It is a jam packed show this week as the panel discusses a wide range of topics from polling results, changes to Stone Mountain, candidate updates and more.
AJC produced a poll recently that covered a wide range of topics important to Georgia, and the show kicks off discussion on the results. The polls questions dealt with topics like Major League Baseball moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia, the stateâs new elections reform bill and corporate activism.
Candidate Corner: Megan and Preston introduce the showâs new âCandidate Cornerâ segment by briefly touching on Georgia House Rep. Bee Nguyen (D) entry into the 2022 race for Secretary of State and two June special elections for a house seats in Vidalia and Cobb County.
On the show this week Jeffrey is joined by Craig and Megan to discuss a Georgia death row inmate who was seeking execution by firing squad, Stone Mountain s first black chairman of the board, the George Floyd trial and much more.
Michael Nance was sentenced to death by a Gwinnett County jury in 2002 for fatally shooting 43-year-old Gabor Balogh when he resisted giving up his car to Nance. Nance doesnât deny his crime or argue his sentence, but claims that his veins are too narrow to attempt a lethal injection execution without excruciating pain. Instead, he requested a death by firing squad. Last week a federal appeals court in Atlanta refused to reconsider an earlier ruling that denied the request.
On the show this week the panel discuss Joe Biden s proposed American Jobs Act, its implications and potential effects for Georgia. They also touch on the President s proposed new reforms to the classifications for ghost guns.
Turning to the Gold Dome the panel recap Sine Die, what passed, what failed and what we should continue to watch for in the upcoming months.
All that and more on this weekâs episode of The Georgia Politcs Podcast.
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It is a lively episode of The Georgia Politics Podcast as Jeffrey sits down with Preston, Megan and Craig sit down to discuss the latest in Georgia politics.
To quick off the show the panel discuss the biggest piece of political news and its implications for Georgia â the passage of the American Recovery Act recently signed into law by President Biden. A little over $8 billion dollars is headed to Georgia in state and local funds and most Georgians will be receiving a $1,400 stimulus check in the coming days.
Under the Gold Dome the Georgia Legislature has officially crossed over, which means any bills that did not get passage out of one of the chambers (technically) must wait until next session for future consideration. The most notable bills are of course HB 531 and SB 241, both elections and voting related bills that crossed over without any Democratic support.
NEW on the show today, Jeffrey Albertson is joined by Preston Thompson, Megan Gordon-Kane and Craig Kidd to go over the bouquet of elections and voting reform bills being considered