Friday on Political Rewind: This year's session of the General Assembly might be defined by efforts to control what is taught in the state’s schools. GOP bills banning “critical race theory” and “obscene” books are in the mix. Our panel looks at the potential impact. Meanwhile, one defendant in the federal trial of the murderers of Ahmaud Arbery withdraws his guilty plea, ensuring the hate crime trial will go forward for at least one of the three men convicted in the state trial.

The panel:

Dr. Andra Gillespie — Professor of political science and director, James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference, Emory University

Patricia Murphy — Politics reporter and columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Rene Alegria — CEO, Mundo Hispanico Digital

Timestamps

:00- Introductions

4:10- McMichaels will not take a guilty plea in the federal trial for Arbery killing

11:11 Education issues dominate the legislator

32:50- Sonny Perdue back on track to become chancellor

39:29- Gov. Kemp releases attack ad for David Perdue, countering Perdue's Trump endorsement

46:03- Stacey Abrams raises $9.2 million

48:19- Stacey Abrams' sister considered for SCOTUS nomination

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