05:44Z","last_updated_date":"2024-02-02T09:51:16Z","slug":"AAJC 070222 GRAND JURY","height":3069,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/HWYTUNMQEBBIZBPA4WLFSIKWVM.jpg?auth=1f531c77f343439b14dbb2a08326797e24a5f9f16304835d170c20eb7526f90b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"UT4UEJBVHVBF3JEITDGR76VPKE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The state Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 opinion that Willis’<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-allegations-against-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-timeline-and-key-details/JFTZXNLKDJD6BE2HUZVXAITUZ4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/the-allegations-against-fulton-county-da-fani-willis-timeline-and-key-details/JFTZXNLKDJD6BE2HUZVXAITUZ4/\" target=\"_blank\">onetime romantic relationship</a> with former special prosecutor Nathan Wade merited her dismissal from the case, which could effectively tank the final criminal case against Trump."},{"_id":"KKZM257RAVEF5CGGIX6RBAP2RA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Though she plans to appeal to the Georgia Supreme Court, some legal experts see a reversal as highly unlikely. A decision could take months. And few other prosecutors have the resources or the willingness to take on the case if it’s transferred."},{"_id":"DPPNGIFEJ5HCNN34VD45VICWHI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It wasn’t all bad for Willis. She remains one of the most recognizable prosecutors in the country after <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/fulton-da-fani-willis-wins-second-term/LKXZKEEV6VDEVLTLCGJ3SX34WM/\" target=\"_blank\">coasting to a second term </a>last month."},{"_id":"EX3HNSAKKRCSPMT4GDP46DMIC4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Even so, there could be more bad news for her in 2025. State Sen. Greg Dolezal, R-Cumming, said he intends to revive a Senate Special Committee on Investigations to scrutinize Willis."},{"_id":"EBPCYOQXGNCPTAK2XI2TI4T6M4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Among the committee’s goals is to delve into the prosecutor’s use of public resources while continuing to pursue subpoenas seeking documents and testimony from Willis that are at the <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/judge-weighs-whether-georgia-republicans-can-subpoena-fani-willis/4BWE3VZVNJDUPPQLPDM5ZUG5UE/\" target=\"_blank\">center of an ongoing legal fight</a>."},{"_id":"GUVMDOG3MZELTB2JWQO4L5XDQA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“The people of this great state deserve a justice system that operates with integrity, transparency and respect for the rule of law,” Dolezal told us."},{"_id":"CJ4JUIBNIVBI5HWNVAMUHDNEDI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"916b09d9b9d22cb6ac908d724a9bd9a93986e19bda4921c61a2383e3a79935e2"},"caption":"(Left to right): Former U.S Rep. 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Starting Monday, you can hear these nominees in their own words on C-SPAN 2. The network is digging into its archives of speeches, interviews and congressional hearings for a Trump marathon."},{"_id":"VW647CCTKNENZNDZASX5TLSLN4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The, er, fun kicks<b> </b>off at 8 a.m. each weekday with a fresh set of footage that will play throughout the day on a loop. Former Georgia U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, will be featured on Tuesday. Former U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, picked to lead the Small Business Administration, is scheduled for Dec. 31."},{"_id":"HXJ5BDEESRHTLMV62UQSCJ4L34","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"AVLPN5TRCRBQ3KJVN63PHMOY7E","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"3SGK4YZ2GNETPHWUDEQ64DW6Z4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Chris Carr<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/why-chris-carr-thinks-his-head-start-in-georgias-2026-gov-race-will-pay-off/5P5ZZQ7DOFDVVA5ZRDKQZWGPEU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/why-chris-carr-thinks-his-head-start-in-georgias-2026-gov-race-will-pay-off/5P5ZZQ7DOFDVVA5ZRDKQZWGPEU/\" target=\"_blank\">told the Politically Georgia podcast</a> why he entered the 2026 race for governor so early."},{"_id":"MNPN7AVOOREP7KAYFG25CMEXTA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The AJC’s election expert Mark Niesse digs into why so many 2020 absentee voters<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/turnout-by-absentee-voters-declines-in-georgia-after-growth-in-2020/EZLHYGAELRFKRHYOB6OHUEVQOM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/turnout-by-absentee-voters-declines-in-georgia-after-growth-in-2020/EZLHYGAELRFKRHYOB6OHUEVQOM/\" target=\"_blank\">did not return</a> this year."},{"_id":"5RO22BOLGBC5BED7E4MWA5NM4Q","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. lawmakers have authorized a study of deepening the Savannah River for Georgia ports, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/lawmakers-authorize-savannah-river-deepening-study-for-georgia-ports/HTW7QUSWC5DFXN5OHTQVUTSSU4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/lawmakers-authorize-savannah-river-deepening-study-for-georgia-ports/HTW7QUSWC5DFXN5OHTQVUTSSU4/\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Van Brimmer reports</a>."},{"_id":"Q7YVGGJPENDUVH6TE6JV3ODKQI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Critics say a new law taking effect next year will make it harder for homeless people to vote, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-election-law-imposes-a-hurdle-for-voters-who-are-homeless/EXTG5MM4NVHD7D54XF25C5TY5Q/\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Groves and Phoebe Quinton report.</a>"}]},{"_id":"E7RKJCGBMFD2LMGRYPX7NLGOCE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"MNKHSBDEX6P2IZ77IPYAUCZP6Y","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"MNKHSBDEX6P2IZ77IPYAUCZP6Y","type":"reference"},{"_id":"2SJLPPBMJRFG5KLDQ5UNVFE3XI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHUTDOWN LOOMS.</b> The clock is ticking, and as of this morning there is no workable plan on the table to avoid a government shutdown scheduled to begin at midnight."},{"_id":"VGA7QK7QLJD53MPF7CXEXQHFEE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson was sent searching for a Plan C after 38 of his fellow Republicans joined with nearly every Democrat to <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/democrats-say-they-will-reject-speaker-johnsons-new-funding-package/4STVW74J6BE3DJRR4WERITF7UM/\">reject his latest proposal</a> on Thursday night. Not only did it fail to receive the needed two-thirds support for passage, but it couldn’t even get a majority vote."},{"_id":"J7YSRLXGWJGHJECMEKQEMV42NU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That failed plan included three months of government funding, disaster aid and a two-year suspension of the debt limit that President-elect Donald Trump had requested. But it left out many things needed to win Democratic support, and Republicans did not have enough votes to pass it on their own."},{"_id":"BQUT56434BGELJIOI3RFVWOZPY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Two Georgia Republicans, Reps. 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Mike Collins, R-Jackson."},{"_id":"4AWVIGRQBFHMVGNNWLFHQBFA5E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Collins said Johnson’s plan was different from the debt-limit increase he opposed in May because the political landscape is changing with Trump coming into office and Republicans taking control of the Senate."},{"_id":"VJSOEGBS7ZEDHJXUDP3XXR5FYQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Now, Johnson is back at square one. He did not immediately announce his next steps, although lawmakers in both chambers were told there could be votes today. If not, the government shutdown will officially begin."},{"_id":"VK4CIMJUAZB75LPSFYQ7ABPBBQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“We will regroup, and we will come up with another solution,” he told reporters Thursday evening. “So stay tuned.”"},{"_id":"MYT6UA76M5DLXPTWJXOSRSFSPA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"a37bb253065be6b09a53d31bf019e7a45c2e3ab4272d1f0732dfac2ea3fabd9a"},"caption":"Republican state Sen. 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Russ Goodman blasted two Georgia congressmen for voting with Democrats to tank a government funding bill that also included disaster aid and economic relief for farmers."},{"_id":"5K5HGRPVUZAD7NPQ3V253ECTBY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Reps. Rich McCormick, R-Suwanee, and Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, were among the 38 Republicans who helped defeat the proposal and push the nation to the brink of a government shutdown."},{"_id":"JTNWLS7P4ZCBLM7JMTI6EAJ4VQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“William Tecumseh Sherman showed Georgia more mercy than y’all did tonight,” Goodman, a farmer who represents a Homerville-based district, <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/russ.goodman.796/posts/pfbid032vSEcHSerBvN1B7nUDAvvi6aG8mTq9hUfRqwdUSrHHGGpohvutVRJqLQix4DXGawl\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on Facebook</a>. “Appreciate y’all joining the Democrats and blocking help for your fellow Georgians. Hope you don’t have any statewide ambitions. Rural Georgians have long memories.”"},{"_id":"YVRXDM5KPJFKZOGI7IQATADAEM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"He told us to expect more sharp criticism if the standoff worsens."},{"_id":"TUJAVIXEBNB5VAO3632ILSO6OY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"32fb59dd7dd4957d71e6b112c47a14f625acba89999047a6e472d7ec91ff4bc0"},"caption":"A Brooks County pecan farmer has lost numerous trees to recent hurricanes.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Zachary Hansen/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Zachary Hansen","type":"author","byline":"Zachary Hansen"}]},"subtitle":"Vance Hiers","width":1812,"creditIPTC":"Zachary Hansen","_id":"LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/G3HCANY3MSYCFvM8BLO8mQgtfVc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/G3HCANY3MSYCFvM8BLO8mQgtfVc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/G3HCANY3MSYCFvM8BLO8mQgtfVc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/4Lorf-EKd4Eqi4BF8rye9c7BVD8=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png","version":1,"originalName":"Screenshot 2024-10-04 at 10.58.27 AM.png","mime_type":"image/png","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"AMZN46U5U5H6VIS6VUA7LDPYKI"},"created_date":"2024-10-04T15:05:20Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-18T20:36:44Z","height":1164,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/LCSY5BKGYFE5TORQ5WAFFRUWQU.png?auth=32fb59dd7dd4957d71e6b112c47a14f625acba89999047a6e472d7ec91ff4bc0&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"TNTZDJZ6BNGULHFRAZ6PDQX46A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TREE TOPS.</b> Tree workers have been busy in Georgia this year, what with parts of three hurricanes barreling into the state. Now, state lawmakers are eyeing legislation that would create the first licensing and regulatory program for the tree care industry in Georgia."},{"_id":"IG6LP5UIXZFA3CI6FXIZDZ7TY4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Public officials have warned homeowners about scammers popping up claiming to do work they’re not qualified for. And the work itself is dangerous, resulting in more than 200 deaths each year in the United States. 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Creating yet another regulatory system isn’t on their to-do list."},{"_id":"YGJVU4Q5RNE45KV6DK3WHL2W64","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Rep. Jordan Ridley, R-Woodstock, said he was concerned any new regulations would make it harder for people to become tree trimmers in Georgia."},{"_id":"PXNG5QVDQJDLHKFXBIPQQBGEHU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I feel like in creating regulations,<b> </b>we can go down that road,” he said."},{"_id":"F76DP6CUWFGMZOMY7EAJAAARTE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"ff3ecec7fc4afc409f1477defb70f22d25fddbbacb37c42660c99d1e14bf817e"},"caption":"State Rep. 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During <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/helene-leaves-death-destruction-in-georgia-flooding-power-outages-persist/NJDU2UHV4BGKVBA6MGSBPWLKTM/\" target=\"_blank\">Hurricane Helene</a> alone, 1.25 million customers lost power. State officials say it was the biggest outage ever seen in<b> </b>Georgia."},{"_id":"MDVWELOA4BEIBOICDWH7SOSUCY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Losing power at your house is bad enough. But when it happens at a nursing home or a hospital, it can be life threatening."},{"_id":"S6YBUNESCFGNNMLVMCTXEHFBCQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That’s why this week a panel of state lawmakers recommended some changes to the state building code. They want to require new medical facilities to have secondary power sources in case of an outage. And they want to require existing medical facilities to install “power transfer switches” to make sure they can quickly restore power when something happens. That requirement would be phased in over five to 10 years."},{"_id":"BIMX2IR73FGTNCENMW5BESEZZQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Requiring existing facilities to do anything can be difficult because it costs them money. But it could save first responders a lot of time. When a medical facility loses power, they’re often called upon to help evacuate dozens of people."},{"_id":"HBVFGUEPSRDRVEE2BHOON3BBPU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I think that would go a long way to making sure that we’re being proactive and looking at the bigger picture,” state Rep. J Collins, R-Villa Rica, said during this week’s meeting of the House Study Committee on Disaster Mitigation and Resilience."},{"_id":"VWF76FPHO5DYJLNPAIXL7KGCAA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The recommendations might get a closer look during the legislative session, as the state’s ongoing cleanup efforts act as a reminder of what can happen. Committee Chair Clint Crowe, R-Jackson, said he wished those hurricanes would have never hit Georgia. But there was at least one silver lining."},{"_id":"JYQACIYWJ5DZXD42CEDFSIGX34","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It brought a lot more people to the meetings and put a lot more eyes on the conversation,” he said. “I think we need to try to keep these things in the forefront of our thoughts as long as we can, because unfortunately we’re going to have more disasters in the future.”"},{"_id":"WOZL2UQPEJCTFKIKNJSKIUQAQQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"locality":"Augusta","region":"Georgia "},"auth":{"1":"3b1e5c61da697034b19bb4db0f78034120cde074c77a282c095a373d31783ff7"},"caption":"Gov. Brian Kemp discusses federal disaster relief on the \"Politically Georgia\" show today. 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You’ll hear an interview with Gov. Brian Kemp on the federal government funding proposal and its ties to disaster relief. The hosts will discuss fallout of the Georgia Court of Appeals’ decision to remove Fulton County prosecutor Fani Willis from the election interference case. Plus, there’s a special “who’s up and who’s down” segment."},{"_id":"2PR7UPQGVFCI5HCTMXPLPEXSYM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the AJC’s Politically Georgia on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EST on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"ME6WRRA6H5HQLLJEBARXHBHEG4","additional_properties":{"_id":"Z5JOEYVMRJHY5DM35AKX65B234"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA2528734408 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"UQ7W74XNEZEZ5NOITXELT3YGPA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Thursday’s show, the AJC’s Atlanta City Hall reporter Riley Bunch talked about the city finishing construction on its <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/despite-years-of-controversy-atlantas-training-center-is-finally-built/SKM25VIFNVB2HHAWNVYUVUXX74/\" target=\"_blank\">law enforcement training center</a>. 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Here are the five most listened to artists for U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, who is a potential candidate for the U.S. Senate:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"LFACRYTXP5B63GJOSWKL2FZXZQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"U25AJNJHKNHCXBQYR32CTTZNIQ","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Beatles"},{"_id":"46FCO6HY5NH43CXMXQQ5ZYAVMU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Eagles"},{"_id":"DKR3DZJKJBAL3DZOZXUCWQWEWM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Lynyrd Skynyrd"},{"_id":"EJMTUGACIVAJBDYUTEEAQNQ67Q","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Billy Joel"},{"_id":"J72VC7MHDZA57OTVI4IBL7EFTE","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The Allman Brothers Band"}]},{"_id":"2KQAYOS74VG7VBSEIQ4U7V6JCA","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594355},"type":"text","content":"That’s a solid classic rock list, rounded out by Georgia’s own Allman Brothers Band."},{"_id":"HVE5MJQ3LNB2VBMFGMJBHSG4KA","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594356},"type":"text","content":"Let’s check in across the aisle with a look at Democratic state Rep. Ruwa Romman’s top artists:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"NFZ75IXP65AN7B7HICFSMLPW7U","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"RYZ4N7HMBJCHNDCUDZDEWVS4VA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Taylor Swift"},{"_id":"6KTTBLZZ7VBLTIKTMP2BXF7FLI","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Gracie Abrams"},{"_id":"KT2CK4WHUVAG5DRULT5Y3F26AA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Sherine"},{"_id":"ZXADBA3FF5HMFMYU4ZVS26Y2UY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ariana Grande"},{"_id":"TWRVEMSQCRDXJNG67ZTW5W6MXA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Chappell Roan"}]},{"_id":"WG6QAILIYVCG3DCZ5EQJEZ7PC4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594358},"type":"text","content":"No Georgia artists there. But it’s never a bad idea to woo the Taylor Swift constituency."},{"_id":"TQFB5ZZ3PZDG7L2T4SYYS7BTWY","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594359},"type":"text","content":"When the AJC’s Maya T. Prabhu called state Senate Majority Leader Steve Gooch, R-Dahlonega, he said he didn’t have Spotify because he’s “just a country boy from the mountains.” Then his phone cut out. When he called back, he said: “We don’t have Spotify, but we have spotty cell phone service.”"},{"_id":"QUOVDIJVSRHN7AIBQCALWOXRTA","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594360},"type":"text","content":"Nice one."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"a189d8b55a4f1b44b416caed505f61982a02dc06acb5c4fb634e826e252f4c57"},"caption":"Georgia political jams can be found on Spotify.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"screenshot","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Spotify","type":"author","byline":"Spotify"}]},"subtitle":"Spotify","width":969,"creditIPTC":"screenshot","_id":"46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/X8agoDbgd8DT6ztdYWoX2uvvr5k=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/X8agoDbgd8DT6ztdYWoX2uvvr5k=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/X8agoDbgd8DT6ztdYWoX2uvvr5k=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/lsFXXFk8hotg2eoKT4Q4Sy5gdGw=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG","version":0,"originalName":"music.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"YX3KJU3F6ZDFZFTM6FN2UXEMXU"},"created_date":"2024-12-19T10:10:00Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-19T10:10:00Z","height":618,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/46EHRAFXFNDERFXT6HEOHRTOM4.JPG?auth=a189d8b55a4f1b44b416caed505f61982a02dc06acb5c4fb634e826e252f4c57&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"ZOSECFUJXNAV7P3EBRNOK25BQE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594362},"type":"text","content":"Asked to share his Spotify stats, Democratic state Sen. Josh McLaurin said: “Hell no.” But he did offer us a tantalizing clue. In the month of September, Spotify says McLaurin’s music had “heist movie tunes soundtrack” vibes."},{"_id":"RDYI2HQMGZDLXHYZTHKNRSQKVI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594363},"type":"text","content":"“When your year is structured around the adrenaline of regular session, you can go through withdrawal around this time,” he said. “I needed to feel like something was going on.”"},{"_id":"PFA4QMDVLBHQHMVD3ZOQOXCXVE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594364},"type":"text","content":"While no one faked their stats — at least that we know of — we did have one person who begged us to make a last-minute change to their list. You know who you are."},{"_id":"K72DXNLKDJDRDGERYZL7TXVRME","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594365},"type":"text","content":"<b>MORE LISTENING:</b> We made a playlist of Georgia politicians’ favorite songs, including picks from state Sen. Harold Jones II, D-Augusta, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/47x6hxoYBvQ1p3GmDx2NwR?si=be942b074cb04d26\">Give it a listen</a>. And <a href=\"mailto:adam.beam@ajc.com\">tell us your favorite tracks</a> of 2024."},{"_id":"QMKNAPU565HXZJKWH5FO7PJJEY","additional_properties":{"_id":"UI76Z5XOLBBYFO6A7Y3SXIUWVQ"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"What’s on Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ holiday playlist?","url":"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/whats-on-atlanta-mayor-andre-dickens-holiday-playlist/HXQVBYGSLREKZIGAXHBXNJ3OFA/"},{"_id":"BIHUKHAVSZD4XGHD76KYQXJN2U","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594366},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"5YBAZM6CZ5O3RZUDPXUQGXEP5I","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"5YBAZM6CZ5O3RZUDPXUQGXEP5I","type":"reference"},{"_id":"EOH4QLG7KRAMTNGWAB4LSZ7VMY","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594368},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Georgia’s legislative session starts in 25 days. Georgia’s unemployment rate ticked up just a hair to 3.7% in November, the state Department of Labor announced overnight. Jobs were down by 2,000 over the month, but they’re still up by 45,900 for the year."},{"_id":"KJALNQHO5JBLHKOAXM6Q75L4HU","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594369},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"ADYDJYWTQFHZJCQZL2MYCPVRGA","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"4ALXSJGL6BHHXGCWLMK25LOJF4","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It will cost $7.1 million to replace Georgia’s campaign finance reporting system, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/price-tag-for-georgias-new-campaign-finance-reporting-system-71-million/37DBKIP7I5BVFJBLD3A4J6K5WA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/price-tag-for-georgias-new-campaign-finance-reporting-system-71-million/37DBKIP7I5BVFJBLD3A4J6K5WA/\" target=\"_blank\">David Wickert reports</a>."},{"_id":"E5STTZSNHFFD5C3QOMMJIZWCUM","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s Libertarian and Green parties are challenging a state law that lets some major party nominees get around campaign contribution limits,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/another-georgia-lawsuit-targets-unlimited-campaign-cash/NWRR5N3OEVG57CZNULTIEUOSRI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/another-georgia-lawsuit-targets-unlimited-campaign-cash/NWRR5N3OEVG57CZNULTIEUOSRI/\" target=\"_blank\">Wickert writes</a>."},{"_id":"UFVQGR5NS5A37PHJ35UJCGVVKU","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says her election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/da-fani-willis-says-georgia-election-interference-case-against-trump-should-move-forward/BXUO6WA4SVBMNP552ERSKQQWCM/\">should continue</a>, the AJC’s Bill Rankin and Tamar Hallerman report."},{"_id":"EZWWQHNQZBGSFKQUKHPDCZ4POA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. House Ethics Committee<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/house-ethics-committee-secretly-voted-to-release-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-source-says/ZZW3N3QU5VFXHDY6OUN75JI2OQ/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/house-ethics-committee-secretly-voted-to-release-matt-gaetz-ethics-report-source-says/ZZW3N3QU5VFXHDY6OUN75JI2OQ/\" target=\"_blank\">voted in secret</a> to release its report about former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general before withdrawing from consideration."}]},{"_id":"B6ZLRQHE3ZEE3NTCAXJKUA5M3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594371},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"L5JEL57754E5XYFFL3PMDV7IUE","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"L5JEL57754E5XYFFL3PMDV7IUE","type":"reference"},{"_id":"W23E635Q5ZF27M56FO2JC3WSNU","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594373},"type":"text","content":"<b>COUNTDOWN TO SHUTDOWN.</b> When U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson released the text of a government funding package he negotiated with Democrats on Tuesday, it appeared all but certain a government shutdown would be avoided."},{"_id":"NZJ3RRFMIVHPXMPQT6DWFDS4BU","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594374},"type":"text","content":"But the backlash to the legislation, which includes $100 billion in disaster aid and a cost-of-living pay raise for members of Congress, has come from President-elect Donald Trump and his closest allies. And that has thrown everything into chaos."},{"_id":"HPHKBFXMIZF2NKNV3CO3OIDAJE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594375},"type":"text","content":"The House canceled votes Wednesday night and hasn’t said how it will approach the topic today with time running out as the deadline to avoid a shutdown is Friday at midnight. And it’s a problem created by Republicans, which means they will be on the hook for a resolution."},{"_id":"R7FTNHHSFBDORGKZWRRPNFJDT4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594376},"type":"text","content":"Trump said he preferred a “clean” continuing resolution that kept federal funding flat without additional spending but coupled with an increase of the debt limit so that this thorny issue wouldn’t fall on his lap as scheduled next year."},{"_id":"BX3FKVYXVZECBDMXIHENOVHG3I","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594377},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s leaders are split. Republican U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Rome, Andrew Clyde of Athens and Mike Collins of Jackson all vowed to vote against the deal, with <a href=\"https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1869498967182221342\" target=\"_blank\">Collins declaring</a> “no amount of lipstick would make this pig pretty.”"},{"_id":"JBKVMQQOR5AQHIIY4RSXS4C7JI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594378},"type":"text","content":"But Republican Gov. Brian Kemp <a href=\"https://x.com/BrianKempGA/status/1869412234754998598\" target=\"_blank\">urged Georgia’s delegation</a> to pass it, saying it contains vital disaster relief funding for tens of thousands of residents. U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, reposted Kemp’s message on social media."},{"subtype":"twitter","referent":{"referent_properties":{"additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594379}},"provider":"https://publish.x.com/oembed?url=","service":"oembed","id":"https://x.com/BrianKempGA/status/1869412234754998598","type":"twitter"},"_id":"2NVTC2XAXJGHXL44OYPYPUTWOA","raw_oembed":{"author_name":"Brian Kemp","cache_age":"3153600000","provider_url":"https://twitter.com","type":"twitter","version":"1.0","url":"https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1869412234754998598","author_url":"https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA","width":550,"html":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">While the continuing resolution is not perfect, it contains vital disaster relief funding for tens of thousands of Georgians devastated by Hurricane Helene - particularly our farm families. These families cannot wait months or longer for Congress to reach another deal. <br><br>I…</p>— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https://twitter.com/BrianKempGA/status/1869412234754998598?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 18, 2024</a></blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n","_id":"https://x.com/BrianKempGA/status/1869412234754998598","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594379},"provider_name":"Twitter","height":null},"type":"oembed_response"},{"_id":"U4EZA74MVBEO5BY2RMYYFVNXPQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594380},"type":"text","content":"The problem with Trump’s proposal is that without the additional spending to sweeten the deal, Democrats won’t support the package. Republicans have a slim majority in the House and there are hard-right lawmakers unlikely to support any type of temporary spending. Simply put, any spending bill needs Democrats’ help in the House. And it must also be negotiated with<b> </b>Senate Democrats, who retain the majority in that chamber."},{"_id":"IU3MFNLLE5H5HOI3VDRNDDIOJQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594381},"type":"text","content":"There is no clear path forward right now. Congressional leaders in both parties do not want a shutdown that would cause tens of thousands of federal employees to not be paid and close down any government services not deemed essential."},{"_id":"LERNM37ORBHW7K2SJX46DSTDUE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594382},"type":"text","content":"But the problem is that Republicans in both chambers are deferential to Trump and don’t want to face the backlash the president-elect and his allies have promised for supporting the temporary funding legislation."},{"_id":"JMGC5DSGQBEZ5D73Z2GD4VNTG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594383},"type":"text","content":"To be clear, there is still time for a deal. Even if it takes a few days, it is unlikely that the effects of a shutdown would be tangible as long as a bill is signed into law by early next week."},{"_id":"W347WLKKURER7DJW7FPCQMIVQY","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594384},"type":"text","content":"But first, lawmakers need to come up with a new plan or get Trump and his allies on board with the one on the table."},{"_id":"H6PRFJJP2FGVLO3NE32TEJT44U","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594385},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"Capitol Building","locality":"Washington","region":"District of Columbia"},"auth":{"1":"a5c9f600902274bf84a660df12823a5d0203bceb5f751ed6ee4a6496ce0cf552"},"caption":"U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff (center) and Raphael Warnock (right) are both Atlanta Democrats who voted to approve the National Defense Authorization Act. 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Ossoff celebrated provisions like expanded educational options for children whose parents died while in the line of duty, construction of a new parachute training and maintenance facility at the Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield and increasing the number of mental and behavioral health specialists within the Armed Forces."},{"_id":"I4NXUVEYFBGIXD3BG64S6DMJDE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594390},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"auth":{"1":"2be39c1b90a3ce67c50e119e5811ccd5752c36b1f4ffa4ab0590d7604450ffb1"},"caption":"State Sen. Carden Summers supports the push for legalized gambling.\n","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/020624. 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Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"DBOOHEQXN5GCHMUCGNCY7CDF4M","additional_properties":{"_id":"RUWI2XVLJ5G7HHNHF74B4WYFRA"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA2684628012\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"3JWEJOHMEBDNVO4H4YDNLF7SME","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594403},"type":"text","content":"On Wednesday’s show,<b> </b>Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon talked about the state’s Republican electors casting their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump. The hosts also discussed Congress’ proposal to keep the government funded and provide $100 billion in hurricane recovery aid."},{"_id":"U77AADVGWZD2ZHRDYBBEHRHB3A","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594404},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"Q2ZB62SNKNA7GUXRFQP4FOXSNY","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"Q2ZB62SNKNA7GUXRFQP4FOXSNY","type":"reference"},{"_id":"AEB7BV5K6VBMJPM7EM3TUHIB4A","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594406},"type":"text","content":"<b>PROTECTING KIDS.</b> U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter and hotel heiress Paris Hilton are celebrating after the House voted overwhelmingly to pass their bill increasing federal oversight of institutional facilities where troubled youth are sent for treatment."},{"_id":"Z3J6DYWOWZHAZESEW73XKDAJZE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734616594407},"type":"text","content":"The Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act passed the House 373-33 and now heads to President Joe Biden to be signed into law. 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He recently retired from his post as a major general in the U.S. Army National Guard."},{"_id":"IZ3L2YQGBBGMDLJW4KRBJCEWB4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I think I’m uniquely qualified not only to be able to deal with matters of great importance,” King said, “not only to our state, but also to our nation.”"},{"_id":"QW7I5ZOWRFFFBKACNK25XQGZ4U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"4726f50180d474131f944c8262e16bd921fc6505ef60a6a1ba7898808c7980f6"},"caption":"Georgia Republican elector Susan Voyles waves to visitors in the gallery as electors gathered to cast their votes in the Senate chambers at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 121824 elector photos filed at_0011.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67607fab5d46340ff1c697ee"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Georgia presidential electors vote\r","width":3300,"_id":"ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/e1aivmPjb-1KAe3wBJbiYQwKxJo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67607fab5d46340ff1c697ee","keywords":["electoral college","georgia electors","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/e1aivmPjb-1KAe3wBJbiYQwKxJo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","takenOn":"2024-12-17T18:26:45Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/e1aivmPjb-1KAe3wBJbiYQwKxJo=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/7ow799vfq2P6zbwftyHfIBgEVvw=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 121824 elector photos filed at_0011.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[{"headlines":{"basic":"PHOTOS: Georgia electors cast vote for Trump"},"_id":"5XVUTEMXPJGFNHQMIIYOXPKDA4"}],"_id":"B6HLPMA7YRED7NILVOK6I6AJCQ","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-12-17T18:23:43Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-18T09:34:52Z","slug":"aajc 121824 elector photos ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ERXSM5QNYJWQ5MVOK3ZGADM53M.JPG?auth=4726f50180d474131f944c8262e16bd921fc6505ef60a6a1ba7898808c7980f6&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"YHCTM4QOHBGB7OOXPLWZZNJHFU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING!</b> Georgia’s legislative session doesn’t start for another 26 days, but the Capitol was busy on Tuesday as Republican electors met to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-gop-electors-formally-vote-for-trump-in-contrast-to-2020-drama/HFQK7BHGPVBR5C2ZILPEMVRBEM/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-gop-electors-formally-vote-for-trump-in-contrast-to-2020-drama/HFQK7BHGPVBR5C2ZILPEMVRBEM/\" target=\"_blank\">cast ballots</a> for President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance. Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon called the vote “one of the final chapters of the greatest political comeback in the history of the United States of America.”"},{"_id":"TTS6J7TJXVDBVORNTO5L5APCHQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here are four things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"HB7NZGVTZFEMRNL3TEX6XI2MLA","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"EHXNPNLDUFHN5CQAVT6CUPHARU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A federal judge sentenced a Georgia man to five years in prison for assaulting a police officer with a deadly weapon during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. It’s the longest sentence handed down yet to a Georgian charged in the riot, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-man-sentenced-for-assaulting-police-in-jan-6-riot/BWEPSH3M7BDHTBETPCCXBLERJI/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-man-sentenced-for-assaulting-police-in-jan-6-riot/BWEPSH3M7BDHTBETPCCXBLERJI/\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Joyner reports</a>."},{"_id":"E2C7RZY7MBGTNJOXST5AQIA7SU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The five Republican members of the Georgia Public Service Commission have approved another rate increase for Georgia Power customers, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-powers-rates-will-go-up-again-next-month/Y6JVPP2BKRH6PA2ORXCLA6S7YA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/business/georgia-powers-rates-will-go-up-again-next-month/Y6JVPP2BKRH6PA2ORXCLA6S7YA/\" target=\"_blank\">Drew Kann reports</a>."},{"_id":"X4CV3S7DTVC3JE4SJPTFKWNPAQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. Department of Justice is trying to stop the city of Brunswick from closing a homeless shelter, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/doj-sues-georgia-coastal-city-who-fought-to-shut-down-homeless-shelter/DKCSNPD2Q5E7BCB4NW3XVVSV2M/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/doj-sues-georgia-coastal-city-who-fought-to-shut-down-homeless-shelter/DKCSNPD2Q5E7BCB4NW3XVVSV2M/\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Van Brimmer reports</a>."},{"_id":"KJKHAAUFNVAHVFZRU2EYO6VQSU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"A Georgia professor has some <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/get-schooled/opinion-a-georgia-professor-wants-state-lawmakers-to-do-no-harm-this-session/XDYRB5S2OJBI7LWBN64FUUOEM4/\" target=\"_blank\">unusual advice</a> for lawmakers regarding higher education in their upcoming session: do nothing."}]},{"_id":"TJ6DV5SD4NBXHHNNNPBION7GVU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Athens","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"179e12624ca6bc51391de49ea0c93c21fdbbffbaf84c71f4a8b2a37c57f4a91c"},"caption":"Herschel Walker (left) participated in the University of Georgia graduation ceremony for the College of Family and Consumer Sciences last week.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/121424 herschel walker graduation 11.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67588a4b05f5632b009b3f17"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Jason Getz/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"121424 herschel walker graduation","width":5457,"_id":"JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/lV76uT8na3PduVhVtUhwNywVyMM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","iptc_source":"Atlanta Journal-Constitution","iptc_job_identifier":"67588a4b05f5632b009b3f17","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","Herschel Walker","Mahler Hall"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/lV76uT8na3PduVhVtUhwNywVyMM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","takenOn":"2024-12-12T19:57:04Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/lV76uT8na3PduVhVtUhwNywVyMM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/wGRYH_mpojRYStkRzk0yLKiF2aY=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/121424 herschel walker graduation 11.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"JLWRJSPZXBEFHLON2GOAZR57FU","iptc_title":"multimedia journalist"},"created_date":"2024-12-12T21:04:39Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-18T09:36:43Z","slug":"121424 herschel walker graduation","height":3638,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/JATL57ESGBSJTNTNN6FRRJXS2M.JPG?auth=179e12624ca6bc51391de49ea0c93c21fdbbffbaf84c71f4a8b2a37c57f4a91c&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"S4M3TE7Q65EVLOCUZZLYO32COA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>MR. AMBASSADOR. </b>It’s been<b> </b>some week for Herschel Walker. Days after receiving his bachelor’s degree from the University of Georgia in housing management and policy, President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-nominates-herschel-walker-to-serve-as-ambassador-to-the-bahamas/RN33OCUH2JHPLD3Q4YM4VVINQM/\" target=\"_blank\">nominated him</a> to be the ambassador to the Bahamas."},{"_id":"5EPKPL4FSVB3HPBQFUO27VYGRA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The news came in a <a href=\"https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113671340442649029?_nlid=4fkAqb7kxW&_nhids=nVyzCXwPZR\" target=\"_blank\">social media post</a> from Trump late Tuesday, noting that, “Herschel has spent decades serving as an Ambassador to our Nation’s youth, our men and women in the Military, and athletes at home and abroad.”"},{"_id":"FXZOIFEPRFBXVHCDZEEXJUJ3UU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The U.S. post in the Bahamas was supposed to be filled by<b> </b>another Georgian, former Democratic state Rep. Calvin Smyre. President Joe Biden nominated Smyre for the role, but the U.S. Senate <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/senate-wont-confirm-smyre-as-ambassador-returns-nomination-to-biden/M54DRGQJPZDS7DLLLJSA2TTRFQ/\" target=\"_blank\">never confirmed him</a>."},{"_id":"FIBPC4PBFFGQ5ABRAC5SFROJEE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It all gives Walker plenty to talk about later today when he joins Martha Zoller as a guest on her <a href=\"http://www.wdun.com/marthazoller\" target=\"_blank\">WDUN radio show</a>."},{"_id":"R7DZ7N47QRGUVJQGPRK5UJWALQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{},"auth":{"1":"5368911d8cae882793ee1a3609eacb64d247a0172bfbd05ea8480186f1d8e403"},"caption":"Collie Greenwood, MARTA general manager and CEO, recently spoke with Georgia lawmakers.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 052122 TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT -1.jpg","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["6283b89407f12c05252542a2"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Steve Schaefer/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"steve Schaefer","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"A dedication for the new commercial and residential development at the King Memorial Station.","width":5472,"_id":"OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/Zpc3-xuw2TqMjmcqQu3TwGYaVnM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","iptc_job_identifier":" 6283b89407f12c05252542a2","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","MARTA WILL DEDICATE A NEW COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AT KING MEMORIAL STATION"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/Zpc3-xuw2TqMjmcqQu3TwGYaVnM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","takenOn":"2022-05-20T14:16:41Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/Zpc3-xuw2TqMjmcqQu3TwGYaVnM=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/KN-j5sHRxG2k-LkYL_f4QgsciJU=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/AAJC 052122 TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT -1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"XD37GVRXR5ET7BMFEH6XLZDIGE","iptc_title":"Multimedia Journalist"},"created_date":"2022-05-20T16:45:38Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-18T09:38:11Z","slug":"AAJC 052122 TRANSIT DEVELOPMENT ","height":3648,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/OOWABIVWUL2BGHFXMFPJVJN3NY.jpg?auth=5368911d8cae882793ee1a3609eacb64d247a0172bfbd05ea8480186f1d8e403&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"KCPNYGKBWBHRHK2R47VEXLOAVA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SEEING RED.</b> Republican state Rep. Scott Hilton recently gave MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood a chance to go off on the city of Atlanta. But Greenwood, perhaps wisely, didn’t take the bait."},{"_id":"7YUU3SWRENBWJP7CISKGUYWRZY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"MARTA has been trying to start a $230 million renovation of its Five Points station. But Atlanta city officials didn’t like the design. They also weren’t thrilled about shutting down pedestrian and bus access to the city’s busiest station for a year and a half."},{"_id":"IUQZLMO23NGUFENSVZPCVPNN3M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The pushback paused the project in July, forcing MARTA to pay contractors a penalty of roughly $10,000 per day. Things didn’t get resolved <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/marta-dickens-say-five-points-renovation-can-proceed/5NRKYO22KBCGBD4A4QOIWHHI54/\" target=\"_blank\">until last month</a>."},{"_id":"ECJSVRVADNFJRKJDCPIPOW2HJM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“From a layman’s perspective, it appears that Atlanta has been essentially jerking your chain for the last six months, and in doing so costing taxpayers thousands if not millions of dollars,” Hilton, R-Peachtree Corners, said during a meeting of the MARTA oversight committee."},{"_id":"QU5G7DKPPBEZBGSWBTEE7VQ2JQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Asked to respond, Greenwood took the high road, saying he understands there will be times when leaders disagree."},{"_id":"XWXQA2BZBFEXXAUIANTI5SS54E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“I’ll give them credit for listening intently to the MARTA team as we made our case for what needed to happen,” Greenwood said. “I believe them when they say they support us now, we’re together on this and they’re going to do everything they can to get the permits done and support us through this process.”"},{"_id":"LYALKIGR7JF3BDGGZYVH7R5SXY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Hilton called Greenwood “a gentleman,” but didn’t mince words in his own comments."},{"_id":"J2LEBFVBW5ASZH2ZS5IJ7M4MWY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“If the city of Atlanta is watching this, get the permits done,” he said."},{"_id":"HZBMRHKZGFAITOSQDSUBBY4O5U","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"33bae98597a181e519447938ee521b156cc3e0f4e2c19bf7646f07d565d8037f"},"caption":"The name of Gov. 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But you’ll be glad to know it didn’t stump any “Jeopardy!” contestants last week."},{"_id":"7OTNJIVW5ZENZJGJP23LXDXCYQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Georgia on our minds” was a Double Jeopardy category on Thursday’s episode. The clue (for $2,000, by the way): “Georgia’s governor since 2019, he’s made national news for defending elections in the state as secure and fair.”"},{"_id":"UJEQ6YWVPZHTRIMTMQQDGC4RYE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Ashley Chan from Lewisville, Texas, knew the answer. She answered most of the clues in the category, which included Stone Mountain, the Appalachian Trail and Girl Scouts founder <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/lifestyles/juliette-gordon-low-gave-girl-scouts-savannah-start/RBdtx9kweBYXxkpNisU5NP/\" target=\"_blank\">Juliette Gordon Low</a>."},{"_id":"L5QUDHIIVREL7OGAER6RKJ4ORM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The only clue to stump the contestants? The Georgia church where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached. (It’s Ebenezer Baptist, where U.S. Sen. 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But remembering when to file these reports can be a headache."},{"_id":"AE57YPYO5ZHTNBNO4WF6CBBHIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"In nonelection years, lawmakers must file reports only twice: one on June 30 and another on December 31. In an election year, they must file six reports: Jan. 31, April 30, June 30, Sept. 30, Oct. 25 and Dec. 31."},{"_id":"UVCU3MCBFRHUZBFPT6KTJHOGNU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"State Ethics Commission Director <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-ethics-panel-gives-director-a-15k-raise-his-second-hike-this-year/7QZOFCAN7BB5VAJZLGZ2O6LWKQ/\" target=\"_blank\">David Emadi</a> wants to change that. He plans to push legislation that would require candidates to file reports four times per year, every year. It’s the same system candidates for federal office already follow."},{"_id":"C7P7P5TYHFHZVJJKNFTMXDS5H4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“It will be the same four days every year,” Emadi told lawmakers during a gathering last week at the University of Georgia. “I think it will make your lives easier.”"},{"_id":"XRTL36PIJZH6FLAP6RIHSRPBD4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"04108b1fb98bbd195c43260e4e3933748decf3e640523ccb19cb6886ecb34d6b"},"caption":"Georgia Republican Party Chair Josh McKoon speaks to reporters after electors formally cast their votes for Donald Trump and JD Vance at the Capitol in Atlanta on Tuesday.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 121824 elector photos filed at_0021.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["67607fab5d46340ff1c697ee"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"Georgia presidential electors vote\r","width":3300,"_id":"NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/44AMc71cAnUSv7h0llb2oYrrx0E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"67607fab5d46340ff1c697ee","keywords":["electoral college","georgia electors","AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/44AMc71cAnUSv7h0llb2oYrrx0E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","takenOn":"2024-12-17T18:43:54Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/44AMc71cAnUSv7h0llb2oYrrx0E=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/vED0Q4oqj8V9OlCIHJ5kKLvpGn4=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 121824 elector photos filed at_0021.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"KB5TRO2HBNDW3DYET6GVDURUA4","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-12-17T18:29:15Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-18T09:43:35Z","slug":"aajc 121824 elector photos ","height":2200,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/NBCA5GUABYKE5ULFXL7BMYKQOQ.JPG?auth=04108b1fb98bbd195c43260e4e3933748decf3e640523ccb19cb6886ecb34d6b&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"PQVUN62BHZGMFN4VQJBUNLWTL4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP.</b> Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” Georgia GOP Chair Josh McKoon joins the show. Then, the hosts discuss Congress’ proposal to keep the government funded and provide $100 billion in hurricane recovery aid."},{"_id":"NXDP2CTEB5A7VJFHJCPTG22SCI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the AJC’s Politically Georgia podcast on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"GSZJT5M7NZFHDC2PQJ4LUKZXCQ","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA3643957311\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"BUDHT64MRZDHBAED2VRHKPOA5E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Tuesday’s show, Insurance Commissioner John King confirmed he was considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2026 if Gov. Brian Kemp decides not to run."},{"_id":"33QHIIFMJJGFFDN6NK2JNAC3AY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"JP27A3YJQVF25NPPM35WEQIVSM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>ART OF THE DEAL. </b>The highly anticipated federal legislation to temporarily extend government funding was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/congress-unveils-funding-deal-with-more-than-100-billion-in-disaster-aid/C6SU6H663FFQ7APLD2Y37CJDEI/\" target=\"_blank\">released Tuesday evening</a>, and it includes disaster assistance for families and farmers affected by recent hurricanes and a host of other new spending."},{"_id":"CS743W7ULFC25IOXHWEXAZRC3Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It’s clear that once again House Speaker Mike Johnson will need to rely on Democrats to get the package approved since the proposal is already getting a thumbs down from conservative Republicans."},{"_id":"JM4KRRIZKVCZDELG5YPYS4S3JA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Athens, called it the “Christmas Cramnibus.”"},{"_id":"EXDW7KT75ZC2ZA4IQ4BB3JBE6A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“How many hours will we have to read this monstrous bill so we can find everything the Swamp stuffed into it?” he wrote in a <a href=\"https://x.com/Rep_Clyde/status/1869195222376395033\" target=\"_blank\">post on X</a>. “How many Democrats will it take to pass it — and under what process will it come to the floor? Washington is beyond broken.”"},{"_id":"NLZ226T7BBFGNNBUNK6FVOG53E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Here is what we know is in the bill:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"RYXMU4KK35B2VBCDBKJNZUKMME","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"PGYRWE65UZGA3BG6YDRH6FZOGQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Extends current funding for federal agencies through March 14."},{"_id":"MMJYVTN5BNERDDF27VOYADPAEU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Extends the farm bill through Sept. 30."},{"_id":"GGTVOHXMZZEALKXEI5YL4ZJQRE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Roughly $100 billion in disaster aid, including $21 billion for farmers and ranchers and $14 million to repair the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick."},{"_id":"TBJKX2HEKFFGDGFD5Z5D7JZA3I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Another $10 billion in economic assistance for farmers."},{"_id":"3VO46K5AURF3RO32IMVQYVEKB4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Full funding to repair the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, which collapsed after it was <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/photos-francis-scott-key-bridge-collapses-in-maryland-after-ship-collision/BGKJ5EXFGNGANDHBTEFCCGZB6A/\" target=\"_blank\">struck by a cargo ship</a> in March."},{"_id":"TLHGPARK3FFQDOXNO6ENHIQ6GU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"$12 million to cover security at the homes of Supreme Court justices."}]},{"_id":"E47WVZAXHBAXLFDSEWT3F3RKAY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Many of these provisions are the result of Johnson’s negotiations with Democrats as he faced the political realities of a Friday deadline to approve funding or risk a government shutdown."},{"_id":"DNV7OF64WNFUDAUCGP2YTN6JEQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"It is possible that more Democrats than Republicans will ultimately support the bill, which was the case <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/congress-passes-short-term-spending-bill-and-avoids-government-shutdown-before-election/C4E3L5ERMNF3DKYYQMKSMXWN3U/\" target=\"_blank\">the last time</a> Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the government funded."},{"_id":"VM24DVDVWJCEJIH5JP2G5FASEU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"3WTOYDZ6FVC37G33ST2KHLEEIM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"CJ2A2H7HQNGGHIU346UB6ZR2QY","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"FYJTI34XZBCEXDE2A7TAIOBHXA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden has no public events on his schedule."},{"_id":"RPNWCHSR7BA47A5ZOZ4L5OMWM4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. House has a series of votes scheduled, including on a bill backed by U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter, R-St. Simons Island, that would require the federal government to <a href=\"https://buddycarter.house.gov/news/email/show.aspx?ID=O2T2L7BDQLWBFAUE3IPGJ3M5WY\">boost oversight of facilities</a> where troubled youth are sent for treatment."},{"_id":"ADMVVILVIBASXLXGKRFMG3QQVQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The Senate will vote on the National Defense Authorization Act."},{"_id":"RPOJJARACJBKNETX74XDOKTGYA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will hold a news conference to discuss any decisions on further interest rate cuts."}]},{"_id":"2JLCGXIQM5HJPEZQTJJLINR2EI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"SHN2IN6CABGC7LSEOCRAYV3SR4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS. </b>A recent transition:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"3ZJENXBM6VDW7NY6YQGG7JWSKI","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"UUDX6BUXTNHDHGBPVA4D5RSG6Q","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Mina Turabi is the <a href=\"https://x.com/fultondems/status/1868713462349631638\" target=\"_blank\">new chair</a> of the Fulton County Democrats."}]},{"_id":"EA75SGDJCRGUZCNGGNYMKWTWII","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? 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Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"TDAHTIUVRNGYJAF2GSAHS5NRU4","additional_properties":{},"type":"list","items":[{"_id":"CLQ4ZE2VJBDLDD53Z6KINW6T6M","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"President-elect Donald Trump said he will consider pardoning New York Mayor <a href=\"https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/27/new-york-eric-adams-arraignment-corruption-court.html\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Adams</a> during a news conference at his<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/trump-weighs-in-on-ny-mayor-vaccines-and-drones-in-freewheeling-press-conference-at-mar-a-lago/T4STBDR4J5GRFPBPS7OUXAKGGA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/trump-weighs-in-on-ny-mayor-vaccines-and-drones-in-freewheeling-press-conference-at-mar-a-lago/T4STBDR4J5GRFPBPS7OUXAKGGA/\" target=\"_blank\">Mar-a-Lago club</a>."},{"_id":"M463LSRK5VDQFOAW7FPDAA5SKA","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Tik Tok has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tiktok-asks-the-supreme-court-for-an-emergency-order-to-block-a-us-ban-unless-its-sold/ZTV46QE4QJFHBDVF3TJ3HT3FNU/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tiktok-asks-the-supreme-court-for-an-emergency-order-to-block-a-us-ban-unless-its-sold/ZTV46QE4QJFHBDVF3TJ3HT3FNU/\" target=\"_blank\">block a federal law</a> that would ban the social media platform in the U.S. unless its China-based parent company agrees to sell it."},{"_id":"KZUGWENZTFDCBGRBKONILQBDUY","additional_properties":{},"block_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is asking the federal government to ban medical debt from people’s credit reports, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/health-news/the-us-consumer-financial-protection-bureau-has-proposed-a-rule-that-would-prevent-credit-bureaus-from-including-most-medical-debt-in-credit-scores-but-the-clock-is-ticking/NKYE4R7OQ5C4ZMTTG7QQGJBWUY/\" target=\"_blank\">Ariel Hart reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"N662N6FFYZH2LDXBFAKIRHJCV4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762025},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"referent":{"provider":"","id":"PUMNSWCZE5DBA3HQ4YX5C2HPZQ","type":"image","resized_obj":{}},"_id":"PUMNSWCZE5DBA3HQ4YX5C2HPZQ","type":"reference"},{"_id":"2BSPX45U4RCLBOXWDQXOOB52SU","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762027},"type":"text","content":"<b>BELL RINGING. </b>We spotted former Georgia U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler at the New York Stock Exchange last week as President-elect Donald Trump <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/trump-is-named-times-person-of-the-year-and-rings-the-new-york-stock-exchanges-opening-bell/4J2PKENYMZDX7LOLGAWBLIVJHE/\">rang the opening bell</a> on Wall Street on the same day he was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year."},{"_id":"OF4GET5AOZAP3C6WYPWHB32EAQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762028},"type":"text","content":"Since the NYSE is owned by Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), and Loeffler’s husband Jeff Sprecher owns ICE, it was widely assumed that Loeffler was the one who pulled the strings to give Trump the honor."},{"_id":"EH54BAYPRJBQXPHV5SIIAR2NAY","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762029},"type":"text","content":"In fact, we’re told the bell-ringing was arranged by Time magazine. Time’s owner, billionaire Marc Benioff, is a Trump booster, too."},{"_id":"ZFVTTJMRBJAF5OVAWO7B46QHA4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762030},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","country_name":"USA","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"cb86651943ff399f9235a1e79fb388fe5f763471a2e36fe51b4c2a8d2424a377"},"caption":"An alternate slate of electors nominated by the Republican Party of Georgia met to cast their own electoral votes for then-President Donald Trump at the Georgia State Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Ben Gray/AP","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Ben Gray","type":"author","byline":"Ben Gray"}]},"subtitle":"Georgia alternative electors","width":5966,"_id":"ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/wPA5A4AJtT0IVh0e61lq7kBMocQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","iptc_source":"FR171789 AP","iptc_job_identifier":"GABG220","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/wPA5A4AJtT0IVh0e61lq7kBMocQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","takenOn":"2020-12-14T02:16:28Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/wPA5A4AJtT0IVh0e61lq7kBMocQ=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/OJyKSMZX91n-MMeKnBPwUXGgbTo=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg","version":2,"countryId":227,"usage_instructions":"RETRANSMISSION WITH TRANSREF","originalName":"AP20349657942809.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"6T6J4ELU3NFH5BOOHSWRBLIFP4","iptc_title":"FRE"},"created_date":"2023-07-28T20:57:13Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-17T09:41:33Z","slug":"Electoral College Georgia","height":3977,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/ASHYLWCR5BBIVKOURDT46ZHJ2A.jpg?auth=cb86651943ff399f9235a1e79fb388fe5f763471a2e36fe51b4c2a8d2424a377&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"YZH4SI6UCRHVFOBJOY3QKA67UU","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762032},"type":"text","content":"<b>TIME TO VOTE. </b>Georgia Republicans will gather today to cast their electoral ballots for President-elect Donald Trump, just like they did four years ago. Only this time, they are celebrating a victory."},{"_id":"EPG7CLOG6FCZPFZWYWGS2HVZKY","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762033},"type":"text","content":"Trump, of course, <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/joe-biden-captures-georgia-in-race-for-the-white-house/FJYFDBSCZRF3XJNYVUOE2IIBUU/\" target=\"_blank\">lost Georgia in 2020</a> to Democratic President Joe Biden. But Trump and his supporters refused to accept defeat and instead falsely claimed the election was stolen. While Democrats met in the state Senate chamber to cast ballots for Biden in 2020, a who’s who of Republicans gathered on the second floor at the urging of a Trump campaign official who instructed the GOP electors to act with “complete secrecy.”"},{"_id":"XIJGEOUABRA5VNTRUE6BBG47D4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762034},"type":"text","content":"Several of those sham electors would go on to be indicted, including activist Cathy Latham, then-state GOP Chair David Shafer and <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-legislative-navigator/#members/5016\" target=\"_blank\">Shawn Still</a>, who later was elected to the state Senate. All have pleaded not guilty."},{"_id":"53SRAVFQMFC6ZACLJHGKBG7LZ4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762035},"type":"text","content":"You can expect today’s vote to be more humdrum, according to AJC’s Greg Bluestein. He reports that the electors are mostly longtime party activists and local GOP insiders. And he points out<b> </b>that the efforts from four years ago are still<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-republicans-will-gather-for-trumps-most-crucial-vote-in-a-changed-political-world/NDTV6SYZBFB57LQFMF3M7VDP5Q/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-republicans-will-gather-for-trumps-most-crucial-vote-in-a-changed-political-world/NDTV6SYZBFB57LQFMF3M7VDP5Q/\" target=\"_blank\">reverberating throughout Georgia politics</a>."},{"_id":"R2DMFAI3UZGRJOUU7JLLBIL3G4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762036},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s 16 GOP electors will choose a presiding officer for secretary for the meeting and then use paper ballots to cast their votes — once for Trump and then again for Vance. The roughly one-hour process will include several roll calls, a few speeches and, ultimately,<b> </b>a slate of electors casting Georgia’s votes for the 2024 GOP ticket."},{"_id":"5KB4WNTUS5AOPJ65MKLZ7YGPYI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762037},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"auth":{"1":"8d66c08cd3cec18a827eb54e1b9b9a039ab4431ce36d14525b97870a0090ff35"},"caption":"State Sen. Brian Strickland, a Republican from McDonough, wants to outlaw pregnancy discrimination in the workplace.","source":{"system":"Methode","name":"AJC","source_type":"staff","source_id":"c23ed53c-64b0-11ea-b76c-d70ce7962f62","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Alyssa Pointer/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/ajc/28eb2077-3957-417b-a1f7-280385a3d618.png"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"alyssa.pointer@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://twitter.com/AlyssaNo_l"},{"site":"instagram","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"alyssapointerphoto"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"alyssa.pointer@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://twitter.com/AlyssaNo_l"},{"site":"instagram","url":"alyssapointerphoto"}],"name":"Alyssa Pointer","description":"Alyssa Pointer, a Georgia native and visual journalist for the newspaper, has been on staff since 2017. 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State Sen. Brian Strickland — a potential candidate for attorney general in 2026 — says he’ll try again to change that in the upcoming legislative session."},{"_id":"F6OT26GE65BJLD55I4MZ2NEH6I","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762040},"type":"text","content":"The Republican from McDonough introduced the Pregnancy Protection Act last year. It passed the Senate Judiciary Committee — where, coincidentally, Strickland is the chair — but it didn’t get any further than that."},{"_id":"LJ27EBZSANBOVC4D5WE45K6UQA","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762041},"type":"text","content":"But this time, Strickland will be armed with a recommendation from a special study committee that just completed its work last week. Guess what? Strickland led that committee, too."},{"_id":"4C72PPS7HFHPBFGJ3GBZCADCYM","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762042},"type":"text","content":"The proposal would protect women from losing their job or getting demoted because they’re pregnant. It would also require employers to provide reasonable accommodations, like a private space for pumping."},{"_id":"V4RJXYIMERAMRMGBCDLMO2XFLI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762043},"type":"text","content":"The federal government already <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/national/pregnant-workers-get-new-protection-against-bias/JKZRJsemidevCc2NehdcKO/\" target=\"_blank\">has protections</a> like this on the books. But Strickland said Georgia needs its own law to give women access to the state courts — although that’s not something he thinks will happen much."},{"_id":"IW4WT25O4VEMJC5RGRJOVNG2NI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762044},"type":"text","content":"“The idea is not to create new litigation. My hope is to see no suits filed,” he said. “This is making sure that we’re codifying the good practices we see out there now from our business community, to make sure we have those standards in place.”"},{"_id":"EEIPE5HCDREOVCN64PNO7K2LPE","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762045},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"b58c19639f4da48394a0473e0864f943c45ed0dc3ff024a62929f0a54d466192"},"caption":"Mekyah McQueen, a Democrat, was recently elected to the Georgia state Legislature in House District 61.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author","byline":"Courtesy photo"}]},"subtitle":"Mekyah McQueen","width":1000,"creditIPTC":"Courtesy photo","_id":"B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/VgnU3NFiP6CiOoYQvU1x3xQzrYc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","keywords":[],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/VgnU3NFiP6CiOoYQvU1x3xQzrYc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/VgnU3NFiP6CiOoYQvU1x3xQzrYc=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/RIiRTRRpNpLJxqUcDOMXF8zcNqw=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg","version":0,"originalName":"UKOEZIGNLZFNZAZ5WCIIEAXTGM.jpg_web.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"EICVF4XLCBC4XLWZ3ZWNK2L6DQ"},"created_date":"2024-12-16T21:09:03Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-16T21:09:03Z","height":563,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/B3FZ4QPNPJAP5F3DDRQO7UT6PQ.jpg?auth=b58c19639f4da48394a0473e0864f943c45ed0dc3ff024a62929f0a54d466192&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"ZLWOKZPU2VBI7KODYX2SIPMJEI","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762047},"type":"text","content":"<b>SOAKING IT UP. </b>Mekyah McQueen wasn’t looking to run for office. She had recently returned to the United States after seven years of teaching overseas. Both of her parents had died. She was in “survival mode.”"},{"_id":"CH5246376JEWLFSLZ4YLFDM6KA","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762048},"type":"text","content":"But things changed when she was nominated for a candidate training program through <a href=\"https://ga.emergeamerica.org/\" target=\"_blank\">Emerge Georgia</a>. Now, she’s one of 22 new members of the Georgia Legislature after winning a seat in House District 61."},{"_id":"MDW3HQQWNVBRBAJWQEL2GRDX6U","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762049},"type":"text","content":"“I realized that I’m not just a teacher,” McQueen, a Democrat, said. “Because sometimes we put ourselves in that box unknowingly.”"},{"_id":"5TBJU762TVFUHEXANBG6OO6Q4Y","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762050},"type":"text","content":"McQueen spent her early life in New Jersey, moving to Georgia when she was 9 after her father opened an auto repair shop in Atlanta. She was student government president of her middle school (“An upset. I was not the favorite,” she says) and an all-state clarinet player in high school."},{"_id":"343XEFCQ7NFZ3PCCZFHQWT7RG4","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762051},"type":"text","content":"“It was either go the professional route or put it down altogether, and I was tired of practicing,” she said."},{"_id":"QRAUHUYHFVBAPKJCQ6DEGWZUWQ","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762052},"type":"text","content":"McQueen has some big goals for her first few years in the Legislature, including looking at the school funding formula and looking for ways to improve transportation. 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Insurance Commissioner John King will also join the show."},{"_id":"G4POOAEC6VHKBDW2CI4QUJCY7M","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762057},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the AJC’s Politically Georgia podcast on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"OWDTTK5RUVE5FBJ7K3LR7FGHJI","additional_properties":{"_id":"ZVJQ3HUXJVEMRI57MKADZSVNMQ"},"type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=CMGA1828798291\" width=\"100%\"></iframe>\r\n"},{"_id":"ZSM35RUSSVB3NAQBT7AR6HLQPM","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762059},"type":"text","content":"On Monday’s show, Caylee Noggle, president and CEO<b> </b>of the Georgia Hospital Association talked about Medicaid and health care. And congressional journalist Michael Jones discussed U.S. Rep. 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But he ultimately landed in third place with five votes, as first <a href=\"https://x.com/meredithllee/status/1868790311386063065\" target=\"_blank\">reported by Politico</a>."},{"_id":"FEXHZICM5BG2LKNEHN7GEOPC7M","additional_properties":{"_id":1734442762066},"type":"text","content":"The steering committee voted to recommend Rep. Angie Craig of Minnesota to become the ranking member on the committee after she received 34 votes.<b> </b>Another challenger, Rep. Jim Costa of California, finished second with 22 votes. 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They said standard time provides more light in the morning for schoolchildren and farmers, and that it would increase productivity."},{"_id":"ZTGLCZXZ6NFT5AY63XI3PSO7OM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That bill was adopted at the urging of then-state Rep. Wes Cantrell, now an associate pastor at First Baptist Church of Woodstock. He ruminated last week on the “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-its-about-time-to-stop-springing-forward-and-falling-back/CU4B7HLMEBERHFNRK4ORXW7CPI/\" target=\"_blank\">four years of crazy legislative maneuvering”</a> that led to its passage."},{"_id":"U7OPQHDWNBD7NMLNO6CXU4HSOA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Cantrell advocates for permanent daylight savings time, but also acknowledges there are plenty who want to stick with permanent standard time. Either way, he said, momentum is growing toward closing the curtains on time changes."},{"_id":"UYBQOFYYJNFE7HT6WCITKDHRZA","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Whatever path is chosen, the ultimate goal should be to end the biannual disruption and establish a consistent time system that prioritizes health, safety and societal well-being,” he said."},{"_id":"BDEKJFUSABFA3JQPB4R4UIK5MI","additional_properties":{"_id":"4KMDQUKDI5BJBF3MBMZ23DX6NI"},"type":"interstitial_link","content":"Read more about this pastor's case for ending Daylight Saving Time","url":"https://www.ajc.com/opinion/opinion-its-about-time-to-stop-springing-forward-and-falling-back/CU4B7HLMEBERHFNRK4ORXW7CPI/"},{"_id":"VR6WL4XKH5DGJJI7ETWNIFITSQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2022 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Atlanta","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"866cdf1226f5eae11e02ce875e7d1b12027dac3258203251c91e75c657c9b3de"},"caption":"Donald Trump wants Bill White to serve as ambassador to Belgium.","source":{"system":"photo center","edit_url":"","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["620acb558b72035d4a6f01da"]},"type":"image","version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Hyosub Shin/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"HYOSUB SHIN / AJC","type":"author"}]},"subtitle":"Buckhead cityhood supporters vow to continue fight, but future is uncertain","width":5914,"_id":"XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/tvh54QhfIXp4wlRxhzuu9jonJ4I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"620acb558b72035d4a6f01da","keywords":["bill white","buckhead city"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/tvh54QhfIXp4wlRxhzuu9jonJ4I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","takenOn":"2022-02-16T16:23:21Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/tvh54QhfIXp4wlRxhzuu9jonJ4I=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/F8LhiV47RjN8spX1hABO_mBQHkk=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg","version":2,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/021721 BUCKHEAD CITY HS06.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"GOKKJH3OFBDJHI3KBIFRIW66B4","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2022-02-16T18:09:30Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-16T09:45:41Z","slug":"AAJC 021721 LNX BUCKHEAD CITY","height":4027,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/XAPYJWZWAVI4RAMEGNU7QWQA7Q.jpg?auth=866cdf1226f5eae11e02ce875e7d1b12027dac3258203251c91e75c657c9b3de&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"XAGWZAA62ZGNTECBJ354XR2A7I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>GOOD MORNING! </b>Georgia’s legislative session starts in 28 days. Here are three things to know for today:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"6AJ3QV64KZG3DBNBTCDYRQXRR4","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"YLCLDJPZQJAOXBJ3ARXGXF6C4U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Bill White, known locally for his push to split Atlanta into two cities, has been nominated by President-elect Donald Trump as U.S. ambassador to Belgium,<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-has-chosen-ex-leader-of-the-buckhead-cityhood-push-to-be-his-ambassador-to-belgium/R3ME76RT7ZCVZP5T3XQZEZQ2Y4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-has-chosen-ex-leader-of-the-buckhead-cityhood-push-to-be-his-ambassador-to-belgium/R3ME76RT7ZCVZP5T3XQZEZQ2Y4/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Bluestein reports</a>."},{"_id":"3N7ATHF6Y5HRPNRH6ULMQFG2A4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"More than 300,000 Georgia students are likely eligible for a new voucher program. That’s more than 15 times the number of students the state had budgeted for, the AJC’s <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/education/thousands-of-georgia-students-eligible-for-limited-number-of-promise-vouchers/T5UZS2X5SBENTBBOGEPGOMR524/\" target=\"_blank\">Cassidy Alexander and Martha Dalton report.</a>"},{"_id":"TUSJSHIBRRD3PJJAJISO67MKBQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Fulton County Sheriff Patrick Labat has agreed to pay $43,000 in penalties for violating campaign finance laws, the AJC’s<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/fulton-sheriff-agrees-to-pay-43000-for-campaign-finance-violations/NY6KK7HRAZDZDENV7UHKEVWLO4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/fulton-sheriff-agrees-to-pay-43000-for-campaign-finance-violations/NY6KK7HRAZDZDENV7UHKEVWLO4/\" target=\"_blank\">David Wickert reports</a>."}]},{"_id":"6VROGYEJXNAPZFWGVTYI4LL33I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{"street_address":"Capitol","locality":"Washington","region":"DC"},"auth":{"1":"b6f684dceb2f1815c90b3932611520f7b005b1ef9790b33b1ad26f25d759c8e1"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams, an Atlanta Democrat, leads the Democratic Party of Georgia. Some members are calling for new leadership. 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Nikema Williams<b> </b>of Atlanta to step down as party chair amid an internal rift over the group’s direction."},{"_id":"HGRZJRQNXFBXFFILKXKCDRUDNI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The party’s State Committee voted on Saturday to require a bylaws panel to write new rules that would make the party chair’s job a paid, full-time position."},{"_id":"IJEEF6NBUZHNVFSULE7E3J4EWM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is helping to<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/us-sen-jon-ossoff-is-pressuring-nikema-williams-to-step-down-as-party-chair-officials-say/VEQ3CVDW7BDKVIXY42YTAYWFV4/\" target=\"_blank\">orchestrate the push to oust Williams</a> amid<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/as-georgia-democrats-struggle-with-trumps-comeback-some-point-fingers-inward/F3TC3YE3FZDKVI5CYNDRJXR2RQ/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/as-georgia-democrats-struggle-with-trumps-comeback-some-point-fingers-inward/F3TC3YE3FZDKVI5CYNDRJXR2RQ/\" target=\"_blank\">concerns</a> that she can’t carry out that role while simultaneously representing an Atlanta-based U.S. House district."},{"_id":"L63XTT2FCZEGNAZ2KEU7V3PX44","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"While that<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/democratic-infighting-could-spell-trouble-ahead-for-jon-ossoff/IQCEZ4JQFZAEDBH7EC6GDPLTNA/\"> </a><a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/democratic-infighting-could-spell-trouble-ahead-for-jon-ossoff/IQCEZ4JQFZAEDBH7EC6GDPLTNA/\" target=\"_blank\">internal fight has ruffled feathers</a> within the party, some former Williams allies have also urged her to resign — and key activists say they hope the bylaws change smooths a path for her to step down."},{"_id":"U4GRHXFJYFAK7J4ERKIJIGD3EE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"We’re told that Ossoff was among the elected officials who joined the Zoom call and urged for a speedy resolution to the intraparty fissures."},{"_id":"YNZZ46S2KBBGBAPEENMY2AJKRE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"YLZ46ICOZBGMVBWZPXIZIY7ULU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>FINAL ACTION.</b> The New York Times asked a few influential activists, lawmakers and scholars about what President Joe Biden can do in the final days of his term to keep his promises to voters."},{"_id":"IYAHSSE7SFC7VHQVRJUOCJ66RY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"One answer in particular stuck out to us: Martin Luther King III, the son of the Atlanta-based civil rights icon, urged the Democrat to commute the sentences of the 40 federal inmates on death row."},{"_id":"BZHZIUWAMVHCVEMCUHDDF6XQFI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/15/opinion/trump-biden-legacy.html\" target=\"_blank\">Wrote King</a>:"},{"content_elements":[{"_id":"4SYRR5GGSBA3HMXPZ3GCOHSQEU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"By commuting all federal death sentences to life, Mr. Biden would move America, meaningfully, in the direction of racial reconciliation and equal justice. In 2021 he became the first president to openly oppose capital punishment. Since his inauguration, the federal government has not carried out a single execution. …"},{"_id":"VFHXQCCQCNCQ3MPVU625O66B7Q","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"My father taught that the death penalty multiplies hate, violence and vengeance. Commuting federal death sentences would be a decisive shift toward love, peace and mercy."}],"citation":{"type":"text","content":""},"subtype":"blockquote","_id":"YGYDKR6IMZEDLBZDELCSX3QCXM","type":"quote"},{"_id":"CNJIPT7DKBFCXCOXEVCJLXFA4M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"EMZ555MZ6NFMVD5MLX52NJJPHE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>DAVID SCOTT’S DAY. </b>A powerful committee of U.S. House Democrats will make a crucial decision today about whether Congressman David Scott <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/rep-david-scott-fighting-to-keep-senior-spot-on-house-agriculture-committee/XVEOTWEW7RCXLMAWR4MM7EIWOM/\" target=\"_blank\">will continue</a> his role as the party’s top-ranking member on the Committee on Agriculture."},{"_id":"XAKANWOPPVGZLP6HRRFQZVX5BQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The lawmakers we’ve spoken to, including allies of Scott, say the writing on the wall isn’t good for him. Not only is it unlikely that the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee will recommend Scott keep his post, we hear he might not even get the 14 votes he needs to remain on the ballot to stay under consideration by the full Democratic conference."},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution","address":{"locality":"Union City","region":"GA"},"auth":{"1":"eeffbffef2f6067574e2df4db5d4211553e68acd7f61165a7d511a58797a9330"},"caption":"U.S. Rep. 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David Scott update","width":5778,"_id":"VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/sdtSVFs5-uN26chQNglmMVxUqFA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg","iptc_source":"AJC","iptc_job_identifier":"64d139cdd1f04059f4bbaa75","keywords":["AJC Freelancer","David Scott"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/sdtSVFs5-uN26chQNglmMVxUqFA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg","takenOn":"2023-08-10T19:11:55Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/sdtSVFs5-uN26chQNglmMVxUqFA=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/P08YVvFoYbCQcIfCDIs51LyI6NY=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg","version":4,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/081123 DAVID SCOTT HS06.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"SA33PJVSRVBKFLWILXZ7SDXN2Q","iptc_title":"staff"},"created_date":"2023-08-10T18:01:59Z","last_updated_date":"2024-11-19T09:35:49Z","slug":"AAJC 081123 DAVID SCOTT","height":4128,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VKW6YYLVLEFEVXQDGH23JAU7IQ.jpg?auth=eeffbffef2f6067574e2df4db5d4211553e68acd7f61165a7d511a58797a9330&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"HNWVWLICHFCCLI2TEMWEYNV6E4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"The committee has roughly 65 members. They’ll be voting in a three-way race that also includes Reps. Jim Costa of California, who has the most seniority after Scott, and Angie Craig of Minnesota, who is making the argument that a junior member can provide fresh vigor."},{"_id":"YNL5Z5B37FE5RKOA22HZXJGLPE","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Scott, an Atlanta Democrat, made calls to colleagues hoping to build up support. But the 79-year-old also skipped out on a series of candidate forums where he would have had to respond <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/rep-david-scott-getting-treatment-for-back-issues-misses-two-weeks-of-dc-votes/NMTRQDPTTZBAPIQNDKMXXOKW6E/\" target=\"_blank\">directly to lawmakers’ concerns</a> about his age and health challenges."},{"_id":"Y2E6QDVHZREXLMDGKAZBTILFFI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Of course, AJC readers are probably not surprised that Scott decided not to share a stage with his opponents. He <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/incumbents-mcbath-scott-decline-to-debate-but-still-draw-challengers-focus/R7S4CNAWV5A4HJJT7YAYEDZRQU/\" target=\"_blank\">hasn’t participated</a> in election season debates and candidate forums for years, although it hasn’t hurt him at the ballot box back home."},{"_id":"SETLVNATBRA3JFIKSBJ6V3AWYI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"XTAHFC6JGZH4XGXZSNOT5N6YR4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>90/10.</b> Georgia’s Medicaid program is expensive. But the state doesn’t have to pay for it alone. The federal government covers about 65% of the costs, while the state picks up the remaining 35%."},{"_id":"B6P726PWQVFQRO64SF5X25QCVY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But if Georgia were to expand its Medicaid program to cover more adults, the federal government would cover 90% of those costs."},{"_id":"APATUIIU6JHIFMSOJBRJGAB5KU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"That 90/10 split has been one of the biggest arguments for Democrats in trying to convince the state’s Republican leaders to expand the program. Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock tried <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/with-pandemic-relief-plan-democrats-try-to-spur-georgia-to-expand-medicaid/M2ACKHMP5JFPPNNUWLMLHP3QVQ/\" target=\"_blank\">to include a $2 billion infusion in the budget</a> a few years ago to further sweeten the pot."},{"_id":"JH74UG72OFGHBAIVDHAANG5MHU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"But the new Republican Congress that comes in next year could scale back that federal spending, requiring states to pay more if they want to expand coverage."},{"_id":"7J5C5II7WBCMXG2MCHA5WAI4DY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“That is certainly at risk,” Caylee Noggle, chair of the Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission, told lawmakers during a gathering in Athens last week. “There’s a lot of conversation about that changing and coming way back down.”"},{"_id":"H2N5BVVTLVCP7MRDWP75B5K26I","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Losing the 90/10 split would drastically alter the debate about expanding Medicaid in Georgia. But Noggle said she doesn’t think that would happen without a fight. Consider: 21 states that voted for Trump have expanded their Medicaid programs. Losing that 90/10 split would have tremendous impacts on their budgets."},{"_id":"NS2QUOININDMREZ2TMX3XVER4A","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“There are too many states that supported President-elect Trump that have also expanded Medicaid for there not to be a healthy debate around this,” she said."},{"_id":"F43YZCFXOFFL5AYZQURTZIHJ7E","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"8b177d36aa74399e3a2af24b8dc72730c81e010dc0cae844c01079ccf6966472"},"caption":"University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock spoke last week at the Biennial Institute for Georgia Legislators in Athens.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"editor_note":"For Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/IZ4UCOAVWZEUPND3WLRTOZNXPA.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Adam Beam/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"image":{"version":"0.5.8","url":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg"},"socialLinks":[{"site":"email","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","deprecated":true,"deprecation_msg":"Please use social_links.","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"social_links":[{"site":"email","url":"adam.beam@ajc.com"},{"site":"twitter","url":"https://x.com/adambeam?lang=en"}],"name":"Adam Beam","description":"Adam Beam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter.","_id":"adam-beam","additional_properties":{"original":{"lastName":"Beam","image":"https://author-service-images-prod-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub/ajc/c10f54b2-694e-4255-913c-b915f2ef884f.jpg","role":"Newsletter Writer and Editor","education":[],"longBio":"Adam helps write and edit the Politically Georgia morning newsletter. 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Legendary University of Georgia political scientist Charles Bullock says their formula begins and ends with white evangelicals."},{"_id":"5EWMVO334RF5ZMKFF4N4I4PFIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Take a look at these three recent, top of the ticket races."},{"_id":"KYQVX2EEFBESVKN66W4DYR5QLI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2021 U.S. Senate runoff:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"YCSFAPKYK5CY3P26H476MKJXJQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"U2AQRXZJW5GELO74LQWQFWXZ5I","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White evangelicals: 34% of the vote, 86% vote for David Perdue for U.S. Senate."},{"_id":"WRG5H5JXSRBINLR2MTZJ5N3XC4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Black voters: 29% of the vote."},{"_id":"A55INF4PJJDPNJGJTPZ5QPYUF4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White voters: 29% for Democrat Raphael Warnock."},{"_id":"JUK5JSFHZFAL3EOM7XPAEIBLW4","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Result: Warnock wins."}]},{"_id":"UGQBJXRZWRFNZM4WVTK5DLRWIY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2022 governor’s race:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"V3KPYYZWJRCYTLWZZCE4SEUT2Q","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"V6ODALHA5ZFY3IWR32FWBRXHKY","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White evangelicals: 33% of the vote, 91% vote to reelect Republican Brian Kemp as governor."},{"_id":"L32NLMOCBNAZPM5GIQB4FVUMJM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Black voters: 28% of the vote."},{"_id":"RZ4VYAJPQJCP7DDMQVYSRE7GTE","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White voters: 25% for Democrat Stacey Abrams."},{"_id":"RS46KYHP2JH6HDNMZIIXODISOU","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Result: Kemp wins."}]},{"_id":"SSTSBOTV4FDHVPUBVLNX6IMJJ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"2024 presidential election:"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"5GEOIL656JGBFFYLCEXFIF7DCU","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"O4TVBBHTFVBBXE7ZDTAA7ICOEI","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White evangelicals: 31% of the vote, 91% vote for Republican Donald Trump."},{"_id":"475VRHENMVAJLBZE7H2AVVUJEM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Black voters: 29% of the vote."},{"_id":"7UJKFQWWCFFBHL3QFCP2TJTC4U","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"White voters: 28% for Democrat Kamala Harris."},{"_id":"7C74C22EKVHQBHCXTK3V3FQIMA","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"Result: Trump wins."}]},{"_id":"UNDJ6RKFN5E77KAL6DVXNG2HTM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Two core constituencies, roughly evenly matched,” Bullock told lawmakers during a gathering in Athens last week."},{"_id":"RSDGCKRPSVCBPC34J52FWMOWQ4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Georgia’s statewide results are still close. It’s why you’ll likely see another onslaught of presidential visits and TV ads in four years. But overall, Bullock said Georgia is “more of a red state than a blue state.”"},{"_id":"XGAV6E72JREKZEM4KMY6BNJX7M","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"address":{},"syndication":{},"auth":{"1":"a3373c586ea5cf6291c8981f0245ac5b83eb1e95f5d27def6aec3d340256316a"},"caption":"Caylee Noggle, president and CEO of the Georgia Hospital Association, is a guest today on the \"Politically Georgia\" show.","source":{"system":"photo center","name":"AJC","edit_url":"","source_type":"staff","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":[]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"reference","reference_id":"8aec2b8c-455c-4816-903d-79fc8fdf8019"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Courtesy photo","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"courtesy","type":"author","byline":"courtesy"}]},"subtitle":"Caylee Noggle","width":1800,"_id":"VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/jECYuOkkWVTkgjTMrXJDG6epLw4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","keywords":[""],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/jECYuOkkWVTkgjTMrXJDG6epLw4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","takenOn":"2023-08-21T17:15:41Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/jECYuOkkWVTkgjTMrXJDG6epLw4=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","ingestionMethod":"manual","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/8ezRuaqFG7oHGN0XxymvNRic_mI=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg","version":1,"originalName":"CayleeNoggleGHAPresidentCEO-1.jpg","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"template_id":594,"galleries":[],"_id":"3U2GM5OBKRC75PWPFXHS7IDCJQ"},"created_date":"2023-09-18T14:23:13Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-16T09:53:48Z","height":1200,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/VTV5ST2IJNCETCMU3ZTBWJB6VU.jpg?auth=a3373c586ea5cf6291c8981f0245ac5b83eb1e95f5d27def6aec3d340256316a&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"OPCWVIRTZRANZIKMI7UPU7GXUY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>LISTEN UP. </b>Today on “<a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/politically-georgia/\" target=\"_blank\">Politically Georgia</a>,” Caylee Noggle, president and CEO of the Georgia Hospital Association, joins the show to talk about Medicaid and health care. Then, congressional journalist Michael Jones discusses U.S. Rep. David Scott, D-Atlanta, and government funding."},{"_id":"SYFYKWWY3JDSFJIYUNR7DO4KGY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Be sure to download the AJC’s Politically Georgia podcast on <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4lMusMgvDxjdm_nPkSwK83MRC9ZXt7OKIQRKHJGsQd5BlkkIQuXP40IMV4sCGXtGnH7riikHJHejLEMQq2C2Mm-gGFOOtmMljqOQt6rUiSVGUGQePZC6XdsCkC3-5tvdv4v4Q9JGizGiDHX5x_4dPftJC22tdK2bVeeDE1VhXN2C5SzWLm1EpuqOC1Euhkk-Gk1Akz6aWF-V8_Kn-w5y5GY6IP_M54MyhLzPQmvW4Fju2yvHdFEmXpxEjCYz20jZsgxRWWgNuAef5qc6YPFRFs3oRXnQv0ZW8vJy1XeZLkzyFz65jJgB7HANDeqParJw63riPDzTLXhKdrXgp0fpHuu3fTMlKESdhAvcdgRm8jVk\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"https://click-em.ajc.com/u/click?_t=6619f69c571b463192296956df36722f&_m=3666a221102a4706b275f2693f44aced&_e=tHIyU75hd7jqhC9jc5DH4j7Rccv61JSAtJdfj9N9KvYFOWJxCqk0RvSs51WyraqdJ3i60SL5nbCOOUQxlHAinVqeLgxqRdJHjEIU2b6obVj2tUXJaqrwbqxJudRz0l9ZJwkGZP9eYpmS_Xj1x-jW7zUXlMnHFR-Z4A4U8i7c4I1EsxRqj7saJ0oP0WLmg3UecW1MQbA1GQfb7YDYh7XaRP3fftF9kTQI6JVhygK1k1Go9gnk61w5z2HgOyPbKozqTTpdfqpQbTXdTaEhlansCGxl2nz4vGHy1xB0eZWZthp48G8l_gFKlMIgSR9QwACPFiFlFjKNt0D5l2vM6oZa8CCm7a-yLnC3TquDLzYjpzw%3D\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a> or wherever you get your podcasts. Episodes are uploaded by noon each day, just in time to have lunch with us. You can also listen live at 10 a.m. EDT on 90.1 FM WABE. Have a question for the show? Give us a call at 770-810-5297."},{"_id":"PD6V6QP2OJGYFPDGK3ZGXHHHMM","type":"raw_html","content":"<iframe frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=https://playlist.megaphone.fm?e=CMGA9368978356 width=\"100%\"></iframe>"},{"_id":"WYJ4BSBC7NH2HPZ3F4LKUMIWME","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"On Friday’s show, Andy Miller with <a href=\"https://kffhealthnews.org/news/author/andy-miller/\" target=\"_blank\">KFF Health News</a> talked about the angst surrounding insurance companies and the larger conversation happening after the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson."},{"_id":"4MV2ZCFL75GH5FAN3UL232ETMQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"YMADOK74MJCWLIM5JCDTILJPR4","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>TODAY IN WASHINGTON:</b>"},{"list_type":"unordered","_id":"7EHCJWZIDNDQPLXUJFSN3CZBAQ","type":"list","items":[{"_id":"T2EALICBR5GNLFNIE5ZM6PZNAM","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"President Joe Biden will highlight his workforce agenda <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/biden-to-sign-proclamation-establishing-national-monument-honoring-first-us-female-cabinet-secretary/RD54ZBS7B5ERVKLVHEOZTVIRN4/\" target=\"_blank\">during an event</a> at the Department of Labor. In the evening, he will host a Hanukkah Holiday Reception with first lady Jill Biden."},{"_id":"5KBCHQXTOZEEXE6G3CB7HH7IUQ","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The U.S. House returns for evening votes."},{"_id":"KKTNQDCCVZFN5DOJECGUITZL3Y","additional_properties":{"indent":0},"alignment":"left","type":"text","content":"The Senate will begin consideration of the House-passed <a href=\"https://www.ajc.com/politics/georgia-delegation-splits-on-defense-bill-over-ban-on-transgender-care-for-military-children/Y6YAPCVKPZCTVLUROUMA2I6SMU/\" target=\"_blank\">National Defense Authorization Act</a>, but no votes have been scheduled yet."}]},{"_id":"M3PUKFUBJ5G7XL6SJHBFIYRZMY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"owner":{"sponsored":false,"id":"ajc"},"copyright":"2024 Atlanta Journal Constitution","address":{"region":"Georgia"},"auth":{"1":"1ce35066be04e1987a52b1058505d2116f33e0c10a73f9c799530d99950d415e"},"caption":"Former Trump aide Brian Jack of Georgia will join the new Congress in 2025.","source":{"system":"AJC Freelancer","name":"AJC Freelancer","edit_url":"","source_type":"wires","source_id":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 102924 trump photos filed at_0024.JPG","additional_properties":{"editor":"photo center"}},"taxonomy":{"associated_tasks":["671faff44c958720d021d428"],"seo_keywords":["AJC Freelancer"]},"type":"image","distributor":{"mode":"custom","name":"AJC Freelancer","category":"wires"},"version":"0.10.9","url":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","geo":{},"licensable":false,"credits":{"affiliation":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar/AJC","type":"author"}],"by":[{"name":"Arvin Temkar","type":"author"}]},"subtype":"Wires","subtitle":"trump photos","width":3300,"_id":"42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE","additional_properties":{"fullSizeResizeUrl":"/resizer/TvTg38_1sAV8KvPZ3SRHL3zGim8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","iptc_job_identifier":"671faff44c958720d021d428","keywords":["AJC Freelancer"],"proxyUrl":"/resizer/TvTg38_1sAV8KvPZ3SRHL3zGim8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","takenOn":"2024-10-29T01:33:05Z","originalUrl":"https://cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/ajc/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","published":true,"resizeUrl":"/resizer/TvTg38_1sAV8KvPZ3SRHL3zGim8=/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","thumbnailResizeUrl":"/resizer/qpWLREKdcbydUJ_ijHFPUEFKe1A=/300x0/arc-anglerfish-arc2-prod-ajc/public/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG","version":3,"originalName":"s3://ajc-arc-photo-integration/Freelancer/aajc 102924 trump photos filed at_0024.JPG","mime_type":"image/jpeg","restricted":false,"galleries":[],"_id":"FJWGMSLY6ZEFZLYMEKILO5C7MU","iptc_title":"Visual Journalist"},"created_date":"2024-10-28T21:25:48Z","last_updated_date":"2024-12-16T10:00:19Z","slug":"aajc 102924 trump photos ","height":2201,"image_type":"photograph","resized_obj":{"src":"https://www.ajc.com/resizer/v2/42A5QFMHM4DUCMTXGLODDL53JE.JPG?auth=1ce35066be04e1987a52b1058505d2116f33e0c10a73f9c799530d99950d415e&width=1260&height=840&smart=true"}},{"_id":"7YZDEFS4GVFZBIZP4MMUDBCYHI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>FRESH FACES.</b> A record number of incoming freshmen U.S. House members have been appointed to the four most prestigious committees, and Georgia U.S. Rep.-elect Brian Jack is getting a lot of the credit."},{"_id":"PRYMYUX3CBEQRIFLYZPEFRATPY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<a href=\"https://www.axios.com/2024/12/13/house-republican-freshman-committees\" target=\"_blank\">Axios</a> crunched the numbers and found that eight of the 30 incoming Republican lawmakers have been assigned to the Appropriations, Energy and Commerce or Financial Services committees. The only “A level” committee with no freshman is <a href=\"https://waysandmeans.house.gov/\" target=\"_blank\">Ways and Means</a>, which has jurisdiction over taxes."},{"_id":"Q3YDH6PNYVCC3OADPSQCOQBMOU","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Jack is a member of the Republican panel that decides which committees members will serve on. Axios said 27% of freshman GOP members made it onto these coveted committees, the highest share since 1999. That earned Jack, R-Peachtree City, kudos from Chris LaCivita, who was a campaign manager to President-elect Donald Trump."},{"_id":"US2FQFAMUZEGJC25EKTCPI4PMY","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Way to go @BrianTJack!!,” LaCivita <a href=\"https://x.com/chrislacivita/status/1867736683363651803\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X</a>, adding that the lawmaker was “one to watch.”"},{"_id":"DCLSNZMGCRDTPHOSQTM6PCUQSI","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"Jack in a statement to the AJC said he is just doing his job as a member of the Republican Steering Committee."},{"_id":"4KDLCKYH6JFYVOHH7YGYCPV7TQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"“Our freshman class elected me to represent them on the Steering Committee, and I am proud of the history we made on Friday by appointing a record number of freshmen to the most coveted committees,” he said. “I look forward to continuing to advocate for my freshman class to earn key opportunities to advance President Trump’s agenda.”"},{"_id":"UZQV63YMGVAITMMPTNVOENIKDQ","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"***"},{"_id":"VCRC57NDCRFYRBEKGFYQKPNTCM","additional_properties":{},"type":"text","content":"<b>SHOUTOUTS. </b>Want a birthday shoutout in the Politically Georgia newsletter? 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