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Today on Political Rewind: The board that oversees Stone Mountain Park meets today to hear proposals for how to reshape the story that for decades has celebrated the “Lost Cause” of the south. Also, a Superior Court judge has ordered yet another recount of 2020 presidential ballots in Fulton County.
Caption Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms elaborates on her decision not to seek reelection in the 2021 mayoral race during a May 7, 2021, press conference. Credit: Stephen Fowler, GPB News Monday on Political Rewind: Atlanta’s mayoral election is six months away and the race is still without a clear frontrunner. A number of candidates are considering entry into the race after incumbent Keisha Lance Bottoms’ surprise announcement last week that she will not seek reelection. So, who might we see jump into the running, and how does Bottoms' decision change city governan...
Winner and Loser of the Week in Florida politics â Week of 5.2.21 “Because we can.” Randy Fine laid bare his party’s attitude toward unity and governance. It happened during the debate about the $101.5 billion state budget. At issue is a GOP mandate forcing school districts to apply for state grants from the federal American Rescue plan. The money is supposed to go straight to the districts. State Rep. Fine’s smug answer: “Because we can.” Valdes shook her head and shot back, “I know you did not just do that. That’s not the correct answer.” Fine smirked. Fine fired ba...
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By Gus Wezerek, Ryan D. Enos and Jacob Brown April 30, 2021 Enter your address to see the political party of the thousand voters closest to you. You live in a Democratic bubble. Only 9 percent of your neighbors are Republicans. Not everyone’s as politically isolated as you. There's a zip code five miles away with a roughly equal mix of Democrats and Republicans. The film critic Pauline Kael once said that she lived in a “rather special world” because she only knew one person who voted for Richard Nixon. People in the Bay Area, the country’s most Democratic metropol...